closing

We are closing on our condo tomorrow morning at 9:30.  After that we have a crazy week - I work Wed night.  Thurs morning the painter is coming to paint the bedrooms and bathrooms in our new place.  I work Thurs night.  Friday morning we leave for Fairhaven (cabins in the mountains of East TN - near Boone) with the Dirks - Caleigh's first trip!  Sunday we come back and have lifegroup and the Oscars.  Monday we are going to pack and half-move (all the small stuff).  Then we are renting a truck on Tuesday and moving all the big stuff.  Hopefully our life will be so much less crazy by next Wednesday!

more tummy time craziness

Same tummy time antics but with different protests this time.  We have progressed from crying as a form of communication during tummy time...

This was from a couple of days ago.  Caleigh is getting a tiny bit better at tummy time everyday.  She is now able to hold her head up at a 90 degree angle for several moments at the beginning of each tummy time session.  And today she actually used her hands for a second to prop herself up.  We are so proud of her... we are just waiting for the roll over.  I think it will be awhile...

caleigh's first superbowl party

Getting ready for our first Superbowl with Caleigh - a tradition for many years to come.  This year we decided to cheer for the Giants - as you can see by our homemade fan apparel.  

Adam, Tyler, me, Carrie, and Cals....  Go Giants! A celebratory picture as Caleigh cheered the Giants onto victory.

election

Here is a really cool website that I borrowed from Kim's blog.  It is a really great tool that tells you which candidates your political tools are closest too.

http://www.electoralcompass.com/v/wsj

I am closest to Rudy Giuliani who is now out and next closest to McCain.  Apparently I am a very moderate Republican (very close to the middle of the graph).  I am furthest from Obama which was kindof suprising because I do agree with him on some things and I like his charismatic personality.

cheeks

On of Caleigh's best features is her huge and adorable cheeks.  Here she is showing them off.

Here is a before picture, loving the pacifier (only loves it sometimes). And here is an after picture.  Apparently the cheeks got in the way of the pacifier...  She needs a pacy (or a fufu as Adam used to call his) for plus sized cheeks. :)

toys

caleigh is becoming more and more interested in toys - she will unintentionally hold onto things and the other day she put one of her toys in her mouth to explore it.  we are so delighted to see how much she changes everyday!  she is such a blessing and an amazing gift from God.

2 months!

Caleigh was 2 months old last weekend, on January 26th.  Today she went to see Dr. Ball for her 2 month checkup and shots.  She is a chunk (an average chunk) at 11 lb 2 oz (barely above 50th percentile) and 22.5 inches (exactly 50th percentile) and 15.5 inches head circumference (50-75th %).  She screamed during her shots but is otherwise doing well and is very healthy.  Although Caleigh has good head control we still got a prescription for more tummy time.  Yuck.  Happy 2 months Cals.  BTW, Caleigh thought Dr. Ball was hilarious, she couldn't stop smiling at her.