Time to Jump

Liam and Calvin

6 months old

6 months has gone by so fast! Cal loves hanging out in his diaper so I thought I'd get his bday pic chilling almost in the buff. He is getting his second tooth this week. I am starting to ween him and hoping he will be on all formula by the end of next week. If you look close, his nose is orange from all the carrots and sweet potatoes. He is just too cute!

Valentine's Day

The Babster Lives On

Some of you may know, I had a baby blanket that I loved and carried around way too long: my babbie. My mom had it quilted, so it is ready for Cal to take it on some adventures :)

Random

The Pictures Say It All

Donkey Basketball

Jared told me his school was having a donkey basketball night and I thought he was totally kidding. Then I show up and there are actual donkeys the teachers are going to ride! It was hilarious. Jared tried to get on his donkey 50 times and never made it. I almost peed my pants laughing so hard. Jared was on the coaches team (pink). Cal was very serious watching all the people. Towards the end he get excited and playful.

Graduate School, Milk and a Job?

This picture is Cal helping me clean up my desk area because..... I found out that I have been accepted into the TWU distance Graduate program for Speech-Language Pathology!! This is unofficial, as I heard it from someone and have not received a letter yet. I will continue to work full time for the schools and take two classes a semester. One will be at a service center not too far from my house and the other will be on a web cam at home. My practicum each semester will be my job. I will graduate Aug of 11 and Cal will be 3 years old. It will be hard, but Jared is willing to do whatever he needs to do to help. We also have my in-laws here, who are a huge help.

Graduate school acceptance leads to the milk mentioned in the title (skip this paragraph if you don't want to read about my milk production). At first I was excited about the program but then a few days later I got super stressed about it. That caused me to decrease the amount of milk I've been making... no good for Cal! Luckily I am feeling not as stressed (i.e. the clean desk) and Jared has helped me talk through things and I have been making more. We are having Cal drink more homemade formula, and his body seems to be taking it well.

Last but not least the job. Jared has been coaching at a private school this year and we've been praying that a teaching position opens up, primarily in the Bible department. This week he had lunch/interview with the Headmaster and Dean. Jared proposed curriculum for 1st to 12th grade and shared his desire to teach God's word and Theology. They loved it and said they need to check with enrollment and employment about getting him a job. Let's pray this is the job Jared has been waiting for, and if not, that if will show up soon!

Beautiful Day and Teeth

Today I took a half day to hang out with Cal so Daddy could go to baseball practice and Grandma could keep helping Aunt Janna and Cousin Liam. We spent a lot of time outside since it is so beautiful out. Also, today Cal's first tooth is starting to come in! He has been putting things in his mouth a little more than usual, so I felt his bottom gums and there is a sharp spot. Yeah teeth!! Well, maybe... I am still nursing and pumping... we will see how teeth factor in to all that :)

Grammie & PopPop

This weekend Grammie and PopPop came in town to hang out this weekend. Friday night we had pizza and wine and fun with Cal. Saturday mom and I went to Babies-R-Us to get a new car seat and some 12 month clothes. He is about to hit the weight limit on his infant car seat. Big boy! We went to the park, took naps, and ate good food. Great weekend!

Toes

Cal loves playing with his toes lately. He tries to put them in his mouth but I think his belly is too big!

Cousin Liam!!

Janna, Jared's sister, had Liam Thomas today! He was born at 6:30ish this morning. The battery of my camera went out of course, which happened when Cal was born too! He is 8 lb 12 oz and 21 in long. Big boy!! Mom and baby are doing great.