The Growing Caldwell Family

I just love babies and he is a cutie.  It feels kind of neat to be an aunt and have a nephew!  I just wish we weren't so far away.

Yes, I know she is wearing a t-shirt for a disposable diaper manufacturer.  No, we have not started usng disposable diapers.  They gave it to us one day when we were in Babies R Us and I just threw it on her the other night because she needed something to run around in before it was time to put on her pajamas.  When she is fifteen she will thank me for not taking a video of her topless. :)  That's one less thing for her to discuss during therapy.

Today, Aaron and I became an uncle and aunt and SG gained a cousin!  Arden delivered sweet baby Austin this afternoon.  He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.  What a sweet boy! We wish we could be there to celebrate his arrival.  Hopefully, we will have more pictures soon! 

This picture does not do this dress justice, it is adorable.  Ms. Margaret Anne made it for SG late last summer and I am so excited that it fits her now.  I love all the cute detail with the parasol on it and purple is a great color for her.  We are grateful for such cute things!

Dear Sarah Graves, Boy, fourteen months old and you are a funny toddler.  You run, climb, and have such a funny little personality.  You seem to be developing a sense of humor that is cute to watch.  You get tickled by certain things and you still enjoy mimmicking.  The funny part is that now you know that you are doing it and get tickled yourself.  As an infant you physically grew so fast, but you seem to have slowed down a lot.  I bought your fall clothes in an eighteen months size and thought for sure you would need the twenty-four months size for the spring.  Some of them are fitting now, but some are very roomy.  You seem to be getting taller, but I suspect you may end up being more petite.  I still love those chunky thighs and little rolls on your arms!  You are really trying to say more words.  One of the funniest things you say is, "oh baby!"  You have said it a few times so I'm pretty certain that is what you said and ...

Yep, that's what these things are.  She had never even had one and she was pointing and going crazy for it.  Once she had one, it was all over.  She wants to eat the whole box.  I wonder who she might get that from...

I heard this story on the news this morning about a girl with peanut allergies that are so severe, they are considered a disability.  The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that her school make accommodations for her.  The accommodations are in the form of requiring the kids in her first grade class to wash their hands and rinse their mouths out before entering the classroom.  Her allergy is so severe that breathing peanuts can harm her.  Parents are protesting that this is unreasonable because the accommodation is impacting their children.  I personally thought that banning peanut products in most schools was a bit much, but this seems extreme.  As a parent, I think I would feel this was unreasonable to ask my child to do multiple times a day, every day.  I can also understand the girl's parents wanting her to be safe.  I wonder how she goes anywhere in public?  Eating peanut butter sandwiches seems like such a normal kid thing, but ...