Today is Caleb's first birthday. Look at how big that boy is. I caught him practicing his new trick, climbing the stairs. I try to let him when I have a second to follow him up. He has been slow with his gross motor skills, so I need to let him practice. But he has made giant strides in the last few weeks. He has started crawling on his knees (he was still just army crawling before), pulling up to furniture, and now climbing stairs. He likes to try to walk between Mike and I, and has taken a few steps on his own. We are so proud of him.I keep thinking to myself "last year at this time I was..." I was admitted to the hospital the night before he was born. I was strep B positive, and they wanted to make sure I got antibiotics before he was born. My labor with Maya was only 4 hours, so they were concerned I wouldn't have enough time for antibiotics. So, we got to the hospital at about 8 pm and they gave me an iv of fluids and antibiotics. Mike went right to sleep but I was up all night peeing. They really gave me a lot of fluids! Literally every 20 to 30 minutes I had to go. At about 3 or 4ish I started having contractions. Now, they were supposed to induce me in the morning, so this was pretty funny. After a few, I woke Mike up and we called a nurse. If I remember right they checked me and I was a 6, so they thought things might go fast. My doctor couldn't come in because she was at home with her kids while her husband was at the hospital giving me my epidural! It was a good one too. I took a drink while I was lying flat and coughed and that broke my water! So, then they really thought it was going to go fast and they brought in all the birthing stuff. But then it kinda slowed down. My doctor came in around 9ish and then I finally had Caleb at 9:57. He was 8lb 11oz and 21 1/2 inches long. Giant baby!
Look at how he has grown! Sure love this guy. He brings a lot of joy into our home. I can't believe he is one year old now! We are actually going to celebrate tomorrow since I have a young women's activity tonight and Mike can't get home early enough to party it up before I have to leave. The girls are a little concerned about this, but I don't think Caleb will mind.
4 comments:
I didn't remember that he was almost a 9 lb baby. That is amazing, especially since you really weren't that big at the end, and were back in jeans in like a week. Hate people like you. But love you. Happy Birthday to sweet Caleb.
He's so cute, I love his hair in the last picture, so sweet! I agree with Rachel - you were back in skinny jeans rather quickly. But I can imagine Rachel being in skinny jeans right away as well... what's she talking about?
He is so cute. I can't believe how much he looks like he goes with the Nelson family! I hope we will get to meet him before he is all grown up.
p.s. Great job with the blog. I love seeing your kids and reading all your funny stories.
I really got a kick out of your birth story! Mine is still fresh in my memory!
Happy Birthday Caleb!
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