Callahan's Journal

Callahan ate two servings of whole wheat English muffin and ate dried plums for breakfast. For lunch he ate bites of chicken, ate brown rice, no broccoli, and ate mandarin oranges.  This first picture is shortly after Miles had arrived. It's early in the day and they were both doing the "my my my" thing. Cal said, "I wanna snuggle." Miles, "Me snuggle, me snuggle." :) No problem. And then they were giggling and we were having fun. Cal retrieved my phone so I could do a selfie of them. Goofiness and Cuteness. Second picture; This was the first time I've noticed Cal doing the Alphabet Puzzle and it's definitely more challenging. Good work Cal!! Next picture: Svea LOVES to do things like this for the other kids!! As soon as they asked for paper - Miles was asking to "color" when he was still in the breakfast highchair - Svea makes sure I know she will handle it!! AND she always does this sort of thing with some "flair!!" (styli...

Callahan ate two servings of Cheerios and ate his banana serving for breakfast. For lunch he ate ground beef covered with avocado, bites of whole wheat pita bread, ate olives, and strawberries. At Lunch - while putting olives on all her fingers - Svea said, "Remember when we used to put olives on our fingers?" Ha. Uhhh, yes like two weeks ago - the last time we had olives!!?!! :)  Svea frequently phrases her sentences in unique ways - all children do, but her's are just so cute!! She said Cal wasn't being nice to Miles and she phrased it like this, "He wasn't being nice to Miles. And we need to be friendship! That's what we do." Love it. Yes that's what we do!! So in this first picture Alexa was playing, "We wish you a Merry Christmas!!" (Cheers! It's never too early!!) Svea got all excited and said, "I'm going to fix a dinner and you guys sing!!" :) I included this next picture because - Cal was initially doing the ac...

Callahan ate most of his waffle serving and two large servings of grapes. For lunch he ate half of his chicken, ate whole wheat tortilla, ate corn, and ate his apple slices. This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon when Svea and Cal were the only ones here. I asked Svea why she had on the beautiful head-covering. :) She said, "I'm in a wedding." Oh really,,.and who's getting married? Svea said, "Me. I'm marrying Cal and he's marrying me." Ha. Well I'm certainly glad to hear it's reciprocal. Later Svea was still gathering up goods for their happy home and she said, "Hey Cal! I got a new baby from the baby store!!" LOL. That made me laugh! She cracks me up. Next picture: This is what the boys did as soon as Miles arrived; ran in circles. Like puppies, happy to play and chasing each other. Second picture: Like I said yesterday we did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange (Miles wasn't here so this is his Monday) and so t...

Callahan ate kix cereal and fruit cocktail for breakfast. For lunch he ate two large servings of ground turkey covered with two large servings of avocado. He ate toasted whole wheat sandwich thin, ate tomatoes, and cherries. (The ground meat topped with avocado is a favorite meal of Cal's.) We did a toy exchange this weekend so Cal was immediately engaged with activities and toys and stayed engaged most of the morning. Miles is hanging out with one set of Grandparents today so it's just Cal and Svea here. In the first picture Cal had no competition for the tractors, barns, and barnyard animals. In the second picture Cal and I were doing selfies and he was pretty proud of the fact that he'd just sneezed on me. Haha. Thanks a lot Buddy!!  After breakfast Cal and Svea spent the majority of their time in the Preschool Room and Svea was showing Cal how to manipulate the different latches. In the following picture they had moved on to the tape measures. I'd shown Cal the numb...

Cal ate two servings of French toast and ate dried plums for breakfast. For lunch he ate pulled pork, whole wheat toast, half of peas/carrots, and ate strawberries.  I've been expecting this to happen and it came out yesterday; thanks to Miles!! Haha. The boys were arguing over Svea!! Miles said, "My Va Va, my Va Va." And of course Cal started repeating it too!! :) This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon. It was starting to get dark so I turned out the lights for the boys and their flashlights. They loved being able to see the light beam so much better. Following picture; Cal was trying to give Miles some pointers on solving the puzzle. Cal was saying, "Turn it around, turn it around." Which is what he hears me (and Svea) saying to him. Miles managed to get 3 pieces by himself which I think is a good start. Next picture: The boys are patiently waiting for Svea to gather up some food and laying it out for them. ha. Finally Svea said, "Ok Mil...

Callahan ate whole wheat toast and two servings of mangoes for breakfast. For lunch he ate a large serving of ground beef with marinara sauce on top of a large serving of whole wheat spaghetti noodles, no cauliflower, and ate fruit salad. So this first picture goes with the meals and I wanted you to know I'm transitioning Cal to the table for eating. This was basically the first day and he's doing just fine. As you already know he's been using the table for doing some art, puzzles, and other activities. So he's already comfortable sitting there. Now we've just gotta keep our face over the plate! Ha. Good job Cal!! I know I talk a lot about the kids pushing each other's buttons and especially at the window waving bye to the Parents. This morning was a classic for Cal and Miles. So I took the picture below while the boys were waiting at the window for Momma Emily to come around the corner. (They would miss waving SO MANY TIMES if I didn't watch and re-direct t...

Callahan ate blueberry bagel and two servings of grapes for breakfast. For lunch he ate shrimp, brown rice smothered in berry juice, no broccoli, and ate mixed berries.   I was reading books to Cal right after he arrived. One was a "counting" book. I asked Cal, "How many eyes do you have?" He pointed at his eyes and said, "This much." Haha. Yup, good answer. First picture: This picture was taken just moments - probably one minute - after Miles arrived. (Cal is sitting directly in front of the block cabinet surrounded by his blocks.) Miles got a school bus and he started yelling, "My beep beep, My beep beep, My beep beep!!" Cal was yelling back at him, "My toys, My toys, My toys!!" They certainly know how to push each other's buttons!! Probably 10 minutes later Cal started pushing a school bus and said, "Hey look Miles!!" However, this time Miles did not bite because he was listening to the "Goldfish Song" and doi...

Callahan ate waffle and three servings of mango/strawberry for breakfast. For lunch he ate turkey burger, some whole wheat tortilla, most of sweet potato, and ate half of his cherries.   Yesterday afternoon Avi and Nora - along with Svea - were hiding eggs and Svea wanted to continue that this morning. So she hid eggs - 19 of them - and then coached Cal where to look. Ha. In the picture; she had eggs hidden on the top of the dress-up rack and she said. "Get up on the couch Cal." :) Next picture: After breakfast Cal asked if he could play with the Mr Potato Heads and as you can see I have lots of accessories. I think there are 7 heads and a basket of accessories. Cal said, "This is gonna be so cool!!" Haha. So cute. The following picture is another Preschool Construction Activity and I'm not sure what it's called. Cal is learning the Preschool Rules and doing well. Probably the biggest difference is this rule; "Put away your activity before moving on to ...

Callahan ate two servings of chex cereal and ate peaches for breakfast. For lunch he ate a large serving of ground beef topped with avocado, ate half of his toasted whole wheat sandwich thin, and ate mandarin oranges.  We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and Cal grabbed a couple of books and went to "his spot!!" This has been his favorite for a long time; long before he was walking he'd squeeze in here and lay down. In the second picture Svea had the food all laid out for her and Cal. She said, "Cal, I'm getting us some fruit snacks!" That's a pretty substantial supply of fruit snacks!! Third picture: Cal and Svea reading books in the cozy corner. Just an FYI: Miles is gone today. He has the same bug that Svea and Cal had. Pictures: Dress up clothes!! Cal got some shorts on and then Svea was "helping" him with this top. (He's actually reacting to a song Alexa is playing when I took this picture. Ha.) Following picture: Just...

Callahan ate oatmeal and dried cranberries for breakfast. For lunch he ate tilapia, whole wheat elbow noodles, green beans, and three large servings of applesauce.  This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon when the boys were being crazy on the mattress, throwing the doll blankets, and flopping around like crazy! I reminded them several times to say, "fun fun fun" instead of squealing and screaming!!  Speaking of "fun fun fun" I'm always surprised when Cal remembers lines from songs we've played or listened to in the past! I shouldn't be too surprised because he loves music and language. He was jumping on the mattress this morning and said, "Fun fun fun till my Daddy takes the T-bird away!!" Haha. Beach Boys oldie, but goodie right there. Next picture; I just thought this was cute because it's usually Svea - the older girls in the past too - who gets all the pillows, blankets, and stuffed animals on the mattress (or somewhere...