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.

Christmas Day Stop #2

We headed up to the Dyers for Christmas dinner. (It made for a busy but fun family day!) Grandma Dyer holding Caleigh... Poppop and Gigi with Caleigh... Poppop and Grandpa Dyer and Adam hanging out before dinner. Overall Caleigh slept through most of Christmas - but she got some great gifts! We are so thankful that we got our Christmas gift early this year (Caleigh of course!).

Caleigh's First Christmas

Our first stop on Christmas day after we opened gifts at home was the Adams' house. Here is Poppop with Caleigh and Uncle David. Aunt Karen is opening some fun craft presents while the dogs enjoy their Christmas stuffed animal (that they rapidly ripped the stuffing out of). The Adams' dog is Yasmin on the left and that is our Bales on the right. Gigi and Caleigh... Adam and I with Caleigh. I became skilled at the one handed opening of presents, with Adam's help of course... Aunt Karen got a fun coat that looks like about 20 neighborhood cats had to be skinned to produce the lining. PETA would not be proud, but clearly she is proud of her coat.

Pre-Christmas Randomness

We started a tradition this year of getting together with some college friends/roommates for breakfast on Christmas Eve. Caleigh joined us for the festivities and is now in training to become a Carolina girl. Here is Kim, Jess, Caleigh, me, and Marcy. Christmas card outtake (hope you enjoyed the actual card!) Notice Caleigh is in her personalized stocking courtesy of Gigi - Thanks! A visit with Jess at Panera... and hanging out with Marcy in Caleigh's room...

Diaper duty

Adam took the diapers out of our diaper genie the other day. This is a 6 day diaper sausage.

Playtime

Caleigh's awake time/ play time does not seem very exciting but it looks like she is enjoying it. Our naked little bug is starting to grow a buddha belly - it's the biggest thing on her!

Out to dinner

Gigi came over for our first dinner out without Caleigh (actually we then took Caleigh to her house). My birthday was Tuesday so we went to Brixx for dinner. Here we are ready to go (sans Caleigh). We think going out alone without our 2 week old is a pretty big accomplishment. :) But we did kindof freak out on the way to the restaurant - it felt like we were forgetting something, or someone. But it was fun - happy 26th to me.

Great Grandparents!

Caleigh got to meet her great grandparents on Sunday - as you can tell from the pictures she was very excited. Caleigh went right to sleep in her great grandpa's arms - he shakes due to a WWII injury so I think she must have felt like she was in the car (which she loves). They were here all the way from Ohio (on their way to FL for the winter).

Bathtime!

We gave Caleigh another sponge bath today - she actually did much better with it than the first time around. As you can see she is a little happier now that she is wrapped back up. She did manage to pee through the towel and all over my shirt, just another initiation into parenthood. Me and Caleigh after her bath.

Look at the body in that hair! We didn't realize the true potential of her hair until after this bath. It looks like she put her fingers in an electrical outlet instead of her mouth! We absolutely love her hair though - it is super cute.

First week home pix

Here are some pictures of our first week home with Caleigh... Caleigh, if only you could figure out how to do this (sleep!) at night... Adam with our little snugbug... Enjoying some wide-eyed awake time, not much goes on when she is awake now.