Milestones

I never thought that a raspberry could bring tears to my eyes, but I was wrong. The spitty kind, not the fruit. Caelan has burst into being far more vocal- coos and a-goos and now raspberries and laughter. These tiny milestones that make this baby seem more like a person have changed the way I look at him every second. He is a changed person literally every day when he wakes up and I don't want to miss a moment of it. He is learning and growing in every way and it just blows my mind that this child entered the world only 4 months ago. He was a helpless empty vessel for us to care for and now he has doubled in size and can communicate in ways other than screaming. Truly, this is the most gratifying job in the world.

This blog must be God-awfully boring for other people to read. I am totally one of those nightmarish doting parents with nothing better to talk about! Humph. Oh well. Since it is really FOR Caelan and our family, I suppose it's okay.

In other news, Grandpy Gardy is still in the hospital recovering from surgery but doing well. Thank you to everyone who has kept him in their prayers. Also, Nana Cropper nearly cut off her pinky finger yesterday which I find both scary and hilarious. Geoff is usually the one I worry about with sharp objects but I guess that mom+knife+frozen salmon= disaster also! She is all stitched up and living life as a leftie for now.

Alright... back to business. I allowed myself to lose a considerable amount of flexibility while i was pregnant so I have been working hard to regain it now that I'm back to teaching dance. As you can see from the picture, Caelan enjoys helping me out. Off to do some splits and airplanes!

Lazy Sunday, my favorite kind.

Its a cold-ish and clammy Sunday afternoon here in Syracuse. (really?!?) If I were in a worse mood, I might call it gloomy but I will instead call it cozy, because that's how I feel. Its the kind of day where socks feel good after not wearing them all summer and coffee tastes especially delicious.

Caelan's Auntie Carrie Manolakos was in town this weekend so we went for coffee with her this morning and then out to brunch with several other old friends. No matter how much time passes in between visits, it is always GREAT to see everyone, catch up and reminisce about old times. It was great for everyone to meet Caelan- the last time I saw most of these friends I had just found out that I was pregnant. I truly hope that we can all stay in touch throughout the years as we have managed to do so, at least occasionally, since graduating almost 7 years ago.

Geoff is at the hospital now visiting Grandpy Gardy, who seems to be recovering well from his surgery on Friday. We expect that he will probably come home early next week.

I suppose I better go finish writing my plans for Dance class this week. My time is precious while you nap, dear Caelan and can't be wasted. Someday I'll give you a hard time about what a fussy and demanding baby you were. You're lucky you are so darn cute and snuggly on these chilly early fall days. You sure know how to redeem yourself.

The First of Many, I Hope...

I have always been a crappy journal-keeper. I'm hoping that this modern journal medium will somehow prove to be easier or more motivating for me. I am primarily starting this blog in order to keep track of our fleeting lives for our son, Caelan and our other future children. I think it will be such a gift to be able to look back at the every day occurrences of our young family and remember how young, crazy or naive we may be right now.

Sometimes I feel like such an old lady, being the first in my graduating high school class to get married or have a baby. I also feel like the luckiest. I am the first to know this crazy, crazy love and everything that comes with it. So that I don't take a single day for granted, I will do my best to record our lucky, lovely, rocky, sad, happy, and desperate moments here. It will help me in the future to remember that no matter how rough things get sometimes, so long as we have this family, everything is always going to be alright.

Here's to life and wherever it will lead. To you, Caelan and your future brothers and sisters. To Our Family.