Caleb took his first steps yesterday while the Millers were all here! In 2 weeks, he will be 1 year old, which is hard to believe. We celebrated his birthday early with the Millers yesterday so that Rhianon could be with us before she leaves for Guam tomorrow. I'll post those pictures as soon as I get them from Rhianon. Enjoy!
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Well, it's finally over....thank goodness!! Weddings are so much work!!! It was a beautiful ceremony though, and a FUN reception. Rachel was a stunning bride. I'll post more pictures once I get them...
As many of you know, I am on summer vacation- for 3 full months! Woot woot!
We all got to act like kids again (not that we usually don't...but...)... We surprised Katie at Craig's Cruisers and it was a blast! Here are a few pics from the event...
This is supposed to be our "fake smile" pose. However, if you look closely, you can see that some people (RUSS) did a psycho smile instead...
This is our "awkward" pose. 
This is our "awkward hand" pose. Russ and Katie definitely win this one!
During the day, Caleb likes to play, play, play! He also loves Frodo as you can see from the picture below...
Of course, Caleb likes to spend a big part of his day eating...but sometimes he just can't get it right...
Finally, the day is over and Caleb is tired out. Usually he will go to bed about 8/8:30 and sleep until 7 or 7:30 and wake up happy and ready for another fun filled day!
Weight: 15 pounds (25th percentile)
Height: 25 inches (50th percentile)
New Discoveries: Grabbing at things (especially other people's faces), holds his bottle, loves his feet, does NOT love rice cereal, and he sucks his middle finger and ring finger at the same time...no thumbs here!
Here are a few updates on our happenings since our last post before Christmas. Enjoy!
2. Christmas at the Miller's: This year, Rhianon and Heath were here with us! We had a blast with them and were so thankful for the time spent with the WHOLE family together! Caleb was happy to finally meet his Aunt and Uncle as well :) Here is a picture of Caleb with Auntie Rhianon.
3. Skate and Capes: For Megan's 30th birthday party, we all ventured over to Livonia for Megan's Skate and Capes party. As you can see, the theme was Super Heroes. We had so much fun! 
4. Caleb is now 4 months old....and SO much fun!! He makes parenting easy...really! He's been sleeping great, eating great, growing great....he's pretty dang awesome :) (brag brag).
As I was laying in bed thinking about all I have yet to do to be officially "ready" for Christmas, I began to think about my little boy...as is the usual place where my thoughts drift. I began to think about how much I love him and what a miracle he is and how,thanks to him, life will never be the same.
Then my thoughts drifted to the manger scene of long ago. I, for the first time ever, truly feel like I can relate to the essence and mood of that scene. I can picture everyone standing around, staring into the manger at the miracle of Jesus...just like we do every day at our little boy. I wonder if they were all just waiting and hoping for Jesus to open his eyes or to smile...and when He did, I wonder if they all said, "Oh look!- he smiled!!" Every little twitch, blink, yawn, or gassy smile, suddenly becomes the most interesting and precious thing in the world!
And to imagine- having that much love for your child- and then on top of that, knowing that you were looking at the gassy smiles of the King and Savior and kissing the chubby little cheeks of the face of God.
Wow.
Thanks to HIM, life will never be the same.
Merry Christmas everyone!
10. There never are enough burp rags.
9. Dogs like to eat baby spit up.
8. I feel more like a cow than a woman.
7. Husbands are BIG helpers!
6. Early mornings aren't so bad when you have a smiley baby to wake up to.
5. Change the diaper IMMEDIATELY when you suspect a poopy...or else it will creep up and out and all over.
4. Don't just pack extra outfits for the baby, pack an extra for the mommy and daddy too.
3. Letting Caleb cry sometimes is okay...even though it breaks my heart.
2. There's nothing like story time right before bed...SOOOOOOOO cuddly!!
And the #1 thing I've learned so far... to thank God every day for our sweet boy.
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