2015 Already?!
What an awesome year this is going to be. We have some big plans, including keeping track of what we're doing...so the blog is making a comeback. (Maybe.)
Obviously a lot has happened since we posted last...like a million years ago.
Let's just start where we're at right now.
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| Mitch and Callen 4 wheeling in the snow at Gma Bonnie's Christmas Party! |
Mitch is off-track this semester and is still working for Moseley Custom Construction. He helps build the coolest homes! He really loves it, and we really appreciate how fantastic his boss is. Mitch is scheduled to graduate in July...yahoo!!!
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| Honestly...BEST JOB EVER. |
I'm staying at home full-time with our little Cal Pal now. He's definitely the best thing that has ever happened to us. We got so lucky with this little guy--he's such a ball of fun! He's got to be the happiest kid ever. Seriously. He is smiling ALL the time. Even when he's upset. Although he does have a great pouty face that just melts your heart.
Callen's been learning so many new things so fast! He learned how to clap a few weeks ago and that's been his big thing lately. He claps at everything. While he's eating, after he burps, when he hands Mommy something off the floor that he didn't eat but really wanted to, or when Daddy comes through the door. For whatever reason he's also really good at clapping his head too. This was the first time we got the clapping on camera:
He's also started dancing...so cute! He bobs his head every time he hears music and will even get his whole body into it on occasion. He has an excellent arm and is super good at throwing things. This is really fun when he's playing catch with us or throwing a ball around to chase by himself...not so fun when its something like a tv remote aimed for your head.
CalPal's always LOVED playing peek-a-boo...especially if a blanket is involved. Lately though the game has gotten a little more intense. Basically its turned into hide-and-seek.
Or...Good-Luck-Trying-to-Find-Me-Mommy.
For example, I walked in the other room to throw away a diaper and when I came back less than a minute later Callen had vanished. I found him here after about twenty seconds of confusion/heavy heart pounding.
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| He was even silent. That rarely happens. |
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| And here's another one of his favorite hiding spots. |
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| The day we discovered his first tooth! A top one. Callen's a super good eater. He loves finger foods and is pretty much always willing to share. Usually only after the piece of food has been taste-tested and Callen approved. |
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| He got a new walker for Christmas and LOVES it. He cruises around the house and truly looks like a little old man. Well, a fast little old man. |
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| Callen really likes helping with the laundry. Maybe I'll get lucky and this will stick with him his whole life. Except right now his version of helping is pulling all the clothes out of the basket, patting them really hard, and then putting them back...repeated 50+ times. This literally keeps him busy for a good half an hour. |
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| His expressions are getting so complex! It is so fun to see him react to different things. |
Oh and one more video for your viewing pleasure!
This needs a little explaining. Callen is SUPER good at copying things we do...particularly when it comes to sounds. Mitch always makes this "elephant" sound, and Callen usually ignores it. But this time, he did his own version of the noise. So, here's Mitch and Callen communicating like elephants.
And...that's all for now.
