tummy time video

is it obvious Caleigh doesn't like tummy time?  i'm just trying to figure it out. :)

for the record, Caleigh would like you to know that when she tries she can get about halfway over on her tummy and then she gets stuck halfway up in the air.  we will keep working on it...

tummy time

So... Caleigh hates tummy time.  But after hearing about Brody rolling over already (he is only 2 weeks older than Caleigh) I decided to beef up her tummy time.  Now we are doing tummy time every time she is awake until she starts crying - which is usually only a few minutes.  Here are some pix of our experiences so far. 

playtime

Caleigh's friend Maggie came over for some pot pie (Caleigh did not partake) and some socializing.

Carrie and I with our pink girls. Maggie is looking a little distressed... maybe it is just an act for the camera?

dog or human in disguise

What kind of dog sits like this??  Must be the one and only Bales...

blowout... literally, out...

Here is the evidence of one of several big poopy diapers we have been constantly changing.  She loves to poop right when we unfasten the diaper as well and then she will smile really big - she must be proud of herself.  This one required a bath and a load of laundry because it came out of the diaper.  I am sure she will love for us to get this picture out when she brings guys home.

You can see from the giant bowling ball belly that someone just ate. And now, the bath.  I think this picture is a little x-rated for the blog but let's face it.  We all love naked babies. :) And now all clean in my PJs.  Life is so sweet. 

bumbo

Caleigh was over at her friend Maggie's house for a playdate and Maggie said, "Cals, check out my awesome purple bumbo!"  So Caleigh tried it, being the daredevil that she is, even though I told her that bumbo's aren't really for 7 week old babies.  At first she thought she was cool stuff...

And then she got a little grumpy and said, "Mom you were right, get me outta this thing."  That may be the last time she listens to Maggie. :)

Church Dress

On Sunday Caleigh wore her first dress to church; before this Sunday she was too small to fit into anything.  Here brown dress was very cute and we also loved her mary jane tights!  Here are some post church pix (you can see Adam and I are already out of our church clothes!).  A little sleepy...

A fun picture of our family that Adam took.  Please just regard the double chin in which Caleigh is storing all of her milk :)  Caleigh would like you to know that her position just magnified her double chin, it actually isn't that bad in her mind... Daddy loves our little peanut...

go tarheels!

On Saturday we had a fun time watching the UNC v NCSU basketball game with a bunch of friends from college that now live in Charlotte.  It was Caleigh's first bball watching party and she wore her tarheel outfit to the game.  However, before I could capture a picture of our cute Carolina girl, she proceeded to poop all over herself and I had to put her in a backup outfit.  If I was really a planner this backup outfit would have also been UNC-themed... but I am not that together.  Anyways, we had a great time and the Heels won by a landslide.

Some senior-year housemates.  Me, Shaynah, Caleigh, Marcy, and Kim. We segregated towards the end as the game was getting more boring and Caleigh was awake and more exciting... Here is Greg, Michael, Lee, and Adam... As you can see on the female side of the room, Caleigh is holding everyone's attention. We had a great time and hopefully there will be a UNC themed baby picture coming soon. :)

Nights

Caleigh slept through the night last night for the second straight night (from 11 pm until 7 am when I went in and woke her up).  Yay!!!  In celebration of this great fete she has accomplished at 6.5 weeks of age we wanted to post some fun pictures.

In this one she is enjoying her new winter hat (thanks Gigi!) as well as her fist.  She likes to suck on her fist and when she is lucky sometimes just the thumb gets into her mouth.  We think part of the reason she can sleep through the night is because she has gotten so good at finding her hands!

I love this picture!

What a happy girl!  She is giving us such a wide range of expressions now... She is a little buddah and she apparently stores all her milk in her cheeks and her chin! Daddy and Cals hanging out...

One month old

Caleigh is pondering what she thinks about being one month old (actually 5 weeks in these pictures).

And after her one month checkup on Dec. 27th... She was super excited to learn that she was 8 lb and 15 oz (50th percentile), 21 inches (50th percentile).  She is perfectly average.  Her birth weight was 6 lb 14 oz and less than 25th percentile so she is slowly becoming a little chunkomunko we always knew she would be.