5 Months Today!

So, today is the 25th, which means that Caleb is now 5 months old! I can't believe how quickly the time has passed. It doesn't seem like that long ago that he was born, yet at the same time, when I think about being in the hospital, it does seem like a long time ago. It is crazy to think about how much he has changed in such a short time. When he was first born, he wasn't very interactive with us and now he is smiling all the time, laughing fairly often and so responsive to us. It is just amazing to see how quickly babies change. It makes me so happy that I am able to be home with him so much to see all of the changes. I am so blessed with the work schedule that I have!

Let's see what happened in the last week. Last Friday was a typical work day for me. Caleb had a good day for my mom and for Rad and Jen. He has had a couple of bad days with Rad and Jen, so I am always happy when he is good for them. After we got home on Friday, Caleb rolled over for the first time, but it was a little anti-climactic. I had put him on his stomach on his play mat and he was kind of propped up on his hands and then he just rolled onto his back. He hasn't done it again, but admittedly, we don't do tummy time enough with him, so he doesn't have a lot of opportunities. He has gotten pretty close to rolling from back to front because he spends a lot of time on his back, but he hasn't quite done it yet.

On Sabbath, we went to church and Aunt Toni, Uncle Terry, Aunt Sherrie, and Uncle Kevin were there visiting. We stayed in church for awhile while Caleb was happy and awake and we went up for the children's story and then we went into the mother's room so he could eat. Here is a picture of Caleb with Uncle Terry in church and a picture of him in his church outfit.

 

 

After church, we stayed for potluck and then Caleb really needed a nap, so we left and went to my parents' house to put him down for a nap so we could visit with my aunts and uncles.

 

 

My mom and her 3 sisters and their husbands were all headed to Newport for the rest of the weekend, so they left around 3:00 and we went home. We didn't do too much else the rest of the day. On Sunday, I worked in the morning and then we left around 12:30 to join the group in Newport. Rad & Jen and David & Yully went down as well. When we first got there, we waited a little while for everyone to get together and so we went out and sat on the porch and enjoyed the view for awhile. I had just bought a sun hat for Caleb to wear this summer, so I put it on him and realized that it most definitely will not fit him this summer, because it was just about too small right now. Oh well.

 

 

Then we took a walk into the town with everybody and some people got a cupcake from Cupcake Charlie's and some people got some frozen yogurt with toppings (and some people got both - Steve). Then we walked a ways to a Thai restaurant where we basically took up the whole restaurant. Here is a picture of Caleb with Grampy in the restaurant.

 





 

After we ate, we walked back to the time share and Steve went home with Rad & Jen and David & Yully and Caleb and I were spending the night so we could hang out on Monday with my mom and dad.

 

On Monday, Caleb got up at about 5:00 and then went back to sleep from about 6:15 to 9:00, so I was able to get some work done. After I fed him again, my mom and I took a walk into the town and looked for a place to eat lunch. Caleb fell asleep in the stroller while we were looking for a place. My mom told me about a place called the Brick Alley Pub that had a good salad bar, so we thought we would go there. We get to the door and there is a sign that says that strollers have to be folded up before entering the restaurant. Well, Caleb was asleep, so that wasn't going to happen. My mom didn't think it would matter because there was literally no one else in the restaurant. However, when we walked in and asked if it was ok to leave him in the stroller, they told us no, and so we said that we would be leaving. I couldn't believe it! I mean, if it was the middle of summer and the restaurant was packed, that would be one thing, but it is ridiculous to lose a customer because of that reason when the restaurant is empty. So, we went to a different place and had a really good lunch. After lunch, I fed Caleb and then we drove home. My mom came with us because my dad had to go to a lunch in Providence and just went home from there. Caleb slept the whole way home, which was really nice. It was nice to see Steve when he got home from work. Sunday night was the first night he had spent away from Caleb since he was born. Here is one more picture from Caleb in Newport. I was getting our stuff packed up and my mom was holding Caleb. When I brought his play mat out, he got really excited, so we put him on it!

 

 

 

Caleb slept pretty good Monday night. He originally woke up around 4:00 but wasn't crying. He was just talking to himself. I really didn't want to be awake at 4:00, so I just lay there, delaying the inevitable of getting up. However, Caleb went back to sleep on his own and didn't get up until 7:30! So, that was nice. Then, I had a very pleasant surprise when he napped for 1 1/2 hours in the morning without me even having to go up and put his pacifier in. Then, he napped for another 1 1/2 hours in the afternoon, although I did have to go and put his pacifier in after about 40 minutes. He has not been a great napper, so this was very good. I got a lot accomplished during his naps, so I was very excited! I know this won't always happen, but I will take it when I can get it!

 

Wednesday was another work day and Caleb had a good day with Grammy. She came over in the morning and he actually slept until about 9:15, so that was good for her. Here are a couple of pictures she took yesterday. The last one is of his hands and she took it because it is very similar to how my dad holds his hands sometimes. I think it's a cute picture.

 

 

This morning I had to go back to the dentist, so Steve stayed home with Caleb and went in to work late. I woke Caleb up at about 6:15 to feed him so he would go back to sleep while I was at the dentist. I put him back down at about 7:15, but he didn't go back to sleep until almost 7:45, because he was talking to himself. Anyway, I got back at 9:15 and he was still asleep and didn't get up until 10:00! As I write this, it is almost 2:30 and Caleb has been in his crib since 12:45. He didn't fall asleep until about 1:00 and then woke up about 30 minutes later and I had to put the pacifier in a couple of times, but he is still asleep now, which is great! I think I have finally realized that when he wakes up the first time (usually after 30 minutes), he is not necessarily ready to get up, even though he is usually happy if I get him up after 30 minutes. I am optimistic that he is going to keep up this pattern of napping longer, especially since he is more active now in his Johnny jump-up (which he absolutely loves). I am crossing my fingers anyway! Here are just a couple more pictures from this week!