The adventures of Squishy and Bean

Category: The Ells (Page 21 of 29)

Rolling, rolling, rolling…

Caleb did something remarkable yesturday… he rolled over – not once, not twice, but three times! We are such proud parents right now! And we managed to get pictures of his first roll over. Of course, he was just out of the bath and stark naked… so instead of posting his pee pee on the internet for all to see, I waited with camera in hand this morning for my genius child to roll over again – and he did!

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Here he is on his tummy:

“I think I’ll go this way”

“Here I go!”

“…and going…”

“…and I’m over!!”

Way to go Goo… Mommy and Daddy are proud of you!

Dad’s Update:
Managed to get him rolling on the video camera.

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Poop happens!

Adam was washing the sheets at 6:00am this morning… because a certain baby got poop all over the bed. I see it as Caleb staking a claim on our bed… after all he’s pooped on everything else!

Mommy’s lap – mommy’s pj’s, pants, shirt, nightgown
Daddy’s lap – shorts
the computer chair
the living room floor
the bedroom floor
the stroller
the bathtub
Grandma Ell’s leg and shorts
his bumbo chair
his playmat
every other outfit he has
mom and dad’s bed…

I have cleaned up a lot of crap – literally!!

Yay!

Caleb has slept through the night* for four nights in a row! We are so proud of him… and grateful to get the extra sleep!

*sleeping through the night is defined as five or more hours of straight sleeping.

Monthly letter: Month 2

Dear Caleb,

You are 2 months old today…already! It seems like only yesturday we brought you home from the hospital, and now you are a very prominent person in our family. Your little personality is coming out. You definately know what you like and don’t like.

Your sucky is your favorite thing! It’s been a lifesaver for all of us. And you are currently trying to figure out how to put it back in your mouth yourself when it falls out.

You also love floor time. You enjoy playing with your toys. Your Ocean Wonders playmat, flower and cow are your favorite. I often catch you laughing and talking to them. You also love your tummy time. I think I’m in trouble – you already want to crawl away!

You also enjoy sitting in your bumbo chair. You love being able to look around while you sit up, and often turn to watch tv while you are in your chair. (oprah is like your tv mommy!) And you sit and play with your best buddy Kaari.
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You also love talking and telling stories to everyone, in person and on the phone. Daddy and I have nicknamed you GOO because you yell that out so often. I love when you wake up GOOing and smiling at me. You still love watching your daddy and I, but have also discovered trees. While we were camping you loved to watch the wind blowing the branches overhead!

This has definately been a month of firsts. We went to our first movie together at Famous Babies – we saw The Island. We joined a BabyTalk group. And of course we went campinng. We’ve also done lots of stroller trips, and community events – Moss St. Paint-in, Luminera, walks in the park. You’ve enjoyed all of it and love being oiut with us. Also, another first – the first time you pooped on the carpet…after pooping on mommy… I’ll tell you all about that when you’re older!

You now weigh over 12 pounds and are over 22 inches long.

Thanks for all the smiles, coos, goos and hugs this month.

Mommy loves you lots – and daddy too.

Love,
Mommy

A Camping We Will Go…

Caleb went on his very first camping trip this weekend. (Note: It was also mom and dad’s first camping trip together in 8 years!! – Thanks to the Patels and Herds for all their help!) We went up to Lake Cowichan with Kaari, Anika, Deenu, Marilyn and Brad and had a blast!

Our campsite:

The babies behaved beautifully and slept well… the bigger boys had fun on the boat and in the lake… and the women rested and relaxed at the beach and around the campfire. Caleb is in love with the movement of the trees and had lots of smiles for everyone!

Here’s the happy camper:

With his buddy Kaari:

Kaari has some fun in the lake with Deenu:

Our family at the lake:

Thanks for the fun times Anika, Deenu, Karri, Marilyn and Brad!

We are in trouble…

At 7 weeks old, Caleb is now 12 lbs… and look what he has learned to do:

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Yikes! He might very well be crawling at Christmastime!

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