PT Progress

Caleb had a big day at PT this afternoon! He made some great progress toward learning how to crawl, and he also transitioned from tummy to sitting several times!

21 months

Weight: 21 lbs, 5 oz

Length: 30"

Clothing size: Mostly 18 month. He still wears size 3 infant shoes, and he wears size 4 with his SureSteps.

Diaper size: size 4

Eating: Caleb is eating most regular foods. Some of his favorite foods are blueberry pancakes, blueberries, raisins, mac & cheese, mandarin oranges, grilled cheese sandwiches, and multigrain Cheerios. Caleb drinks all of his milk with the Talk Tools Straw #1 and Take & Toss straw cups. He usually drinks water from a water bottle that has a straw or a little straw cup that I picked up at Old Navy one time.

Sleeping: Caleb goes to sleep around 8:00-8:30pm and wakes up around 6:30-7:00am. He usually takes one nap in the early afternoon. He usually sleeps about 1.5-2 hours. 

His days: Caleb still goes to Mother's Day Out three times each week. He also does several hours of speech, occupational, and physical therapies each week. And of course, we make time for trips to the library, play dates and playing at home. We try to go to the zoo 1-2 times each month, but we haven't made it much lately because it's so hot! 

Highlights of the last three months: Caleb is still doing his combination of an inchworm and army crawl. He's also pushing up on his arms and getting really close to pushing up into quadruped position. It takes very little effort on our part to help him push up into quadruped. He can transition from quadruped to sitting without help.

Caleb is getting his top two central incisors, and one of his bottom lateral incisors. The tooth count is now up to 9!

2014 Team Caleb Shirts

Here's the new Team Caleb shirt!

Moisture-wicking tee (100% cationic polyester interlock)

Available in the following sizes:

Adult: XS-4XL

Youth: XS(4), S(6-8), M(10-12), L(14-16), XL(18-20)

**This is a different shirt than last year's. The screenprinter says it's a better quality. 

$10.00/each

50/50 tee (50% cotton, 50% polyester)

Available in the following sizes:

Adult: S-4XL

Youth: XS-XL

$10.00/each

Infant/toddler tee (100% cotton)

Available in the following sizes:

Infant: 6mo, 12mo, 18mo, 24mo

Toddler: 2T, 3T, 4T, 5/6, 7

$5.00/each

Please let us know which style/size you'd like. You can pay with cash, check, or PayPal. If you want to use PayPal, send me an email or comment below. Shirt orders are due Sunday, Aug 31st. The screenprinter says the shirts will be ready the week of the Down Syndrome Festival & 5k. 

Team Caleb Shirts

Some people have asked me about ordering "Team Caleb" shirts for this year's Down Syndrome Festival & 5k. Last year, we did light blue "performance" t-shirts for adults and light blue cotton t-shirts for the kids. Both had a grey "Team Caleb" logo printed on the front. 

If we do new shirts, the logo will remain the same. The only difference will be the actual shirt. Please help me make a decision by voting in the poll on the right side of the screen! 

** Please note that the poll is only visible on the "web version" of this website. If you are viewing this on your phone, scroll to the bottom of the page and select "view web version". You should then be able to see the poll on the right side of your screen.

Petichae Follow-up

I posted last month that Caleb's pediatrician noticed some petichae on Caleb's torso and ordered a CBC. His white count was low, but the pediatrician thought it might be because he was fighting an ear infection. Just to make sure that was the case and that the petichae wasn't a sign of something worse, she wanted to repeat the CBC in a month. I took him to the lab one day last week, and all of the labs came back normal!

Join or Donate to Team Caleb!

The DSACO Festival & 5K (formerly Buddy Walk) will be held on September 20, 2014 at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in OKC. The Festival & 5K is the major, annual fundraising event for the Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma. All monies raised will stay in the central Oklahoma area to fund the various activities and programs supported by DSACO. The event is open to the public. 

Schedule of events:

8:00am - 5k

9:00am - Festival begins. Activities will include raffles, moon bounces, petting zoo, games, music, and much more!

12:00pm - All attendees will walk one lap around the block outside the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark to show their support for acceptance and inclusion for people with Down syndrome.

To register for the 5k or walk and/or to donate to Team Caleb, please click here...

http://secure.ezeventsolutions.com/fr/DSACO/2014Walk/TeamCaleb

Branson 2014

A couple weekends ago, we took our annual trip to Branson, MO. I always feel like such an old person when I tell people we go to Branson every year, but we really have a great time... and we pretty much avoid all things "Branson'. This was our fourth annual trip with friends, and I'm sure it's a tradition that will continue for years to come. 

We rented a four bedroom house on the west side of town. The guys played a couple rounds of golf. The girls went out for breakfast and pedicures one morning. We took the kids to a beach at Table Rock Lake. We enjoyed the neighborhood pool, playground, and fire pit (s'mores... yum!). After the kids went to bed each evening, the grown-ups stayed up way too late playing Heads Up!

Each year, I love looking back at the photos from the previous years. Look at how our group has grown! 

2011

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2013

2014