On the way home from church on Sunday, Caleb fell asleep in his car seat. I can count on one hand the amount of times he’s fallen asleep outside of his crib or our arms so each time is a momentous occasion. In this instance, we noticed he drifted off with some toy keys dangling from his bottom lip. We had to take a video of it because it was so darn funny.

Here’s a video that’s a few weeks old. I think it’s so funny that I’m putting it up now regardless. Don’t mind the paint cans and clutter. We were in the midst of redecorating the living room:

I’ve been meaning to post this for a while now. Things have been super busy over here with getting the photography business set up and Andy has more than his fair share of side projects at the moment. This is Caleb’s new “thing” he likes to do. Not sure why or what he’s doing, but it’s hilarious. Oh, and at the end you can hear him going “bababa” I’m pretty sure that’s his version of “mama”. He just can’t get the “m” sound down. Enjoy:

It’s so cute that I made him do it six times:

Here are a few videos taken from this past week:

Cleaning is Funny

Peek-A-Boo

Teasing Toby

The past week, Caleb has become very independent. He used to stay right by me anywhere and would vehemently protest if I left him behind. Now he’s exploring every room and finding lots of fun things to get in to. He has also been fascinated with anything that swings. He has a particular affinity to our bedroom door. Here’s a short video I took a few days ago:

This weekend, our archaic AC unit finally kicked the bucket. Instead of suffering in the heat while the new unit was being installed, Andy’s parents were kind enough to let everyone (including Toby) to stay at their house. It was quite the circus. Andy captured this video while we were there. I’m debating whether we should submit it to America’s Funniest Home Videos. Watch the whole thing. The end is the real kicker.

Oh, and our new AC is fabulous!

I’m posting this now even though it’s been stitting in the camera for a week.

Still waiting for “Mama”….

Today, Caleb turns 8 months old. This past month, Andy had the opportunity to work from home and has gotten to watch Caleb accomplish some amazing things. Right at 7 months, Caleb graduated from the army crawl to real crawling. Now, he’s able to pull up on low objects (usually Mommy). He is also saying “Dada” quite regularly although I doubt he knows the meaning. He understands several words including “Mama”, “Dada”, “book”, “Toby”, “duckie” and sometimes “no”. His love for books has grown tremendously. Reading time now involves a mountain of books in one sitting. He now officially has three teeth. One top tooth has cut through and the other one will make it’s debut shortly. We are slowly introducing small finger foods into his diet. Now that he knows he can eat intact foods, I usually have to share whatever I’m eating. His current favorites are mangos and cantaloupe.

His naps have mostly stabilized into two good naps a day. I am SO happy that his naps are predictable. It really helps us structure our day and he now has no problems going to sleep because it’s all part of our routine. For naps, I just walk him around to music and it only takes about 3-5 minutes for him to fall asleep. Bedtime is the same. After bath, I rock and feed him and he’s out like a light in a few minutes.

Here’s a video I took this morning of his new vocabulary. He was in a VERY talkative mood today.

… or should I say this morning at 4am. He’s cutting a top tooth which has turned him into a baby insomniac. For the past few weeks, he’s been giving high fives regularly so we’ve been showing him how to clap for the past few days. Then, this morning  I heard him playing around with his hands and he suddenly began clapping. In all of my excitement, I rolled over and went back to sleep. Once it was REALLY morning, I asked him to clap for me. He did it!

I found this little gem in the camera from a few days back. If this doesn’t make you laugh, then I don’t know what will.

A few days ago, we recorded this:

But the next day, that was old news. Now he can do this:

I can’t keep up with this child.

Mr. Caleb is almost crawling. Every day his efforts are proving him stronger and more coordinated. He can get up on his hands and knees but can only rock and move a few inches and then plops down to finish his journey via scooting. Walking is still his preferred method of transportation but we’re slowly getting him used to quadrupedalism although I don’t think we’ll have to wait long for him to walk. We posted a video below of both.

I have to add that I’ve noticed over the past few videos that I have been horrendously dressed. I assure you, I don’t go out in public like that. Goes to show you that motherhood is not a glamorous job, but definitely a rewarding one. This time you get to see me in my fluffy sushi boxers and a clashing tank.

Caleb now knows how to interact with his books. He started doing this about a week ago. In the first book, he pats the place where the flap lifts. He’s not quite coordinated enough to actually lift the flap, but he does know where it’s supposed to lift. The second book is a touch and feel book. He knows where the texture is on each page and will reach out to feel each one.

Andy hasn’t gotten to see this until today. As soon as he saw it, he wanted to get it on video. It’s so amazing to see this little kid changing and acquiring knowledge right before our eyes.

Caleb is saying this one word over and over again. We have yet to interpret what he’s really saying. Any guesses?