A Short Update & Lots of Pictures!

I finally have a post with pictures!! Unfortunately Lil' Toshiba the crummy laptop is still on the fritz. Luckily I am in Houston this week for work so I was finally able to download several weeks worth of photos onto my Mom's computer and have an update that is interesting to read!

Here's a quick update on how things are going in our little family:

• Things are still working out great with the nanny! Caleb does really well with her and we can tell she adores him.

• Caleb went in for his 9 month appointment and more vaccines on January 23rd. He was 17 lbs even and 28.25 inches long. His height is 95th percentile for his age (adjusted for prematurity). This was our first official visit with the pediatrician since our initial homecoming visit with Caleb. She thought he looked like a different baby! The pediatrician was especially thrilled with Caleb's weight gain, muscle strength, social skills and of course his 8 teeth! Although we have witnessed so many changes in him, it was nice for Bryan and I to hear from our 'expert' that Caleb is doing as well as we think he is!

• Caleb is so BUSY now. He's not too interested in crawling yet but will stay on all fours and rock back and forth some. We have been doing a lot of exercises with him to build muscle strength in his arms and have seen lots of improvement. Caleb loves to be playing, jumping, or banging things together 24/7. He plays with his toys so much more and is quick to figure out how to push the buttons and make things work. Caleb has also gotten much louder and clearly loves the sound of his own voice!
  

• Caleb has also been a social butterfly and a traveling man! The past 2 weekends we have come to Houston for wedding showers for Bryan's younger sister Carolyn. She and her fiance Billy will be getting married in March and Caleb will be the honorary ring bearer! We have enjoyed being in Houston to spend time with family and introduce him to many friends.

• Last but not least, Caleb is babbling so much and saying Mama all the time. He also started to pull up on the toy basket at my Mom's house yesterday! I'm starting to think Caleb may skip crawling and go straight to walking, although he still has a ways to go before he's toddling around the house.

Here are some pictures from the past few weeks!

Caleb sporting his Osh Kosh B'Gosh overalls

Caleb playing at home with his Busy Ball Bopper. This toy keeps us on our toes as we seem to always be chasing the balls around the living room!

Caleb wearing Daddy's Aggie hat

Silly baby pulling Mama's hair! This is a favorite hobby of Caleb's now!

Playing peek-a-boo through the door of his little playhouse

Caleb enjoying a backrub from his Granny

Thrilled to be at the doctor's office and waiting for Dr. Riser to come in

Attending a couple's shower for Billy & Carolyn

Caleb loves to be a 'wild man' and jump! Here he is jumping on Uncle Billy's lap

Chow time at GranJan & Grandpa's