I remember not taking too many belly pics last pregnancy, so I decided to do more this time around. Here I am at six weeks along June 19th…already showing! Crazy!
And…then I forgot to take pictures! A few weeks went by and then I popped out even more! I took this yesterday- I’m around 15 weeks along! Should find out the gender of the baby by the end of next month! Any guesses??
Caleb is now in a big boy bed! This afternoon, once he got up from what was supposed to be his long nap, Eric and I disassembled his crib (somewhat bittersweet), moved it into the future nursery, reassembled it, then moved a full size mattress and box springs to his room. We put the box springs directly on the floor so he wouldn’t be that far off the ground. We then covered the mattress with Handy Manny sheets (thanks Mimi, Grandpa and Aunt Angela!) and a Handy Manny comforter (thanks Mom, Dad, Nana and Grandad!). We read a story, then sang a song and laid him down.
Here’s Daddy and Caleb about to read a Bible Story from the Jesus Storybook Bible- the BEST!
Here’s Caleb about to go night night in his new bed! Mr. Whale is in the foreground, with Tigger and Handy Manny in the background.
We mounted a camera monitor on the wall across from the bed so we could see what he did. We have a baby gate across his bedroom door frame, so even if he opened his bedroom door, he could not escape. Well, sure enough, within two minutes, he sat up, looked around, and promptly got out of bed and walked to the door. After about five minutes of trying to escape (quietly, though), Eric went up, gently put him back into bed, explained he needed to stay put, kissed him goodnight, gave him Mr. Whale, and closed the door, for the second time. Guess what? That’s all it took! We never saw him move after that! Crazy! Now, I’m not assuming that each night will be as easy as tonight, but at least, the first night went okay! Now, we’ll see what time he gets up!
So, for the Fourth of July, Eric, Caleb and I all went down to Beaufort, SC, to visit with Eric’s parents and sister. We had a blast!! Caleb had a lot of new experiences down there, so I tried to capture them on camera for you.
Here’s Caleb and Grandpa Wayne playing with duck calls! Watch how Caleb “hops” when he “quacks”!
Playing inside his playhouse…peek a boo!
He got just a LITTLE dirty in the garden! He loved playing in the dirt, then wading in the puddles…so everyone knows that DIRT + WATER=….MUD!!
Helping Mimi pick some peppers!
Here is the aforementioned puddle!
Riding back from the garden in his wagon, taking a water break!
Caleb getting to swim in the pond for the first time!
Swimming with Aunt Angela and Mr. Duck!
Caleb discovered a love for corn on the cob. He ate a total of 1 1/2 ears of corn (3 half ears!). And…we didn’t even have to cut it off for him!
Caleb even gave us all a tour on the golf cart!
Boat ride!
So, each year, my (Emily) family takes a week long beach trip all together. Meaning, Eric, me, Caleb, Mom, Dad, Bennett, Nana and Grandad. We always have a blast! Here are some pictures from this year’s trip! (Grab a snack, it’s a long one)
Here we are, all packed up, about to head out on a four and a half hour trip!
Caleb got to meet a sweet dog names Abby, who allowed him to play fetch with her!
Uncle Ben (Emily’s brother) and Aunt Angela (Eric’s sister) got to style his hair one morning with Angela’s mousse…he doesn’t know quite what to think!
Mommy and Caleb!
Awww…going for a romantic stroll with his “lady”, Aunt Angela!
Oops! Now, he has TWO ladies!! What to do, what to do?!
Laughing with Papa!
Chillin’ with Grandma in his tent!
All in all, we had a blast. Sorry it took so long to post a blog on our trip, but I had so many pictures to go through, and couldn’t decide which ones to use. Next year, we’re looking at going to Tybee Island for a change! :)
So, Eric has these black pants that zip off at the knee so he can convert them into shorts if he needs to. The lower leg portion happened to fit Caleb perfectly as a cute, strapless, lil’ black dress. Here he is modeling it for us…(showing a little too much cleavage, don’t you think?)
And, here he is, waiting on his date…
