Caleb at 2 Weeks

I can't believe it, Caleb is 2 weeks old already. These last two weeks have flown by, and probably have been one of the best two weeks of my life. I am so in love with my family, I feel so blessed and thankful right now.

Anyway, for those interested, Caleb's 2 week appointment went great! He gained just under a pound and grew two inches. Our doctor really believes his birth length was probably a little inaccurate since he was a little ball. So he clocked in at 8 lbs, 6 oz and 20.5 inches. Looking mighty strong. Everything else sounded great and looked great. He is a solid eater, lover of baths, great sleeper and hates being cold. He is wide eyed when Elyse talks to him and overall, perfect.

Words Can't Describe..

...How Thankful and in Love I Am With These Three.

Celebrating Christmas

This past Christmas like all the others, came and went with a blink of an eye. We spent the past few days with Nate's parents. It was great having them here and Elyse sure loved all the attention. Overall, we spent the Christmas season by, being with family,
making a birthday cake for Jesus, and of course, eating it,
opening presents and,
playing games. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa, Elyse even got to get some game playing in this year. Puppy Bingo, highly recommend this game if you have a toddler.

Anyway, hope you all had a wonderful and memorable Christmas.

Merry Christmas

We hope you all have a wonderful and blessed Christmas! May you and your family rejoice in the day and celebrate the reason for the season.

Elyse Meets Caleb

Well we successfully have made it through one day and two nights. The nights have gone well for the most part. Caleb is a wonderful sleeper and eater and I know it has only been a few nights, but I am praying that it continues.

Anyway, we got home around 5:30 on Saturday, and Elyse couldn't have been anymore excited to meet Caleb. The video shows exactly what I mean. Hard to hear, but she kept saying "Hi", "Caleb", and "Love you". Plus look at that smile on her face :)

At the end of the previous video she was running to go the couch in order to do this:


Not only is Elyse in love with Caleb, but I think he already loves her a lot too. Every time she talks or holds him, he opens his eyes. Their interest in each other has to be the most blessed thing I have every seen.

What's In A Name?

For the most part, people pick a name for their child for one of three reasons, they like the name, its meaning and/or family significance. So it was no surprise that many people have asked us, "How did you guys come up with the name, Caleb?" In fact, I can remember them asking us the same thing with Elyse, and I had the exact same response. We chose the name because of all three reasons above. We love the name, there is family significance to the name and the most important, the meaning.

Elyse Irene: (Elyse) God is my oath, (Irene) peaceful and was Nate's grandmother's name
Caleb William: (Caleb) faithful and devoted to the Lord, (William) will to desire and protect and is Natalie's father's name

Hope to get videos up soon of Elyse meeting Caleb for the first time!

Going Home

So here's the tentative plan, we are to be dismissed around noon tomorrow. We can't wait to get Caleb home to meet Elyse! Please pray that everything goes smoothly for both him and Mariah during their checkups and dismissal tomorrow.

With that being said, we are asking that you please give us the night to get adjusted to being a family of four. We do plan on attending service on Sunday, but if you would like more time with us and Caleb please feel free to come over anytime between 3:30-6:00 on Sunday. We would also love to see you anytime Monday-Wednesday, we just ask that you call ahead during those days to double check that it works. Look forward to seeing you all and introducing you to Caleb in person.

One more picture of our precious Caleb, and yes, he is a paci guy and has his Dada's hair :)