Happy Birthday Baby!!

We made it through a whole year! It has been so fast and fun. Caleb is still sick with a little bit of everything: snot, cough, earache, and diarrhea. We decided to cancel his little playgroup tonight since we aren't sure what's wrong with him and we don't want to spread anything nasty. So we threw him in the stroller and went down the street to hand out the party favors and as we were just finishing up a car drove up to the house... It was a Realtor coming for a showing! (see the Family Rice blog for that story) We picked up his portraits tonight and they turned out SO good! I'll be scanning them tomorrow and emailing.

Friday is C's one year checkup so I hope he is alright by then and gets a clean bill of health from Dr. Phillip. We'll also get to turn his carseat around frontways if he is still more than 20 pounds. After not eating anything for three days he may have lost a little weight.

The Saturday party is still on no matter what!

Last pics of the first year.. sniff sniff

The Day

is fast approaching. Caleb's first birthday! (Wahhhhh!!)

Today we went up to JCPenney and got his pictures made. I am so proud of my little man! He was SO good!! He cried a little when the mean picture lady made him sit down (he wanted to stand) but then she started making those funny noises and he turned back in to his usual charming self. I was going to get a portrait package (one pose) but (of course) there were too many to choose from. So I called Greg to get my spending limit and I think I ended up with six different poses for $25!!! AND the pictures will be in for his birthday party! Woohoo!

Caleb's Wish List (for real this time)

http://www.toysrus.com/ControllerServlet?lastName=Rice&firstName=Caleb&cityOrState=&target=search&userType=giftGiver&pageNumber=&searchForPerson=primReg&whereTo=viewRegistry&x=68&y=4


If that link doesn't work, try this at toyrus.com. registry #: 39279733

Happy Balentimes!!

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Shameless Wish List

This is a link to Caleb's First Birthday wishlist!

http://www.toysrus.com/cart/index.jsp?wlName=wishlist&clickid=topnav_wish_txt
user:greglexirice@yahoo.com
password: calebrice

He also could use size 12-18 month summer clothes, and 18-24 month winter clothes. He wears size 4 diapers and I like Huggies best!

Still not walking

We're still not walking around here. In fact, poor Caleb is regressing. He now gets scared when I let go of his hands at all. He won't stand by himself anymore at all. He goes immediately to his haunches and then to his knees. He loves to walk with me holding both of his hands, so last night I tried to trick him into walking with a toy in one hand and then I tried sticking a toy in his other hand. But, alas, the babe is smarter than that! He just got mad at me and refused to walk altogether. Stubborn little guy - I wonder which one of us he takes after???

He is waving all the time now and I think we are on the road to saying our first official word. We practice making B sounds all the time (Buh Buh Buh) because our changing table game goes like this:

Caleb drops his paci over the side of the table while getting changed.
me: "Bye Bye paci!" (Waving bye bye)
C: "duh duh" (5 second pause.... then the wave)
me: "bye bye!" (me still waving)
C: "duh duh!"
me: "Buh Buh Bye bye"
C: "duh duh" (Large brown eyes looking at me like, "woman, you craaaazy!"

So I know he TRYING to mimic me, but the B sound is still working it's way out. Fun Times!!

Countdown to the birthday party is ON!!! So excited!!