4 Months Old Today!

What a difference a month makes! I can't beleive how much Caleb has changed over just the past month. He is getting to be so much fun.

One of the biggest changes is that he has become quite the CHATTERBOX. He can sit and play on his playmat for awhile now and just chat away. It is such a wonderful site to see. I know I can't understand a word he says but I love listening to it. He gets so excited during his chatter sessions he lets out the loudest squeal. Just makes you laugh right along with him.

Another change is he ROLLED over from his tummy to his back. I was in complete shock and started screaming. I almost cried at the same time. Caleb just stared at me like I was crazy! I couldn't believe it. Now most tummy time sessions end with him rolling over onto his back. I know that rolling over from the back to his tummy will be next. Speaking of tummy time, he has such great head control. He pops up and just smiles at you and graps at his toys.

He loves playing with toys now. He gets so excited and shakes them. Unfortunately some of the shaking results in him hitting himself in the face. It doesn't seem to bother him though. All toys go straight to his mouth. It's like his way of saying how much he likes them. Toys aren't the only thing that goes in his mouth. His fingers and fist are constantly in the mouth. Sometimes he puts them a little too far and gags. He loves his fingers. And no he's not sucking his thumb. He actually likes the two middle fingers the best.

We also just got him a Fischer Price Precious Planet Jumperoo. He absolutely loves it! He is still a little small for it but he has fun in it anyway. He really loves the music and the lights. Anything that lights up is like magic for him.

He has started teething and it has not been any fun. I hate to see him is such pain. He's not a fussy baby for the most part so when he is fussy I know something is wrong. One night at my mom's house it was terrible. Nothing we could do would help. We walked him and I nursed him but nothing seemed to help. I'm not looking forward to more nights like that.

What a great month! I love being able to be with Caleb everyday and seeing how he grows. I am truly blessed! I just wished he wouldn't grow up quite so fast. LOL

One Year Ago Today

Two Lines= POSITIVE!!

One year ago today I found out I was pregnant with my beautiful baby. I can remember exactly how the day went. It was the last day of my surgery rotation. I got off early and decided to stop and purchase a pregnancy test on the way home. Honestly I'm really not sure what made me buy one. I was a week late but that was nothing unusual for me. My period was never regular. When I got home Chad was sleeping as he had worked 3rd shift the night before. I got home a little after 11am so it was early to wake Chad up. I decided I would take the test alone and then give him the results later. I hadn't expected it to be positive anyway so why wake him just to take it. BOY was I wrong! The moment I peed on the stick the line starting appearring. I thought I was dreaming. Could this be real! YEP definitely a second line there which meant.....POSITIVE!!!!! I almost screamed when I saw it.

I decided not to wake Chad just yet. He had only been asleep for a few hours. I decided I would make it more special by making him a card. I put on the out side...GUESS WHAT! And then on the inside I wrote You're going to be a DADDY! I couldn't wait to tell him. In the meantime, I ran outside to call my MOM. I had to share the news with someone. I was about to explode. I figured if I went outside I could scream and not wake up Chad.

By 1pm I couldn't stand it anymore I had to wake Chad up. I told him he needed to get up because I had to ask him something. Of course he was still groggy when I gave him the card. Once he read it I think he was in disbelief. He was in shock and overjoyed at the same time.

Now a year later and we have this beautiful baby boy. I thank God everyday for this beautiful blessing. I couldn't be more happy. Everytime I look into his beautiful blue eyes I melt. What an amazing year it has been.