Blowing Bubbles

This is an old video, I think Cal is 6 months old but its so adorable I had to post it.  He had just started blowing bubbles and I was lucky enough to capture this on video.  He is so proud of himself at the end.

Watch Me Grow: 9 months

Sleeping:  Not much to update here.  Two naps a day: 8:30-10/10:30 and 1:00-3:00.  Going to bed around 6:30 and waking up around 5:30 (way too early!!)  Some day you will sleep in right??!!

Eating:  You are taking four bottles a day, each between 4-6 oz however just recently you are taking 6 oz consistently.  You are eating more and more table food too.  Tonight you basically ate what we ate:  chicken, mixed veggies and strawberries and bananas, and you LOVED it!

Milestones:  It's been an exciting month!  The biggest milestone was that you started crawling!!!  You usually crawl on your left knee and right foot and you keep pushing up (like downward dog position).  I wonder if you will walk sooner rather than later.  You just seem to want to get up and move.

You now have three teeth, two bottom and one on top.

You are saying more sounds, my favorite is ma, of course 😘. We have been using signs with you for a couple months but haven't seen you mimick them yet.

You love playing peekaboo and so big.

You had your first train ride and went to the top of Willis Tower!

It is so fun to see your personality develop.  You are an easy going, happy, active little boy and we all adore you!!

Grandma Camp

This is old...I never posted it.  Better late than never!

Jackson spent a few days with Grandma and Grandpa.  I got frequent updates during the day with pictures of their adventures.  How special for him to have one on one time with them.  He had a blast!

July

Here we are again at a new month and I posted NOTHING over the past 30 days. Here's a quick recap (more for my sake than anyone else's).

Fourth of July

Cooper and I walked in the Deerfield parade this year with the boys' preschool

Summer reading

First of two weddings

Family fun night (minute to win it games)

Lots of playing/jumping at the park

...and I had to join in too 😊

Visit from good friends from Iowa

Trip to the Willis Tower and Cal's first train ride

Second wedding of the month and our 11th anniversary 💕

And finally a quick trip just for me to visit my sweet friend!

Watch Me Grow: 8 Months

My baby is 8 months old!  It seems like it's been a big month with lots of changes.  Cal is growing by leaps and bounds, talking more and more, and trying new things.

Eating:  You are completely on formula now and are taking four bottles a day, each one between 4-6 oz.  You are trying more meats (turkey, chicken, beef) and have started experimenting with solids.  You are successfully eating puffs and cheerios at this point.  You are obviously getting what you need now that we have completely switched to formula because you are growing, growing, growing!

Sleeping:  This continues to be a struggle.  The good news is that you typically sleep all night without waking up, however you are waking up between 5 and 5:30 in the morning, ugh!  We just can't figure this out.  Although, this morning you slept until 6:30, woohoo!!!  Maybe, just maybe this will be a new trend.  Mommy can only hope!  You are taking two naps a day, on good days they are between 1 1/2 to 2 hours long.  Lately you have been crying when we put you down to sleep, which is also a new habit.  The doctor seems to think its an age thing and you are just protesting going to sleep because you would rather be with us.

Milestones:  Its been a big month.  I'm just going to bullet point them because there is a lot.

• You are sitting so well on your own, you have figured out how to get to your tummy from sitting to.
• Starting to push up when you are on your tummy, I think crawling will be coming soon.
• You can pick up little puffs or cheerios with your fingers and get them to your mouth (sometimes).
• Got your first tooth on June 18th
• Started clapping
• give big slobbery kisses on mom's cheek
• babbling like crazy (lots of da, ga, and just started ba)
• your eye (blocked tear duct) seems to have improved 
• for the first time in a long time, you are not sick on your monthly birthday, yeah!