8 months

Been awhile, but here is what I could find about Caleb at 8 months old...

Snuggle time with Dad. I love this picture. Caleb rarely cuddles or snuggles unless he is REALLY tired or sleeping. Daddy caught him at just the right time. So sweet.

Caleb is enjoying a baby play date with my MOMS Club group. Natalie (15 months), Danny (8 months), Chase (13 months), Caleb (8 months), and Scarlett (5 months) are all posing on the couch. How cute are those kiddos? :)

Grandpa Ray came to visit and we went to the Garden of the Gods for a hike.

He likes to jump in the jumperoo and chew on birds foot.

Caleb celebrated his 8th month by crawling across the living room floor. He had been doing 1 or two "crawls," but all the sudden did 3! So Ted grabbed the camera and I got the motivation (my cell phone) . We caught it on video! So proud of my little guy. He has such a look of determination!

I love love love the sound of babies laughing and as parents we will do anything to hear that precious sound. I flipped a little truck and Caleb thought it was hysterical! So of course I did it again and got it on video. :)

Caleb started "helping" me with folding the laundry. He thought it was so fun to take the clean warm socks out of the laundry basket.

After his first hair trimming. I cut his bangs so he could see. I went a little too short. Oh well, I'll learn to get it right.

Ted got a week off before the rush of preparing for the deployment. He spent 3 days remodeling the bathroom downstairs. We went from carpet, yucky paint color, a huge mirror, and green counter top to...this! :) Doesn't it look great?

Caleb's first tooth, for real this time! See...proof!

Pulling up to the toy basket. So proud of himself!

7 Months Old

This time I am using the excuse that Ted was gone for 5 weeks, that is why I've had trouble keeping the blog up to date. Caleb and I have kept quite busy in the meantime! Granny Annie came for a visit, we celebrated Chase's 1st birthday, and we went to Tulsa, Ok to visit family, and Caleb has been working on trying to crawl (he's almost there). It has been quite the month! Here are the highlights...

Just click on the photo below and it will take you to an album of pictures. :)

6 months

Okay, so yes, this is a little late (by 2 weeks). But better late than never. Caleb turned 6 months on the 14th and I took a couple pics. His doctors appointment went well with the doctor. In fact the pediatrician said, "You should write a book on how to raise boys! He is doing well." I'm sure he said that to every mom, but it made me feel good. :)

Stats:

Weight: 17 lbs. 3 oz.

Length: 27 in.

Head Circumference: 42.5 cm.

Milestones:

Caleb can roll both ways and rolls and reaches across the floor. He loves to put toys and anything he can get his hands on, in his mouth. He can turn toys around, twist them, pass them from hand to hand, and his latest favorite...grab them from you. He enjoys bath time every night when dad sings to him and will watch Lullaby to go to sleep. He sleeps in his crib at night for about 8 hours and will take sporadic naps throughout the day ranging from 45 minutes to 3 hours. I wake up to him "talking" and rolling in his crib. :)

He has started on solids. He eats oatmeal cereal (rice doesn't agree with him) 2 times a day and has a veggie (peas, sweet potato, or carrots) and fruit (banana or apple) to go with it. And yes, I am making his baby food, with the exception of the cereal. He babbles frequently with facial expression. Caleb loves to make a "razzing" sound with his lips spewing spit everywhere! His favorite thing to do is watch or pet Coley. Coley is so patient with him as his hands fly all over her face. When I read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle, Caleb's eyes get wide and he huffs in excitement. His latest feat is giving mommy "kisses". I say, "kisses" and smother him in kisses and then he grabs my face with both hands and opens his mouth wide (to give me a kiss) and shoves my chin in his mouth! It is so funny!

I am loving being a mom! It is so much fun to hear his noises, see his expressions, and watch how he learns new things daily. I love our little boy so much.

Here are some pictures of Caleb at 6 months with...you guessed it....Curious George.

Just hangin' out

We have been taking it easy around here since we got back from our Christmas marathon! Here are a few photos of the happenings in the Stefani house.

practicing sitting up and playing with his new driver

focused on playing with his new cups from Iggy

big smile with his new piano

yum peas!

happy in his high chair with monkey

snuggle time with mom

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The Stefani family celebrated 3 Christmass' this year in Colorado Springs, Tulsa, and Beatty. We saw tons of family, flew on 6 flights and played in the desert sand and even some snow! We are one exhausted bunch! We started the whirlwind on the 22nd when Santa arrived at our house early. He must have know we would be away for Jesus's birthday and planned accordingly. Caleb loved opening his presents and checking out what came in his stocking. I think I already posted those pictures. Next we packed up and headed to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the annual Langenheim Christmas. It was so nice to see my family and have Caleb meet all his cousins, aunts and uncles, and great grandma. The weather was nicer to us this year than last when we had a blizzard. This year we only had little pellets of snow on Christmas day. No driveway shoveling for Ted! I met up with a good friend Jenni who used to live in the Springs. We were so engrossed in our conversation of catching up that neither of us took a picture to capture the moment! The morning after Christmas, we barely caught a plane to Las Vegas to meet Ted's mom and drive the 2 hours to Beatty, Nevada. I couldn't believe the TSA worker made Caleb take off his baby shoes before going through security! How silly! Once in Beatty we opened more presents and had a wonderful homemade lasagna! We played on the razor and drove to death valley for some sight seeing. New Year's Eve we once again jumped on a plane and headed back to cold 5 degree Colorado Springs! Caleb did really well on all the flights. What a wonderful holiday! It was so great to see everyone and spend the holiday together. Here are tons of pictures from the travels.

Just click on one of the pictures and it will take you to the pictures from that trip!

Christmas in Tulsa

Christmas in Beatty