Too long...

It's been too long since I've updated our blog. Calan has been learning so many new things and keeping us on our toes. He has been walking for a few weeks now and is almost up to a full run! He's also saying so many words - Mama, Dada, Dog, Ball, More, Block, Nana (banana), duck, bus, and a few more that I can't quite remember at the moment. His first year has flown by and i can't believe he is already 13 months old. Still my baby though :) I've posted some pics from his 1st birthday party last month. It was a blast and he LOVED the cake (as you can see)....it took him some prodding to dig in, but once he did, it was ON!

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.

Update on my 10 MONTH OLD!

Calan is now 10 months old. I have no time to post...clearly. Lots has happened lately. My sister Erin got married last weekend in SF and it was a gorgeous day for a wedding....ESPECIALLY since it was outside in San Francisco where the high is usually 60ish in June...It was nearly 80 degrees that day. A very RARE day, but God must have been watching out for them.

Calan has been doing so many things. He says Dada and occasionaly if he tries very hard he can say Mama! He walks around by holding onto furniture and is even getting more confident and standing on his own for a few seconds before he realizes it and then sits. He is a crawling machine....too fast for us. He claps and waves and does high fives. He loves attention and hates getting his face wiped. :) He eats with his hands and is grabbing at the spoon. At his last Dr. appt about 2 1/2 weeks ago he weighed 24 1/2 lbs. I think he's above 30 or 31 inches now. Big boy! Wearing 12 - 18 month clothes. He is eating our money away w/all the clothes I have to buy him :) I will take some pics this weekend and post later.

Never Before....

Never before would I have thought that the incidence of having a boy come towards me with a slobbery kiss, then put his finger up my nose while pulling my hair followed by a grand finale of throwing up on my face and hair, would have produced a 2 minute long laugh...until my son did it! OMG...so gross, but hilarious and he thought so too!

My sweet Calan is 9 months old now and still full of smiles and giggles (most of the time). He is a crawling machine and also loves to cruise (walking while holding furniture, etc.) along the couch, coffe table, ottoman, etc. This bundle of joy just keeps growing and I'm sure we'll find out on Tuesday at his 9 month check up that he's in the 85% or higher on the growth chart.

He still loves almost all the food we feed him and eats mostly veggies, fruit, cereal and chicken. He LOVES peas, squash and hates tofu....also melon did not go over well yesterday. The boy also loves, L.O.V.E.S other children....mostly older kids....and dogs. Uh-oh....might be time to think about getting a new pooch (Snickers, my 18 year old pup passed away last year before Calan arrived). I love dogs but the thought of caring for a dog and a baby is a little daunting. We'll see what happens...stay tuned!

Pics

Movin' and Shakin'

This boy has been busy!!! Calan has been fully crawling for about 3 weeks now, but he much rather cruise. You would think since he can crawl that he would be all over the place via hands and knees, but he would much rather walk (God help us)! He has been pulling himself up for 2 or 3 weeks and as of a couple of days ago, he will pull up on something and then transfer himself by walking a step or two to something else. This boy wants to walk and I don't know that I want him to just yet! He's not even 9 months old yet and he's already trying to be a toddler. No sir Calan...not yet...I still want my baby to be a baby for a while.

Calan has also been getting over his first bout of illness. He got a little cold about 3 weeks ago and that turned into an ear infection. He has been on an antibiotic for a week now, but he woke up again last night crying inconsobably. I hope it's going away.

We have been really busy too! Neils and a contractor friend put in bamboo floors a couple of weeks ago and we LOVE them! Soooo much better than the worn carpet that was here when we moved in. Calan, on the other hand, was a little scared of them at first. He would crawl to the edge of the rug and then stop when he got to the wood. So funny! He's better with it now, but it was so cute to see him examining this new floor.

This past weekend my dad flew in and a group of us (Erin, Jason, me, Neils, Calan, my dad, Justin, Ryan and Neils parents) went to Eureka to run the Ave of the Giants 1/2 Marathon. There were 5 of us that did the race and I can safely say that it was my WORST half marathon. It was not my slowest, but it was my most painful. I have decided that I need to downgrade to 5k's and 10k's until I regain my core strength. But, the scenery was BEAUTIFUL! We ran along the Ave of the Giants, so all around us were giant redwood trees. Calan was a trooper too. He had to endure a 4 1/2 car ride 2 days in a row. The first day was fine, as we played DVD's for him on the portable DVD player. But we forgot to charge it and it died on us on the way home! So, we had to listen to some fussing for a bit of the ride home. We learned our lesson(s) - 1) Don't drive almost 5 hours in the car 2 days in a row with a baby and 2) ALWAYS charge the DVD player/electronics.

I will post some pics soon!