Caleb's First Laker game

Jamie and Jamie's parents took Caleb to his first Laker game. Jamie and Caleb flew down to LA just to go to the game. The days leading up to the game, we would ask him, "Where are you going on Sunday?" He would reply, "Going to the Lakers to see Kobe and Pau"

All ready for the game in his new Pau Gasol jersey.


On the plane. He looks so old.

Time to get a gate

Over the weekend, Jamie's parents came to visit us and by us I mean the kids :) Jamie's dad made a comment about not having a safety gate for the stairs. Jamie replied, "if Aileen's not worried about it, then I'm not."




I'm worried now. I think Jamie's dad might have jinxed me. Lucas wasn't climbing stairs until today.

My Little Beast

Caleb started going to The Little Gym when he was 10 months old. He started as a "bird" and moved up to "beast". Aside from the physical aspects of the class, he's also learned how to 1) follow direction and 2) wait his turn. He's had a lot of fun in the class the past 2 years. We have to skip this semester because of schedule conflicts but I think we'll sign up in the fall for the Sports Skills class.

Don't Blink...

or you'll miss it. :)



I don't think he even realizes what he just did.

Lucas at 9 months

We spent Lucas' 9 month birthday going to the pediatrician for his well baby appointment.

Stats:
18 lbs 4 oz - 20%
28.5 inches - 70%
head circumference 44.5cm - 25%

So Lucas' weight percentile has gone down since his last appointment. The doctor said it probably is because he's crawling and standing but I should try to add olive oil or butter to his diet. Lucky guy!

After his appointment I thought it would be nice to go out to lunch. What a mistake. After I ordered my food, I tried feeding him. He took a few bites of the spinach, peas, pear food that I brought. I don't think he likes the high chair much. When my food finally arrived, he was interested in my food so I started giving him the rice. I also gave him this pickled veggie that the restaurant gives with every meal. I'm not even sure what the veggie was (if it was even a veggie at all!) but he started sucking on it like it was a pacifier. I had to take it out of his mouth because I didn't want him to swallow it whole. He protested loudly and so I had to keep giving him more rice. I pretty much shoveled my lunch down and left.

It's so hard to get him to be still to take a picture so instead I got out the video camera.

The first of many "talks"

We're talking about slowly potty training Caleb. I found a Thomas & Friends potty chart online and Caleb's nanny gave him some stickers for it. I showed him the potty chart and said if he goes on the potty then he can put a sticker on it. He got excited and said he wanted to go. I seized the opportunity and off we went to the bathroom.

Now sitting next to someone who is going to the bathroom is awkward even if he is my son. I kept saying that I was going to give him some privacy and to let me know when he's done. He insisted that I sit on the bathtub. To pass the time we read a book about going potty. Every so often I asked if he was done (even though I know he wasn't). He tooted and said he pooped. I corrected him. Now let me warn you about the next part of the conversation and take notice of the title of my post.

Caleb: The pee is inside of my pee pee
Me: Yes.
Caleb: Where is your pee pee Mommy?
Me: Um... I don't have one
Caleb: Why don't you have a pee pee?
Me: Because I'm a girl and girls don't have pee pees. (Starting to panic)
Caleb: Like Rosie? (Rosie is one of the girl steam engines on Thomas & Friends)
Me: Yes, like Rosie.

Thankfully this line of questioning ended. I think mainly because Caleb passed more gas and then actually pooped and peed on the potty. Hurray!

He was super excited that he pooped and peed and got to put stickers on his potty chart.

Caleb @ 2.5 years

The many great things about Caleb:

1. His vocabulary and speech development is phenomenal. It's so great to have conversations with him.
2. Favorite show: SuperWhy? At one point in the show, the characters ask "What's your name?" and Caleb yells "CALEB!" It's so cute.
   
3. He *loves* *loves* *loves* all things Thomas & Friends and trains.
4. He got a puzzle for Christmas and can finish it in 5 minutes.
5. He has an opinion on what he wears.
   
6. He knows his name.
7. He loves preschool. His best friends are Dhruv and Finn. When I go to pick him up from school, it takes about 10 minutes to leave. First, he insists on putting away what he's playing with which 9 out of 10 times is the train set; Second, he insists on getting his lunch out of the refrigerator himself; Third, he has to put on his shoes himself; and Fourth, he has to yell bye to everyone a half dozen times.
   
8. At an art class over the weekend, he was painting and I asked him about the various objects on the painting. There was a monkey, a camel and train tracks. The monkey was going on the train to visit other monkeys and the camel was going to visit the mommy camel.
   

2.5 years old is a great age! I love it.

Real Solid Food

On New Year's Day, Lucas was given some mini penne pasta. He ate it right up. Yesterday, I cooked some ground chicken and pureed it just a bit just to make the pieces smaller. I mixed it with sweet potato. He ate it up and had a good time with that. Today at breakfast, I peeled half a pear and chopped it up in small pieces. I also tore up a mini waffle into 4 pieces. He chomped on it and I had to ask Caleb for another one. (Caleb didn't want to share at first so I asked, "Do you want to give one or two waffles to Lucas?" He replied, "one") At dinner, I gave him some rice and fish. He ate it up.

I guess you don't need any teeth to eat food. You think he's over the pureed stuff?

I'm standing...help!

Lucas has started the "I pulled myself up and now can't get back down" phase. He is pulling himself up on tables, stools, chairs, couches. He hasn't had any terrible falls yet. (It'll probably be the first thing he does tomorrow morning now that I've typed that last sentence.)