Little Man

My baby is turning into a little man. Instead of just crying when he wants something, he now does a combo cry/talk/yell. It's very....interesting...and loud. He says mama, dada and dog and tries to repeat what we say. Yesterday, I swear he said button (after I said belly button).

Poor guy has been sick for the last week with an ear infection and a cold that settled into his chest, so he's having to take antibiotics AND steroids. I hate it. He doesn't seem to notice though, as he's been up to his regular antics. Yesterday he was doing laps around the patio table with his walker and when he would get to the edge of the grass, he would just pick up the walker and reposition it the way he wanted to go. I thought that was pretty good. I feel like he can walk on his own, but I think maybe he just doesn't have enough confidence yet. No rush. He falls more than I care for now, so I'm sure it will get worse when he's taking independent steps. He got a cut on his eyelid just yesterday while he was making his rounds outside.

His birthday is in 2 1/2 weeks and I'm excited but also sad. I cannot believe he's almost 1. He is still just as sweet as candy and my little baby doll.

11 Months

Calan is 11 months now. He is becoming more and more his own person. Just this morning he stood up all by himself and even stayed standing for 30 seconds. Previous to this, if he realized he was standing he would sit immediately. But not today - instead he was waving his arms in the air like he was so proud of himself! He also LOVES attention and other people...kids especially. If he sees a child that he wants to talk to he will try to get their attention by smiling and talking Calanese, but if that doesnt' work then he just starts giggling! Louder and louder until they look his way. He is our little social butterfly!

We got a new bike seat for Calan on Saturday, as he H.A.T.E.D the bike trailer. So I sold it and used the proceeds to buy a bike seat that mounts to the back of my bike seat. We took him on a 9 mile bike ride on Saturday and he didn't cry or scream like he would about a mile into any previous ride in his trailer. The farthest we ever got in his trailer was 2 miles (1 mile out and turn around b/c he's screaming his head off). So, needless to say I was thrilled we got to go further. Speaking of riding bikes, I just signed up for my first triathlon! I am so excited, as I have wanted to do one for such a long time. It's on October 9th and it's a 1/2 mile swim, 10 mile bike ride and 3 mile run. I started swimming last week and I had forgotten how much I love it. I am so excited to do the race and nervous too. Anyone done a tri before? Let me know if you have any tips!

This week will hopefully fly by so we can get to Friday quickly and head off for Tahoe. I can't wait to go! I was put on bedrest last year so we didn't get to make our annual trip, so we're spending 6 days there this year opposed to our normal 3 day trip.