new car seat

we finally got caleb's new car seat! we found out at his 4 month doctor's appointment that he was too long for his little infant seat, but we hadn't done any research on what other kind to buy. so, i started looking and asking around and we finally decided on a britax roundabout which is a convertable seat so can be rear- or forward-facing. when i asked people who had other brands they would say "it's been fine for us" or "it's worked well". but, when i asked someone who had a britax, they would say "we LOVE the car seat" and "we have been SO happy with it". they are more expensive, but i was able to find a website (http://www.tinyride.com/) that offered them with no shipping OR tax. so that helped. one thing i already love about it is that it has velcro patches to stick the buckles to when we set caleb in it so he doesn't sit on them. that's worth the extra money right there! we'll get it installed this weekend but the problem troy pointed out, is how i'm going to go shopping with caleb now. he's too young to sit up in a cart, but i won't have the infant carrier to set in the cart anymore. any suggestions??

they're back...

ever since caleb learned to shriek and squeal, he had forgotten all about blowing raspberries. well, don't worry, he remembered again. now he will alternate blowing raspberries with squealing. it's pretty adorable! this last time i put him down for a nap, i was holding him, getting him to settle down. he laid his head down on my shoulder and blew raspberries for 2 minutes and 43 seconds straight. i timed it. then, he got tired of them and stopped. i put him in his crib and 4 1/2 minutes later he was asleep... too bad my sweater doesn't dry as quickly as he falls asleep!

caleb's birthday

yesterday was caleb's 5 month birthday! we did a lot of fun stuff... we took a trip to fred meyer, i gave caleb extra exersaucer time, he got to watch one segment of dog whisperer with me, he sat in his new car seat, and he ate some rice cereal. i'm setting the birthday bar pretty high!

revving his engine

when caleb is on his tummy, he now likes to put his forehead down on the blanket, get up on to his toes and bounce back and forth. we call it revving his engine and it's really funny, especially when he does it in his crib and falls asleep mid-rev! i think he's trying to crawl, but what usually happens is that his feet slip and he ends up scooting backwards.

did you see that?

today i hosted our PEPS meeting. this is an easy thing to do... you basically just put out chairs, throw a couple of blankets on the floor, and provide some snacks. during our break, i went to the kitchen to make sure all the snacks were ready to go. i'm pretty sure i left caleb on his back, but when i looked back at him, he was on his tummy. now, he's never rolled from his back to tummy before, but he's looked like he wants to and has been getting closer and closer. i asked one of the other moms sitting nearby if she had seen him roll over. apparently, she is not as obsessed with caleb's every developmental milestone like i am and so hadn't noticed. hmm... i'll have to keep an eye on him!

6 Non-Important things/habits/quirks about myself

i was tagged by janell to answer the above question... so here i go...

1. every night before i get into bed, i put lotion on my feet... troy calls it my "slimey" and i can't go to sleep without it.

2. i love to brush my teeth... not for any dental-hygiene reasons but just because i love the taste of Colgate.

3. i have calluses from carrying my heavy baby around in his infant carrier.

4. i shed so much in the shower that in order to keep from clogging the drain, i make hairballs and throw them against the side of the shower to throw away once i'm done. gross, i know.

5. i hate when people drop toothpaste in the sink. but it's too disgusting for me to clean up, so i just leave it and seethe...

6. i love watching The Dog Whisperer. i check out the dvd's from the library so i can watch them cuddled up on the couch.

i tag angel and elizabeth

who's that cute baby in the mirror?

pretty much every day i take caleb to the guest bathroom where we spend some time sitting on the counter and looking in the mirror. today, for the first time, caleb noticed his own reflection. usually, he's too busy looking and me or the shiny faucet. today, however, he saw himself and gave a huge smile. he reached out his hand and tried to touch the reflection. it probably could have kept him occupied for hours... but then he noticed the box of kleenex...