Mother's Day for Grandma

Grandma Civello wanted to head to the zoo with us all to celebrate Mother's Day and it was a fun day! It was pretty busy at the zoo that day but not too shabby considering it was a holiday after all. Then we made a yummy dinner at our place for her.

Mother's Day 2014 - USS Hornet Museum

This year to celebrate my Mother's Day we took the boys to the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda. It's a decommissioned aircraft carrier that played an integral role in our armed forces history. The boys and I all had fun and it certainly was an adventure!!!

Don't antagonize me ...

The words, phrases and thoughts coming from David these days is hilarious and amazing. He told Mike last week to stop antagonizing him!! He talks about the child simulator on his game and when I asked him if he knew what it meant to 'simulate' he said 'sure mama, it's means that when something is like it's real but it's not so you can practice'. Wow. Of course now that I've sat down to write about it I can't remember more ... I'll be sure to update if any more pop up soon. But this kid ... he grabs on hold to the things we say and learns. I'm so happy that I talk to him with big words ... he asks about them and absorbs. No baby talk here!!!

It's starting ... and it's fun!!

Caleb's initial verbal explosion is upon us and it's so much fun to bear witness to!! Little by little he's attempting more words and even if it's seemingly not even close, he's trying an it's obvious. Last week when we watched our cousin Giada, so Paige could go to a work meeting, Caleb pointed at her excitedly trying to say something. I told him that Giada was a 'baby' and the whole rest of the day he would say 'BAYBEE' in a totally exaggerated tone. He knows where his eyes, nose, chin, cheeks, ears, feet, hands, and hair are and can voice all of them. Oh and even his bottom. LOL ... but he can't seem to figure out where his tummy is nor how to say it.

Today after swimming, he told me 'wan to go hooooomm'. I couldn't stop laughing. He wanted to go home! He's been saying 'let's go' for a really long time. He of course says 'daya' for David but doesn't say Caleb or anything for himself yet. Of course he says 'dada' but is only just really starting to say 'mama'. Which of course I love. <3 em="">

He'll be 18months old later this month which means even more language skills ... I personally can't wait!! So far for both David and Caleb ... this has been my favorite part of he experience ... seeing their language develop.

Caleb's 1 yr stats

Seriously ... a year has already passed by? Oh my it truly has and it's just crazy how fast it truly went. He has 7 ... count them 7 teeth!!! 4 up top and 3 below. His hair is still blonde although has not quite gotten as light as David's. He's suddenly starting to talk a bit more too. Actually hearing him repeating consonants of our words. Even starting things like 'nana' for banana and even 'nigh nigh' for bedtime. I'm only mama or maaaaa if he really wants something otherwise, much like David, he calls me dada also. LOL ...

He wants so badly to use a spoon and fork and tries to pick up his food with them. Aside from stabbing a piece or two randomly it's not usually fruitful but he sure tries. I've given him a few pieces stuck to his fork and a handful of the times he has gotten them in his mouth. Dr. Yu was VERY impressed with his desire to eat with a spoon/fork. He handles his sippy cup very well and although picky, he's also still a fairly good eater. He still won't eat cheese. Can't possibly be my child. :P But eats pasta so I guess that makes up for it. He'll eat asparagus, broccoli and green beans so that makes us both happy. And my favorite was that he LOVES eating apples whole and Dr. Yu and all the nurses had a blast watching him.

Height: 30.5" (75%)
Weight: 20lbs 2oz (25%)

He's staying strong at tall but not quite as tall as David. But just as skinny. LOL ... sorry kid ... I think that's the Price genes in ya. Keeping you a smidge short. Time will tell for both boys so who knows.

Caleb is cruising and sooooooo close to walking on his own. And when he crawls he is SO fast. Especially if it's traipsing behind David to play or going after daddy. He snuggles with his bear off and on and definitely has learned that it's time to sleep when we wrap his blanket around his shoulders. He occasionally takes a pacifier but not always. It's so weird. Most times it's only before bed or just after but he doesn't always use it before he passes out.

Both boys do extremely well while we're out running. Caleb is more relaxed than David. He likes the sites and sounds but only gets antsy if we go for too long of a run and then head to the car for errands where he doesn't get much room/time to wiggle. Otherwise, he's still just a little angel.

Soon we'll get a chance to party and celebrate Caleb while Grandma and Grandpa Price are in town to celebrate Grandma's 25yrs with Wells Fargo. Happy Birthday Caleb ... we love you endlessly ...

Labor Day in Colo ... per the norm

Just like we do every year, we packed ourselves up and headed out to Colorado for the CU vs CSU football game. It's our tradition. I think if it ever comes to end, Mike and I won't be quite sure what to do with ourselves. :)

This came as Caleb's 3rd trip. He's starting to settle into traveling whereas as David ... David is a seasoned pro. Even being potty trained ... he's been there; done that when it comes to traveling via plane. Seriously, going into the airport, through security and onto the plane he's an absolute gem. He knows that when the seatbelt sign is on he MUST have his seatbelt on. He knows that he can't pull on the tray table because it can be bothersome to the person in front of him. He knows that he can usually get apple juice too. He watches the Kindle, plays his LeapPad and even sometimes colors. He's well traveled. And LOVES having his own stuff in his backpack.

Caleb on the other hand is only 9mos old and still figuring out this whole thing called traveling. But just like his brother, he'll figure it out. Soon we'll be doing our next big trip, heading out to New York for Blake and Jared's wedding ... that'll be a true test for Caleb. It's a LONG trip and he'll be even more mobile come Oct 11th. It could get interesting. :P

Colorado was great as usual. Only this time Mike and I got to see the Bronco's play in warm weather AND even got to carry the American flag out onto the field during pregame festivities. We were even on the Jumbotron!! Then the Buffs beat the Rams in a beautiful fashion and we are so excited for the future of this team with new coach MacIntyre. We got to see some friends and enjoy the family. As well as a little thunder, lightening, and rain. Not much for David to puddle jump but enough for him to enjoy his new rain boots.

New carseats ... they're getting too big!!

Today we got David's new convertible booster seat in the mail. I realized the other day when I put Caleb in his car seat that he was very near the 1inch threshold. I know the limit on the car seat manual says 32" but at 29" he is as close as I'd like. With that, Caleb is being moved to the Britax Marathon 70 and David is moving to the Britax Pioneer 70 Harness-2-Booster car seat. This will grow with him till he will need a backless booster as his last step before being tall and mature enough to sit in the seat and just use the lap-shoulder seat belt. AHHHHH ...

Now keep in mind ... part of me is scared about this too. Afterall, a 'promotion' in car seats is actually a demotion in safety. Technically, we're ALL safest riding rear-facing in  an infant car seat, in the middle of the car. But that just isn't feasible for driving. :P But Caleb is still rear-facing of course. It is the law that he be rear-facing until 20lbs or 1 year and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends being rear-facing for the first 2 years minimum. We successfully had David rear-facing until 18 months. I'm going to try to get closer to that 2 year mark with Caleb though. It's safest. Besides, if he and David continue to be great buddies, I think it'll be easier since they'll be facing each other for longer. Once they're side by side and forward-facing, it'll be harder. :P

We leave in 2 days for Colorado for our annual Labor Day weekend trip and we're debating which car seats to take with us. Better figure it out ... yea for COLORADO IN THE FALL!!!

Happy 5th Wedding Anniversary

We celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary this year and we just cannot believe that it's already been 5 years of marriage, let alone 12 years in total!! We got to celebrate by going out for a date where we did not have to say "don't do that, stop touching your brother, sit on your bottom please, please finish your dinner, what are you doing?!" Instead, Mike and I chatted about a lot of different topics and just thoroughly enjoyed a beautiful Livermore evening. We went to a tapas restaurant that we've been wanting to try since it opened over a year ago. It was delicious and we even we honored with a glass of Prosecco and dessert by the owner for celebrating our anniversary, as well as being accommodating when they had a party that grew and we gave up our table to help.

Then we headed to another wine bar called Pour House where they had a live band playing great music and continued to just simply ... talk. It was such a great evening. We took a stroll to check out another restaurant we want to try as a family and were amazed at it and can't wait to go back with the boys as well as on our own to enjoy the live band they have on weekend nights. It was great to have an adult night out and only worry about us for a moment.

Here's to many more years of adventures!!!!!