Thursday was also Halloween and typically I couldn't care less about Halloween, but with a baby, of course I wanted to dress him up. One of my coworkers had given me a bee costume that all of her kids had worn, so that was good that I didn't have to go out and buy one. We just went to two of our neighbors' houses with Caleb so they could see him, but it was fun and they loved seeing him.
Checking out the costume before we put it on
Ready to go!
He carried that Snickers bar forever and wouldn't let it go!
Our next door neighbor, Tammy
Another neighbor - Carol Ann
On Friday Caleb woke up early, so we were back on our old schedule and my mom came over and Caleb went back to bed in the morning. Caleb was with my mom all morning and then went to Rad and Jen's in the afternoon. I can't remember anything eventful from their day with him.
Friday night we had supper at my parents' house, which was nice and we enjoyed visiting with everyone before we had to take Caleb home for a bath and bed.
Trying a corn chip - he seemed to like the salt (just like his mommy)
Looks like he is about to call a meeting to order
On Sabbath morning we drove up to Vermont for a very quick trip. It was the annual cider and donut social at Steve's parents' house and we never miss it. We left after Caleb woke up and ate and it worked out well. Caleb slept about half an hour in the car, which is typical, although of course I wish he had slept more. We got to church and spent the time in the mother's room with Alison and Shannon and the kids as well. Caleb had fun playing with his cousins after I finished feeding him.
Great picture of Shannon and Griffin!
After church, we went to Steve's parents' house for lunch and Alison and Shannon and their families came as well, so it was fun to spend time with them. Caleb was very tired so we put him down for a nap immediately and I commented that of course he would be up shortly since he is usually a short napper, but lo and behold, he slept 1 hour and 40 minutes, so I was very happy about that! Then Westin used the pack and play for his nap.
Once the cider and donut social started, it was pretty chaotic. One group was outside making cider and one group was inside making donuts and apple fritters and there were a lot of people there. We had fun for awhile and I even gave Caleb his first try of apple cider. Not surprisingly, he loved it and was sticking his whole head inside the cup. Then I had to feed Caleb and put him to bed. I was worried about him going to sleep with all of the people there and kids screaming outside his window, but he was fine and slept through the whole thing.
Sunday morning we left after Caleb got up and ate, because we wanted to get home to spend time with Aunt Jackie. She lives in California and was headed to a meeting in Washington D.C., so she made a short pit stop to see us and especially to meet Caleb. Since it was daylight savings, Caleb actually got up at 5:00 (6:00 old time), so we were on the road around 6:30 and home around 9:30, which was nice. Caleb took a 30 minute nap in the car. We got home and I took a shower while Steve fed Caleb his breakfast and then I nursed him and then we went to meet my family at Olive Garden for lunch. That was where Caleb finally got to meet Aunt Jackie!
We had a very nice time and then Caleb was getting very tired, so I left before everyone else and took him to my parents to put him down for a nap there so I could visit with Aunt Jackie while he slept. Now, Caleb typically doesn't take a very good nap for my mom when she babysits, and I have told her it is because she doesn't swaddle him. Well, on Sunday, I swaddled him at her house and put a fan on instead of the music that she usually uses and he slept an hour and a half. So, I told her that I really wanted her to start swaddling him again and she said she would. After Caleb woke up, we continued to visit with Aunt Jackie and then we watched the first half of the Patriots game there before taking Caleb home to get him ready for bed.
One thing Caleb started doing all of a sudden at my parents' house on Sunday was going from being on his belly to a sitting position. He has been doing the reverse for a long time, but never went back to sitting up once he got on his belly. He did this quite a bit on Sunday, and although it's not a huge deal, especially considering he is 11 months old and should probably have been doing that long ago, it is still a step forward in his mobility. He also has finally started to make some sort of forward progress while crawling, instead of just moving backwards and rolling. So, it looks like he will actually crawl (unlike his mother) instead of going straight to walking.
On Monday, I actually worked, which is not my normal schedule. My mom has to go to a seminar on Friday, so she wanted to watch Caleb on Monday instead. My mom tried Caleb's new schedule and swaddled him this time, and he took over an hour nap in the morning and 45 minutes in the afternoon, so I consider that a big success, since he usually only naps 30 minutes for my mom.
Grampy was home working on his Christmas CD
Aunt Jackie left for the airport right after we dropped Caleb off
Tuesday was a productive day. I did 6 hours of work, 2 loads of laundry, 3 miles on my treadmill, we went to playgroup, and Caleb took 2 great naps of an hour and 15 minutes each. I love days like that!
On the move!
Ready for a walk!
Having fun at playgroup
I think this picture is funny because I was trying to get him up in air and was a little too late
Yesterday I worked again and Dede babysat Caleb in the morning and then my mom picked him up at 1:00 for the rest of the day. Not too many pictures from yesterday, but Caleb had a good time both with Dede and my mom.
Here are a few more pictures from the week.
Harbor Freight trip with Daddy
We had a great time at the cider party! Glad it can be our tradition now too!
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