Callahan's Journal

Callahan ate cream of wheat cereal and ate dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch he ate most of his chicken, ate whole wheat dinner roll, most of broccoli, and ate pineapple.   Callahan was talking on a phone this morning and he said, "Hi Mom" and then he was looking around the room and talking about what he was looking at. Then he started naming everyone he could see. "I love Miles, I love Nora, and I love Atley." I noticed he skipped right over me. Haha. First picture: Miles was trying to join Cal pushing Atley around and around in the chair. Atley was focused on something in her hand, but she was also pushing along with her right foot so the chair was going faster than usual. Miles of course was not aware of the danger and kept trying to step in. After getting steamrolled once, he still was wanting to join so I asked them to let him join. Except Miles was facing the wrong direction so when they started up again he immediately was on the floor. Good thing he's...

Callahan ate two servings of whole grain waffle and ate fruit salad for breakfast. For Lunch he ate ground turkey, ate whole wheat tortillas, bites of sweet potatoes, and ate cherries.   Cal is speaking in so many full sentences now; very cool and he's doing so well with his language. And he's funny! During breakfast time in his highchair he just randomly said, "Animal cracker in my soup." That's while we're eating waffle and fruit salad. Haha. (That is part of a song just in case there happens to be someone reading this that isn't aware of that.) Speaking of silly: This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon. Cal had this doll blanket and was wiping it along the floor. He said, "Clean the floor. Clean the floor." Ha.  In the next picture Miles noticed Cal was pushing the chair around and around and Miles went to join in the fun. In the following picture Cal took off his sock and flung it over the gate in the general direction of the...

Callahan ate two servings of French toast and ate strawberries for breakfast. For lunch he ate half of Whole 30 Chili with meat, tomatoes, peppers, sweet potatoes, tomato sauce, and lots of spices. He ate saltines and tropical fruit.  First two pictures of the boys hanging out near each other playing. First picture is when they met in the Library for Story Time. :) Following picture; Miles initially was playing with all 5 doll bottles in the sink. Pretty much just enjoying shuffling them around with a spoon making a racket! Cal was able to confiscate a couple of them and he's trying to stack them. Haha. Good luck with that. Next picture: The 4 girls were done with breakfast first and they were all anxiously "hiding" and waiting for the boys to come look for them. (The boys really didn't have a clue what the girls were doing. And that seems to be a common life-long theme for us in the male Gender group!! Haha.) Avi was hiding under this cozy corner rug and Cal never di...

Callahan ate whole wheat English muffin and ate half of his grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate pork roast, whole wheat toast, ate beets, and ate applesauce.   Today Cal and Miles banged heads; but only Cal cried. Yesterday Cal and Svea banged heads; but only Cal cried. Hopefully Miles and Svea won't bang heads, but if they do I'll let you know who claims the status for Hard Head #1! Ha. Personally, I wouldn't be too disheartened by the fact my child is not in the running for that particular status!! :) Mommy PA might have a more professional opinion about the hardness of one's skull; I'm just going by who cries and who doesn't!! Ha.  First picture: Cal asked for some help getting his legos truck ready for the road, but he did some of it himself too. Second picture; He was just laying under the blue balance beam amusing himself by pushing it up and down with his legs. Third picture: Miles is in the picture, but most of the time it was Cal and Svea jumping of...

Callahan ate corn chex cereal and two servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, toasted whole wheat sandwich thins, ate avocado, ate tomatoes, and mandarin oranges.   We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and so the kids were very busy and engaged all morning. I'm sure Callahan remembered where he played with the "stapler" the last time, because he studied it for a few moments and immediately walked over to that same spot that you see in the picture. It's been at least 18 weeks since they last played with this set.  Next picture: Cal was reading books, Svea was pretending to sleep, and Miles was gently poking at Svea to see if she was sleeping. Ha. In the following picture Svea is living the life of a Princess; just reading her books while her boys gently push the swivel/rocker around and around. Ha. Last picture: It was fun to watch Svea read this book to Callahan. Actually she was singing most of it and was getting the correct ...

Callahan ate oatmeal and half of dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate half of salmon, half of whole wheat elbow noodles, ate green beans, and applesauce. Miles and Callahan take their naps as soon as they are done with their Lunch. They have a routine telling everyone goodnight, but it's cute because they tell each other goodnight too. Cal says, "night night Mau Mau" and Miles waves! So cute! This story involves Miles and Cal, but it's actually Nora's story. But hey, it will fill up some space in Cal's Blog!! :) This was two days ago and I saw what happened when Miles fell and kind of hit his head on the back of the chair. Enough to make him cry a little bit. (He's a tough little guy and when he cries a LOT I know he's hurt a lot! This was  not  one of those times.) Nora heard him cry and came running from across the room and started chewing on Callahan for hitting Miles! Ha. Hey Nora, you didn't even see it happen. She said, "We...

Callahan ate two servings of blueberry bagel and three servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate two large servings of hamburger & sausage pizza with meat, peppers, pineapple, olives, and tomato sauce. He ate whole wheat pizza crust (served on the side) and a serving of pineapple.   This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon. Callahan has been asking about the "robot vacuum" for many many days! (He sees it every day in the room where he sleeps.) So yesterday afternoon we picked up all the toys in the Play Room and I went and got the robot vacuum off of it's base and it wouldn't work!! The kids were good sports and took it in stride when I told them I'd check it out this weekend and then I got out the big vacuum. Avilene and Nora each took a turn doing some of the vacuuming. Cal sat mesmerized on the couch after everyone else was done watching.  The next picture is Cal and his stack of blocks which he called "my drum." Wonderf...

Callahan ate two servings of whole wheat toast and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate most of pork roast, bites of whole wheat tortillas, bites of carrots, bites of potatoes, and ate fruit salad. Speaking of food, Cal didn't even make it into the Daycare Room this morning - between the cubbies and the gate - and he said, "Gary, I'm hungry." Well good morning to you too Cal!!  :) This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon and Cal was perched on the toy shelf in one of the sinks. Atley jumped up beside him and was pretending to cut some food toy with the "knife." I just thought it was cute with them situated side-by-side like this.  Next picture: This is a recreation of an actual occurrence!!  Ha! Nothing fake posted on these Blogs! Ha. Svea was hanging out at the gate after breakfast waiting for Cal to hurry up and get done so they could play. She apparently thought he was about done because she started giving him the thumbs-up sign. E...

Callahan ate two servings of whole wheat English muffin and ate dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch he ate most of chicken, bites of brown rice, most of stir fry vegetables, and ate mandarin oranges.   First picture: Atley and Callahan were the first two kids here so I let Atley bring in her Paw Patrol people until other kids arrived. You can see one in front of Atley and one beside Cal. I said, "Oh that's sweet Atley, you're reading to Cal." Atley said, "No, I'm reading to Everest." Haha. I don't know if I spelled it right or if I'm even close, but you get the idea. :)  Second picture: Cal was putting on the dress-up shorts and had both legs in one leg hole. I can't tell you how many kids this age have done that! It actually makes them fit better. Haha. Cal was not impressed!  Next picture: Cal was wanting Miles to stay in the chair so Cal could keep pushing it around and around like he'd been doing. Miles had other ideas; he bailed ou...

Callahan ate some brown rice and some raisins for breakfast.  For lunch he ate two servings of salmon, no whole wheat dinner roll, ate riced cauliflower, and three servings of mangoes.    Two or three mornings this week Cal has asked me to play (Alexa play) "Hey Gary, say Ba Ba Ba-a-ran to Alexa." Repeat that a few times. Miles knew exactly what Cal meant by "Alexa" because Miles started pointing at the shelf. Ha! Little tech wizards.  Next two pictures; Cal had this school bus; Miles was playing with it earlier. I have 4 school buses in this toy set. (You can see 2 more in the first pictrue.) I'd offered Miles the twin of this bus and his response was SO interesting. He sat there for 30 seconds looking at it, looking at the one Cal had, looking back and forth maybe two times, and headed over to try to get the one Cal had. Miles grabbed the bus and I grabbed my camera. :) It didn't escalate which is kind of a testament to their temperaments. Then I simply we...

Callahan ate two servings of whole wheat English muffin and ate mandarin oranges for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, no whole wheat elbow noodles, ate most of peas, and ate applesauce.  First two pictures are from yesterday afternoon. The boys were helping me pick up blocks and Cal would hand it to Miles and Miles would hand it to me. Cal got a bit too fast and in the picture Miles looked at Cal, dropped the one in his arms to take one from Cal. Haha. Second picture; both boys are intently watching one of the big girls perform. haha. I think it was Avi.  Next picture: Cal "reading" to Miles (and himself) and he was singing, "teddy bear turn around, teddy bear turn around," So cute. Atley yelled, "No, that's Pooh Bear." And it was. Haha. (The book Cal has his foot on.) Following picture: Avi and her two boys. And apparently she's got em trained too! Ha. They had the swivel/rocker going around and around.  Last picture: Today was "Scie...

Callahan ate two servings of French toast and two servings of strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of Hearty Paleo Stew with meat, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and green beans. He ate one saltine and ate tropical fruit.   First picture: This is left over from yesterday afternoon. Svea was pretending to sleep and then telling Cal and Miles to wake her up after they wake up. Ha. So I told the boys to wake up "Sleeping Beauty" and Cal was walking around saying, "Sleeping Beauty, Sleeping Beauty, Sleeping Beauty." Next picture; Cal loves the "Simba" stuffed animal in this toy set. Right after I took this picture he was running from the gate to the window; back and forth saying, "Gary, I'm having fun, Gary I'm having fun." Haha. I'm glad Buddy! Following picture; Miles getting a helping hand from his buddy to get those socks off! Haha. Cal was giggling when I saw him carrying one of Mil...