Busy Sabbath, First Library Trip, Second Tooth and Back at Grammy's

So, last Friday afternoon Caleb was with Rad and Jen. Jen had to work at the school until 12:00 and I had to leave around 11:20 to get to work on time, so I dropped Caleb off with Rad for that short time.

They were fine until Jen got home and then Jen tried to put Caleb down for a nap and he kept being Houdini and getting out of his swaddle, so finally she gave up and just held the pacifier in until he fell asleep (without the swaddle) and he actually slept 45 minutes, so that's not too bad with no swaddle! Steve picked Caleb up since he got out of work earlier than me and then Rad and Jen came over for supper at our house. I had made macaroni and cheese and that is always a favorite!

Sabbath morning Caleb had a little bit of a runny nose and that prevented him from sleeping very well when I put him back down. It took him forever to go to sleep and then he only slept a half hour or less and he usually sleeps 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Too bad that is the only morning I go back to bed, so I wasn't able to do that this week, but oh well. Steve was upstairs and oblivious to the situation and slept until almost 9:00, so that was at least nice for him! I fed Caleb during church and he took a little snooze while he was eating since he hadn't slept well that morning. Then we played in the mother's room until church was over.

 

After church we had potluck and my friend Ina took lots of pictures of Caleb with my parents and they came out so well I asked her to take a few family pictures as well. They came out so well!

This is Ina!

Matching hair color and their eyes match too!

So precious!

 

After church Caleb needed a real nap, so we went home and he took a 2 hour nap!! I was pretty happy about that. Then I fed him and then we went to Sandy Neck Beach with our church. It was a beautiful evening and we had a great time.

 

Steve making a fire

Photo shoot with Uncle Rad

 

Some more pictures from Ina

 

I tried doing Caleb's bedtime feeding at the beach so we could stay longer, but he was distracted and fussy and then the bugs got bad, so we ended up leaving and I finished at home. He went to bed at almost 9:00 which is later than usual and I don't really like that, but oh well.

 

Sunday I needed to work several hours to get back on track. Caleb had another bit of a tough time going back to sleep because of his runny nose (it didn't affect him during the night, but just in the morning), but he slept longer this time. Steve fed him and then ended up taking him for a little while to an outing Steve's company was having. Then they came back and Caleb was ready for a nap and slept 2 hours again! We then took the dogs for a walk and I fed Caleb and then Jen came over and we headed to a baby shower for someone in our church. It was starting to get cloudy and looked like it was going to rain and the shower was outside, but it ended up not being too bad. It sprinkled a little, but they had a tent, so it was fine. The shower was at the Cragwell's house and they have been designated Caleb's great grandparents. Here is a picture of Caleb with them and an outfit they gave him for his dedication.

 

 





Here are a few more pictures from the shower, including a few more that Ina took.

 

He loved shaking this bag around to hear it make noise

He seems to be interested in food until you try to get him to eat it!!

 

We got home from the shower a little later than I had hoped, so Caleb went to bed at almost 9:00 again, so I was determined to get him to bed earlier on Monday night.

Monday was a good day. In the morning, all we did was go to Lamberts to get some produce. Then Caleb took about an hour nap, which is better than 30 minutes, so I was ok with it. After I fed Caleb, we went to the Centerville Library for the first time for a special program called Small Singers and Shakers. A woman came with her guitar and sang songs and had props to go along with the songs, so it was kind of like being in Cradle Roll except with secular songs. There were several kids there, mostly older than Caleb, but there were a couple of babies. Anyway, it was a lot of fun and Caleb enjoyed it. Too bad it was a special event and not a recurring thing, but I think we are going to start trying to go to storytime at the library.

At the library - he was shaking an egg

One of the other babies that Caleb had fun with

 

We got home from the library and Steve was home from work, so we took the dogs for a walk and then had supper. Caleb did eat a few puffs at supper, but the eating thing is still not going too great.

 



Monday night Caleb woke up at 12:30 and was fussy, which is unusual. I gave him the pacifier and tried to get him to go back to sleep but it wasn't working. Steve finally got up and we gave Caleb some Tylenol because we thought maybe his teeth were bothering him and then I nursed him back to sleep, so I didn't go back to bed until after 2:00, but it wasn't that bad and could have been worse. Since Caleb was up in the night, I was hoping that he would sleep later than usual and thankfully, he did. He got up at 7:00 and then after I fed him and put him back to bed, he didn't get up again until 9:45, so that was really good. Tuesday morning, I also discovered that his second tooth is coming in, so that is most likely what the problem was Monday night. After I fed him, we went to CVS to get more Tylenol and Babies R Us because they were having a diaper sale.

At Babies R Us



In the afternoon, Caleb took another hour nap, so it was ok, but not super. We also spent some time playing in Caleb's room with some toys.

 

 

After Steve got home, we took a walk and then ate supper. I tried to give Caleb sweet potatoes for supper and it didn't go too well. He actually gagged and kind of threw up. He did eat a few more puffs, though! Here are a couple of pictures after we had to take his shirt off after the throw-up.

 

 

Thankfully Caleb had a great night Tuesday night and slept from 8:00 to 5:45 without even making a peep! We then took him to my mom's house where he hadn't been in 3 weeks and I don't know if it was because he was excited or in a different place or because he slept so long Tuesday night, but he wouldn't go back to sleep at my mom's, which never happens! He ended up taking a short nap from 11:30-12:00 while she was out doing errands and then she tried to get him to take a nap in the pack and play in the afternoon and he again wouldn't go to sleep, but he was happy as a clam, she said! So, she went on some more errands, hoping he would go to sleep and he never did! When we got home from work, she called him the Energizer Bunny! He didn't even seem that tired! Anyway, we ate supper and then I fed Caleb early since he hadn't taken a nap. Here are a few pictures from Grammy.

 

Dini from our church

 

Last night Caleb went to bed at 8:00 and slept until 6:00. I left him in there for about 20 minutes while I cleaned the bathroom because he goes back to sleep better if he has been awake awhile before I feed him. After I fed him, I put him back to bed but wasn't sure if he would sleep for long or at all because of what he did to my mom, but he ended up sleeping from 7:20 to 9:20, so that was awesome! Right after he got up, my parents stopped by on their way back to Nova Scotia. They are headed back for another week and a half. Then I fed Caleb and we went to the grocery store and to the new Old Navy that has relocated. Now Caleb is napping, so I am going to have a few minutes to myself before he wakes up. I will close with a few more pictures!

 

He loves his swing!

Very happy with himself for pulling that off the table

Matching in their blue stripes

Loves to pull the trash can lid off!

The Johnny jump-up will always be the favorite!

Enjoying the jumperoo