And Introducing the Exersaucer

Caleb is now settling into his routine at daycare and Florice (our caregiver) is a miracle worker. We are so blessed to have found her.

He's also really liking his exersaucer which makes noise when he bounces up and down and lights up with music when he touches the buttons.

I'm really liking my new job. I get to leave early and hang out with my little man all evening. Our normal routine after we get home is nursing for about half an hour and then I give Caleb his bath and wash his hair. After that, we just hang out in our room watching TV until Daddy gets home. After that, we take turns taking our baths and then get ready for bed.

By the way, is anybody watching American Idol?? I'm really like Elliot Yamin and Chris Daughtry.....vote vote!! This is the first time that I've been sucked into reality TV (now that I'm home more and actually get to follow what's going on).

Caleb's 4 Month Doctor's Appointment

We had Caleb's 4 month doctor's appointment on Easter Monday and he received 3 more shots into his little tiny legs.

All looks well. They said that his head size was only in the 8th percentile but height was in the 50th percentile. weight was only in the 25th percentile. He now weighs 13lbs 6oz and he's 25 1/4 inches long.

Btw: he's also losing all his hair in the back due to the fact that he's been sleeping on his back....:) it's funny.

His thrush was gone. The white spots (which I thought was still thrush) was apparently just tastebuds that were irritated.

I was surprised that the doctor told me to stop his nighttime feedings and that he should now be sleeping 8 hours....it seems so unfair to inflict that upon him now since we're also just starting a new in-home day care (which he loves). I was also surprised that they said that he should be starting solid foods now. Get ready for the stinky poopies!! We've bought the rice and barley cereal as well as an assorted collection of stage 1 foods. We're not going to force it but we're going to give him a taste every day to see if he's open to the idea. So far, he's a little confused as to what we're doing. We've tried the rice cereal mixed with milk and I even managed to get a whole spoonful of peas into his mouth before he wouldn't let me use the spoon anymore.

As for an update with the daycare, I am 100 percent sure that I made the right move. Florice (his new caregiver) is so great! He doesn't fuss with her and he takes the bottle very well.....he also takes naps when the other children are down for naps. This makes my day at work go by so much smoother since I don't have to worry as much (as much....notice I didn't say 'anymore'). He also doesn't fuss anymore if we put him down and go about our business washing dishes.....or writing on the blog.

Caleb's First Baby-Sitter & Our First Evening Out!

Caleb had his first babysitter last night! (That picture is a week or so old). Jay had procured tickets to Cirque du Soleil's Delirium at the RBC center and we called Heather that very same day to see if she could watch Caleb.

My sister actually suggested it!

She reported that all was well, and that he didn't fuss with her! She even gave him a bath and had him in deep slumber by the time we got home.....so deep that he didn't wake up until after midnight for his nighttime feeding. I had even apologized profusely in advance because I thought that he would fuss. Apparently, he doesn't need me every night after all.

Jay and I are so grateful for Heather for giving us a few hours off to go watch a show. The show was great! Not as great as "O" at the Bellagio or "Mystere" at Treasure Island, since it wasn't as acrobatic as the other shows and the costumes were not as surreal as the Vegas shows, but the performances were still amazing. And Jay had got us great seats. Right in the middle, row G (A being closest to the stage).

I can't wait until Caleb gets old enough to benefit from going to some shows....but in the meantime, it's great to know that he likes Heather so much! Future ladies man, here he comes. Just leave it to my son to like the most attractive girls that come visit him.

Anybody Know of a Good Caregiver?

Anybody know of a good caregiver? Caleb's isn't working out as great as we'd thought....

Visit to Sears Portrait Studio

Today we went to Sears Portrait Studio and while we intended to only get one picture in wallet size to document Caleb at 3 1/2 months and have some to send to our parents, we ended up getting the whole package which included have the pictures put onto a CD. We just couldn't resist when we saw how Caleb was smiling in those photos!

We've had a smiley day today, but I was only successfull getting him to smile if I he's the only one in the picture. We're working on getting some smiley pictures with all of us in it.

Today we went out for lunch for Heather's birthday at Mellow Mushroom and daddy stayed home and cleaned the house. We're about to embark on our second full week of childcare at Tonya's house and the his reports are getting better and better. They say that he's much more calm and even smiling every now and then.

We can't wait until he gets bigger so that we can go play at the park or in somebody's pool. We're lucky right now. He's very easily entertained by other people and the TV too (even if we're just watching the news).