I think weak necks run in our family :)
All 3 of my boys didn’t like tummy time…
Owen still at 5 mo. hates it! I can lay him on his tummy and if I look at him hes ok for maybe 2 minutes.
After that he begins to fuss and lay his head down.
Ohhh well.
I did manage to snag a few cute pics of his tummy attempt!
come on Owen, look happy! :-)
- Note: To those curious, these photos were taken with a new lens of mine. I purchased the 50mm 1.4 SIGMA – its comparable to the Canon 50mm 1.2L. Im PRACTICING with it though, because its tricking shooting wide open at 1.4. These were taken at 1.4 with natural light, ISO around 500? I think. Notice the blur in front and behind his head, I LOVE THAT!
Heres 2 more pictures taken with it yesterday at 1.4 as well.
Almost 3 years ago we attempted to take Caleb to the dentist.
I did the whole “let them watch you get poked and prodded, and they’ll do fine, right?”
WRONG hah!
Caleb at age 3 had a MAJOR MELT DOWN, I mean total disaster freaking out kinda melt down.
He kicked and screamed (which was not like him).
So I gave up on the dentist… but told him when he was 6, he’d have to go.
So… today, on his actual birthday ;-) what a present! haha… he went.
We all went, besides Taite. I had someone watch Taite (THANK YOU!), so we wouldnt risk scaring Taite, if Caleb did freak out again. Thankfully though, Caleb didn’t….
and we were so proud of how well he did.
He didnt fidget, or fuss, nothing. He sat right there just as calm as could be.
The hygienist said “I can tell you aren’t 5… you are definitely 6.”
That gave him the biggest booster and smile on his face. He was so proud.
So my advice to moms trying to force their 3 yr olds to have a cleaning… don’t lol… just wait a few years, trust me, HUGE different… and honestly whats the rush? If you brush those lil toofers well, there should be no need for a dental apt until age 6. Calebs teeth btw looked great :-) and the Dr. said he has lots of room for new teeth to come in, yay, so hopefully no braces in the future.
Also Calebs 6 yr molars are coming in (never knew there were 6 yr molars!) – That explains the back of his mouth being sensitive.
He also has a loose tooth! I had no idea.
She said it may be a few months, but more than likely he will loose one before Christmas.
Heres a few more pics for fun. Oh and Owen had fun watching ;-)
As I sit here alone as you and your brothers nap… I look through old albums online & realize…
“Wow…. he really is 6″
I still remember when you were 1st born… I had just turned 21 and didn’t at all feel ready to become a mother…
I remember baby sitting other kids and thinking “I would never be a good mom…. this is not for me.”
but then you came into my life… and its as if the Lord gave me a new heart! The desire to to be a great mother to you was all I could think of. I wasn’t sure what I was doing…. I made lots of mistakes…
but despite my flaws I am so happy with the young man you are becoming.
You are such a joy!
You have your spats of loudness @ constantly annoy Taite :-) but regardless, any time I see your smile, I melt.
You fill my heart with joy and my eyes with tears when I think about how much I love you.
You are an incredible brother.
You aren’t ashamed to talk to anyone about Christ!! even at such a young age, without full understanding.. your child like faith is so amazing. Just the other day you were telling the man working on our kitchen all about heaven! What a testimony.
I remember when we named you we picked the name Caleb because it meant bold… our desire was to see you have a boldness in sharing Christ with others. To be unashamed and to go out into this world being a light!
I look forward to seeing you grow into an awesome and BOLD man of God.
I love you Caleb!
Heres a few old pics for fun memories :)
Heres a picture I adore of you on your 1st birthday…
Feels like it was yesterday!
