Teeny Little Super Guy (and Girl)

Warning: This post is just a bunch of tangents (since I'm so good at them) and may not make the best of sense.

Ella has been into calling things "Super ____". She has said Super Ella, Super Nash (our dog), and even Super Ariel. She has a Little Mermaid doll. There is a possibility of two places of where she got this. The first may be from us. We have been known on a handful of occasions to call Caleb "Super Son". I don't know why, but we have.

The second place she could have gotten this was from Sesame Street. Ella doesn't watch much tv. She watches two shows, to be exact. Sesame Street and Caillou. She loves them both. Of course they are really the only shows she has seen in full. Anyway, on Sesame Street, she knows just about all the characters and has recently learned about Super Grover. So, I'm thinking that's most likely picked up the super thing.

Also, back in the day on Sesame Street, there was a character called Teeny Little Super Guy. And I'm talking pretty far back maybe from the '70s or '80s. I loved this character very much. For those who don't know, he was a cartoon man in a glass. Here he is.


I liked him so much, I had a miniature army guy i found and named it Teeny Little Super Guy. I cherished him until the day one of my brother's dumb friends cut him up with scissors. I will never forget that.

Anyway, sometimes I call Caleb Teeny Little Super Guy for fun. And to me, he is a super guy. He is very strong. Last night, he climbed up and over my lap just to get my computer. It was pretty funny and amazing at the same time. The other thing he does that is super is that he crawls now! This is super to me because it's new territory. I've never had a baby crawl this early! Heck, Ella was over 9 months old before she started crawling. I finally got a good video of him crawling. Enjoy!



*Disclaimer: Please excuse Ella throwing toys at and near Caleb. And please also excuse Nash from walking right in front of me twice. He loves the kids. What can I say? Oh yeah, also please excuse Ella again for being in her undies.

We are on round two of potty training. We had started just before she turned two, but she wasn't really getting it. So we took a break for a couple months. We'll see how it goes this time! Good luck, Ella (and me)!

Half of a Year

I am a week late, but Caleb is now six months old! I can't believe it! He turned six months last Monday, Sept. 13th. His well check was on Thursday, so here are his stats:

Also, I like to compare with Ella, even though boys are usually bigger and measured on a different percentile chart (I assume).

Weight: 15lbs 8oz, 12th percentile
Ella was 15 lbs 2oz and 30th percentile (I believe this was her highest percentile)

Height: (this one was a shocker to me) 27 inches, 70th percentile! Whoa! Where did this come from?! No wonder his 6-9 month pajamas fit him perfectly in length.
Ella was almost two inches shorter at 25.25 in, and 30th percentile

Head Circumference: 16.75, approx. 15th percentile
Ella was 16.25, unknown percentile

So, Caleb is long and a featherweight. He looks like he should weigh more, but he doesn't.

In Ella's words, "Cabub so smart!" And he's extremely active. The boy never stops moving. Even in his sleep. He's also now officailly mobile. He's been rolling around the house for a few weeks now, but Monday night (on his six month birthday) he started crawling! He does this hybrid army crawl/inch-worm type crawl. It's so funny! I was very surprised even though I'm sure many babies crawl this young, but I really only had Ella to compare with and she crawled pretty late, at nine months old.

Caleb also loves toys, books, and basically anything he can get his hands on.

He is also such a sweet natured little guy and only cries if he is hungry or very tired. And speaking of being tired, he is an excellent sleeper! He sleeps through the night, and has since he was about three months old. Thank goodness, because sleep is very important to me.

He also loves, and I mean loves food. Whether it is his milk or solids. He drinks four 8oz bottles a day. He loves rice cereal, and I just started him on veggies (sweet potatoes). He can eat a whole container. I'm going to start carrots today.

Caleb is very healthy, and I'm so grateful for that.



By the way, check out the post below.

Silly Girl

I've noticed that a lot of these posts have been about Caleb, so I want to write just about Ella and what a blessing she is to our family.

Ella has a wonderful personality. She is silly, imaginative, and yes, she also lives up to her red hair. Especially now that she's two. But, when she's happy, it definitely more than makes up for the times she's throwing a tantrum (which is really not that often). I love this little girl with all my heart and I know Craig does too.

Here are some pictures of her and her silliness!

She put a shirt on like shorts

On the way home from Snowflake


She made a bed in the hall


This is where I found her during her nap one day


Putting on Daddy's socks and shoes