Mookie & Gung Hei Fat Choy

Last week, Caleb's godmother (my sister Michelle) was here in Raleigh with us and along with Heather, we went to "Build-A-Bear Workshop" and came home with "Mookie, the Monkey".

Mookie is currently slightly bigger than Caleb and could probably trade clothes with him. His feet are definately bigger than Caleb's at the moment.

Meanwhile, Auntie Michelle flew home on Sunday and we're left with just the 3 of us again. We're attempting to settle into a routine and enjoy our time together before I have to go back to work.

Caleb's growing and changing every day. He's getting heavier and more solid every morning and he's now learning how to grab onto things (like my hair when he doesn't want to be put down).

We also want to wish everybody a belated "Gung Hei Fat Choy" (Happy Chinese New Year) and may everybody enjoy good health and happiness in the Year of the Dog. This is my sister's year, so to Michelle, may this year be extra special with blessings of luck, love, & prosperity.

Being Spoiled

Caleb spent the last 2 weeks being spoiled by his Grandparents. He had dozens of pictures taken and all the attention he could ask for. The day after they left, he cried all day long. Luckily for me, babies have short term memories.

Tonight, his godmother, (my sister) is flying in from Vancouver to spoil him for another week.

Last week, Caleb had his 1 month checkup. He's now up to 8lbs 8oz. and he's now 21 3/4 inches long. He's feeling much more solid and a little less fragile. He's still having some problems filling in those 0-3 month clothes. Not many things fit him right now but once he gains a few more pounds, he has a whole closet full of cute clothes that I'm just itching to get him into.
Most of his days are still spent sleeping but I'm slowly getting more and more alert moments.

Caleb's One Month Birthday

It's Caleb's One Month Birthday today and we're all going out to eat in celebration. According to my parents (the now very old sounding 'Grandparents'), it's important to go out to eat in celebration preferably in a restaurant that's on the 2nd floor. Here in Raleigh, our selection of a 2nd story restaurant is very limited so we're forgoing that custom.

He's becoming more alert now and actually focusing on things. There have also been some sporadic (and presumably accidental) smiles that have come and gone without any chance for a Kodak moment.

Another thing that Caleb has been known for (which doesn't come from either Jay or myself) is some explosive sounding gas erruptions. These events are preceded by some frustrating sounding grunts and then followed by a very serene sleeping expression as if nothing much had happened. Now, when we say 'explosive', I mean that they have the ability to wake one from slumber to look accusatorily (is that a word?) at the other spouse until we look down and hear for ourselves that it is actually emitting from this little soul.

Most of his days are still slept in slumber and in increasingly more moments of alertness. Please believe that I am not complaining about being able to sleep now.

I'm already dreading the moment when I will have to return to work. I'm still trying to figure out the day care/care giver situation. If anybody has any recommendations (here in Raleigh), please let me know!

Caleb's First Bath

Caleb had his first bath the other day. We put him in the warm water and the first thing he did was pee. We figure since he didn't cry or scream during the course of his bath that he must not hate it. We're attempting to make it part of his routine but it's hard since his grandparents are here and he's getting so spoiled.

He's still just a bitty baby. I can't wait until he puts some weight on his cheeks :)

The "One Eyed Bandit" & the Diaper Genie

So here's the one-eyed bandit so far. He likes to look out with his one eye and now you can see that he's turned a few shades darker than I am.

He's a good baby. He sleeps for 3-4 hours at a time during the night and doesn't cry much unless he's wet or hungry. My mom says that I was not a good baby and Jay's mom says the same about him....so apparently, 2 "bad" babies make one "good" baby!


And below here, is a picture of our first diaper genie attempt. It's amazing how many diapers a baby will go through! This is a BIG learning experience for ALL of us so far....and I have to say, I'm not as tired now as I was when I was working at Tyco. :)