1 month checkup

Callum had his one month check up today and everything is looking fantastic! He's gained a hefty amount of weight (catching up to his brother's weight at this age), now weighing 9 lbs, 5 oz! His head measures 37.5 cm round and he's 21 3/4 inches long (again, just about the same as Logan!).

We did get some prescription drops for his left eye since it's been getting a little goopy from a clogged duct. But otherwise, Dr. Safir couldn't be happier about his development. :)

Tonight we had an impromptu first bath after a diaper blow out. I know, I know, it's been a month and we haven't given Callum a bath yet?!? Pathetic is the only right answer here. But, in my defense, I wanted Jon to be there with me (I'm still a bit sentimental about "firsts" even with our second) and he's been getting home anywhere between 9-10pm every night this week. Not to worry, I've been cleaning Callum with Mustela's "No-rinse" cleanser in the meantime. :)

Today, Jon actually worked from home since he had a very late night last night (coming home around 2am) and since his parents and grandparents were coming into town this afternoon. It felt like the weekend already, even though our weekend hasn't even begun! :) Given the surprise blow out, I wasn't as prepared as I would have hoped for pics. But, I did snag a couple that I like (look closely and you'll see his dimple!).

Check out how similar the two kiddos look; Logan's first bath.

Birth of Impressionism

My parents and I headed up to the city today to check out the 'Birth of Impressionism' exhibit at the de Young Museum. Several masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay in Paris are on special loan to de Young right now (debuting this Saturday), making for an AH-mazing (and rare) opportunity to see some fantastic works of art!

This was the only photo I took while up there, the back of my mom's head and her odd choice in hair accessories. :)

1 month old

Wait, what? I have a one month old now? How the hell did THAT happen? And WHEN exactly?

Wowza. Crazy. Time is flying by! You can really see how much Callum has changed this past month too. He no longer has that newborn look (at least, not to me), but is filling out in his arms, legs, face. Look out world, he's now a BABY!

I mean c'mon! What newborn has monster hands like this?!?

He's staying awake for much longer periods of time which is nice to see. He loves to examine and watch the world all around him. I notice he's started to track and follow me through the room which is a good milestone to see. He's VERY sensitive to my smell or voice or presence - pretty much perking up the minute I walk into the room (even from a dead sleep) and whimpering or crying for attention from Mom. It's so bad that I actually napped in Logan's bed one day (while Callum was napping in our room) just so he wouldn't wake up and so I'd be able to get some rest! :)

Blanket in background courtesy of Microsoft, who sent a care package to Callum with all sorts of fun things!

He sleeps A LOT. I mean, I know that babies sleep a lot. But, we're just not used to how WELL he's sleeping, considering how young he is, and compared to Logan! He's not yet sleeping through the night but doing AWESOME as far as I'm concerned (I feed him about midnight, we all go to bed, he wakes up again in the middle of the night for another feeding and then sleeps until morning when his rowdy brother wakes up the entire house). Don't get me wrong. I'm still tired every day, losing steam just about the time I have to go out to pick up Logan from school. But, I feel much more rested than I ever felt with Logan at this age. And I keep thinking how lucky we are that it happened this way with Callum rather than Logan. I couldn't imagine the tables being turned and having to deal with both a rambunctious chatty toddler and restless colicky newborn, all at the same time.


I'm continuing to remember what it's like having a baby in the house - one that does not yet know how to sit up, roll over, crawl, walk, run, jump or GROWL. I can get chores done. I can workout. I can eat my meal in peace without shoveling it down in 2 seconds flat while holding down a toddler who's trying to figure out the fastest way to jump out of his high chair. I can take a walk or run to the store without worrying about tidying up the shelves and racks after the shit-storm that is my (older) son.

Caring for a baby? Well, it's fantastic.

Callum has also just started to coo. And that, my friends, is doubly fantastic.

Happy Hollow

Last Friday was an in-service day at Logan's school. Jon worked from home and watched Callum while I took off with Logan for a little 1:1 time with my older son (I've been feeling like I haven't had as much time to spend with Logan lately so the outing was definitely fun for both of us).

Happy Hollow Park and Zoo (a place I used to go to as a kid) just recently remodeled their entire park - so we met up with Kim and Molly, and Bev (Jenn's mom) and Robert and Connor for the day to check it out.

Logan rode one of the car rides that he seemed to like quite a bit, but was a little scared of the others. Almost all of the rides at the park are small enough for him to ride though, so we'll definitely be back for more very soon (in fact, we ended up going AGAIN on Saturday, meeting up with the Jodoins and Chouns for the day!).


Because I really wanted to spend my day with Logan, I purposefully left my camera at home (that and, it's getting harder and harder to snap shots of Logan while keeping him contained!). I also knew someone else, like Kim, would bring a camera to document all the fun. :)


You can see more pics from the day at Kim's full gallery (thanks again Kim!!) as well as read her recap of the day's events.

Peas in a Pod

I've been soooo lazy about blogging these days (case in point, I started this post several days ago and am just now getting around to publishing it!).

I have been walking every day and it's hot hot HOT out, which means when I get back to the house I'm totally worn out, sweaty, tired and just want to prop my feet up, drink an ice cold lemonade and catch up on all the TV I missed from the previous night when I passed out on the couch at the god awful hour of 9:00. *sigh*

SO ANYWAY :)

Last Friday night, a friend of ours was kind enough to extend his company's invitation to see Iron Man 2, on them! Who can pass up a free movie?! Not us.

My parents babysat both kids (actually the second time they've now babysat both boys for us - the first was a week prior, when Jon and I went out to a nice dinner and movie to celebrate our anniversary). We didn't make it out early enough to enjoy dinner with our friends, but we did find them at the theatre and were able to catch up on everyone's lives before taking in the flick. It was a really great movie that we both totally enjoyed. :)

Saturday morning, because Kai was in town, we had brunch with the family and then went back to our house so that Kai could get to spend some quality time with his new nephew.


Logan enjoyed seeing his Uncle Kai as well, demanding some 1:1 time with Kai, showing him how to water his plants. Again, it was precious. :)


Because Saturday was actually my mother's birthday (Happy Birthday Zafu!), we all met up again that evening, at a really fancy little Italian place in Burlingame.


As we were rounding the corner, about four different cars with tinted windows parked along the street in front of us. Out of each and every car stepped a pudgy old Italian man and his glitzy Italian done-up wife. It could have easily been a scene from The Sopranos. Jon was oblivious (as usual), instead asking me "Where the hell is this restaurant?"

I pointed to the mafia crew and said, I'm going to guess it's wherever those wiseguys are going.

And hey, whaddyaknow, I was right.


The restaurant was a farther drive than usual but totally worth it. Every dish was delish and we all stuffed ourselves silly.

A horrible pic of both Jon and Callum but it's the only one I got of Callum (he slept most of the night). So, just posting as proof that he was actually there with us. ;-)

As a birthday gift for my mom, I got her these really cute earrings (you may notice she's wearing them in a few of these pics). I told her the three pearls are for her three kick-ass awesome kids (not to toot my horn buuuuuuuut, we are pretty kick-ass and awesome). I actually got myself a pair as well, but with four pearls representing our now family of four. I just couldn't help it! :)


On Sunday, Zane met up with us for lunch since our buddy Eugene was in town visiting (from China). We had a blast hanging out and catching up. Then that afternoon, my Uncle Jim and Aunt Vickie came over to visit, meet Callum, etc. (they've been in town all week, visiting from New Mexico). Again, Logan demanded Uncle Jim's time out on the front porch to show him how to water plants (unfortunately I didn't get any pics to capture the preciousness, but it was still precious!).

And oh yeah, Sunday was also Mother's Day - how could I forget! ;-) My two beautiful boys:

Milk Drunk

Awesome onesie, courtesy of Uncle Zane. :)

A long night

Returning to Parenting a Newborn land, I've noticed many more of our texts now revolve around poop and sleep updates.


Last night, Baby Callum became extremely fussy. Inconsolable. Screaming in pain. We have no idea why - it is SO. UNLIKE. HIM. :( Our best guess was he had some bad gas and constipation - since he hadn't pooped all day/night. It made for a verrrrry long night. He slept about 3 hours on my chest, but other than that, he was literally awake and crying most of the night.

It was awful. For us. And for him. :(

Jon went out this morning to get some Mylicon and Culturelle to help with his stomach. Whether it helped or not, I'm not sure, but he finally did poop this morning (news for celebration, ala text to Jon) and then napped about 4 hours which was GREAT since it meant I was able to sneak in an hour nap in there too. He had another decent poop in the afternoon and has been fairly good most of the evening (although, his fussiness is starting to come out again so I'm a little worried that we may not be totally in the clear yet).


I'm praying we get our easy going happy mellow baby back very soon. For his sake, and ours. *yawn*