Scattered ramblings

Sometimes I sit back and all of a sudden realize something - I'm a MOM. Wow. It's still weird, even almost 17 months after this fact became a reality. Maybe it's because I went so long dreaming of one day being a mom, maybe it's because I still haven't had many people ask questions like - "do you have children?" - I don't know the reason. But at any rate, sometimes it just hits me. Life has changed in so many ways over the last few years, all for the good - but here I am a Mom, and my life is so much better for it.

Calder is such a wonderful little boy. I have said this before, but Gary and I are truly blessed that Calder chose us as parents. We are blessed countless times over. Lately Calder has been full of antics and smiles. He makes us smile every day.

Lately Gary and I decided to count up how many (and what) words Calder can say. Not what he knows, because he understands pretty much everything we say. We counted 30 words! We just added one the other day - Calder now says "bye" and sounds so cute saying it!

Calder is still contending with an unknown cough for the last 2 months - we have him on a steroidal nasal spray for one more week (out of a 2 week period) and if that doesn't help, then we are going to get referred to a pediatrician to see what the next steps are - for example, should he be tested for asthma. Calder is also just fighting off the last remnants of a cold, but other than that, he is doing wonderfully - and so are we.
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Lately we changed around the family room a bit and I found Calder behind this chair one day - I guess he thought this the perfect little place to hide and play with his cars. He was quite excited for me to have found him.
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We took a rather rare, but fun, trip to McDonald's the other day after Sportball. Ok, I know it's not healthy, but it's only about the 2nd time in 16 months! Calder sat either next to Daddy or on his lap for breakfast (he is starting to develop an aversion to highchairs) and was quite a handful - but I still managed to get a few cute shots of him.
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Calder's Grandpa and Avo came for a visit on Saturday, and as always, Calder had a fun time with them, playing in the family room and in the basement (which is like an unfinished playroom - Calder loves it there). Here is a cute picture of Calder and his Avo.
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A tickle session with Mommy (he's very ticklish on the back of his neck)!