Saturday, July 29, 2006

He's just a wee speck in his high chair!

Sweet potatoes were on the menu for the first time today, and let's just say they didn't go over very well. The first spoonful went down with just a bit of a scrunched nose and screwed up look on his face. The second spoonful entailed his mouth gaping open, him crying and dribbling sweet potato out of his mouth. Not exactly the hit that pears were...

He be chillin'.


He be chillin'.
Originally uploaded by honig.
He's like an old pro now...not really, I am standing directly in front of him with my heart pounding, hoping he doesn't decide to launch himself off!

Sitting, not launching off the sofa!

What a perfectly gorgeous wee man. I just love him to bits!

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Ch-ch-chaaanges!

Rice, oatmeal and organic pears, what do these things have in common? Our wee man has had the recent opportunity to try all of these foods. The rice cereal wasn't much of a hit; he got all sorts of little bumps on his face from it. Needless to say we stopped the rice cereal in short order. The oatmeal went down well, but it's so bland that he doesn't seem to care much for it, but will accept it anyway. This crap cereal thing was all build up for the best thing ever - organic pears! Callum absolutely loves pears! I would to if I were him. Months of eating disgusting formula; Graham and I tried it and it was vile.

Today is a very hard day for me, as the Doctor has recommended letting Callum 'cry it out'. See, Callum has a really hard time sleeping and for the last (almost) 7 months I have done everything and anything I could to try and help our wee man sleep without having him cry. I have walked, rocked, glided, jiggled, swayed, nursed, picked up, put down, laid down, slept beside, shared a bed with, bounced, swung and dream fed our wee man, but nothing really worked. I would work hard for an hour and a half to get him to sleep only to have him wake up half an hour later, bawling his eyes out. I had no tricks left up my sleeve and he still wasn't sleeping. So tonight not only has Callum been crying, but I have been too. It breaks my heart to hear him cry. I'm so afraid that he is going to think I don't love him and that I have abandoned him. People I love and trust, as well as strangers and people of medical authority assure me he will still love me in the morning...we'll see. If anything happens to my wee man I will seek out all of you and annihilate you!!!

Graham recently got a new, well paying job that will likely not require as many hours of work as his job at the firms. I am going to be very happy, as will Callum, that he is going to be home more. I really want to be a proper family. The job is at a company called Cardiome and they are located on the UBC campus. It's quite the trek for Graham, but so was coming home at 3 a.m. from his current job! Cardiome's share price just rose 30% on Friday, we like to think it's because word got out that Graham got hired - ha ha!

Callum is starting swimming lessons on Monday; he's at Starfish level - I think that's so cute! I bought him Nemo swimming diapers so that he doesn't have a big ol' swollen butt from absorbing half the pool into his regular diaper. In actual fact, for health reasons I don't think he would've been allowed to wear regular diapers anyway. I will post pictures of him in the pool, but not of me in a swimsuit, don't worry!!!

Well, I best get back to crying my eyes out worrying if my son is going to ever trust me again.

Mummy, not so extraordinaire (today) - Allison.

Look at that talented wee man!


Look at that talented wee man!
Originally uploaded by honig.
This picture was taken one day at the mall when I looked over at Callum and realized he had picked up his bottle and started drinking it! I feel like he's growing up so quickly, but it's nice. I can't wait for us to be able to have a conversation!

Very dapper in his one of a kind shirt made by Mummy.

For Jenny and Matt's wedding I couldn't find anything 'formal' for Callum to wear, so I sewed on a 'tie' and gave him a fancy tie clip. My litt'l rude boy! I can hear The Specials rankin' in the background all ready.

Oh Mummy, you're so weird!


Oh Mummy, you're so weird!
Originally uploaded by honig.
I'm pretty sure Callum thinks I'm mental sometimes because I take so many pictures of him.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Look at that great job of sitting!


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Originally uploaded by honig.

I'm sitting! I'm really sitting!


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Originally uploaded by honig.
Here is our lovely wee man yesterday on his 6th month (1/2) birthday! It's hard to believe that he is 6 months old already, but I have heard if I blink for too long that all of a sudden he'll be 16!

Callum got a few vaccinations yesterday and he was really brave about the whole thing. He only cried for a very short time and then glared at Dr. Lemke, being the 'bad' man that he is of course he deserved the look.

Rice cereal was on the menu yesterday for Callum. He had a whole teaspoon and a half! Normally he will drink about 4 oz. of formula and then he's done, but last night he had his rice cereal as well as 8oz. of formula! Before anyone asks me, no, that did not mean he slept through the night. Out of sheer habit he woke up at 2 a.m....

I had taken a picture of the momentous occasion of feeding Callum rice cereal, but of course something went wrong when I uploaded the images to the computer and now they are lost forever - poo!

Here are Callum's current measurements:

Weight: 8.06 kg = 17 lbs. 12.5 oz.
Length: 69 cm = 27.16 inches
Head size: 45.5 cm = 17.91 inches

In comparison to other babies, he is just fine in the weight category (50th percentile), he's tall and he's got a big ol' head (full of brains of course)!

Dr. Lemke seems to think Callum is going to go straight to walking and leaving crawling behind in the dust, but only time will tell. He came to this conclusion because Callum wants to stand so much and practise walking, whereas practising crawling leads to tears. We are going to introduce a sippy cup soon because Callum is always grabbing at our (drinking) glasses, we'll see how that goes. I made the distinction between glasses because he is also fancying people's eye glasses in a big way.

The latest and greatest for Callum's entertainment is definitely the Jumperoo. Even when he is out of the Jumperoo he gives me a workout wanting to bounce all of the time. As I found out last night, that does not mean the tub is out of bounds for bouncing...it was quite the bath!

We can see Callum's personality starting to form now and it's very exciting!

As for Mummy, I cut off all my hair and as soon as I get a decent picture of myself (may be never...) I will show you the new me.

Over and out.

Friday, July 07, 2006

Waiting for Callum's first bus ride!

w00t!

Bored waiting for the bus...


Bored waiting for the bus...
Originally uploaded by honig.

Cookie questions whether Callum has a ticket!

Callum promptly presents his ticket when questioned by the ever-nosey Cookie Monster.

Waiting for Callum's first Sky Train ride!

The thought of the impending train ride has Callum grinning from ear-to-ear!

Woo hoo! There are so many crazy people on the train!

Remind me again Mother why decided to take public transit?!

A beautiful B.C. evening.


A beautiful B.C. evening.
Originally uploaded by honig.

Beautiful sky.


Beautiful sky.
Originally uploaded by honig.

Sunday, July 02, 2006

Rockin' it hard in the jumperoo.


Rockin' it hard in the jumperoo.
Originally uploaded by honig.
Partay people in the house! w00t! w00t!

The D.J. after a long night of spinning.

Please, enough with the papparazzi. Just leave Cookie and I alone to enjoy our evening.

The coolest cats in town.


The coolest cats in town.
Originally uploaded by honig.
D.J. Callum in da house! Graham made a good call when he said Callum looked like a wee D.J. in his outfit and especially his new sunglasses.