Anyway, back to everything else. We haven't had a very exciting couple of weeks, just because the weather has still been snowy and cold and it is harder to get out. We have been staying sane by having play dates with our friends. Last Monday we went to Gymport with Heidi and Grace, and that was fun. We had another snowstorm on that Sunday and were cooped up in the house all day, so we really needed to get out. The problem was that it was bitterly cold on Monday. Before going to Gymport, we went to get some groceries and Caleb was literally crying when we were walking outside because it was so cold and windy. I felt pretty bad.
Last Tuesday we had a playdate at Beth and Charlie's house and were there for almost 3 hours. And it was snowing again that day.
Caleb and Charlie
Wednesday I worked and my mom and Caleb had a pretty quiet day at home, but they did venture out to the library.
At the library
Last Thursday which was the ultrasound day, we had a not so great start to our day. Steve ended up going to work with both car seats in his car, so Caleb and I couldn't go anywhere. One of the problems with that is that I had a dentist appointment so I was going to drop Caleb off at my mom's house and having no car seat meant she had to come to my house, which I felt bad about, because she wasn't able to get anything done at my house like she would have done at her house. I felt bad, but she was gracious about it.
On Friday, Dede and the girls babysat Caleb all day since it was school vacation week, so that was a nice break for my mom.
Last weekend, Steve's parents and Caroline and Corey came for the weekend. They arrived around suppertime on Friday and were able to see Caleb for a few minutes before he had to go to bed. Friday was Steve's mom's birthday so Caroline had made a cake, which was nice.
Sabbath was a nice day. We stayed for potluck after church since Caleb's naps are hit or miss these days. Then we just went home and visited for awhile and then Rad and Jen and Levi and my parents came over to visit as well. It is just nice to all be together.
On Sunday, we didn't have anything special planned, so I just worked like normal and everyone else took care of breakfast and taking care of Caleb.
Helping Grandpa make some waffles
On Monday, we went to Miss Lori's class and then did some errands on the way home. Monday afternoon was mostly spent doing laundry and going through the next size of Caleb's clothes. He is now wearing a lot of 3T shirts and they don't seem big on him at all.
The flash made him blink, but I was having him try on a Patriots coat from the 3T bin and he also put on some Mickey crocs that were way too big and he wanted to wear his hard hat.
We have also started watching one episode of Mickey Mouse clubhouse pretty much every afternoon that I am home with Caleb. This is especially helpful on the days when he doesn't nap because those afternoons get so long and it is nice to just have him sit still for a few minutes. At first he couldn't sit through a whole episode without getting antsy, but he is enjoying it more now and can usually sit pretty still on the couch.
On the days that he hasn't napped, I let him have his pacifier while we watch
On Tuesday, we had a playdate at Heidi and Grace's house, which was fun. All 3 of our friends were there, including the new baby that was just born 2 weeks ago. I have to say my friend Joanna made it look pretty easy with 2 kids, so I hope I can follow suit when I have 2!
Caleb did nap on Tuesday, but it wasn't a super long one, so we were able to make it to story time at the Osterville library. Heidi and Grace were there too, which was nice. We also checked out some new books, mostly Thomas books.
Caleb and Grace playing with the dollhouse at the library
My mom is on vacation this week, so it is always a little challenging to find a replacement for her (let's be honest - no one can replace her!!) to watch Caleb. This week wasn't so bad. Dede watched Caleb both mornings and Steve came home Wednesday afternoon to watch Caleb. I have to admit, I secretly hoped that Caleb wouldn't nap on Wednesday so Steve would see what I have to deal with on a daily basis, but of course, even though he had napped on Tuesday, he ended up taking a 2 hour nap for Steve on Wednesday. Go figure. I mean, I am happy in general that he napped, but it's just not fair!
This picture is not from Wednesday, but it seemed like an appropriate time to put it in.
Steve bought this ant to put together with Caleb - of course Caleb just watched, but he seemed impressed with it.
Yesterday we did a lot of errands in the morning and met up with some people who we were buying and selling from on Facebook. I have already found some good deals on some girls' clothes (since I basically am starting from scratch), a changing table, and some things that match the theme I am doing in Kaitlyn's room. I am also trying to sell a few things to just get them out of the way and to make a few bucks! In the late afternoon, Jen and Levi came over for a short visit, which was nice! Then when Steve came home we went out to meet another couple of people from Facebook and we went to supper at Panera Bread because that's where one of the people wanted to meet up.
Earlier this week I gave Caleb a couple of "babies" for him to play with and take care of. The idea was to get him used to having a baby around. I wanted to find a boyish baby, but most of them are so girly. I ended up finding twins, one boy and one girl, so I just bought them. Caleb has really enjoyed the babies and yesterday I went up into the attic and found some toys that we had bought several years ago at a yard sale in our neighborhood. It is a set of a crib, high chair, stroller, and swing for a doll, so I brought those out and Caleb has really enjoyed playing with them yesterday and today. Yesterday for breakfast, he wanted one of the babies to sit in the high chair right next to Caleb's high chair.
Of course, I know there is no preparing Caleb for what is actually going to happen when there is a real live baby in our house, but I think it is a good idea to at least get him used to the idea.
He said the baby wanted to play the guitar and he was trying to get his hand to do it
Burping the baby
He'll be a great big brother!
A funny story from this week - for the last week or so Caleb has been singing a song that sounds like "Oh, it's a bitsa bear". I asked my mom and the girls if either of them taught him a song about bears and they all said no. We couldn't figure out what song it was. Well, one day this week we were listening to our songs in the car, and "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" came on, and Caleb's eyes lit up and he said "Oh, it's a bitsa bear." Turns out he was singing the part "All our sins and griefs to bear," which I thought was pretty cute. I'm still not sure why he latched onto that because it is not a song that we or my mom sing with him, but it is pretty funny.
Another funny story - Caleb likes to drag his stool around to anything that he can't reach. He especially likes to bring it into the pantry and climb up to get things off the shelves. One day this week I was making supper and Caleb had brought his stool into the pantry. All of a sudden he comes into the kitchen eating something and he says "What am I eating?" I was a little concerned as to what he had found, but turns out he was eating a prune and he loved it! He then said "I need some more," which I think is probably pretty unusual for a 2 year old. In fact, he asked for prunes for supper tonight. I only gave him 2 because I didn't want to have any undesired effects!
And one more cute thing - yesterday when Jen was here, Caleb went into the bathroom and was quiet for a little bit and then he yelled out, "I'm wiping the sink." Well, this time he had brought in his drum stool from his room and was standing at the sink. There was a washcloth sitting there, so he was pretending to put soap on the wash cloth and he was wiping out the bowl of the sink with the washcloth. I am sad to say that he has not observed that happening too much, but I did clean the bathroom last week in anticipation of our company, so he might have had it fresh in his mind. It was really cute, though, to see him "cleaning" the sink.
Well, I think that's about it. Here are a few more pictures from the last couple of weeks.
One of our Valentine's balloons still going strong
Caleb was "helping" with the barbecued tofu
Snuggling with Daddy on a no nap day
On Sunday, I actually had to wake him up from his nap because he slept so long!
The infamous stool
I bought this tunnel for $1 at a yard sale but had never pulled it out. I figured we needed something new to play with since we are cooped up inside so much these days.
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