Falling more in love...

Nope, not posting nearly as often as I should. I really do want to remember all of this, but I can just sit for HOURS looking at this little man! And some part of me knows that he's not really responding the way I think he is, but he seems to react really well to me.

SO! Updates! Last Friday was his one month checkup, and the boy already weighs nine and a half pounds! Yowzer! I've actually been worried that he's eating too much, because his little tummy seems to get so gigantic after he eats and he dirties ever so many diapers. But the doc said it's not possible for him to eat too much right now, so I'm trying not to be too neurotic.

We also had the dubious pleasure of introducing Caleb to the joy of car shopping. Two lo-o-ong days of shopping culminated in getting Jonathan a nice Hyundai.

Then yesterday he and I went to get his picture taken ~ such drama. He was cooing, smiling, Mr. Happy-go-lucky man while we were waiting, then screamed to bring the roof down once he was positioned for the picture. I actually had to LEAVE the studio to calm him down. By the time we were ready again, someone else was there, so we had to wait again. During the wait, he was the sweetest little bug you'd ever hope to see. Again, when it was our turn, he demonstrated the capacity of his lungs. The photographer was impressed with the sheer volume. Finally, we got a halfway decent picture of the kid. Not smiling, but not wailing either. I'm really excited. That was kind of a rite of passage!

Jonathan and I got our phone bill yesterday. GOOD NIGHT! I had gone over on minutes only one month before, and swore I would never do it again. However, I hadn't counted on the overwhelming desire to tell everyone about every little detail of Caleb's birth and day to day existence! I don't want to put down in writing how much the phone bill was, but will say that the amount would have been a pretty decent down payment on Caleb's college tuition. Oy!

Quickies: I realized that I didn't have any pictures posted of the cradle and changing table Grandpa Gene made for the bubba. Stay tuned. Waiting on the guru to format them!

The puppies are getting along VERY well with Caleb. We've slowly allowed them to get closer to him now that they're getting more accustomed to his presence. When Caleb and I are having tummy time, the dogs get up close and personal. Nonny Jo certainly seems to adore him, while Auggie is a little more hesitant. It makes me so happy to see them starting to accept him as a member of the Fashbaugh pack.

Decorating for Christmas was quite a trip with a baby in the picture. Actually, I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would ~ next year will be better, I bet. This year, it was a lot of crying, and took about four times as long because one of us was always trying to calm him down. I'm still trying to clean up the mess three days later! Who cares! Time with my son is more important than a neat house or well-decorated living room!

Oops, the little prince calls. I'll do better about writing. Have you seen all the pictures? The videos are incredible as well. Jonathan is doing such an amazing job with the website! I'm awfully happy to have a record of the boy's life so far!

 Emily replied...

So the crying during Christmas decorating...was that coming from Caleb or you guys? Ha! I bet it was a challenge. You are right- a clean house isn't as important as spending time with your little guy. Man, I might have to hire a maid because I'm not a very good housekeeper in the first place. Love you!