Back home...

A lot of this post is simply for me to remember things about my little man that I just might forget, so I want to keep a record of everything. Caleb is growing so quickly, which I am so thankful for, but at the same time, it is so crazy (and a little sad!) to see him changing so much so fast. The last time we went to the doc, he weighed 11.9 (50%), which is a blessing because he was a tad underweight the time before, and he was 22 inches long (25%). We won't talk about his head circumference that was in the 75%!! Thanks daddy. Anyways, he is so sweet, laughs all the time, smiles like crazy, talks his own little talk, loves to lay on his mat and look up at just about anything, loves to go on walks in his baby bjorn, at times has this little thing where he pants like a dog, loves to give kisses (that's what I call them anyways), and has this thing where he puts his little thumb in between his first two fingers (picture below). He has started to find his hands and goes directly for his mouth with them, sucks his thumb all the time, and has teased us with a couple of times sleeping through the night. That is not consistent yet though, so we don't expect it at all! We just got back from an unexpected trip to Auburn and Birmingham to see my family. It was such fun and he got to meet my dad, his great grandparents and his uncle Ryan, Adam and Aunt Tiff. I didn't take a single picture with his Susu and Big Sam which makes me sad, because he is adored by and adores them! But, with Susu around, I actually got to get on the other side of the camera, so I do exist! I am so thankful I have this time at home with my sweet baby and the day I have to go back to school and leave him all day is a day I am dreading even now. I love him to death and just can't get enough of him!

With Mimi on Mother's Day

My parents have this swing in their backyard and he could have sat in it for hours. He was so fascinated by everything around him. We spent a lot of time on this swing!

Cuddling with Uncle Josh

Meeting my dad, his great grandparents, Aunt Tiff, Uncle Ryan and Uncle Adam..

So, we went to God's country (Auburn) and I thought it would be nice to have the same pictures he will be taking on his graduation day to compare to now. Unfortunately, it was graduation, so we didn't get to take pics in front of the Auburn University sign (a long line), but he got to see what it would be like on his graduation day!

He does not make a fist without doing this...

A Sweet Day

So, I know we all get forwards that we simply delete and roll our eyes at the cheesiness of them, and I got a ton of forwards last week having to do with being a mom, but the one below made me cry…bawl. Shocker, right? I hope every mom out there was as blessed as I was today! I am so thankful for the most precious little boy in the world and a wonderful husband to share him with! Jermile took the time to take Caleb to make a picture frame for me with his little footprint on it (bawled my eyes out, again, shocker) and a beautiful necklace with my baby's birthstone in it. Again, bawled. What is wrong with me? Enjoy! Happy Mom's Day to all the wonderful moms I know!

A Newborn's Conversation with God:

A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow,
but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"

God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."

The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have
to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."

God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you.
And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."

Again the small child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand
when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"

God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words
you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will
teach you how to speak."

"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"

God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach
you how to pray."

"Who will protect me?"

God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life."

"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."

God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach
you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth
could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave
now, please tell me my angel's name."

God said, You will simply call her, "Mom."

Updates...

Well, a lot of updates since the last time we blogged. Life is changed in such an amazing way and we are still getting accustomed to it. So, Jermile has said that I have become soft as a momma and well, maybe that is true. I have never in my life felt so fiercely protective of another person and with everything that has gone on in the past few weeks, it is worse than ever! Our sweet baby had to have surgery on his stomach and let me tell you that is the single most difficult thing I have ever been through. To see this little one, who has no understanding of why there are people poking needles in him and what in the world is going on, was a traumatic experience for someone who is already growing soft by the day (me). Jermile was a rock and there is no way I could have gotten through that weekend without him. For those of you that don't know (if there is anyone who still reads this), Caleb had been projectile vomiting everything so we went in to the pediatrician who put him on acid reflux meds for a few days. He was no better after several days, so she sent us in for an ultrasound of his stomach. We both went in thinking, everything is fine and they will send us home with some Zantac. Next thing we know, our baby, who I feel I am supposed to protect and keep safe, is being admitted, getting hooked up to IV's and scheduled for surgery the next morning. Whew…I almost lost my mind on Saturday after they had to change the IV for the 3rd time. One more time and I was snatching my little one and getting the heck out of dodge. Anyways, he is all better and doing so well. Me, on the other hand..I have realized that I WILL be that mom that will slap a child or anyone else for that matter if they are ever cruel to my baby:) Is that wrong?

On to more happy news, all of his stats were good on our docs visit. I don't keep up with percentiles, maybe I should, but I just don't understand why that is so important! All I know is there are a lot of kids that are chunkier (weigh more) than him and he is going to be a giant (tall) with an enormous wing span and some clunkers for feet! Some recent pics…

Smiling at my daddy..

Somebody just let me go to sleep…

Finally…

Praying to Jesus…

I love you too buddy...

War Eagle!

This about makes my heart melt…little bookie just staring up at momma…

Ok, this picture has a story. Basically, our 6 week old son has rolled over twice. Proud mom moment. We laid him on his stomach and this is how we found him (twice).

My boys

Are these not the most handsome men you have ever seen?

Surviving!

Well, we are surviving! I wanted to post some cute pics of our little man over the last few days.We had our doctors visit and he is healthy as a horse! Praise God. He went from 7.7lbs to 6.12lbs so I was so worried we were not giving him what he needed, but he is back up to 6.15lbs and our pediatrician says everything looks good. My mom has been God sent and gave us time to sleep last night while she stayed up with Caleb. I have the most wonderful husband in the entire world and he has been such a servant over the last few days and has had to put up with so much. Enjoy!

Our babies…

With daddy…

Go tigers!…

Forgot to rotate this one, but "If you think I'm cute, you should see my dad!"

Susu has already spoiled him!

Caleb is here!

Just a quick update to say that baby Caleb has finally arrived! It took a while, but he has finally introduced himself! Not the greatest pictures, but here are a few of his arrival. More later! Thanks to everyone for your thoughts, prayers and encouragement along the way. He has been so sweet and has such a calm temperament. It has been a whirlwind of emotions (he had his circumcision today; which was probably worse for mom than for Caleb), and we are so thankful to have our little man finally with us. He weighed 7.7 lbs and was 20.5in long.

At the Hospital

I am back for my second post ever. I know that I said I would post more but sometimes time gets away from you. We checked into the hospital this morning, and right now we are patiently awaiting our "little man" to show his face to the world. I am filled with so many different emotions right now. I am scared, nervous, anxious and excited all at the same time. It seems like we have been preparing for this day for a very long time. I pray that the labor will go smooth for Haley. I know that she is very scared and nervous about the process. It is a helpless feeling knowing that there is nothing that I can do to ease her discomfort right now. Anyways, I just wanted to post an update. She is having mild contractions right now and she is having some discomfort but overall Haley is doing well. Stay tuned for more updates.