A Grateful Heart

Happy Thanksgiving!

I Am My Father's Child

This post is sure to make Nana and Jonathan laugh so hard they cry.

We gave Caleb his Christmas present this morning. After only having it for one week the suspense was killing me and I begged Juan to let him open it now. And so we did. Caleb was super excited and immediately set about banging the truck on the floor and attacking the box.

Why did I want to give him the dump truck? First, because I have no patience for surprises whatsoever. It's genetic. And second, he's now pulling up to a standing position. Yup, you read that right. Standing. He crawls up to something, latches on with his baby fingers and up he goes. I'm proud and petrified - we haven't yet mastered falling.

Anyway, the dump truck is supposed to help with walking so I justified it by saying that it'll help him developmentally. Not sure what that means will be under the tree of Christmas morning. Perhaps a helmet...

You should check out the latest two videos - one of crawling and a new one of pulling up . Yikes!

Double Ear Infection with a side of Conjunctivitis - Hold the Mustard

When it rains, it pours. Caleb is being a good sport though and we're armed with antibiotics and eye drops. Hopefully, we'll get those germs on their way soon. He's sleeping now and we won't start the drugs until tonight. We're hoping he has no issues with the meds and that the side effects are minimal. It's a stronger antibiotic than they usually give because the infection is in his eyes, nose and ears. I'm a little worried being that he's never had any drugs before. We're hoping he's not allergic to penicillin and that things go smoothly. Keep your fingers crossed and I'll make sure I keep you updated.

Ear Infection in a Box

Caleb may have an ear infection. He has thick yellow snot and now his eyes are weepy and gooey. I called and the nurse said that Dr Ramirez needs to see him in the morning.

He doesn't have a fever but is in a rather irritable mood. Thanks goodness for Chloe and the box! Otherwise I don't know how we would have made it through today.

On a happy note, I'm wearing pre-preg jeans today for the first time. Hooray!

Why I Like Blogging

How about a fun Top 5 list for your cool Sunday morning?

The Top Five Reasons Why Jan Likes Blogging

1. I like to hear myself talk. And you reading this is kinda close enough to me talking. I think I'm rather witty and my kid is really cute.

2. Caleb doesn't have a scrapbook or a photo album and so blogging makes me feel less guilty for not documenting every nanosecond of his life. Although, I wonder if this blog is backed up. Do they sell blog backing up software? Can I download my blog and save it? Juan?

3. It has made me improve my html skills. I knew a bit of html before but I know much more now and see stuff everyday that makes me want to go and research how it's done. Wow, maybe she is a computer dork.

4. I love to read other people's blogs. It's like a good book about the people you love and an easy way to stay connected.

5. There's really not a fifth reason but the Top 4 just wasn't very catchy.

I know I promised baby pictures. I'll do that now.

Happy 8 month Birthday Scooter!

Our big boy is 8m old today. We took pictures but I left the card reader at work. I'll post them tomorrow.

Caleb Update

We've still got a fever. It was 102 around lunchtime so I gave him more Tylenol and fed him. He's scarfing down the solids but drinking very little milk. I tried cutting out solids think that would force him to drink more but no go. So, some milk and normal amounts of food are better than nothing. The fever should break by Sunday so hopefully then he'll be back to his normal self. He was up every three hours last night - something we haven't done since May! Wow, I am not ready for a newborn again any time soon!

Here are some pictures from this afternoon. Caleb is wearing his new outfit (12m) from Tia Adriana. He looks happy but it's just because he likes the camera flash. As soon as I stopped taking his picture he started screaming!