Who Does Baby Kaleb Look Like?

We have had a big discussion about how Baby Kaleb looks so much like Kenton. I have posted pictures of him taken tonight and one of Kenton and one of me at about the same age. I don't know how to get them side by side but you can definitely see the similarity between Kenton and Kaleb.

Baby Kaleb

Baby Kenton


Baby Marilyn

Baby Jessica

Baby Kyle

We think he looks most like Kenton.

I had to also post these pictures of Kaleb sitting in his Bumbo seat and playing with his rubber duck.

He is growing so fast and changing everyday!

Wish I Could Bottle It Up

I was rocking Kaleb to sleep this afternoon and was thinking how I wish we could bottle this feeling up. Holding a peaceful sleeping baby is a wonderful feeling, one that I had truly missed all of these years. Each day with Baby Kaleb is a new adventure to see what he will learn or do next.

Although we have not yet developed a good routine since I went back to work and I am lacking greatly in the sleep department I am feeling comfortable where my life is right now.

The challenges of raising children at both ends of the spectrum are great and we are finding can be stressful but in the end so worth it. This little smile reminds me that at the end of the day, all is well. I am doing my best to document it with photos and journaling. I just wish we could bottle it up!

Kaleb's Baptism

We celebrated Kaleb's Baptism last night at mass. Our special friend Fr.David was kind enough to perform the ceremony as well as say mass for us. We met Fr. David a few years ago when he was assigned for a short time to our parish. He was a great source of strength for all of us when Kyle went through his transplant. His sermons are always moving and as the day progressed yesterday, I found myself looking forward more and more to hearing him speak. Again he gave a wonderful sermon. He talked about how Kaleb is a gift to us from God. He talked about how we are all gifts from God and how we should give our gift to others. He gave some good advice to instead of asking our children what they want to be when they grow up to instead ask them what does God want you to do when you grow up? Fr. David uses examples from his own life and childhood to get his point across. The kids relate to him so well and were so happy to see him.

He is now located at the St. Thomas Moore Center working with vocations and the youth of the diocese. They couldn't have picked a better guy for the job. It was so kind of him to come down to baptize Kaleb. He made it very special for us. And he is right. We have always felt that after all that we have been through that Kaleb is our special little gift.






My parents and Kaleb.
Kenton's mom and Kaleb.



My brother, Dan and Lisa, his wife, are Kaleb's godparents.