Birthdays and Football

This blog has been a long time coming, but we have been super busy this month!!! This blog will be short and sweet because I will be blogging soon about Caleb's birthday party, birthday, and doctor's appointment.

Caleb has a cousin, Owen, who is 4 days older than he is. Owen and his sister, Ava, celebrated their birthdays at Gymboree a few weeks ago. Caleb had a great time playing on all of the toys, and seeing his cousins.

Hi, mama!


All of the kiddos on the log thing. This was great fun!


Caleb and Owen


Caleb and Ava


Climbing machine!


I had a great time, but I am WORN out!


Then, last weekend, Erika and Matthew came down from Winston-Salem, NC to visit. We were SO excited to see them!! It was Caleb and Matthew's first time to meet. Matthew was born May 26th, and is 4 months old.

Can you move back a little, Caleb? You're freaking me out.


No, but I'll get in with you, Matthew. :)


Erika is a HUGE Florida fan, we are obviously UGA fans, and our friend, Katie, is a huge Auburn fan. We thought it would be fun to dress the babies in the respective school spirit wear and take some pics. Here is what we got.

Amazing...to think we are all friends. :)


Well, that's all I have for now. Check back soon for an update on the big birthday and party!

Caleb's First Haircut

I am happy to report (knock on wood), that we have made it a whole week without sickness, we are back to sleeping through the night and we have our very happy, very loud almost 1 year old back!!!

Well, after many weeks of heckling from our family and friends, we finally took Caleb to get his first haircut. We took him to Snip It's, and it was perfect!!! It is a kid friendly place and Caleb did a wonderful job!!! Our little boy is getting so big!!! Here are some pics from the hair cutting adventure!

Such a big boy in the chair. Notice he is holding on for dear life!!


The first cut.


Playing with the game (very creative way to get babies to put their head down!)


Such a big boy!


Daddy has been out of town, so Caleb and I headed over to Grandmommy's house. Caleb took a bath at her house, and she had all sorts of new bath toys. His favorite was the bright pink bucket. :)



He thought he was so funny!


Caleb is growing and changing so much!!! He is really "talking" a lot, and seems to be having a conversation with us sometimes, even though we have NO IDEA what he is saying. Caleb has also started WALKING!!!! I haven't gotten it on camera yet, because he still likes to crawl more, but I am working on it!!!

What a week...

Whew! It has been quite the week in the Anderson home!!! Caleb has been to the doctor, the ER, turned 11 months old, fell on a toy, and FINALLY seem to be acting like himself again! This is all in a matter of 7 days!!!!

WARNING: This post is not short!!!

Last Wednesday I picked Caleb up from Ms. Ann's house (his babysitter). She said he was very fussy, not eating well and coughing. She said she didn't think he felt very well. So I went home and kept a close eye on him, and I thought she was right -- he wasn't acting like his normal, fun self. That night I was up with him all night (VERY, VERY unusual) and decided at about 3:30 that I would stay home with him Thursday. I called the doctor that morning and got an appointment. The doctor said Caleb had croup (which we are now calling the crap), and that it would basically have to run its course. OK - fine. We go home and Caleb continues to fuss and by bedtime he had a fever of around 100. At 2:30 we are up with him again, and his fever is 102. I know that isn't much of a fever, but it was the highest his had ever been and I freaked out. Obviously Caleb wasn't going to Ms. Ann's; it was Michael's turn to stay home Friday. When I got home from school Friday, Caleb had a solid temp of 100.5 with Motrin. To make a long story short, by 8PM Caleb was on FIRE with a temperature of 103.6. Again, I freaked out. He was laboring to breath, very lethargic and just plain pitiful. I called our After Hours Care line for the doctor, and after 10 million questions, they sent us to the ER. By the time we got to the ER (about 35 minutes later) Caleb's temp was 104.5. After 4 x-rays (lungs and throat), they determined Caleb did in fact have croup, and another virus that makes your airway swell and close up. They put him on 3 days of Steroids and sent us on our merry way. We could tell within MINUTES that the meds were helping. The fever went away by Saturday night, and he is finally acting more like himself. WHEW! I am so thankful to live in Atlanta with Children's Healthcare. They were AMAZING, and I would go back there in a heartbeat!!

This is sick Caleb on Thursday -- times this by a million and you can picture what he looked like Friday.



So...Saturday Caleb turned 11 months old!!! I can't believe it!!!It is hard to believe that in 1 month we will be celebrating his 1st birthday. Birthday plans are in full swing -- we are having a train theme!!! We are so excited. Here is Caleb's 11 month picture. Pictures are getting harder and harder to take of Caleb these days. He doesn't want to to sit still!!! These pictures were actually taken yesterday (not on the 12th because he was so sick).

Take 1:



Take 2:



Third times a charm!



At 11 months Caleb loves:
- to talk! LOUDLY
- play with any "bawl"
- crawl and cruise the furniture
- play with Buddy
- bath time
- sleep

At 11 months Caleb hates:
- to have his face washed
- to be left at the babysitters house
- washing his hair
- having his diaper changed
- sitting still

At 11 months Caleb is:
- taking a few steps
- saying dada, mama, uh-oh, bye bye, bawl, bubba (Buddy), ba (bottle)
- eating lots of table food and not so much baby food
- loving his bottle (finally!)
- giving kisses (turning his cheek) and giving hugs
- can point to his nose

Caleb giving mama some love



My baby boy is getting so big! Trying to take his 11 month picture, I got this one. I think he looks SO big!! You are probably wondering what the blackish/purplish spot on his face is. He fell on a toy at Ms. Ann's Monday morning. It is actually looking better than it was! Poor kid can't catch a break!!!



We are hoping for a very restful, calm weekend. Let's hope we all stay well and happy!!!

My sweet baby boy

I am feeling a little sentimental tonight....I just wanted to write a few words about my sweet baby boy....

I am so blessed to have such a beautiful, healthy baby. I love Caleb with all of my heart. Actually, he is my heart. I don't remember life before him, nor do I want to. He is amazing, and I thank God every day that He gave me Caleb. Even though Caleb can be "all boy" sometimes, he is still so gentle and sweet that is sometimes amazes me. He loves to give mama and daddy "love," and to be honest, my heart melts every time.

The smile and the eyes get me every time....

Savannah Grace Bell

Michael and I welcomed our 2nd niece Saturday morning. My sister gave birth (4 weeks early!) to Savannah Grace Bell. She came in weighing 6 pounds and was 18 1/2 inches long. She has a head full of dark brown hair, and if I do say so myself, she is beautiful!!!! Everyone is doing great, just very tired. Here are some pics of our first few days with Miss Savannah...

World, meet Savannah....


Caleb, meet Savannah...


Savannah and Grandmommy -- about 2 hours old

the 4 Camuso cousins...Sara, Savannah, Davis and Caleb



everybody got in bed with Aunt Lisi


big cousin, Sara, feeding Savannah her bottle...


Lisi got out of bed and Sara got in...


...and so did Caleb!


mommy and Caleb


Other than Savannah's birth, we have a very busy boy on our hands. Caleb is into EVERYTHING and L O V E S to play ball!!!

Long time no blog

I know I have been beyond slack on the blog lately...sorry to all of you people who frequent our blog. Life has been crazy busy to say the least in the past few weeks.

Since the last time I wrote, we took Caleb to his 1st Lindsay Family Reunion. My family has been having annual reunions every July for over 60 years. My Grandmommy (Caleb's Greatmom) was 1 of 8 children. Her brothers and sisters started having this reunion every summer, and the tradition still carries on today. A usual reunion brings somewhere between 75-100 people. Michael and I feel so blessed to be part of such an awesome family where we have relationships with my 3rd, 4th and 5th cousins. Every year we go somewhere different. This year we went to Lake Chatuge/Helen, GA.

Caleb with his Great Great Aunt Betty. She turned 90 July 1st. They were the oldest and youngest people at the reunion this year.



Caleb with his Great Aunt Kathy



This is a very special picture. This is Caleb with his great Uncle Barry. Uncle Barry married Michael and me 3 1/2 years ago. He is currently fighting a winning battle with cancer. Uncle Barry told Caleb "I had a lot to do with you." So special.



Michael won the golf tournament!! Go Daddy!



August 5th (after 2 furlough days) I went back to work. It was very sad, and many tears were shed by mommy. Caleb is staying with a wonderful woman, Miss Anne, in her home. Miss Anne kept Sara and Davis (Caleb's cousins), and so we are thrilled to have Caleb with her. Going back to work has been so stressful. I have taught 1st grade for 4 years, and loved it. Back in January I decided I needed a change of scenery. I went to my principal and asked for the change, and she gave it to me. So, this year I began my journey has a 3rd grade teacher! I love it so far, but it is so so so so different than first grade!!! I am lucky to have a wonderful team of teachers and a wonderful class. I actually have 5 kids again that I had in 1st grade. :) However, being in a new grade level I feel like a first year teacher all over again. This time it is just a little harder since I have a baby and husband at home! Whew! :)

This past weekend we took Caleb to his 2nd Gwinnett Braves game. He loves baseball! Michael's company had a night there. Caleb had a great time cheering for the home team...

Go Braves!!!



Can you tell he just learned to clap?? It is very serious business...



On Wednesday Caleb turned 10 months old. This is so hard for me to believe. Something about him being in double digits is kinda sad to me. My baby is growing up too fast. Here is his monthly couch pic with a comparison pic from 1 month. My how times change.

10 months (August 12, 2009)



1 month (November 12, 2009)



At 10 months, Caleb loves...
- bath time
- playing with mommy, daddy and Buddy
- waving
- talking -- he is one loud little guy. He can say dada, yaya, byebye, hey or hi, mama(when he feels like it), baba (this means bottle), bubba (Buddy)
- playing chase -- the kid loves to crawl
- pulling up and trying to stand alone
- hugging and kissing mommy
- pointing
- giving high 5's
- smiling

At 10 months Caleb does not love...
- having his diaper changed
- putting on clothes
- mommy or daddy leaving
- his bottle

On Wednesday when I picked Caleb up from Miss Anne's I noticed his left cheek was kinda pink. I figured he had hit his cheek on something and basically forgot about it. On Thursday morning when he woke up, the pink spot was now covering the entire left side of his face and was BRIGHT red (think fire engine). Caleb was staying with my mom that day, so I felt better about leaving him. I went ahead and called the doctor and we went Thursday afternoon. He said it was an allergic reaction to something he came in contact with (not food). He said it would have to run its course. Well, Saturday we woke up and the bright red was still there, but it had taken on red pimple looking bumps and was a little swollen. So, back to the doctor we went. We saw a different doctor this time, and she said the same thing the other doctor said, but she gave us some cream. She said it there was no improvement by Monday to bring him back. The cream seems to be helping, but Caleb still looks like someone slapped him. Here is a pic of him on Thursday night and one this afternoon after a day and a half of cream. What do you think?

Thursday, before the cream



Sunday, a day and a half into the cream



Here are a few cute pics we have taken recently....

crazy hair....



too cute with Daddy's sunglasses...



I am so smart I can pop out the outlet covers....baby proof - HA!

Some new pictures