The ZOO

One of the first stops was the bird sanctuary
Then Kaleb enjoyed riding a lion on the ferris wheel
He didn't think the elephants were anything special, i mean, he has them in his room at home...
GiGi took him to the petting zoo...it can be a little scary!!

So, GiGi came into town last week so we wanted to go somewhere fun and new. We picked the zoo and had a good time, however it was soooo hot that we were completed exhausted and Kaleb seemed to be drained of all his regular energy that we will have to go back in the fall when he's also older. GiGi and him had a lot of fun playing that week and Kaleb hope's she can come back again soon!

Goofing Around!

One of Kaleb's favorite games is meandering in the sofa cusions
He's always thinking of new ways to use his toys..who knew the exercauser could double as a fort or soccer goal...
Notice the hand in the picture...we do not usually let Kaleb play with knifes!!
This was his first night of exploring the kitchen cabinets. I think we had as much fun as him!
When Kaleb first started crawling all my friends w/ kids said, oh, watch out now...and I didnt think it was too bad at all. Kaleb would just crawl from toy to toy...But NOW, he's a little explorer and is getting into everything....I didn't catch him quick enough the other day and he was splashing his hands in the toilet!!

He's standing alone now and even took his first step alone the other night...He couldn't weight shift to take another and fell on his face, but he's getting there...

He's finally getting his first teeth in. The bottom 2 are coming in together, so he has been a bit more fussy lately. He's also getting into that clingy stage, which is okay w/ me (for now), b/c he was never a cuddler, so i actually get to love on him some when he's awake now.

He says ba ba and mama, but has not said dada yet. I was talking to my friend Lan from China the other night and she told me that the word "father" in chinese is baba...so i told Jason this and he was very excited and proud...not only is he finally getting some appreciation, but his child is a bilinguist already!!

Trial Vacation

So we decided we needed to see how Kaleb would act in the sand before we spent money booking a vacation package, so one night we took him to the local sand volleyball courts and let him test the waters- i mean sand...at first he seemed a bit perplexed by the whole thing, then he thought it was fun and started to play with it. We got some good pictures and video and we're very confident about our trip plans...then, then...it happened, as expected, he put a huge handfull in his mouth and began crying and spitting it out...hopefully that will only happen a few times b/c we are still planning to go to the beach for vacation. We at first were attempting to go to Mexico and even got Kaleb a passport, but d/t the price of gas, the airline tickets became ridiculous so we just decided on Charleston, S.C. instead. We'll let you know how it goes...

4th of July fun

So the night started off with a boom...and Kaleb continued to sleep...

Then he decided to wake up and see some fireworks...he stayed interested for about 5 min...

Then, him and Abby started making sparks of their own!!! He likes older women!!

So, I know I am way behind in updating this blog so I will try to catch up...I guess one big reason is because I've been chasing Kaleb around the house. He started crawling at about 7 1/2 months and has not slowed down since.

Visit with cousin Nylah

Picture 1: how do i look in pink?? Kaleb and Nylah switched hats for some fun pics
Picture 2: In the cool turtle pool

So Jason and I and Kaleb headed for Knoxville last weekend. The plan was to spend friday night w/ Jason's sister and then leave Kman with his cousin and head for the Biltmore for our first night away from Kaleb...well, we didnt get very far b/c i got a virus and was feeling quite miserable...so instead we spent the weekend watching Kaleb and Nylah play, which wasnt too bad after all. We just didnt get to have our adult weekend as planned...oh well, that seems to be the norm in parenthood...nothing ever goes as plans and you just have to roll with it...

However, today we took Kaleb out on the boat for the second time and it did go much better. The life jacket seemed to fit him much better and he like to watch some of the kids that were playing nearby. In the pool he's pretty recklace. He was diving into the water to chase after the floating toys...pretty funny...at least he's not scared of the water.

And he's off...

Well, last weekend Kaleb moved from his stomach to a sitting position while Jason's parents were in town. We were so excited. After that he started doing it all the time. If he starts crying in the middle of the night, we'll go in his room and he is sitting up. I think it's his new favorite position. He looks like an owl, sitting up half asleep.

So this weekend he started taking 2-3 crawl steps at a time and we figured it wouldn't be long. He has been army crawling for a couple weeks now and getting up on his knees and rocking, but then falling flat on his face b/c he didnt realize he needed to move his arms too. But tonight, he crawled across the room using his arms and legs. We spent the whole rest of the night putting things of interest across the room so he would go get them. I never though that this could be so entertaining!

"BOATINGS NOT FOR ME"

Finally! the weather is warm, the day is right...we head out for the open sea (lake)...we thought little man would be a water lover just like us...but much to our dismay he was miserable the entire time... his huge lifejacket which he is required to be in at all times on the boat until he is 13 years old was pushing up his little cheeks and he couldnt even move his head! He did love the bouncing up and down when we drove fast, but it was more stressful then relaxing to be out on the lake this weekend...so, i guess little man will have to hang out with the babysitter until he fits better into his life jacket...