You know it's time to lower the bed when....

.....when you hear a ruckus, and check the video monitor to see your baby standing up grabbing for the camera. We rushed upstairs to find Kallen sitting there, camera in hand, with the biggest smile of accomplishment on his face. He was seriously so proud of himself! Needless to say, we lowered the bed. :)

And it all begins....

Well, it was inevitable

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we knew this day would come

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I was just hoping he would know the word "NO" before it came. I guess I know what I will be busy doing for the next several days....or weeks...or months. :P It's ok though, I love it that Kallen is exploring things!! It is soo fun to watch him study different items and put it all together. I can only imagine what this world looks like through those sweet little eyes!

I will say that Daddy would be proud to see what movie Kallen chose!

And he's off...

Kallen has been working on crawling for a while now...so we have just been waiting for him to put it all together. It has finally happened and I am now realizing there's no turning back. Gone are the days where I can just set him down with a toy and know that he'll be right where I put him. Oh boy, here we go!!

Sober

This is what a tired, teething, sick Kallen looks like. Poor little guy! I was trying to get him to eat but he kept sticking his fingers in his mouth and then rubbing his eyes. He has been running like a faucet for a couple days now .......watery eyes, runny nose, constant drool. I felt his tooth pop through last night so hopefully he will be on the mend now.

Aunt Karlz

This is Aunt Karlee! She is going to school at DMACC in Ankeny for nursing and is only 15 min. away from our house!! She has been watching Kallen for me the last few Thursdays so I can go to some dentist appointments. Kallen loves it when his aunts come to see him...he seems to feed off of their attention! :)

You can tell Kallen is getting busier because I have had a lot less time to blog lately. I am still hoping to get a 7 month update on here but until then this is the biggest thing he is doing lately. He is not really crawling yet, but he will get up on his feet like this and rock back and forth. And even though he is not officially crawling, he still manages to find a way to get around the room and into EVERYTHING!! Today I was in the kitchen and I noticed that Kallen was all of a sudden very quiet....I peeked into the living room to find him happily munching on his puffs. He had managed to get all the way across the room, into his diaper bag, and opened the bag of puffs. What a little stinker! :)

Aunt Stephy

I just love having my sister here in town! She lives in an apartment just a mile from our house, and works as a nanny for these adorable kids (plus one more who is in kindergarten) in West DesMoines. We have been working out at our house in the mornings so Kallen gets to see her everyday! Not to mention playdates with the kids, and countless shopping trips at Jordan Creek! I always hoped that my sisters would stay close and I love it that we are all within 15 min. of each other! Stay tuned for Aunt Karlee tomorrow!