Callahan's Journal

Callahan ate cream of wheat cereal and had a quick taste of dried plums for breakfast.  (Which means quickly in and out!!)  For lunch he ate turkey loaf, two bites of brown rice, taste of sweet potatoes (In and out, but not as fast out as the plums. Ha!), and he ate 2 cherries. First picture: This was pretty stinking cute.  Callahan was giving this doll a thorough examination!!  Especially around the face and he was talking the entire time.  Mostly saying, "hi hi hi hi."  :)  Second picture: Maybe you've already noticed this, but Cal really isn't much of a baby anymore.  Haha.  You're welcome.  I liked how he was sitting in the cozy corner at the book rack looking at books. (Upside-down of course. Ha!  Which means he's a very normal child.) Next picture: I'm posting this picture just in case anyone was wondering if he still went to this spot between the steps and the mattress.  (His favorite place for the first 6 month...

Callahan ate French toast and fruit salad for breakfast.  For lunch he ate chicken, whole wheat toast, most of broccoli, and ate pineapple. This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon.  Well look at you Cal!!  You do get off the concrete even if it was for only a few short minutes!!  This makes me laugh; the littlest people find the biggest toys.  :) Next picture; Callahan was watching Linnea put on the piggy mask and I love his reaction.  He was getting a big charge out of it!  We've actually had children in the past that were afraid of the masks and we had to remove the masks from that toy exchange  and try again at a later date.  Following picture:  Callahan was watching Atley play with the food toys and every time she reached in the shelf he'd try to swipe one of her toys. Last picture: What can I say that would add to this cuteness.  This was moments before lunch time and Callahan was getting tired and ...

Callahan ate two servings of waffles and ate strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate half of whole 30 chili with meat, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and peppers.  He ate whole wheat dinner roll, and tropical fruit. The first two pictures are left over from yesterday afternoon.  Cal was sitting in the chair which was the first time I've seen him up there.  He usually prefers to just push the chair around and around.  When I took the picture he was sitting and watching himself in the mirror.  :)  Second picture; We were outside and he was having fun pushing the dump truck all the way down the sidewalk to the gate.  So far Cal is the sidewalk/patio boy!  Hasn't left the concrete yet.  Obviously that means nothing, I just think it's cute and funny. I like this next picture:  Callahan was so interested in watching Atley and Linnea run and play.  But the primary reason I took this picture is because it's actua...

Callahan ate two servings of whole wheat English muffin and two servings of grapes for breakfast. For lunch he ate half of pork roast, half of whole wheat toast, bites of beets, and ate applesauce. First two pictures;  Callahan was the first one here today and I took these first two pictures before anyone else arrived.  As soon as he was done waving to Daddy and Bubba at the window he immediately headed for the fun stuff!!  The second picture made me laugh! Hey Cal! It's probably easier to sit in front of the book rack to pull a book out!  Ha! Next picture; Linnea wanted to wear the "goat mask" and said, "Hey Gary, can you put this on me?" Cal was super intrigued by the mask and followed her around so he could study it closely.  She got off the couch and went to the mirror, then the mattress and he was right behind her following along. Last picture; Hanging out with Linnea and Svea.  I think this was a strategy meeting; making plans for the day!...

Callahan ate three servings of Chex cereal and three servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate mandarin oranges and bites of everything else; Ground beef, whole wheat hamburger bun, avocado, and tomatoes. We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and the food toys were the first thing Callahan was interested in!  Linnea was here early too and she noticed (again) Cal is walking.  "Cal walking, Gary, Cal walking."  (I thought I'd better put some commas in there so you didn't think Cal was "walking" Gary.) Second picture: Well there is just something about those jingle bells that make a boy wanna start chewing on em!!  I thought it was cute that I caught them both chewing at the same time!  :)  Well Callahan, I'm pretty sure Mommy will notice you have on different clothes than in the first picture!!  He had on a new set of clothes by 8:20 this morning!!  And just before lunch we had to change out of the pants he's wea...

Callahan ate bites of oatmeal and bites of dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate tilapia, half of whole wheat elbow noodles, ate green beans, and ate applesauce. First two pictures are from yesterday afternoon outside.  Everyone has really been enjoying our outside time in the afternoon.  Like I told Maddy yesterday so far Callahan hasn't ventured off the concrete!!  I thinks it's cute; and interesting!  We'll see what happens today.  Svea had bumped into him with the dump truck (there were NO tears) and gave him a sweet love.  So I asked her if she'd give him another love so I could take a picture.  Thank you Svea. Next picture: Callahan has been playing with the strollers and once when I turned around he was standing up in one of them.  I decided it probably wasn't appropriate to post a picture of him with potential to fall on the concrete!!  The boy loves to climb.  In this picture he thought he was stuck. "He...

Callahan ate "multi-grain sandwich thin" (store out of whole wheat bagels), and two servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate pork roast, most of whole wheat tortillas, ate diced red potatoes, and fruit salad. This first picture is leftover from yesterday afternoon when we went outside.  I got a kick out of Callahan because he wasn't about to go onto the grass.  He stayed on the concrete - sidewalk and patio - the entire time.  The kids were doing a good job driving around him with the bikes, wagons, dump trucks, and ice cream carts.  :) Next picture: I always have these little "milestones" I watch for when the children are learning to walk.  :)  This picture represents one of them; walking while carrying toys or whatever.  A couple other examples would be "walking on the mattress" and "walking outside across the yard." Next picture:  "Hey Mom, Gary is messing with me again!!"  Haha!  "He slicked back my ha...

Callahan ate half of whole wheat toast and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate hamburger and sausage pizza with meat, peppers, pineapple, olives, and tomato sauce.  Bites of whole wheat pizza crust and he ate pineapple on the side. First picture: Initially I was just taking this picture because as you know Cal is walking everywhere now!!  Good job Cal!  Then he was dinking around and swinging this phone all around and thought that was pretty funny.  UNTIL right after I took the picture he smacked himself in the head with the phone!!  OUCH!!  Outside of that incident he had a great morning; really great considering how he looked and acted the way he left here yesterday afternoon!! Next picture - Cal is doing one of his favorite activities here; moving the swivel chair around and playing a game that looks like a cross between peek-a-boo and "can't catch me!!"  Haha.  The funniest part is that Linnea didn't even realize...

Callahan ate whole wheat English muffin and tasted the dried plums for breakfast.  (Well it was on his lips so I'm assuming he tasted it - spit right back out! Ha!)  For lunch he ate chicken mixed with stir fry vegetables, no brown rice, and ate mandarin oranges. I took this first picture after Cal and Linnea were waving bye at their Daddies and brothers!  I asked Linnea; "Hey have you noticed that Callahan is walking now?"  She said, "Nope."  Haha!  And that is most likely the truth!!  However, she did notice a nasty smell.  "Cal is poopy Gary!"  Thank you Linnea! I do appreciate it when the "older" ones help me like that.  (You'll notice he's wearing different pants in the last three pictures!!) Next picture: Avi and Atley were trying to make "bridges" for Cal to crawl under.  He totally cooperated with them.  "Yup, I can do that."  :) Last two pictures;  Just a couple of random pictures from Cal's ...

Callahan ate bites of cheerios and three servings of banana for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, bites of whole wheat pita bread, ate olives, avocado, and half of strawberries. I told Atley and Avi that Cal saw where I hid "Woody" (from Toy Story) and "Airplane" this morning.  (I hide those two toys every day for the big girls.)  Ok, yes it was a bit of a white lie if you're keeping score!  He was there, but I don't think he had a clue what I was doing.  It was pretty funny!  They couldn't find the hidden toys and were peppering Cal with questions: "Where is it Cal!?!  Where is it!?!  Where are they!?!  Tell us Cal!!" This first picture was taken early this morning when Lauralea was in the kitchen.  He heard me talking to her and he started in her direction and before he could see her, he was saying,  "hi, hi, hi, hi!!"  That's so cute.  Second picture - Lauralea rode the bus this morning and the kids always w...