adventures in teething

since caleb started teething he has found more things to put in his mouth than i thought was possible! here's a list (in progress) of things he's either put in his mouth or tried to put in there...

kleenex box, computer keyboard, cell phone, spoon, jeans, washcloth, kleenex, shoulder blade, book, clothes, bathroom faucet, fingers, blankets, toys, and sometimes even a teething ring!

saying hello

this is caleb's latest "thing"... he loves to open his mouth. it's what he does in place of smiling at people. i think it means, "hi, i like you!" it started with looking at himself in the mirror. he saw his reflection and opened his mouth. now, he does it to anyone he likes. we get a huge kick out of it!

tongue

just this past weekend, caleb discovered that he can stick out his tongue. it's funny, i never realized that he didn't stick his tongue out until now that he does it. i wonder if it has anything to do with him getting a tooth. maybe he started trying to feel the tooth with his tongue or something. no matter how it started, i think it's pretty cute! as soon as i can get a good picture, i'll post it.

hold on tight... it's time for bed!

caleb does the cutest thing when he's falling alseep... he reaches around the crib for something to hold on to. usually he finds his doggy-lamby (long story) for one hand and his blanket from aunt gail for the other hand. i have to be careful not to have my hand in the crib while he's drifting off or else he grabs onto me. what a cutie-pie!

there's something new...

in caleb's mouth! yesterday i was at starbucks with a friend and i wanted to check to see if caleb was getting hungry. so, i stuck my knuckle in his mouth and, all of a sudden, i felt something in there. i thought he had gotten something in his mouth... like some sand or something. but, no... it was a tooth! it's one of the bottom front teeth. it seems to bug him a little, but nothing he can't handle.

hair-do

every night, troy gives caleb a bath as a part of our bedtime routine. both of them love it... especially since caleb learned how to make splashes with his feet! then, after the bath, it's time for the lotion. caleb has trouble with patches of dry skin (it's not just the dimples that he got from me!) so troy lotions him up really well every night. finally, it's time for the hair-do! using the lotion, troy styles caleb's hair so it looks really cool. usually, it's just spiked. but one night i came into the room to find my baby with a peach-fuzz mohawk! is he hip, or what?!

bam bam

that's what i call it when caleb lays on his back and just kicks his legs (usually his right leg) down onto whatever he's laying on. it could be the floor, our bed, the changing table, or his crib. he especially likes it in his crib because then it makes a cool sound AND the whole bed bounces! sometimes i'll lay him down for a nap and i can tell if he's flipped over and isn't going to be able to go to sleep because i'll hear "bam bam bam bam" coming from his room. so, i'll go in, turn him over, and then let him get to sleep.