Lovin' My Lil Boy =)

Caleb is THREE!

2011-10-09T16:26:00.000-07:00

This has been a rough weekend. Yesterday from about 5pm on was one big melt down. Everytime I thought it was over he would start back up again. Nothing was making him happy. He would tell me he wanted one thing but freak out when i got it for him telling me "no no back backkk" He cried, screamed and whined for about 5 hours until he finally fell asleep. He woke up in a good mood this morning but was set off when papaw was helping to get him dressed and tried to put his pants on before the shirt (a big no no in Caleb's book) He has been tough to handle and I have barely been able to get anything done as he needs my attention constantly one way or another.

Anyyyways... He turned 3 last Thursday... he had a very good Birthday and Birthday Party, he enjoyed all the gifts and the company. He had his 3 year well-child check and he weighed in at 33lbs, measured 41.5" he is in the 100th percentile for height.

Friday is Caleb's IEP meeting, and then he will start pre-school on Monday. It will be PaPaw or Grandma that takes him the first day(and every day). I must admit that it makes me a little sad that I cannot take him, but there is no way it will happen because I work M-F daylight. I will make sure Grandma and Papaw give me all the details~& of course take pics the first day!

Tonight I was cutting a little pizza for him and he started saying Grace. He learned that at daycare.

Ill add some pictures from his birthday and party.

2011-09-17T16:52:00.000-07:00

Once again it has been too long between posts. I have a lot of updates but I am sure I won't be able to remember everything.

Caleb is singing "twinkle twinkle little star" as I sit here and type this. He just started singing this recenty as well as "ashes ashes all fall down". To sit here and type all of the new things he has learned/said would take me forever and even then I would still forget half of the things..so I will just say he has learned a lot and has a vocabulary of too many words to count! I recently made a pair of spongbob pajamas disappear. These were the only pajamas he would wear and he would not sleep if he couldn't wear them. A few days back they needed washed and he went 2 nights without them(sleeping in just a pull-up, no other pjs were acceptable)but he slept without spongebob pj's so I figured that was a good point to just get rid of them, he has since slept in several other pajamas and only occasionally says "sponge bobs all gone". He is really starting to like trains and says chugga chugga choo choo everytime he sees one.

Yesterday he was evaluated for the IU preschool and was found eligible in all areas. This was not a surprise, even considering the amount of progress he has made. He will be going to preschool 2 days/week starting in October. He will recieve his speech therapy and occupational therapy at preschool. The professionals that evaluated him say that he has a lot of great skills and told me that a lot of things he can do is not typical of children with Autism. They believe he is fine cognitively, it is just getting him to sit still so that he can prove what he knows, and learn new things.

Uncle David is getting married in November and Caleb is going to be in the wedding. I can't imagine him walking down the aisle, but we are going to attempt it. haha

Caleb will be 3 on the 29th! I am having a small, immediate family-only party for him on Sat Oct1st. It will be Mickey Mouse theme. Last Sunday I took him to get his 3rd birthday pictures taken, not expecting any miracles..just planned to pick the best of the poses and get the cheap package deal. He surprised everyone and did WONDERFUL for his pictures and there were so many good ones that I ended up purchasing the DVD w/ copyright privledges to the pictures! I was so proud!

2011-05-06T06:04:00.000-07:00

It has been awhile, things have been hectic lately. I had my wisdom teeth removed Friday, and have had a headache almost every day since. It is finals week, and we had a ton of appointments crammed into this week so that everything is taken care of before starting my externship on Monday.

[This afternoon is the grievance meeting to appeal the insurance's decision to not approve all the TSS hours we requested for at daycare]

Tuesday Caleb had his first appointment at CHoP, Autism Center(Also a part of the Autism Treatment Network). It was a very long appointment, we were there for about 4 hours. He was seen by a psychologist, developmental pediatrician/neurologist, and students who helped with the forms, questions and evaluations. He had blood taken(from both arms,poor guy). They were really helpful there. The following day, I got a phone call from the psychologist that he met criteria for Autism, which means that his diagnosis changed from PDD,NOS to Autism. Bloodwork results should be back in 3 weeks. He got a referal to a developmental opthamalogist, and I was recommended to a dentist for him(I was looking for a new one for him, so I asked)

Yesterday morning I was impressed. Caleb wanted a drink and I told him to get me his cup;he did. He took his sock off, and we were getting ready to leave so I told him to bring me his sock;he did(and then he sat down for me to put it on him.) Then as we were ready to walk out the door I asked him to go turn the tv off;he did. This is AMAZING! He not only followed through with my request, but followed through with 3 in a row!

He has been singing "B-I-B" a lot, he is trying to sing a Bible song that they sing at daycare, that spells out the word Bible. He randomly counts to 10 (replacing 4 with the word "ref" which we still can't figure out) He sings his ABC's up to letter E, and random stretches of letters for the remainder of the alphabet. He can recognize and label about 20 letters now. He loves numbers,and shapes and randomly will name things we see while we are out. (IE. numbers on the speed limit signs, gas prices..hahaha...and shapes of signs or other things.) He is up to at least 100 words now. Most of his language is labeling, there is not much functional language yet but I am sure that is coming. I am amazed with his progress.

He is not just taking baby steps forward; but great leaps. :)

4/23 update

2011-04-23T05:33:00.000-07:00

I just uploaded some random videos of Caleb. I have a ton more, and plan to record more videos to post on here when I update.

TSS started on Monday at daycare and at home. Caleb really likes flashcards. His BSC said that he is backwards because he labels things spontaneously, but will not point or show us where things are when we ask. (The labeling is usually the thing that children with langauge delays have problems with because they need to come up w/ the word themselves, instead of just hearing it and identifying.) They are starting some ABA next week.

Wednesday night we took Caleb to the Benedum Center to see Choo Choo Soul & Imagination Movers Live. He seemed to really enjoy Choo Choo Soul, but Imagination Movers was VERY loud(Even too loud for me) and they had a lot of squeeling guitars and such... so we ended up leaving part way through. I really expected it to be more like the TV show, and less like a loud concert. He started to squirm and hit. He would clap when everyone else clapped and be smiling n' happy and then just turn around and smack whoever was holding him. He also started labeling the "reckels" and "gircles" on the ceiling. We left. He enjoyed himself, but it just got to be TOO MUCH for him.

The Nutritionist came on Thursday. Caleb weighed 30lb 6oz. Which for his age is in the 50th percentile, but for his height is in the 5th percentile. She had the results from Caleb's food journal analysis --It turns out he ate right around 830 calories/day each day that his food intake was recorded. He needs around 1200 calories/day. So she gave us a can of duocal, which is a powder to add to foods that adds calories. She also gave us some pediasure to try. We have tried it in the past with no success but she wants me to try to wean him onto it... so we will see how that goes. Caleb is a very picky eater. Luckily, in the past week I have gotten him to eat steak, and macaroni & cheese (this is huge for him!) He mostly only eats, peanut butter sandwiches, yogurt, french fries, bread, and fruits(& junk of course).

I have been putting Caleb on the potty frequently and he has peed probably 20x in the potty so far (and poo'ed 1x). He knows what to do because he goes when I sit him on the potty, but he is not telling me he has to go (i have to watch for a signal which isn't always consistent either). 2 mornings in a row he woke up dry and I put him on the potty and he peed right away.

So... tomorrow is Easter. I cannot wait for Caleb to wake up and see what the Easter Bunny brought him... and watch him find all of the eggs. I did not feel like cooking this year, plus am totally not in the mood for the oh-so-typical ham. I am going to be making an "amish breakfast casserole" and that's it. We'll probably go to my Mom's for a little bit, I think she is cooking.

__right now Caleb has a plastic cup on each foot and is walking around like they're shoes. He is so silly!

2011-04-23T05:29:00.000-07:00

Some videos of Caleb

2011-04-23T05:21:00.000-07:00

4/14 update

2011-04-14T10:04:00.000-07:00

I got the letter we have been waiting on. It turns out that wraparound services weren't completely denied, they just weren't approved as requested. Its quite confusing to explain, but basically they approved everything that we want now, but June 9th they want to make a drastic reduction in the amount of hours/week he will get in the daycare setting. I talked to the lady from the place that will be providing the services, and she said that we can go ahead and get started and worry about filing an appeal for the loss in hours another time.. or just wait and see how it goes. So good news is... we should have a TSS in the daycare with him next week!
Today Caleb has pooped and peed on the floor... He will take his pants and diaper off and start to go. He has been in footed-sleepers pretty regularly because he takes his clothes off. I am starting to notice a pattern that he pulls on his diaper or takes it off when he has to GO. So as much as I didn't think he was ready to potty train yet, I am starting to think we should give it a try. I should buy him a different potty because the one we have has a detachable pee shield and he will not leave it on. I am thinking the baby bjorn potty because it has a better design(for boys) than our elmo one.
Caleb is picking up new words daily, and there are so many that I cannot even think of them all. This is great progress! He loves labeling things, shapes, numbers, and letters. The problem now is that he is still lacking functional language. He can tell you what almost anything is, he just isn't using functional words yet.
This morning he has OT and Speech. He is taking a nap right now and I am going to have to wake him soon for Early Head Start at 2. Tonight when Grandpa gets off of work, we are going to Playthings, Etc. It is a huge toy store.

& we're too small to stop the rain..

2011-04-13T07:44:00.000-07:00

This morning, I was driving Caleb to daycare and thinking about things & this song came on the radio. I couldn't help but bawl my eyes out. It describes perfectly how I feel (about Caleb's current and future struggles.) Listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW9zMSwKIdU&feature=related I Won't Let Go by Rascal Flatts It’s like a storm That cuts a path Its breaks your will It feels like that You think your lost But your not lost on your own Your not alone I will stand by you I will help you through When you’ve done all you can do If you can’t cope I will dry your eyes I will fight your fight I will hold you tight And I wont let go It hurts my heart To see you cry I know it’s dark This part of life Oh it finds us all And we’re too small To stop the rain Oh but when it rains I will stand by you I will help you through When you’ve done all you can do And you can’t cope I will dry your eyes I will fight your fight I will hold you tight And I won't let you fall Don’t be afraid to fall I’m right here to catch you I wont let you down It wont get you down Your gonna make it Yea I know you can make it Cause I will stand by you I will help you through When you’ve done all you can do And you can’t cope And I will dry your eyes I will fight your fight I will hold you tight And I won't let go Oh I’m gonna hold you And I won't let go Wont let you go No I won't

Spring is here

2011-04-10T09:59:00.001-07:00

It is beautiful day here in western pennsylvania... it is supposed to be almost 80 degrees today. I had big plans to go spend the day outdoors until i realized how much that is not a practical option. There is no good/safe place to go. & I would need an army to help me chase Caleb. Oh how I wish we had about a 300ft by 300ft fenced in field. Caleb could run and play all day. We could get some fresh air.. and I wouldn't be exhausted from chasing him or worrying that he is gonna end up getting hurt. So for now, I guess I will just open the windows in the bedrooms and try to get some fresh air inside.

Denied!

2011-04-07T13:29:00.000-07:00

Guess what~ everyone was wrong! The request for wraparound service was denied by insurance. Now we must wait for a letter to come in the mail explaining why, and then appeal it. I am beyond frustrated at this point. At first it was like...here are 3 hoops you need to jump through...then oooh here are 10 more to jump through and then you will finally get there... now that i've jumped through all of them, i have hit a big brick wall. I have had about 30 phone conversations, been to 3 dr appointments, and I don't even know how many meetings, just to get to this point & be denied. I'm frustrated, i'm exhausted... but I WILL NOT GIVE UP. (& I am sure that what they're hoping that I do) I will never give up on a battle that is worth winning, never, ever, ever.

30 months! Update!

2011-04-06T15:32:00.000-07:00

Caleb had his 30month check up yesterday. He measured in at 38.5in and is 30lbs. For his age, he is in the 99th percentile for height, and 50th percentile for weight. If you compare his height with his weight he is only about the 5th percentile. The pediatrician is now onboard and agreed with the diagnosis from the psychologist she said "he definately has an autism spectrum disorder". This is a relief actually, since the last time I mentioned it she said "what makes them think that?" She told me that his right ear tube is on its way out... (he just got them placed 5 months ago) I hope he doesn't start getting ear infections again! Other then that, things looked good! As far as his weight goes, we're working on that. We just had a dietician start coming to the house and she will come monthly to monitor his weight and to help give tips on getting him to consume enough calories. Yesterday morning was the meeting to present the plan, and evidence(for lack of a better word) to the behavioral health insurance company to get approval for wraparound services. They have 48 hours to make their decision to approve it or send it to peer review. I am pretty certain there is enough proof to show that there is a definate need for the service, so I'm not too worried. I just am really hoping that it gets approved and we can have a TSS at daycare next week! (He really needs help there with langauge, social skills and behavior) I really commend the daycare staff, especially his teacher for being so patient with us while we get all of this figured out. They have been wonderful! Today my Mom and I went to the Autism Conference at Slippery Rock University. It was nice. I enjoyed hearing others perspectives on things. During the breakout sessions I chose meltdowns, and a mother's perspective through the journey. I would really like to meet more people who are going through(or have been through) this journey. I am hoping to find a social skills playgroup for Caleb and a support group.

If you know one child with Autism..you know one child with Autism

2011-04-04T06:33:00.000-07:00

I have read so many hand-outs on autism, and all those "What to look for" sheets that are handed out in doctors offices, etc... but these say so little. In fact, I just read the fact sheet from the CDC and was amazed to see that Caleb fits very few of their listed signs. This does not mean that he is not on the spectrum, he definately is --it just means that all children on the spectrum are different. I am shocked at the number of people who tell me that they don't believe my son has autism. Why is this? I think because they have a mental picture of what a person with autism acts like.. and Caleb doesn't fit it.

"If you know one child with Autism..you know one child with Autism"

[I would have liked to write more, but I must get to class]

Numbers! & Shapes! Oh my!

2011-03-17T19:17:00.001-07:00

The other night Caleb was in the bathtub and picked up his foam 3 and said "three" so the next morning when his OT was here I was telling her about it and she decided to use his magnad00dle and write numbers... he recognized and verbally said #'s 2-9! He is now saying almost all of the numbers. I cannot believe this! The amount of knowledge this lil boy has had stored away all of this time, is amazing me.

He is starting to point shapes out in the environment. We had lunch at Garfield's on Tuesday and he kept looking at the floor and saying "ref"(which is what he always calls squares...not sure why though?) He finds gurkels(circles), ovals, and gagles(triangles) everywhere we go. He now knows all of his shapes except the difficult ones (trapezoid, octagon, parallelogram)

Word List

2011-03-13T06:49:00.000-07:00

Hi
Buh Bye
juice
apple
dadada(banana)
cheese
toast
oval
star
gagle(triangle)
circle
cookie
up
stop
yes
elbow
key
ball
bubble
balloon
glasses
"what's this?"
"ew stinks"

Pretend Play_Mickey Mouse

2011-03-10T19:50:00.000-08:00

Caleb has been not feeling up to par...so we didn't venture too far today. We spent the majority of the day at home with Mickey Mouse! We put clothes on him, pushed him around on his motorcycle, he ate dinner with us, we took his temperature and we even put him to bed with a special blanket. After things quieted down and I was done doing most things with Mickey...I was so amazed to look over and see Caleb hugging Mickey and carrying him around..he even helped me put the blanket on him. :)

Recent Pictures

2011-03-08T14:29:00.001-08:00

Here are some recent pictures of Caleb. He is turning into a boy, he is no longer a baby... although,he will always be my baby.

Update

2011-03-08T13:49:00.000-08:00

So I have decided that I need to get better at posting on here. Things have been crazy, but I am going to try my hardest to post on here more often. I also need a place to document his progress, and share all of our ups and downs. Caleb was diagnosed with Pdd-nos(an autism spectum disorder) on February 3, 2010. He has a significant language delay and has a lot of sensory seeking behaviors. He is still the same wild, funny, sweet little boy we have always known, he just has an official diagnosis now.

Over the past year and a half, he has uttered a couple of words one time, but never again... I was very worried. But in the past month, he has made AMAZING progress. He is now saying, hi and buh bye, as well as waving. He also can identiy and label, star, oval, shoe, ball, cheese, juice, apple, bubble. Lately he has had a big interest in vocabulary books and even points to things and says "what's that" He loves to learn new things. He is not repeating or labeling too many of the things yet, but I know he is holdling them inside and it is just a matter of time until he surprises me by labeling it. Just the other day I was pointing and naming some things in a new book for him, and he started saying "bubble bubble bubble" and there was a bubble on the page that I hadn't seen yet. ::proud mommy moment:: Since his vocabulary and interest in learning new words has greatly increased over the past month, I haven't been using signs with the words. Just the other night he was finished eating his peaches and started signing -more-(first time).

We have a wonderful group of therapists that come into the home and/or daycare and work with Caleb. He has speech therapy, occupational therapy, and special instruction. I'm in the process of trying to get him wraparound services. He will be starting preschool in September, and I'm going soon to observe at a couple of them to decide what would be best fit for him.

Autism awareness is a big thing these days, but I don't think the average person can even recognize autism when they see it. But every one in awhile someone will give me one of those understanding looks; and for that, I am so grateful.

Update

2010-10-23T16:22:00.000-07:00

Caleb turned 2 on Sept 29th!!!

@ his 2 year check up. He was 29.6 lbs & 37.5in

(He wears size 5 diapers, size 8 shoes, mostly 2t pants and 3t shirts.)

First Haircut

2010-08-11T20:23:00.001-07:00

First Haircut!

July 2, 2010

Wow i've been slacking..

2010-08-11T20:02:00.001-07:00

Its been way too long since I have posted on here..

Caleb will be 2 in less than 2 months!! I cannot believe that my little baby is becoming a little boy. I miss my cuddley little baby and I look back at pictures and reminisce from time to time, but I am loving the little boy that he is becoming. He has so much personality, and he is so lovable.
He goes to daycare while Mommy goes to school. He loves it :) I think it is great for him to be around other people, and kids on a regular basis.

His favorite TV shows are: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse & Yo Gabba Gabba

His favorite thing to do is... go to the park and run around or go swimming (He loves water!)

His favorite foods are: Ravioli, Fish sticks, Pizza, Chicken filets, Watermelon, Jello, Yogurt. He likes a lot of foods!

Here are some recent pictures:

Mommy's little Chicken

2009-11-16T11:06:00.001-08:00

Birthday Fun!

2009-10-07T19:02:00.001-07:00

*at his 1st birthday party holding his balloons.
*Mommy & Caleb at his party.

*His birthday cake.

*Caleb's balloons taking over the house after his party.
He still has his 2 elmo balloons from his party, and he carries them around the house with him everywhere.

*@ Texas Roadhouse having his 1st big boy dinner, for his 1st birthday!

*Caleb out to breakfast @ Bob Evans the morning of his birthday.

*Caleb with his tickle me elmo on his 1st birthday

Caleb had his 1 year check up today. He is 23lb 12oz, and 32 1/2 in. He is growing up so fast.
I can't believe that its been over a year since he was born. Everyone always told me that they grow up quickly, and that time flies but I never really believed it until now...

He recently learned to brush his hair, and clap. He is learning new things everyday.

I wish I had the time to get on here and update more often but Caleb,work and school are keeping me very busy.

Birth-1year

2009-10-01T18:49:00.000-07:00

Look how much I've changed!
Caleb Anthony
Birth-1year

Caleb's 1st Birthday Pictures

2009-09-18T12:23:00.000-07:00

2009-08-22T05:08:00.001-07:00

Caleb is so cute stumbling around, I will try to get a video to post soon.

Bathtime fun

2009-08-14T07:20:00.000-07:00

First Steps!

2009-07-28T06:51:00.000-07:00

Caleb has officially taken his first 3 steps! It won't be long until he is running all over the place.

He has become quite the ticklish, boy. He loves being tickled he just cracks up laughing. He loves putting on cat drives & pulling the dogs fur. He is turning into such a little boy. (Where has Mommy's LITTLE baby gone?!?) He will be 10months tomorrow.

Here are his 10month portraits:

8months!

2009-05-31T04:49:00.001-07:00

Well Caleb is officially 8 month old now (8months & 2 days to be exact) soo I should probably write an update on here.

Caleb has 8 teeth. He likes to blow bubbles and make silly noises to make people laugh. He likes to shriek real loud. He has been pulling himself to his feet since the beginning of May. His favorite thing to try and get is black cords(a big no-no) so he definately keeps me on my toes. If he crawls out of the room and ya don't feel like chasing him to carry him back in all you have to do is put a glass of water or the remote(basically anything he isn't allowed to have) on the floor and as soon as he see's it he will come right back in as fast as he can. (Yes its kinda mean because we pick it up right before he gets to it) but its a lifesaver when your exhausted from chasing after him all day long. He is a busy lil bee!

He is so much fun now and has so much personality. He is a bit spoiled.. but ya can't help but spoil him --he is sucha sweetheart!

"Looooook! I'm growing some hair!"

"I am so proud standin up in my crib!"

Memorial Day Pictures!

2009-05-29T12:25:00.001-07:00

Caleb went to his 1st Memorial Day Parade. He wasn't very interested everything strolling down the street in front of us... but he did pay much attention to the man clapping and yelling very loudly beside us...and of course... the big great dane that was near by.

Caleb went swimming for the 1st time. His patriotic swim trunks we're a little big and kept falling down. But he enjoyed the pool, and splashing around!

Keepin' Mommy on her toes

2009-05-17T05:19:00.000-07:00

Caleb is a busy lil bee now. He is crawling all over the place and pulling himself up on everything. He likes anything and everything that is NOT a toy. Next time I wanna buy him a new toy I think I might just buy him some cups and bowls.

Tickle Monster!

2009-05-09T03:49:00.000-07:00

2009-05-05T09:36:00.000-07:00

For those of you that don't know..
I am starting back to college in less than 2 weeks so I may not be able to update here as often. Thanks

7 months!

2009-04-29T08:37:00.000-07:00

Today is Caleb's 7 month birthday!!! I can't believe that in 5 short months he will be a YEAR OLD!

Last week was his 1st time sitting up in a shopping cart. He sat so tall and proud like he's been doing it for months! haha.

He has a 3rd tooth on the bottom, I don't see any signs of the 4th bottom one yet.. but I see 3 on top just under his gums. (I'll try to get pics soon)

He can crawl backwards but hasn't quite mastered going forward yet. He can go from laying to sitting on his own now. He is growing up soo fast.

Cutie in a John Deere hat =)

2009-04-29T07:42:00.000-07:00

Pics! Video! EASTER! Sitting up! Almost Crawling!

2009-04-16T06:40:00.000-07:00

Caleb's 1st Easter has come and gone. The Easter Bunny brought him lots of goodies!

A new way to sleep. Lately Caleb has been rolling over and sleeping like this. Its toooo cute!

He is now sitting up like a champ!

Caleb is trying so hard to crawl. He gets so mad when he can't figure out how to go.

Pictures

2009-04-16T05:20:00.000-07:00

2009-04-07T06:14:00.000-07:00

Caleb loves riding in the stroller!
He loves strolling around the mall with Mommy or taking nice long walks on warm spring days.

Bath time fun!!!
Caleb has outgrown his infant tub but still isn't steady with the sitting up... So I bought him the ducky tub! He can sit up in it pretty good & he loves splashing in the water.

Caleb is almost sitting up on his own!

He can do it for a little while but ends up toppling over.

6 month check up

2009-04-01T10:59:00.001-07:00

Caleb has his 6month check up today. He did very well with his shots, he didn't even cry.
Stats:
18lb 12oz
28in

2009-03-28T19:47:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow Caleb will be 6 months old!
Wednesday is his 6month check up.

Here is a video of him. He really likes to yell now. I think he likes hearing himself.

New pics

2009-03-23T12:40:00.000-07:00

Video of Caleb

2009-03-23T09:46:00.000-07:00

2009-03-19T18:57:00.000-07:00

If Caleb is awake and not eating or fussing his tongue is out. Its been two days now and he has his tongue out constantly. He used to just poke it out for a few seconds but now he holds it out. I guess he just discovered his tongue and is going thru a phase? Its so funny and cute but I can't help but wonder...why?

2009-03-18T05:17:00.000-07:00

5 Months!

2009-03-08T13:28:00.000-07:00

(Yeah I realize I'm a week late, but you'll have that when ya have a little one)

New stats:
18lb 2 oz.
27 1/2 in.

Things are going great. Caleb is growing like a weed and is learning more and more each day. He is rolling all over the place and is starting to learn how to use some of his toys, although he usually just sticks them in his mouth. He hasn't quite grasped sitting up yet. He can do it for a short period on his own but ends up toppling over. It shouldn't be long before he can do it though because he makes more progress each time we try. He is starting to reach for people when he wants picked up but he doesn't do it every time. Recently he has discovered his tongue --he sticks it out a lot. He loves his bumble bee that Santa brought him on Christmas. The other day I seen him smiling and when I looked to see what it was.. it was the bee. He smiles at it when he sees it sitting there. He has also recently discovered the dog. He smiles and gets excited everytime Skamper walks past him. He will be grabbing his ears and pulling his tail in no time(good thing Skampz is a patient dog).

Facial Expressions!

2009-03-06T12:54:00.000-08:00

I adore all of Caleb's facial expressions. Even his mad face is cute as heck!

2009-03-05T19:57:00.000-08:00

Caleb made some new friends. Today he met Carli and MacKayla. They were both born in September too. At first he was a little grumpy but then he seemed to do okay. I thought he would interact with them a little more then he did. He typically gets all excited when he sees babies in the waiting room at the doctors and such. I think he was just tired today. I hope that he is in a better mood next time he gets to see Carli and MacKayla.

Big Boy Carseat!

2009-03-05T08:37:00.001-08:00

Caleb is enjoying his big boy carseat. He can see out the windows and he loves it~

2009-02-19T12:41:00.001-08:00

Grammy and Pappy got Caleb a new high chair. Its his new favorite place(besides his jumperoo of course). He likes playing while sitting in it. He is really catching on to the spoon feeding and seems to enjoy it.

Caleb lovesss chewing on his toes! He sticks them in his mouth every chance he gets. Sometimes he even bites ahold of his sock and pulls it off.

I have captured some pictures of Caleb's 1st 2 chompers! (Its very hard to get a picture of them because he always sticks his tongue out.)

Uncle Dave came to visit before his trip to China and boy did Caleb put on quite the show! He jumped and entertained us in his Jumperoo until he couldn't jump anymore! He wore himself out!

2009-02-09T11:52:00.000-08:00

Caleb is growing so fast! He is already in size 3diapers and some 12month clothes. He is 16lb 12oz and 27inches long. His doctor says he is in the 95th percentile.

He's getting his 2nd tooth now. I thought teething would be fussy time...but he isn't extra fussy. He loves to chew on everything, toys, blankets, his fists, his stuffed animals.He is eating rice cereal and stage1 babyfoods now.

He doesn't do too bad with the cereal but he prefers baby food.. like squash, carrots, or applesauce. He goes crazy in his jumperoo, he loves it! He loves bathtime and splashing Mommy! He loves to be picked up in the air, he cracks up laughing. He is just so much fun! ♥

New Shades!

2009-02-09T11:05:00.000-08:00

TOO COOL!

1st tooth!

2009-02-05T19:29:00.000-08:00

1st tooth is on its way! It broke thru the surface today. I got a picture. Its tough to see but if if you look closely you can see it.

He is starting to get the hang of holding his bottle. He cannot do it for very long yet but he is trying.

He loves bathtime! He is starting to splash around in his tub and he gives Mommy a bath!

Some other pictures of Caleb:

4months and 5days old!

2009-02-03T11:20:00.000-08:00

Caleb is now 4 months old!

He is starting to teethe. He is not very fussy but he has been drooling a lot. I can feel the tooth about ready to break thru on his bottom right. Its sharp,hard and right below the surface.

Caleb watched the Steelers win their 6th superbowl on Sunday! Yay Steelers! He loves watching TV. He just stares at it in amazement almost like he knows what is going on.

We go to the doctors on Monday. I'm ready to see what he measures and weighs.

2009-01-24T20:13:00.000-08:00

Caleb loves his Jumperoo!!

Caleb before bed:

New pictures!

2009-01-24T07:19:00.000-08:00

Baby Mohawk!

2009-01-17T19:16:00.000-08:00

Caleb doesn't have a lot of hair but he has enough for me to get it into a little mohawk now.. YAYY!

2009-01-14T07:14:00.000-08:00

This morning Caleb rolled from his back to his tummy!!! woohoo!!!

Caleb is starting to get more hair and we have officially discovered that he has some crazy hair patterns. He has a cowlick in the front and whirls in the back. His hair stands straight up in the back center. Poor thing has the permanent alfalfa look.

New Pictures

2009-01-13T12:09:00.000-08:00

New Carseat!

2009-01-13T11:26:00.000-08:00

So I finally got Caleb his convertible car seat. After a ton of reasearch, reading ratings and reviews I decided to get him the Evenflo Triumph Advance. I have not installed it in my car yet, but plan to as soon as some of this snow melts.

Just starting here.

2009-01-13T09:39:00.000-08:00

So I just transfered all my journal entrys over here from the old website. It wouldn't let me post pictures on my journal entry so I decided to switch to this website.
So if you're wondering why all my posts say 12:00AM, its b'cuz I transfered them over and didn't have time to put in. I am going to go back thru the posts and try to fill in some pictures.

2009-01-13T09:37:00.000-08:00

[So I just typed up a really long entry and lost it, so I'll try again.. but don't have much time.]

Hello!I figured I would try n get on here to update while Caleb is taking his late morning nap.Caleb rolled over from tummy to back at 2 1/2 months! I caught it on video, I was soo proud of him!! He has been chewing on his fists and drooling a lot more then usual so I think he may be in the early stages of teething. We shall see..Sleep: He has been sleeping 12 hours a night, with 1 early morning feeding. I'm trying to get him to take longer naps during the day so that he is less grumpy at bedtime. (Weight update: He weighed 15lb. 1oz. at 3 months.)He is now wearing 6 month clothes, but is beginning to grow out of the sleepers so he is in 9month sleepers. I am switching him to size 3 diapers as soon as the 2's I have are gone. I cannot believe how fast the lil bugger is growing! He is just over a cold that he had since Christmas. I am so glad he is better now!
With his rattle on Dec 16th:

Caleb rolling over on Dec 17th:

New Pictures of Caleb

2009-01-13T08:37:00.000-08:00

Videos

2009-01-06T00:00:00.000-08:00

Caleb on the Rainforest mat that he got for Christmas:

Caleb talking to Mommy on Jan. 6th 2008:

2008-12-28T00:00:00.000-08:00

Caleb will be 3 months old tomorrow!!
I cannot believe how fast time is going, and how much he has grown. I am really looking forward to him learning new things, like sitting up on his own,eating foods, crawling, talking, walking... But at the same time... I kinda wish he could stay this little forever. I love my son so much. I think he is amazing in every way. He has the cutest little hands n feet. I love all his different facial expressions(even his mad face is cute as heck). I love how he tries so hard to communicate with me even though he can't say words yet. (I could go on forever..)
You really don't know the power of love until you become a mommy.

(Originally from my myspace blog, copied to here)

Baby's 1st Christmas!

2008-12-26T00:00:00.000-08:00

Caleb's 1st Christmas!!!

Caleb got a lot of clothes(sleepers, thermal shirts, camo overalls, and more), diapers, a vtech talking bee, a wobble talking penguin, a duck water playmat, rainforest playmat, a remote control pig, a mirror that can sit on the floor or hang on the crib, a teether, sippie cup, a tigger stuffed animal, a blanket, and more.. I can't remember it all.
He really likes his tigger, mirror, and playmats!
I cannot wait until next Christmas, he will be able to enjoy it much more.

Here are some pictures from The days leading up to Christmas & Christmas Day

2008-12-11T00:00:00.000-08:00

(2 1/2 months old)Things are going great here! I took Caleb to get his Christmas pictures taken yesterday. He did well for the 1st couple of pictures but after that he just cried until I picked him up. So The photographer convinced me to have a couple pictures taken while holding him(I wasn't prepared for it, but luckily I wore red). I haven't had any professional pictures taken with him so I'm happy that it worked out how it did. I was going to take him to santa in the mall to get his picture taken but their prices are outrageous! I think it was 13$ for 1 picture. We have a couple of Christmas parties to go to soon and I'm sure Santa will be there and we can take pictures ourselves. Caleb has slept 10-7 and 8-10 for about the past week. I couldn't be more thankful. I'm so glad that a sleep schedule is finally erupting(and a good one at that). I know I can't count of it lasting too long, buts its nice while it does last. I am excited for Caleb's 1st Christmas but... I know next years Christmas will be SO MUCH more fun when he can open things himself. Caleb is such a joy. He tries to talk to me, giggles and smiles so much. He really smiles n giggles in the mornings. That must be his favorite time of day. He is really focused and zeros in on this way more closely now. Everyone has always told me he is very alert for being so young. He loves to know what is going on around him.

Here are some of the Christmas pictures:

Pictures from November

2008-11-30T00:00:00.000-08:00

2008-11-22T00:00:00.000-08:00

Its almost been 8weeks since Caleb was born. He has changed my life for the better. You never know the power of love until you have a child.

1 month

2008-10-29T00:00:00.000-07:00

1 Month!My baby boy is 1 month old today! I cannot believe how fast time is going. But at the same time, it feels like I've known him forever. I guess its just that connection that we had while he was in my belly for those 9months. He still has his nights n' days a bit mixed up but it is getting better. He is slowly starting to sleep longer stretches throughout the night and be awake more during the daytime. At his last appointment(3wks old) he weighed 11 lb and 3 oz. which the doctor said is wonderful. He is in the 95th percentile. He is a big boy! I am amazed by him more and more each day. He is starting to focus on things more and he turns his head towards me when I talk to him. I cannot wait until he smiles in response to things. So far the only smiles he has are when he is sleeping and they're just random. He loves his swing. He usually falls asleep in it but if he isn't tired he sits in it staring up at the lamp beside it. He loves bright lights. I am so excited to watch him grow and for him to be more interactive but I know i'm really going to miss him being this little.edit: he smiled later that day @ exactly 1 month old!

The Birth of Caleb Anthony!

2008-10-06T00:00:00.000-07:00

I couldn't get to sleep on Sunday night so I decided to go try and get comfortable on the couch around 3am. I fell asleep and woke up around 4am and when I went to stand up I felt a leak of fluid. I wasn't sure if it was urine or amniotic fluid so I spent the next few hours trying to figure it out. I was googling all the ways to tell the difference. I tried laying down for 20 minute increments and getting up again to see if it would leak again. Sometimes it would and other times it wouldn't. I didn't want to the hospital in case it was just urine so I decided to call my doctors office when they opened. I tried at 9:00, 9:15, and again at 9:30 and continued to get the answering service so I decided I would just drive in. I asked to speak with a nurse and described what was happening and she told me to go to labor & delivery right away and they can do testing to see if it is amniotic fluid. I arrived at labor & delivery around 10:30am. The nurse had me put on a gown and belly band. She hooked me up to the monitors and checked me. She said I was 2cm dialated and she saw some pooling of fluid in my vagina so she was pretty sure it was amniotic fluid I was leaking. She did the ferning test. It was in fact amniotic fluid. They put in my IV and started up the pitocin around 11:30am. At this point I was having contractions 1 1/2 minutes apart but not feeling much. I had a slight backache and some menstrual type cramps. At 2pm Dr. Young came in to check my cervix and said I was still at 2cm but she needed to re-break my water(apparently it broke at the top before). As soon as she broke my water I instantly dialated to 4cm. This is when the pain started. I could actually feel my contractions coming and going and I finally started to feel like I was in labor. The pain was pretty intense and came on very suddenly. The doctor said I could have my epidural so I went ahead and put my request in for it incase the anestesiologist would be tied up and take awhile to get there. Luckily he arrived fairly shortly and I had my epidural in by 3pm. Within 20 minutes I was feeling good. No pain, just discomfort from having to stay confined to the bed. The doctor reviewed the monitor and said that they baby hasn't been having enough active periods so they got out the buzzer to wake him. It worked but he was back to sleep in no time. Around 4:30pm they decided to put an internal monitor on the baby. Dr. Young left and Dr. Konda came in to take over. The babies heartrate started dropping down so the doctor began to be concerned. I started feeling my contractions again so they paged the anestesiologist. He came back and gave me some more medicine and increased my epidural med. I started to feel good again. The babies heartrate continued dropping so at 6pm they stopped the pitocin. At 6:30 the doctor decided that I would need a ceserean. Caleb Anthony arrived at 7:37pm. He weighed 10lbs and was 20 1/2 inches. He is already the love of my life 3(I would really like to type up a more detailed birth story, and I will eventually... but for now... this is it)

here are some pictures:

2008-10-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

CALEB HAS ARRIVED!9/29/08 @ 7:37PM 10LBS. 20.5IN.We came home on Thursday but I've been busyyyyy so haven't had much time to do anything more then take care of him. I hope to be able to write up the birth story soon.

2008-09-27T00:00:00.000-07:00

Went to my NST yesterday. The nurse I had was a ding dong. She was ready to send me home and hadn't even checked my blood pressure. When she did it was high (138/90) sooo by the time I finally got out of there I had been poked twice for blood, peed in a cup and was sent home with a big jug to collect 24hours of urine. I am taking that back today and we should have the results soon. I see my midwife on Tuesday.

2008-09-24T00:00:00.000-07:00

My 39wk appointment:No good news for me at my appointment yesterday morning. I have not dialated or thinned out any more. My blood pressure was high, I had protein in my urine, much swelling/weight gain. Soo she had me lay on my left side awhile and rechecked my bloodpressure. Thankfully it came down to a decent level. I am to go in to L&D for a NST on Friday. My next appointment is on Tues.(exactly on my EDD) I was pretty bummed out after that appointment.Nothing is happening with me except an occasional contraction just to tease me. I think I've accepted defeat and I'm probably gonna be pregnant until the 2nd week of October. I'm so irritable and sick of people telling me to enjoy my last nights full of sleep. They aren't full of sleep... I'm awake every hour with numb limbs, aching hips and a full bladder. I'd much rather be waking up with this baby..

2008-09-18T00:00:00.001-07:00

My feet ache and look like walrus paddles... I hope they shrink after the baby is born. This swelling makes my feet look not-so-sexy.. lol

2008-09-18T00:00:00.000-07:00

Tuesday I found out that I'm 1cm dialated. It doesn't mean much but atleast something is happening. I go back again this Tuesday. I'll be 39wks then... Wowwww

37weeks

2008-09-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

2008-09-06T00:00:00.000-07:00

Wednesday was my last birthing class. We took a tour of the maternity unit. I saw a cute lil baby in the nursery. That made me even more excited about meeting my lil boy. I am SO ready to get this baby out. My maternity clothes are getting too small and are now very uncomfortable. I can't sleep more then an hour or two at a time each night. My belly is burning and itching b'cuz i'm starting to get stretch marks on the lower part of my stomach. I'm moody and grumpy. My back hurts. I have a zillion complaints and on top of that I'm going nuts wondering what my baby is going to look like and just wanting to hold him in my arms. Please baby.... don't be stubborn and stay inside until 42 weeks... I'll take ya ANYTIME now. I'm anxious and excited to meet this lil baby.

2008-08-29T00:00:00.000-07:00

I'm down to the final month! I can't even believe it... time has went by so quickly. I should have a baby in my arms next month at this time... but I may not. It'll be anywhere from 2-6wks and he will be arriving.I have a fear of going 2 weeks past my due date, being induced and ending up with a c-section after a long painful attempt at labor & delivery. I shouldn't think so negatively but that is my fear.My baby shower was nice. The baby got a lot of cute things. I had a good time, I'll post a picture or 2 from it. (Not sure that I will post any of myself b'cuz i look horrrrrible in all of them)Physically: I am doing alright. A lot better then some other woman that are due around the same time as me. They complain all the time and I'm not sure that I'm as miserable as they have been. I don't have much swelling but after a long day on my feet I do notice slight swelling in my feet/ankles. I have already gained more weight then I would of liked to this entire pregnancy, but I'm not going to worry about that until after the baby is born. The lower part of my belly is getting really itchy and starting to hurt. I think the stretch marks are starting to show their ugly face. I get up several times a night to pee. I'm always thirsty and constantly have a bottle of ice water with me. Walking is a task and somedays I feel as though my hip joints need oiled up. I don't feel the baby move near as much anymore (I think he is running out of room) although I often feel a foot poking out of my side and have to rub it until he stops poking it out. Emotionally: I'm ready for this baby to be born. I'm anxious to meet him. I can't wait to hold him in my arms and just stare at him. I often wonder what he is going to look like. A lot of things in my life aren't going as smoothly as I would like but I'm trying to make the best of it and stay optimistic about the arrival of my lil boy. I already have more love for him then I could possibly have for anyone. I'm ready to meet ya lil guy!! I think its time I get done packing my bags for the hospital... He may come any day now. (More then likely it won't be for atleast 2 more weeks, maybe not for 6) I like to be prepared for anything.

2008-07-24T00:00:00.000-07:00

Its been awhile so I figured I better get on here and update. I failed my 1 hour Glucose Tolerance test so I had to go back in for the 3 hour one. I did not end up completing it because I got sick and they sent me down to the Emergency Room. I had a lot of tests done and got some IV fluids. I don't know what the doctor is going to decide to do to test me for Gest. Diabetes since I can't do the 3hour GTT. I will call on Monday and see what they say..I've been at a stand still with getting things ready for the baby. There is not much more I can do or buy until I see what I end up with after my Baby Shower. The shower is August 10th, I'm really looking forward to it. My goal is to have everything ready for the baby by the end of August so I can just relax the last few weeks. I found the cutest camo diaper bag on walmarts website. I HAVE to get it. They do not sell it in stores so I couldn't go get it. I added it to my registry and if I don't get it at my shower I will def be ordering it! Its adorable! I think I have the baby's outfit picked out for his 1st picture. I pick it up all the time to just look at it and can't wait to see my baby boy in it! I am planning to breastfeed, so am trying to gather as much information about it as I can. I want to be prepared. I also do not want to invest too much money into nursingwear/gear just in case breastfeeding does not work out for me. I just want to have the bare essentials and see how it works out before I buy too much. Okk.. enough rambling for today.9weeks left!!

2008-07-06T00:00:00.000-07:00

2 months and 23 days until my lil boy is due.I can't even begin to describe how anxious I am to meet him. I'm so excited about having a family. "Baby Boy" has been an acrobat in my belly the past couple of days. He woke me up and kept me awake for a few hours in the middle of the night last night but I'm not gonna complain. Physically I've been more exhausted lately but feeling pretty decent. I get dizzy spells and feelings of breathlessness sometimes. I don't know what causes it, I'm guessing its the babys position. My belly button has gotten really shallow. I wonder if its going to pop out? I've been a major "innie" my whole life, so it'll be interesting to see if it pops out.I should be getting the crib/dresser/changing table this month and will finally be able to put his nursery together. I'm pretty excited to get that all set up =)We have not yet announced the babies name but I think i'm going to announce it at my baby shower. To you few people who already know the name... consider yourself special haha

2008-06-22T00:00:00.000-07:00

100 more days left!

2008-06-15T00:00:00.000-07:00

My belly has been really itchy! I don't have too much to update on. I've been feeling the baby moving a lot. It seems as though 10p-12a is his really active time. My next appt isn't until July 8th.

23-24wks

2008-06-06T00:00:00.000-07:00

I can't believe I'm almost 24weeks pregnant. Time is flying, but not fast enough. I'm excited about meeting my lil one =)

2008-06-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

The ultrasound went good today. The baby is healthy. We got a pretty good picture of his face. I'm measuring almost a week ahead, and he weighs 1lb 7oz. I'm so relieved now that I know everything is healthy =)

2008-06-02T00:00:00.000-07:00

Sooo I'm kinda ticked off this morning. Got up at 7 this morning to make it to my appointment at 9 just to find out that they mistakenly scheduled me on a day the midwife is on vacation. Dunno how that happened. Buttt I have the come back next week now. Tomorrow is still my level II ultrasound in Pitts... I'll update after that

2008-05-18T00:00:00.000-07:00

My next ultrasound will be in Pittsburgh at West Penn Hospital. They are sending me for a Level II ultrasound. I have to admit it worried me as to why they're chosing to send me for the level II instead of just another reg u/s. I did talk to the nurse about it and she read the doctors orders to me and it seems as though its just to get a clearer view of things they couldn't see too well in the last ultrasound. So I am going to try not to worry and just be thankful that I'm going to be able to see my baby again. I've been feeling the baby moving a lot! He is active a lot in the mornings and evenings. I feel him on the inside, I can feel him through my stomach if I place my hand on it while he is real active, and I can sometimes even see my stomach moving around.

2008-05-14T00:00:00.000-07:00

I will be going for another ultrasound in 3-4 weeks because they did not get a good picture of the babies arm or spine on the last ultrasound. Its another chance to see my baby boy, so I'm not complaining! I got my quad screen results back today, all negative. Less then 1 in 5000 chance of a major birth defect. Thank God! My next appointment is on June 3rd with Laurie. I will be scheduling my repeat anatomy scan then. Woohoo! I hope they print me out more pics of my baby!

2008-05-09T00:00:00.000-07:00

Its a BOY!!!

I had such a good day today. A lot of good things happened, the best being seeing my baby boy! He cooperated very well so we were able to get a definate answer on the gender. It is a BOY! Check out the pics! It was so amazing seeing him moving around on the screen. At first he had his legs tucked up and he was holding his heel. It was so cute! So the tech just did some of the measurements and then checked his position again. This time he had his legs opened up and we could clearly see that it was a boy. He was movin all over the place and kept showin off! At the end he was sucking his thumb. I am measuring EXACTLY (to the very day) as my due date, so everything is lookin good! I'm so ready to go shopping and get lot of adorable lil boy things! I have a name picked out for him, and I'm pretty certain things aren't gonna change with that. Although, I don't plan to tell many people the name. The ultrasound tech was very nice and informative. I was very thankful for that!

2008-05-08T00:00:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow I have an ultrasound. I should be finding out Boy or Girl! I really hope the baby cooperates and shows us what he/she is! I'm really excited! I know its gonna be an amazing experience b'cuz the last(and only) time i've seen the lil bugger he/she was just a small dot on the screen.

2008-05-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today was my 19wk appointment. Everything went good! I got to hear the babies heartbeat, which was 160bpm. She said my uterus is growing right should be(its about a finger width below my belly button now) My anatomy scan is Friday. I CANNOT WAIT!!Today I'm really stuck in baby-mode. I seen the cutest lil newborn boy at the docs office today. I forgot how tiny they are. Those cute lil hands awwww. I really can't wait to meet my lil one. Today its like my mind can only think baby baby baby. All i can research online is babies, all i've been talking to my friends/fam about is the baby. I can't wait to hold it, to touch its soft skin, to smell it. I cried just thinking of the moment i'll first hold it in my arms. Yes...today.. I'm really obsessed. It must be the hormones.

2008-05-01T00:00:00.000-07:00

Toasting Marshmallows in the oven is fun. Just turn the oven on broil, stick one on a long knife and hold it in there. Yummmm

2008-04-30T00:00:00.000-07:00

I have an appointment with Eileen monday morning. She is the other midwife, i haven't seen her yet. At that appointment I will get my ultrasound set up, so my ultrasound should be sometime next week. I can't wait! =)I wanna know.... Pink or Blue?!!?!

2008-04-25T00:00:00.000-07:00

So I've been thinking I've felt my baby move for awhile now, but as of today I'm positive i've felt it. It feels like lil tickle/poke from the inside. I just felt it 3 times in a row.

2008-04-23T00:00:00.001-07:00

Well I hit 17weeks yesterday!I don't really have too much to update thats why i haven't updated in awhile. My next appointment isn't until the 30th, and I won't be seeing my midwife until the following week. Hopefully at that appointment we will set up my "20wk" ultrasound to find out the gender of the baby. My bump is really starting to show. Its now being noticed by other people, and not just myself.I'm pretty set on names. Although I plan to keep that a secret from most people until the baby is born. I haven't been working, which is wonderfulllll... but I'll probably be starting my new job within a week or two. I don't know how long I'll stay there though. I'm not thrilled that i have to go back to work. I could probably manage without but I want to try and save up a lil extra money to be on the safe side. As for pregnancy symptoms; I haven't had many cravings lately, my stomach aches at nighttime and is sore in the mornings when i wake up, I get dizzy and feel like i'm going to pass out when I am standing for periods of time, and thats about it.

2008-04-23T00:00:00.000-07:00

Oh and I've had to take the fioricet a couple of times so far. It worked very well one time and not so well the other. I'm not sure why that is...

2008-04-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

Current Cravings: Andy Capps HOT FRIES and sour candy. (like sour straws or sour patch kids) get me these and i will love u forever.

2008-04-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

Woke up this morning. Feels like my belly had a lil growth spurt overnight. Or maybe I'm just noticing this belly I'm getting.

2008-04-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

I think preg hormones are getting the best of me today. I've been crying all day, for no good reason. =(

2008-03-31T00:00:00.000-07:00

My 14 week appointment went well. I got to hear the babys heartbeat, she said it was in the 150's. She said I'm in the 2nd trimester and after hearing the heartbeat that means theres almost no chance of miscarriage (yayy)I also got a prescrip of Fioricet for my migraines. I've been getting some horrible ones lately. I hope this helps.

2008-03-28T00:00:00.000-07:00

I don't know if I've been depressed but I've sure been more pessimistic then usual. I've had worrys and bad thoughts about everything. When I first got a positive hpt I thought the test must be lying to me, so we bought several more. Once they were all positive too I thought that cysts cause false positives so that must be the case(i read that in a pamphlet in the preg test box) Then I went to have my blood test and confirm it. I was thinking it might just be a blighted ovum or tubal pregnancy. Had an u/s at 5-6wks and confirmed it was in the right place, but i was worried that the heartbeat(106bpm) was way too slow and that something was wrong. I have been horrible about this whole thing. I know worrying is bad but that is all I have done. I'm always tryin to think positive but I end up thinking the worst. An example: I found some nice maternity clothes for summer for very cheap from the 2nd hand store. I had to justify buying them so soon by tellin myself that i can always donate them back or sell them on ebay if something happens to my baby.I keep telling myself that my appointment monday(3/31) is going to be my turning point. As long as everything is looking good then I should STOP worrying because I'll be 14wks and the risks should be minimal. Lets just hope I can stick to my word and stop being such a pessimistic worry wart.

2008-03-25T00:00:00.000-07:00

sickness was back for 2 days, i think it was a combination of work and nightshift that triggered it. I hope its gone again..

Lovin' My Lil Boy =)

Caleb is THREE!

4/23 update

Some videos of Caleb

4/14 update

& we're too small to stop the rain..

Spring is here

Denied!

30 months! Update!

If you know one child with Autism..you know one child with Autism

Numbers! & Shapes! Oh my!

Word List

Pretend Play_Mickey Mouse

Recent Pictures

Update

Update

@ his 2 year check up. He was 29.6 lbs & 37.5in(He wears size 5 diapers, size 8 shoes, mostly 2t pants and 3t shirts.)

First Haircut

Wow i've been slacking..

Mommy's little Chicken

Birthday Fun!

Birth-1year

Caleb's 1st Birthday Pictures

Bathtime fun

First Steps!

8months!

Memorial Day Pictures!

Keepin' Mommy on her toes

Tickle Monster!

7 months!

Cutie in a John Deere hat =)

Pics! Video! EASTER! Sitting up! Almost Crawling!

Pictures

6 month check up

New pics

Video of Caleb

5 Months!

Facial Expressions!

Big Boy Carseat!

New Shades!

1st tooth!

4months and 5days old!

New pictures!

Baby Mohawk!

New Pictures

New Carseat!

Just starting here.

New Pictures of Caleb

Videos

Baby's 1st Christmas!

Pictures from November

1 month

The Birth of Caleb Anthony!

37weeks

23-24wks

@ his 2 year check up. He was 29.6 lbs & 37.5in

(He wears size 5 diapers, size 8 shoes, mostly 2t pants and 3t shirts.)