Bottle to Spoon

Last Friday was Caleb's first time eating cereal. As you can see in the first video, he was slow to get it and unsure. However, the second video was day two and he did much better. Now we feel like he enjoys his cereal more than milk. Mostly because he is our social butterfly and eating cereal means he gets to sit up and still see what is going on. I don't want to rush time, but super excited to start him on actual baby food in a few months. Growing up way too fast!

Six Years

Today marks six years that I have been married to my best friend. With each year came a new struggle we had to overcome together with the help of our Lord in Savior. However, I would never want our marriage to be any different than it has been; because, it has made us rely on each other and God so much more. I feel so blessed to have a marriage based on love, trust, communication and friendship.

Nate, thank you for the last 6 years and I have so much joy in the fact that (God willing) we will have so many more to celebrate in. I love you with all my heart and Happy Anniversary.

A quick glimpse of the last six years. How pictures of just Nate and I are becoming fewer and fewer ;)
2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009: 2010: Today, 2011:

Caleb Turns 4 Months

Tomorrow, Caleb will be 4 months old. The reason I am posting it today is because he had his doctor appointment today, plus I am posting another post involving the other special man in my life tomorrow. Anyway, he did great at his appointment. Smiling and cooing the entire time. His doctor said he is doing well and improving a lot on his neck strength, yet still at 98% makes it rather hard to hold it up on his own for a long time. We also plan on beginning cereal with him, (blog post on that coming soon).

Caleb, you are becoming one intelligent, handsome and joyous little boy. We love you so much and are so excited to see what else you will learn and do this month. Happy 4 Month Birthday Big Guy!

Statistics:
Weight: 13 lbs, 5 oz (32%)
Height: 25 inches (76%)

After Naps

Everyday after Caleb's nap you can usually find him and I working on his tummy time. Once Elyse wakes up we spend the rest of our time waiting for Nate to get home either doing a princess puzzle or reading. Nothing too exciting, but sure do love hanging out with my loves.
Favorite parts of the video, how attentive Caleb is to Elyse while she reads to him and the precious kiss at the end. :)

Special Company

Last week, Nate, Elyse, Caleb and I had someone very special come visit us, Rande, Caleb's birth grandmother. Rande was in town all week for business and made the hall up to our house to share the evening with us. It was very short but wonderful. We LOVED having her here and catching up. A special thanks to Rande for coming to see us.

No Fear

I'm amazed at how one year can make such a difference in the life of a child. Last year, Elyse went to the park almost everyday, and was very cautious of things. She loved to climb, but slides were a different story. Hated them, especially the tunnel ones. She also wasn't a fan of swinging on the big swings. This year however, everything is different. When we were at my dad and stepmom's we visited the park a few times. While there, Elyse couldn't stop going down the large slides, tunnel slides, swinging on the big swings, climbing and doing the monkey bars. Glad she isn't afraid anymore, but I think she is going to keep me very busy at the park this summer

A few random pictures of Caleb I took while in Las Vegas too. I maybe bias, but he sure is one handsome little guy! :)

Fun in Vegas

For the past few days, we packed up and headed to Las Vegas to visit my dad and stepmom. The kiddos did wonderful on the flight and while there. The weather, hospitality and trip was perfect. In fact, this morning Elyse stated she was not ready to go home. That is probably because we left with two lightly packed suitcases and returned with two extremely packed suitcases and a carry-on full of things. That's right the kiddos were spoiled rotten! We just wish we wouldn't have to wait so long to see them again.

A special thank you to my Dad and Carmela for everything. We had an amazing time and miss you both already. Love you and really appreciate everything you did.