11 months!

My baby boy is becoming a little man! Everyday he looks more grown up! He talks all the time (not sure what he is saying), but he does say "bye-bye", "ba-ba (bottle)" and "ball"! His favorite thing to do is open and close things...doors, cabinets, cell phones, soap dispenser on the dishwasher, box of wipes, mailbox, etc...

This weekend we went to the beach and he got in the pool for the first time. He LOVED it! He loves the bath, so I figured he would like the pool. I am thinking a baby pool for the backyard is on our list for fun summer activities!

He is standing by himself a lot lately, so maybe he will start walking by the time he hits ONE!
Which, by the way, is in less than 4 weeks! Where did the time go?

He is happer then he looks- ha!

splish splash

i love the bath

like my rock star hair (styled by my daddy)?

No more carrots

"No Mom...I do not want to eat any more carrots!" ( I guess we should have never introduced him to the french fry )

Egg-cited

Caleb had has first egg hunt this Saturday. He really didn't look for any eggs. He carried his basket and some nice man brought him an egg. And while all the other kids were filling their baskets, Caleb only needed one egg to satisfy! Such a content child (ha).

It was a beautiful day! The easter egg hunt was held at a really nice park where Caleb & his cousin Ryder & his Mimi had a blast!

beautiful baby boy

Our sweet friend and favorite photographer, Brooke Turner, came over last week to take Caleb's 9 month pictures (even though he will be 10 months on Friday).

We have not seen the pictures yet, but she did post a sneak peek on her blog...

http://www.brooketurnerphotography.com/blog/the-church-family

Brooke- they are soooo wonderful, I can't wait to see the rest!

We sure do have a beautiful baby boy (if I do say so myself).

See more of Brooke's work on her blog and her website: http://www.brooketurnerphotography.com/

A day in the life...

Today we did not go to church. Caleb had a fever, snotty nose and a little cough. We began the day with a bath (always makes me feel better). Caleb loves the bath! After playing in the tub, I got him out and wrapped him in a towel. Suddenly I felt a warm sensation in my lap...yep, pee-pee all over me and all over my clean little boy. Next is the wrestling match in the bedroom, otherwise known as diaper changing and dressing. What 9 month old little boy wants to sit still...ever? Not this one! I am getting good at putting on a diaper while he is flipping, crawling or standing. Now-- downstairs to play. He is good at playing. He loves his ball popper and pretty much anything in the house that is not a toy. So I spend most of my day "Caleb proofing". Do not pull on the drapes, do not eat that paper, what is in your mouth...a nickel? get out of the trash, be careful you are gonna fall and so on. Somewhere in the day he gets a nap, 2 if we're lucky. When it comes to meals, he always wants to eat what I am eating and is so [almost] over baby food. We watch a little Baby Einstein. Caleb LOVES it! Right now "Baby MacDonald" is in the DVD player and we are learning all about animals on the farm. Daddy gets home (YAY) mommy can have a little break. It's pretty outside, so we take a family stroll. Daddy has to go back to church. Caleb and I go visit our neighbors. We play over there and then it is time for dinner and bed! Make a bottle, wrestle to change the diaper, feed and rock my little man to sleep. Many days I do not know where my day went. Finding time to do house chores or even work my jewelry business is a daily challenge. So I won't lie, it is hard work being a mom...but then when he smiles at me and lights up when I walk into the room, it makes it all worth it.

Firsts

Caleb's first...

Nilla Wafer (from his GiGi)

dinosaurs (also from his GiGi)

Toy car (thanks to his uncle Tyler)

Yep- he is "All Boy"!