Learning to fall asleep

Caleb sleeping in Nate's lap
Now that Caleb is 10 months old we have decided that he needs to fall asleep on his own. Who knew that this is a learned skill! Tonight was Day 2 of Operation: "Go to Sleep"
He still doesn't sleep through the night but we will work on that after he can fall asleep without being rocked. That is actually the downside of this all - we are no longer rocking him to sleep which was really kind of a nice way to spend cuddle time with him. Caleb is the awesomest cuddler, although now that he is exploring he cuddles less and less (sigh).

"tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya tomorrow..."

So in the past 13 hours, Nate had a mishap with his car and it ended up in the body shop and Caleb ate part of a bar of soap while I was washing his back. What a day!

Christ the Lord is Risen Today

Happy Easter

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A Tale of Two Suby's

We've been coming out from under the rock that rolled over us last month (or should I say, hit us from behind?). Order is slowly beginning to take shape in our lives once more, and best of all, the sun is coming out!










We headed to Cannon Beach for our anniversary last weekend, and Caleb got to see the ocean for the first time. He was fascinated despite the cold, windy weather. He hates being outside in a cold wind, so the fascination was short lived, but we got some good shots, and had a nice walk on the beach.




























He did enjoy playing in his Play'N'Pack. He can now hold himself up in a standing position. My arm is behind him, but I'm not holding on to him at all.



















Since my car got totaled, it became necessary for us to buy a new one. Well, I wanted some kind of Subaru or Toyota, and was leaning strongly toward another Subaru. We found one we liked in our price range, only it turned out to be another Outback! So we are now a two-Outback family. How weird is that? I like the new car, and we have a great mechanic, so it should run for a long time.




















We are also settling into our duplex. We'll be planting a vegetable garden this week, and our flowers look like they are liking their new, sunnier location. I'm excited to see what the roses do this summer. Our tulips are almost blooming, and the sunny weather is going to help a lot. The possibilities in our front yard are endless. Right now, I'm transplanting some daffodils from the back yard that are growing in the future vegetable garden. They'll get more sun, and be a much better alternative to the weeds that are growing there now.

Here's the front of the duplex. It is two stories, has a fenced back yard, and a garage. It's getting closer to housewarming time!




I think that's about all I got for now. Hope you all are well.


Nate

Goodbye Saturn

As some of you already know, I got in a wreck a few weeks ago and the Saturn was totaled. A lady rear ended me and pushed me into the car in front of me, making a nice Saturn sandwich on Kia and Mazda bread. Ironically, the day before, Andrea and I were discussing the ages of our respective vehicles. I knew it was becoming close to the time when one of them would need to be replaced. The next day, the decision was made for us. A little sooner than we thought!























Well, that was not the end of the story. The Subaru had gone into the shop for some body work as well, and we were driving a rental car around town. On top of that, we were starting the process of moving out of our apartment and into a duplex up the street. Then there came the dealing with the chiropractor appointments for me and Caleb (he was in the car with me). It all made for a rather full month!

We are now settling into a nice duplex with a yard and a garage (thanks to the big guns provided by Sean and Jimmie and our downstairs neighbor). We have Andrea's Subaru back and we bought another Subaru Outback! We are now a two-Subaru family. The new one is navy blue and a couple years older than Andrea's.

That has taken the majority of the past month to deal with. This past weekend we went to Skamania Lodge. Andrea had a conference for work and I went along to take care of Caleb. It rained the whole time, so we didn't get out much. Regardless, it was a much needed break. Now we're back home and continuing to unpack and organize (getting closer to the house-warming party!).


Here are some pictures from the hotel. This is Caleb playing with his Bapa.




















Here we are playing with the gift store merchandise.
























Sitting in front of the fire.






















That's about it for now. Take care!

Happy Valentines Day

Watched Fireproof

I cried...



You should too.






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