How old is he?

Is he 10 months, 4 weeks or is he 2? Sometimes I don't know. Callum has begun to throwing fits bordering on tantrums when he doesn't get something he wants. Now it's not like we go to the store and can't leave without the latest Sesame Street DVD or comparable, but when he sees the TV remote, watch out! He cried for 5 minutes yesterday because we wouldn't let him have it. The child was trying to fit himself under the coffee table-impossible feat with the size of his melon- just to get the remote. We've made the mistake of letting him play with it before and now we are suffering the repercussion. He's also so active that he bumped his head at least 4 times this weekend-- hard enough that I was worried and he was crying. He goes, goes, goes and then forgets his balance and falls. He's not walking but will be soon. It is keeping us on our toes. Callum's also still in his baby bathtub but we're going to have to transition into the real tub because he's starting to look like the old man in the bucket in the backyard. Callum's legs practically stick out! He's also trying to pull the foam padding off the bottom so if we ever decided to have another child, he/she would be without padding! Okay, okay- we really need to just buy a faucet protector and just transition him. The baby bath along with the Jumperoo, Excersaucer, and Bouncy Seat are all ready to be moved into storage. Our attic is going to start looking like the baby item graveyard- the place where baby items go that aren't being used anymore. This makes me sad but at the same time, Callum is more and more fun each day. His laugh is contagious, he understands a lot of what I say and he's eating real foods (much cheaper!). His refusal of baby food is hilarious. I used to think- how can a child just flat out refuse to eat? Well he does it and I always resort to a different food, method, etc. Callum also learned yesterday how to drink from a sippy cup. Yes, this has taken awhile--it's hard (ever done it that you remember?). Callum finally figured out that juice comes out if he tries hard enough and boy was that juice yummy.

Blueberries and Ya Ya's

As Callum sleeps and Iain watches Seinfeld, I will update you all on life. Callum continues to grow and grow. His favorite foods this week are blueberries, toast and yogurt (as always). Of course, he won't eat baby blueberries. I've introduced real ones and he loves them. His tastes are expensive already being that blueberries are the most expensive fruit ever! Watching Callum eat is always amusing. He scoops the food up and shovels it into his mouth with zest. He's normally covered from finger tip to forehead with food by the time the meal is done- I actually found toast crumbs in his diaper on Saturday morning- oh my! I used extra care to remove those since I didn't want crumb rash on top of his ever present diaper rash. He's given excellent care at both daycare and home in regards to diaper changes but the diaper rash is pretty prevalent since starting foods. We've also found that Callum likes every electrical item he is not allowed to have. We freely give him an old calculator, my cell phone (he can't get it open), and even an old remote. He prefers the real remote, baby monitor and the cat's fountain-perhaps he's trying to wash his fingers after lunch? I'm starting to feel like I say no a lot, and I probably do. Our house is pretty baby proofed although not perfect and he seems to get into everything! I've been tempted to attach Swiffer cloths to his knees on Saturday mornings since he covers more ground than my mop on an average weekend. His favorite words are Da Da and Ya Ya. Neither one has any specific meaning that we are aware of, although he will call Iain Da Da if he sees him. Ya ya is his all around phrase for "I'm here, I'm happy, Please listen to me jabber". Happy Saint Paddy's Day!

Food Monster

You've heard of the Cookie Monster I'm sure. Some of us may even feel like one, especially when Girl Scout cookies come out. For me, I have a distinct weakness for chocolate chip cookies. Anyway, Iain and I have created a food monster. Callum is currently refusing baby food at home. I've introduced him to regular foods that are age appropriate and he no longer wants baby foods. He pushes it away. Of course, he's still hungry, so yesterday for dinner, he had baby puffs, cut up green beans, smashed potatoes and shredded cheese. He LOVED the potatoes. I think it was the margarine on them because to my knowledge, he'd never had it before. The daycare staff have told me that he opens up happily for pureed foods there. I think he now knows that there are better things in Mommy and Daddy's refrigerator. I have no objections since it is a lot cheaper than baby food. As you can see from the video, Callum finds the most random things absolutely hilarious and we'll stop at nothing to get him laughing. La la la la la...

At long last some sleep

Hi folks- yes we are still alive. Once again things have been hectic and I haven't really had time to post. The university where I work is on spring break so although I have to work (I'm not faculty), things are much more relaxed. I've been able to do some emails and projects from home which is amazing. They also decided as a cost cutting measure to close the building where I work so I am sort of a nomad until next Monday. Anyway, the Burnetts are well. Callum is currently in bed snoring as he spent most of the day getting into everything in his sight. He's an expert crawler now and is very, very fast. His current loves are refrigerator magnets, shredded cheese, baby puffs, yogurt and as always, the cats. Most recently, he had a nasty ear infection and some wheezing that the pediatrician didn't like so he was on antibiotics for about 10 days. Good thing they put something tasty in those things because he opened up like a baby bird anytime the dropper came his way. This past Monday, because of spring break, I had been planning to take a personal day (i.e. Callum goes to daycare and Mommy stays at home to lay in bed and wake the Today show), but somehow Callum got wind of it (I think Iain told him), and he decided to have two new teeth come in. So Sunday night, he was up throughout the night with the pain of the teeth and thus, Mommy and Callum had a personal day together. He's really had a rough time with these two top teeth but this morning one has broken through and the second is about to. Hopefully this will end his pain until the next couple make an appearance. This will bring his teeth total up to four. I'd like to extend some birthday wishes to some special little guys out there. AJ and Eli Sloan both celebrated 1st birthdays in the past two weeks, and my best friend, Jen's, little boy, Dante will turn 2 this weekend. On another note, Callum is FINALLY sleeping through the night granted he isn't sick or teething. This has provided us with great relief. His sleeping stretches are typically 11 or 12 hours and he is so happy when he wakes up. Too bad he didn't get the memo sooner because we would have welcomed 8 uninterrupted hours a few months ago. Better late than never I guess.