Overdue Update

I haven't posted in a long while, mostly due to the fact that we're getting less sleep and more play/cry time around here. But before I have a mutiny on my hands, I'd better update everyone.

What's new?

• Caleb started eating solids. Thanksgiving week he got a full meal including sweet potato, green beans, and pumpkin. Ok, so he forgot the turkey. Maybe we'll get to turkey by Christmas.


• We were able to see family for Thanksgiving. My parents and grandmother came to Cedar Rapids on Thursday and managed to eat our (dry) turkey, and we traveled to Ottumwa to see all of Luke's family on Saturday and scarfed down the (delicious) turkey.
  

  Oh, and I suppose the grandparents had their chance to hold Caleb, too.
  

  
• Caleb's third tooth came in. And don't worry, Grandma, he's not addicted to his pacifier. This is how I found him after one nap this week:



• Caleb started sitting up and playing on his own. And now he's thinking really hard about moving. I'm enjoying the last few weeks before we really need to babyproof the hazardous parts of our house.


• Caleb had his six month check up, and we discovered just how skinny he is. Evidently he needs to be eating that turkey--maybe the whole thing. With the way he's been eating lately, I wouldn't put it past him.


• We hosted a Chili Cook-Off at our house with our ABF (Adult Bible Fellowship) from church and managed to plug in 12 or 13 slow cookers in our kitchen without blowing any fuses. Caleb proved his extraverted tendencies by staying up past ten because of all the excitement.


• Luke, being his diligent self, has been putting in some long hours at work as they approach(or miss) some deadlines. Thanks, Luke, for being such a great husband and father even in the midst of busy weeks at work.



• We managed to put up Christmas lights before the first snowstorm. Yay!
  
• Caleb has started putting syllables together. See the following video.