The coolest thing you've seen all week

Well, it's the coolest thing I've seen all week. Except for my toddler sitting still in a rocking chair. That was pretty cool.

This is a 3D ultrasound of our baby. I was amazed at how much detail there is to see at only 12 weeks. Notice how you can see the backbone, and arms and legs, and even a face profile. The little dark spot in the abdomen is the stomach bubble. The doc said it's bladder was empty at the time of the ultrasound. How she knew that is beyond me, but still very cool. You can even see a little "part" down there. Go ahead, it's okay to look! The doctor says it's undefineable at this point but it will, ahem, define itself in the next couple of weeks. I think with this technology, we might know the sex of this little alien within a month. I don't get 3Ds everytime, but I do get 2Ds which is atypical in itself. I doubt the 2D can pick up the sex until the standard 20ish weeks, though, so it's luck of the draw for me. I can wait until 20 weeks, I guess..

Oh, yeah, and the nurse laughed at the baby's skinny butt. I thought they were all skinny at this point, but apparently this one is skinny enough to be funny. They said it was a cute butt, but I need to eat more. I said, "give me drugs to calm the nausea and I'll be glad to oblige." They did, and I have. Yay!

Is this an alien? Yes, right now it is.

Faux-Toes, but not fake phalanges

Random recent pics of Caleb being Caleb:

This is a very typical funny face.


As is this:




Caleb's Church Dedication:


Talking with Pastor Gregg


And children's pastor Toby. (I have recently come to realize that I more often than not make horrible ugly faces in the general public. Why hasn't someone told me this??)

pics

darn it, no time, but here is one pic. I'm still uploading the rest. i promise to finish later!!


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News you can use

We have news!

I'll be adjusting the title of this blog to "About the Babes" in a few.

heheheheheheheeeeee

New Robeez

I also found these the other day and Greg told me I had to get them! Cute huh!

I might be crazy, but it's worth a try anyway.

In my effort to save a little money and, I don't know, help the world a little I guess, I'm going to try out cloth diapers for a while. Ok, STIFLE that "Gross!" and swallow it. I've already heard it. Let me just say, after doing some research and asking a bunch of questions, it's not that gross really. And there really are people who do it. Although in this disposable city that I live in I'm sure it's few and far between. I'm not going to list all the benefits, just believe me, there are several. I will show you one.




It's CUTE, right? I am not going to be using those burp rags with pins. Only the best snappies and velcros. I haven't gotten any in yet, but I ordered several and I can't wait to try them out.

So on to non-bodily-function talk, here's another video of Caleb's new trick. He does love to walk!! Doors are fun too.




We are still working on those last two molars and they are making Caleb very sleepy and a bit grumpy. I'll be glad when those boogers come through so he'll start eating more. Poor guy hurts to chew so he just wants to suck on his milk cup.

Pics from Easter

Unbelievable how flippin cold it was!! Not fair.


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Oh, how life changes

when you have a toddler...

I heard and listened when everyone said "once he walks he'll get into everything." And I believed them all, but I had no idea what to really expect! Our house is a constant wreck because Caleb will take a bottle of lotion out of the bathroom and walk to the kitchen and plant it in a pot under the cabinet. This morning I opened the kitchen cabinet and found a red beach ball in a pot. It was very funny, although I then wondered if I should wash the pot because who knows where that silly beach ball has been! I decided to let it be, since I will most likely boil the contents of the pot before eating anyway. My keys have been put in the trash more than once, socks go in the bathtub, milk sippies end up hidden in places where they will stink if not found soon. Oh, and my shoes are scattered throughout like the shoe department at Ross on a Saturday. I don't even try to pick up after him anymore, because all that bending over would give me a horrible backache. We try our best to straighten up before bed and start all over the next day. As much work as this is, it is even more fun!! This guy toddles around and talks to things and pushes buttons and pets Ladybug and closes doors and beats on windows. It's a whole new world to him and he is loving every minute of it. And I am loving every minute of watching him explore it! This is the best job in the world.

The BIG NEWS!!!!

We are finally walking!!!! Check this video out:


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On Tuesday I took his walker away so wouldn't have that "crutch" anymore. Yesterday, we went outside to play and since he didn't have anything to hold on to, had no choice but to walk. He walked down the sidewalk three houselengths (about 200 feet) and only fell down three times. The he toddled up the driveway like the video shows. SOOOO darn cute!!!

Water wars

Caleb hates water! He hates his baths so much he screams bloody murder though the entire thing. I have tried everything I can think of to make him not hate it so much. I have put him in a different tub, gotten in it with him, given him new toys to play with, and nothing works. Any other ideas? As soon as he gets out he is fine and happy.