Here is Caleb and is bestie:
(so sorry they are all sideways, I don't know why my blog rotates them)
Thursday, May 31, 2012
How do you measure up?
Here is Caleb and is bestie:
(so sorry they are all sideways, I don't know why my blog rotates them)
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Changes
In my below post I mentioned we have a lot of changes happening right now.. so here is the nitty gritty...
And just as a preface, although it is hard to have your life completely uprooted and everything changing all at once, we feel extremely blessed as a family for the opportunities that have come our way recently. It's the season for change!
First of all... TUESDAY May 22nd, a few hours after I blogged about Caleb, his first tooth made its appearance! You would have thought I just won the lottery with how thrilled I was. FINALLY! Its his bottom left tooth, you call definitely feel it and when he sits still for longer than 2.5 seconds you can catch a glimpse of it breaking through his gums. This has unfortunately led to fussiness and hard nights but I don't mind, bring on the teeth!
Justin accepted a new job, downtown Salt Lake City, with Goldman Sachs. He will be approving transactions of stock exchanges (I may have this completely wrong, hopefully he will correct it if needed, he has told me several times what the position is but for some reason I can never remember it). He begins June 18th! We are thrilled for this opportunity and that it is a position that Justin was very interested in.
Since he will be working downtown, we are having to move to Salt Lake County. Pleasant Grove has been so good to us, we are going to miss it! We aren't quite sure about this change... I think we will be moving into an apartment for the time being, to get used to Salt Lake County then we will be buying a house. And just a little sad side note, we found out recently that our sweet home (that we are renting) is in foreclosure, or close to it. We had no idea so when we found out it was a scary shock. Apparently the mortgage company has been sending a lady out to check of the status of our unit (vacant or occupied) for 8 months! Yikes! Our plan was to stay in this condo until later in the summer then start house hunting. I doubt that will be the case now since we are in a time crunch with our condo now. Bummer. But I am excited to start house hunting!
Oh and Justin is graduating, officially, the first weekend in June! Woohhoo! I am so proud of him and so happy we are still in Utah so he is able to attend his graduation ceremony. Such a huge accomplishment! And one other quick note..(please don't be mad at me for posting this picture honey..)
He is in amazing physical shape right now! (If you are not a family member, you can read that as: He is so stinkin' hot!) Just another reason I am so proud of him. He set a New Years goal to get in shape and he has beyond surpassed that goal. Which is much more than I can say for any of my New Years resolutions...
We are also taking a family vacation to California before he starts his new job. I am thrilled for that! Uninterrupted, beautiful family vacation! I'll post pictures when we return. This might be my last blog for a while, until things get settled down towards the end of June. As soon as we get back from our trip, its full on apartment hunting.
We never thought we would be staying in Utah, but in the end we are so happy to have a good job and be in the position to start looking to buy a house. Its funny how things work out sometimes, eh?
And just as a preface, although it is hard to have your life completely uprooted and everything changing all at once, we feel extremely blessed as a family for the opportunities that have come our way recently. It's the season for change!
First of all... TUESDAY May 22nd, a few hours after I blogged about Caleb, his first tooth made its appearance! You would have thought I just won the lottery with how thrilled I was. FINALLY! Its his bottom left tooth, you call definitely feel it and when he sits still for longer than 2.5 seconds you can catch a glimpse of it breaking through his gums. This has unfortunately led to fussiness and hard nights but I don't mind, bring on the teeth!
Justin accepted a new job, downtown Salt Lake City, with Goldman Sachs. He will be approving transactions of stock exchanges (I may have this completely wrong, hopefully he will correct it if needed, he has told me several times what the position is but for some reason I can never remember it). He begins June 18th! We are thrilled for this opportunity and that it is a position that Justin was very interested in.
Since he will be working downtown, we are having to move to Salt Lake County. Pleasant Grove has been so good to us, we are going to miss it! We aren't quite sure about this change... I think we will be moving into an apartment for the time being, to get used to Salt Lake County then we will be buying a house. And just a little sad side note, we found out recently that our sweet home (that we are renting) is in foreclosure, or close to it. We had no idea so when we found out it was a scary shock. Apparently the mortgage company has been sending a lady out to check of the status of our unit (vacant or occupied) for 8 months! Yikes! Our plan was to stay in this condo until later in the summer then start house hunting. I doubt that will be the case now since we are in a time crunch with our condo now. Bummer. But I am excited to start house hunting!
Oh and Justin is graduating, officially, the first weekend in June! Woohhoo! I am so proud of him and so happy we are still in Utah so he is able to attend his graduation ceremony. Such a huge accomplishment! And one other quick note..(please don't be mad at me for posting this picture honey..)
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| Left: Jan 13, 2012 / Right: May 22, 2012 |
We are also taking a family vacation to California before he starts his new job. I am thrilled for that! Uninterrupted, beautiful family vacation! I'll post pictures when we return. This might be my last blog for a while, until things get settled down towards the end of June. As soon as we get back from our trip, its full on apartment hunting.
We never thought we would be staying in Utah, but in the end we are so happy to have a good job and be in the position to start looking to buy a house. Its funny how things work out sometimes, eh?
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
11 months
We have a lot of changes happening in our little family right now. First of all...
Caleb turned 11 months yesterday, which means in one short month he is going to be one! I can't believe how quickly time has gone by. Here are some updates on him-
+First word is officially "dada", which coincidentally he started to say when Justin was out of town for a week for a business trip. He says dada and any gibberish that begin with the "d" sound. Sometimes he just says "d" over and over again. I love that he is learning to communicate!
+He has mastered the art of rolling over, and over, and over. I think this mastery has put crawling even further down the list, as he can now get to whatever he wants by rolling over and over.
+He is laughing a lot more these days, especially when he is tired!
+He has his own mind that is for sure! If he doesn't want his bottle he is not shy in letting us know. Most of the time, he prefers to have his fingers in his mouth, so a bottle just disrupts his finger-biting/sucking time. His bottom gums are quite swollen, but still no signs of little teeth breaking the surface.
+Caleb rarely cries, when he wants something he whines in the funniest way then looks at me to see if he is going to get what he wants. If he is tired or hungry his "talking" becomes much more vocal and loud. If we are out and he gets tired or bored, all we have to do is hold him and he is content.
+He is finally on a good bedtime schedule. For a while he was sick (ear infections, colds, etc.) so it disrupted his routine but he is now 7pm-6:30 for bedtime. He is a sweetheart though, if we keep him out later than his bedtime he won't really fuss at all.
+Weighs a little under 19 lbs. He is getting so long! His feet are very close to dangling over the end of his car seat.
+He loves trying new foods. We are giving him small pinches of what we eat. Mozzarella sticks, bread, bananas, brownies, cookies, pasta, ice cream, mashed potatoes...he gobbles it all up.
+When I am singing songs to him before naps or bedtime, he takes his pacifier out of his mouth and tries to put it in my mouth. He gets a big kick out of this. Not sure if its confirmation that my singing is as bad as I thought it was... even he is trying to hush me!
+We went to a petting zoo last week and the goats kept trying to nibble Caleb's toes, he was enamored by the animals!
+He loves sitting up and playing with his toys. His balance is getting better everyday to where I don't worry when I walk away from him that he is instantly going to fall backwards.
There are so many more things I wish I remembered at this moment to record. He still makes me and Justin laugh daily, smile constantly and we count him as our choicest blessing in our family!
Caleb turned 11 months yesterday, which means in one short month he is going to be one! I can't believe how quickly time has gone by. Here are some updates on him-
+First word is officially "dada", which coincidentally he started to say when Justin was out of town for a week for a business trip. He says dada and any gibberish that begin with the "d" sound. Sometimes he just says "d" over and over again. I love that he is learning to communicate!
+He has mastered the art of rolling over, and over, and over. I think this mastery has put crawling even further down the list, as he can now get to whatever he wants by rolling over and over.
+He is laughing a lot more these days, especially when he is tired!
+He has his own mind that is for sure! If he doesn't want his bottle he is not shy in letting us know. Most of the time, he prefers to have his fingers in his mouth, so a bottle just disrupts his finger-biting/sucking time. His bottom gums are quite swollen, but still no signs of little teeth breaking the surface.
+Caleb rarely cries, when he wants something he whines in the funniest way then looks at me to see if he is going to get what he wants. If he is tired or hungry his "talking" becomes much more vocal and loud. If we are out and he gets tired or bored, all we have to do is hold him and he is content.
+He is finally on a good bedtime schedule. For a while he was sick (ear infections, colds, etc.) so it disrupted his routine but he is now 7pm-6:30 for bedtime. He is a sweetheart though, if we keep him out later than his bedtime he won't really fuss at all.
+Weighs a little under 19 lbs. He is getting so long! His feet are very close to dangling over the end of his car seat.
+He loves trying new foods. We are giving him small pinches of what we eat. Mozzarella sticks, bread, bananas, brownies, cookies, pasta, ice cream, mashed potatoes...he gobbles it all up.
+When I am singing songs to him before naps or bedtime, he takes his pacifier out of his mouth and tries to put it in my mouth. He gets a big kick out of this. Not sure if its confirmation that my singing is as bad as I thought it was... even he is trying to hush me!
+We went to a petting zoo last week and the goats kept trying to nibble Caleb's toes, he was enamored by the animals!
+He loves sitting up and playing with his toys. His balance is getting better everyday to where I don't worry when I walk away from him that he is instantly going to fall backwards.
There are so many more things I wish I remembered at this moment to record. He still makes me and Justin laugh daily, smile constantly and we count him as our choicest blessing in our family!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Growing boy!
Whenever I sit down to blog I start going through our pictures we've taken recently. I can't help but want to blog all the cute pictures we take of Caleb, sorry!
Caleb has started falling asleep in unusual positions. I check on him sometimes during his daily naps and Justin checks on him before we go to bed each night and we get the biggest laugh out of how he falls asleep. We are the usual parents, who gush over anything their child does!
And the other pictures were just because he is so darn loveable and cute!
Caleb has started falling asleep in unusual positions. I check on him sometimes during his daily naps and Justin checks on him before we go to bed each night and we get the biggest laugh out of how he falls asleep. We are the usual parents, who gush over anything their child does!
And the other pictures were just because he is so darn loveable and cute!
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| The prayer position |
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| The "I-salsa-in-my-sleep" position |
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| And Caleb is pretty is obsessed with his bumpers, so no surprise he would fall asleep holding onto one. |
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| No teeth, but man how I love that gummy grin! |
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| Seeing double... |
March & April
The last time I blogged was Justin's birthday! I haven't posted about his birthday...or much else lately!
I was a pretty scattered brain wife when it came to Justin's birthday this year. I was so focused on buying his birthday presents that I forgot about a party or dinner. Thankfully Mom Blackham happened to be in town the Friday before his birthday so we were able to enjoy a family dinner, including Amanda and Brandon too! We loved having them all down our way in Pleasant Grove. I know I say this a lot, but I love where we live! We have quaint restaurants nearby that thankfully aren't busy on the weekends so we were able to enjoy a BBQ dinner then have cake at our place afterwards. It was a really fun night!
I scrambled Saturday morning to try and find a sitter that night for Caleb so we could have a date. I didn't find anyone and after feeling like a failure of a wife I told Justin about the situation and he, being the incredibly sweet husband that he is, was so reassuring when he told me that he wanted nothing more than to stay in and enjoy the evening with me and Caleb. So that was what we did, stayed in! We had Heather and her family down Sunday afternoon for dinner and to help us eat cake. Then Monday we celebrated with just our family.
I have always had this thing with birthdays, I love my birthday and truth be told, I expect far too much when it comes to celebrating my birthday. But because I feel this way I get so stressed because I think Justin must feel the same way about celebrating his birthday and I want to make it grandiose. Justin is actually the opposite of me though, he doesn't care much about his birthday and is fine with being low key. Opposites attract!
Anyway! I really can't remember anything else that happened in March! We celebrated Easter as a family with the Whitmers. Grandma Blackham sent Caleb the CUTEST Easter outfit and I was so thrilled to get him dressed Sunday morning. Nana (Froneberger) sent Caleb a darling Easter basket with toys and candy (which Caleb's parents thoroughly enjoyed! lol) So Caleb was set! We hurried to make it to church on time (@ 9am) so we didn't have time for pictures but I figured we could get them after church. Well... Justin had Caleb during 3rd hour and out of nowhere Caleb threw up all over himself and Justin. We all ended up leaving church early, we went home and were on full sick-Caleb watch. Poor guy was the sickest I have seen him yet! After getting EVERYTHING out of his system, he was able to keep down a little formula then took a nap. He woke up and didn't get sick again-whew! But sadly we don't have any pictures documenting him in all his cuteness. I had intentions of us all putting on our Easter outfits and posing for pictures but I am losing interest in that. Anyway we had a wonderful family dinner, here are some pictures of us with the Whitmers:
I was a pretty scattered brain wife when it came to Justin's birthday this year. I was so focused on buying his birthday presents that I forgot about a party or dinner. Thankfully Mom Blackham happened to be in town the Friday before his birthday so we were able to enjoy a family dinner, including Amanda and Brandon too! We loved having them all down our way in Pleasant Grove. I know I say this a lot, but I love where we live! We have quaint restaurants nearby that thankfully aren't busy on the weekends so we were able to enjoy a BBQ dinner then have cake at our place afterwards. It was a really fun night!
I scrambled Saturday morning to try and find a sitter that night for Caleb so we could have a date. I didn't find anyone and after feeling like a failure of a wife I told Justin about the situation and he, being the incredibly sweet husband that he is, was so reassuring when he told me that he wanted nothing more than to stay in and enjoy the evening with me and Caleb. So that was what we did, stayed in! We had Heather and her family down Sunday afternoon for dinner and to help us eat cake. Then Monday we celebrated with just our family.
I have always had this thing with birthdays, I love my birthday and truth be told, I expect far too much when it comes to celebrating my birthday. But because I feel this way I get so stressed because I think Justin must feel the same way about celebrating his birthday and I want to make it grandiose. Justin is actually the opposite of me though, he doesn't care much about his birthday and is fine with being low key. Opposites attract!
Anyway! I really can't remember anything else that happened in March! We celebrated Easter as a family with the Whitmers. Grandma Blackham sent Caleb the CUTEST Easter outfit and I was so thrilled to get him dressed Sunday morning. Nana (Froneberger) sent Caleb a darling Easter basket with toys and candy (which Caleb's parents thoroughly enjoyed! lol) So Caleb was set! We hurried to make it to church on time (@ 9am) so we didn't have time for pictures but I figured we could get them after church. Well... Justin had Caleb during 3rd hour and out of nowhere Caleb threw up all over himself and Justin. We all ended up leaving church early, we went home and were on full sick-Caleb watch. Poor guy was the sickest I have seen him yet! After getting EVERYTHING out of his system, he was able to keep down a little formula then took a nap. He woke up and didn't get sick again-whew! But sadly we don't have any pictures documenting him in all his cuteness. I had intentions of us all putting on our Easter outfits and posing for pictures but I am losing interest in that. Anyway we had a wonderful family dinner, here are some pictures of us with the Whitmers:
Monday, March 19, 2012
The many tired faces of Caleb
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Hello stranger
That's what my blog is thinking...and maybe you too? I haven't blogged in a while.
The to-do list in my head is growing longer every second. Caleb is going down for his nap (however being very noisy about it) and its my time to get things done. I need to make a grocery list, I need to make our bed, I need to clean the kitchen, I need to clean myself... but I want to blog instead. :-)
We Blackhams have been feeling very blessed lately. Caleb is the sweetest child ever. The weather is warming up, the days seem longer after DST, and now that Justin is done with school we have been getting a lot of quality family time in the evenings. I didn't realize how mediocre I have been feeling until it started getting warmer out then I just feel so happy and giddy! I am not a winter person.
Here are some updates...
Up until about a month ago I was feeling kind of bored during the days. Being stuck inside with the cold weather and not feeling much motivation to get outside. Then I got a calling as a counselor in our ward's Relief Society and I am bored no more! I love it. I wanted ways to serve but didn't know how to get out and do it. Now the opportunities are endless. I wholeheartedly agree with this quote from this month's Visiting Teaching message: "Our Father in Heaven has given us specific work to help build His Kingdom. He has also blessed us with the spiritual gifts we need to accomplish this specific work. Through Relief Society, we have opportunities to use our gifts to strengthen families, help those in need, and learn how to live as disciples of Jesus Christ." Without Relief Society I don't know if I would find that many opportunities to serve, I love being a part of Relief Society! So between kissing Caleb and doing Relief Society items, I have been keeping house and doing my usual routines. So I am busier but loving it.
Justin is loving his time with me and Caleb (I am putting words in his mouth... but I am sure they are true!). His 31st birthday is just around the corner, on the 19th. I plan to make him a spoiled man on his birthday! Since the beginning of January he has been working with a trainer and a nutritionist to help him get in better shape. He has been working so hard and is incredibly diligent about his food intake! As a result he has lost ~15 lbs and it is all body fat. He is one good looking hubs if I can say so :-) I am so proud of him! He motivates me to finally get rid of all the leftover pregnancy weight and eat better. So far I am eating slightly better...but that's it. I just don't know if I could eat only 6 oz of chicken and a vegetable for dinner...I like my food too much.
Caleb is silly as ever. He is blabbing all the time. No teeth yet! He will be 9 months next Tuesday. He is consistently rolling onto his belly but hates it when he does, he hasn't quite mastered the art of rolling back onto his back. He loves sticking out his tongue and playing with his toys. We don't sit him up too often but he is pretty solid at sitting. He only will eat stage 2 babyfood. I tried mashing up a banana the other night at dinner and he choked on the tiniest piece! I am honestly a little paranoid about him not rolling around, pushing up with his arms or making movements to crawl. I will be interested to see with the doctor says about his development at his 9 month appointment. As of this week Caleb is no longer nursing. For the last couple months my supply has been almost nonexistent. Pair that with my low-to-non-fat breastmilk and Caleb wasn't getting nearly what he needed from me. I would guess that Caleb's low weight and low weight gain is a direct result from my nonfat breastmilk, I just hope it isn't the cause of his slower physical development. So now Caleb gets 2-4 oz formula when he wakes up around 5:30am (then he goes back down to bed), he gets babyfood +oatmeal for breakfast, followed by 4 oz formula. At lunch he gets babyfood+rice cereal with 4 oz formula, a mid-afternoon snack of 4 oz formula and then for dinner babyfood + cereal with 4-5 oz formula. Does that seem like enough food/formula throughout the day? I am pretty much feeling my way around blindly with his feeding schedule, I get different schedules/bits of advice from other moms and do what I feel is right for Caleb. But I am open to more suggestions!
That's pretty much all I can think of at this point.. we are so grateful for all our beautiful blessings and especially for the gospel of Jesus Christ. Now I will get going on my to-do list!
The to-do list in my head is growing longer every second. Caleb is going down for his nap (however being very noisy about it) and its my time to get things done. I need to make a grocery list, I need to make our bed, I need to clean the kitchen, I need to clean myself... but I want to blog instead. :-)
We Blackhams have been feeling very blessed lately. Caleb is the sweetest child ever. The weather is warming up, the days seem longer after DST, and now that Justin is done with school we have been getting a lot of quality family time in the evenings. I didn't realize how mediocre I have been feeling until it started getting warmer out then I just feel so happy and giddy! I am not a winter person.
Here are some updates...
Up until about a month ago I was feeling kind of bored during the days. Being stuck inside with the cold weather and not feeling much motivation to get outside. Then I got a calling as a counselor in our ward's Relief Society and I am bored no more! I love it. I wanted ways to serve but didn't know how to get out and do it. Now the opportunities are endless. I wholeheartedly agree with this quote from this month's Visiting Teaching message: "Our Father in Heaven has given us specific work to help build His Kingdom. He has also blessed us with the spiritual gifts we need to accomplish this specific work. Through Relief Society, we have opportunities to use our gifts to strengthen families, help those in need, and learn how to live as disciples of Jesus Christ." Without Relief Society I don't know if I would find that many opportunities to serve, I love being a part of Relief Society! So between kissing Caleb and doing Relief Society items, I have been keeping house and doing my usual routines. So I am busier but loving it.
Justin is loving his time with me and Caleb (I am putting words in his mouth... but I am sure they are true!). His 31st birthday is just around the corner, on the 19th. I plan to make him a spoiled man on his birthday! Since the beginning of January he has been working with a trainer and a nutritionist to help him get in better shape. He has been working so hard and is incredibly diligent about his food intake! As a result he has lost ~15 lbs and it is all body fat. He is one good looking hubs if I can say so :-) I am so proud of him! He motivates me to finally get rid of all the leftover pregnancy weight and eat better. So far I am eating slightly better...but that's it. I just don't know if I could eat only 6 oz of chicken and a vegetable for dinner...I like my food too much.
Caleb is silly as ever. He is blabbing all the time. No teeth yet! He will be 9 months next Tuesday. He is consistently rolling onto his belly but hates it when he does, he hasn't quite mastered the art of rolling back onto his back. He loves sticking out his tongue and playing with his toys. We don't sit him up too often but he is pretty solid at sitting. He only will eat stage 2 babyfood. I tried mashing up a banana the other night at dinner and he choked on the tiniest piece! I am honestly a little paranoid about him not rolling around, pushing up with his arms or making movements to crawl. I will be interested to see with the doctor says about his development at his 9 month appointment. As of this week Caleb is no longer nursing. For the last couple months my supply has been almost nonexistent. Pair that with my low-to-non-fat breastmilk and Caleb wasn't getting nearly what he needed from me. I would guess that Caleb's low weight and low weight gain is a direct result from my nonfat breastmilk, I just hope it isn't the cause of his slower physical development. So now Caleb gets 2-4 oz formula when he wakes up around 5:30am (then he goes back down to bed), he gets babyfood +oatmeal for breakfast, followed by 4 oz formula. At lunch he gets babyfood+rice cereal with 4 oz formula, a mid-afternoon snack of 4 oz formula and then for dinner babyfood + cereal with 4-5 oz formula. Does that seem like enough food/formula throughout the day? I am pretty much feeling my way around blindly with his feeding schedule, I get different schedules/bits of advice from other moms and do what I feel is right for Caleb. But I am open to more suggestions!
That's pretty much all I can think of at this point.. we are so grateful for all our beautiful blessings and especially for the gospel of Jesus Christ. Now I will get going on my to-do list!
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