10 Month Check Up

I took Caleb in for his 9 month check up... but I'll just call it his 10 month since I'm a month late... oops. He is in perfect health! He just has really dry skin so I need to be better about doing stuff for that. Wrightwood is so dry! It's really weird that the next check up we have will be for his YEAR check up. The time flies!!

I am going to start on his 1 year photo book I'm making. I won't have it by his first birthday because I want to have pictures from his birthday party in it too. I just can't believe he's already that old and that I am already thinking about invites and what to do for the big day.

He lost a few ounces! He was 22.6 four months ago. So he's stayed at a steady weight. I guess he just was all into getting huge early on and has decided to stay the same for awhile :)

My best friend, Blair, and her fiance, Aaron, will be moving to California soon! They are going to be living in Costa Mesa. It took me an hour and 10 minutes to get to the apartment they will live at. I'm so excited!! We are so use to driving about 45 minutes to get to most places, so a little longer is no big deal. They are going to be driving out this weekend. Aaron will start working and Blair will be back and forth to visit until after their honeymoon. Here are a few pictures from today when Caleb and I were waiting for them when they were doing their apartment stuff.

Our trip to Texas was really fun. I'll post pictures tomorrow. 

Chubby Bubby

Chubby Bubby is one of our nicknames for Caleb. Bubba. Chubba Bubba... all inspired by his chubby thighs and peaches. We can't help ourselves :)

We had Caleb's 4 month check up yesterday. He weighs 18 pounds and 7 ounces and is 26 1/4 inches long! This puts him somewhere from the 75th-90th percentile. Not even three weeks ago, Caleb weighed 17 pounds 13 ounces! He is growing so fast and I'm getting a good arm work out daily haha. :)

I am so thankful for the pediatrician we have for Caleb. He's just great. He has such good advice and seems to really care about Caleb. I'm a pretty laid back mom, way more than I ever thought I'd be, but vaccinations are the one thing that have really freaked me out. I've just heard too many scary things and the thing about vaccinations is that your kid could be perfectly fine, but what if they are one of the few that reacts badly to them? I didn't want to risk it, it's so not worth it to me. I really did my research on them and I was also able to find a pediatrician that not only supports an alternative vaccination schedule but believes in it. It's so nice to be able to ask him questions and to not feel like I'm battling him or anything. The pediatrician that came to the hospital argued with me about the shot thing and ended up making me cry.. I probably wouldn't have cried normally but I JUST had a baby dude haha. Another pediatrician told me I was unfit to be a mom because I didn't want to fully vaccinate Caleb. So it's just so nice to have a pediatrician that not only allows me to do what I want with Caleb, but supports it and tells me that I'm a good mom. 

One of the things he recommended for after your baby or child has a shot is a homeopathic called Bella Donna. It comes in pellets and you can either dissolve them in a liquid or crush them up and give them orally. You use it instead of Motrin or Tylenol. Something else I highly recommend to anyone giving their kids shots is Vaccination Detox by Nature's Sunshine. My mom gave it to me when I was little and I have been giving it to Caleb and it's made a huge difference in how he feels after shots. The first time he was pretty sick and screaming his head off (very out of character for him, he's not a fussy baby) and since using the Detox, he seems completely normal after shots, just a little sleepier than normal. 

We went peach picking last week and it was really fun! Here are a few pictures.

Also, last week, my new baby nephew was born! His name is Matthew John Preng and he so precious! He was born on July 22nd at 4:37 PM, 20.5 inches long, and 7 pounds and 6 ounces. I can't wait to meet him! It's pretty crazy that Caleb already has 2 little boy cousins and he will have another one when Jana has her little boy in September! Boys are so much fun! My dad is REALLY making up for having 3 girls. 

Oh and I'm learning how to surf. I caught a wave the first time I tried and almost rode it into the beach but then after that I was having a hard time just getting through the waves. I haven't really spent any time playing in waves, so I just don't really understand how to get through them with a surfboard, but I want to figure it all out and to get really good. Just wait, someday I'll be doing this...

2 Month Check Up

Caleb had his 2 month check up yesterday. He is doing very good, he's very healthy! He is 24 inches long and weights 14 pounds 12 ounces now. The doctor said he's in the 90th percentile! He's a very big boy :)

He had his first shots yesterday too. It was so sad seeing him in pain, I guess it just gave me a little view of what's to come with all the things you see your kids go through. You just want to be able to make everything better!!

Two of my best girlfriends, Blair and Stephanie, came to visit for Memorial Day weekend. It was so nice getting to spend some girl time with them and I loved sharing Caleb with them and showing them where I live now. We went to lunch and to see Sex & the City 2, walked around the shops in Wrightwood and drove around in the mountains, and then went to the beach. We took them to In-and-Out and Rubios too! It was really fun :) Here are some pictures of their visit.

a pretty view of the mountains in wrightwood

at san onofre beach (near San Clemente)

blair and steph cuddling caleb on the couch.. caleb likes to suck fingers so steph was nice and let him suck on hers :)

he's almost as long as his bassinet!! stop growing so fast caleb, but keep growing! :)

cute cousins at the beach

in our backyard before they flew back to texas!

We are going to be spending the weekend at the beach this weekend for Jordan and our nephew, Wiley's birthday. Jordan will be 25 on Saturday and Wiley is 3 today! Then next weekend, we will be in Texas! Can't wait to share Caleb with you guys!!!