Still Learning

I have recently become aware that I cant let Caleb fall asleep for his nap time in the car. Even if he is dead to the world when I get him out of the car by the time I get him up to his room he is usually waking up a bit and by the time I have him in his crib and I am out the door he is awake and just doesnt go back to sleep. NO MATTER how long I leave him hopping he'll get tired and go back to sleep he NEVER DOES. Today I got quite a site when I finally went back in to get him up after a long attempt to get him back to sleep this is what I had found.




Now normally I dont put in to bed in just a diaper but today we had been at the park playing and eating lunch and his clothes were quite dirty and in an effort to not get his bed completely dirty I took is clothes off when I changed his diaper and hoping he'd go to sleep never gave a thought to what his mind might imagine while he lie there away. But did I learn what a 17 month old is capable of.

Getting bigger and bigger

Its been awhile since I've uploaded a movie here. Caleb is now 17 months and was taking a bath tonight and was so darn cute I couldnt help but snag the camera!! Notice how smart he is :)

Almost 17 months and counting....

Caleb had a rough week to say the least. We found a pediatrician and luckily she said his ears were beautiful and wants to wait it out and see how this winter goes before putting tubes in his gorgeous ears. That's fine with me. However he is cutting many many teeth, which is making him a bear. On top of that he decided to hit the terrible twos several months ago and is still in the brunt of it. However, Jeremy says today when he was playing with a DVD case he said "Veggie" And to many of my families delight yes he was playing with a Veggie Tales case. There you go. Other than the sleepless nights he gave us this last week, he continues to be a joy to watch as he dances to ANY music he hears, loves to laugh hard and enjoys exploring new places. Which is GREAT b/c we are in a new nursery every week as we search for a church home. Everyone tells me what a pleasure he was to watch when I pick him up so its good to know he's only bad for me ;)

Here are some recent pics for you to enjoy!

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY Past due

So many great things have happened in our time here in Wichita and many of them are post worthy but I always forget by the time I am sitting here. I hope I can remember it all.

First, we went to 99 cent burger night (a cherished college tradition) three weeks ago and got dinner for Jeremy AND myself for 7bucks. I was so totally pumped. UNTIL.... the next week when we got dinner for $3.21!!! WOW I love this place!! Nothing can really top this.

Caleb is adding many words to his vocab. He can clearly say "GO", Jeremy swears he said "Howie" tonight during Deal or No Deal. I also began teaching him a bit of sign language before he was even one. He caught on to "All done" right away but never seemed to pick up on "more" "hungry/eat" and "thristy" But he has been motioning "more" a lot and did it at MOPS the other day for the care giver. And tonight he did "hungry/eat"

I know this is not everything great but Caleb is crying so I gotta go!

Finally Settled

There still are more boxes lying around that I would like but we finally have the computer set up and the tv hooked up to a few channels. Caleb is adapting fairly well to the changes. His new favorite toy is a beachball. He wakes up in the morning first thing he says is "Baaaallll Baaalllll Baaaaallll" and points to where he left it the night before. We've also been going for walks/bike rides in the mornings to get to know our neighborhood better. The first morning we ended up a bit further away that I anticipated but we eventually made our way back home. Here are some pics from today. Enjoy!

The BIG MOVE

Just to let everyone know that I will be MIA for the next few weeks. We are shutting off the internet here at the house tommorow and packing up the computer to
get ready for the BIG MOVE!! We will still have access at the church and where ever jeremy can pick up a signal on his laptop while we are traveling enroute.
So I will be in every now and then but it will be sparse. If you really need me call me or jeremy.

Thanks
Melissa

PS-my e-mail and cell number will not be changing! See
you on the flip side!

I've been Tagged

1. Ten Years Ago- I was graduating High School and making plans to start college at Bartlesville Wesleyan College (now OWU). I had an AWFUL haircut but a big heart!

2. Five Things on Today's To Do List- LAUNDRY. PACK. PLAY. LAUNDRY. PACK

3. Snacks I Enjoy- Brownies (especially my mother in laws Carmel brownies), most things chocolate & Carmel and a huge fountain Dr. Pepper.

4. Places I've Lived- Gillette, WY; Minneapolis, MN; Bartlesville, OK; Flint, MI; Croswell, MI; Kingston, MI

5. Four People I'm Tagging- Hummm I don't know who all reads this so I'll give this a shot. Kay, Jeremy, Jillynn & Jessica (hope you guys check in)