Wow! Where did the time go? I sweat just last year Kaleb was still toddling around, talking non-stop, and having to get tube feedings. 9 years sure has gone fast! Here's our birthday boy with his favorite...chocolate chip pancakes:)
Present time
Of course his favorite gift (of all time he says) was a Wii U. Now he can play the newest version of Mario Kart! He also got Mario 3D World, Lego, and Nintendo Land. Thank you to Mama and Grandma and Grandpa for helping us buy this gift:) Daddy had to go right upstairs and race Kaleb in Mario Kart. It's 4 races...it was looking pretty close...who's won???
Kaleb!!!
We headed to dinner for Kaleb's favorite...pizza!
Home to have brownies
This kid LOVES frosting:)
Now everyone gets to try out the new games.
That Sunday we had Kaleb's party at the Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary. It's not your typical zoo (if you've seen my post from this past summer you know what I'm talking about) but it has lots of neat animals to see, many animals you can pet, and a train ride through the hills. Here's the gang waiting for the train ride. He has cut a great group of friends here already!
R side-Alton (his class), Karson, Rafael (neighbor), and Lance (class)
Before bed the boys tried out Mario Kart Connect 4...Karson needs to get a bit older to be fair.
Kaleb had a FANTASTIC birthday this year! We've been really fortunate to have made so many friends already and feel at home here. The kids are adjusting so nicely to all the changes. The whole move really couldn't have gone any better:)
Thank you to everyone for helping to make his 9th birthday so special! Kaleb really loved hearing from everyone who doesn't live close by, too. He's always saying how his misses his Buddy Ryan and Jaden.
Kaleb had a rough time with his asthma in November. After a year or so of no inhalers every day and rarely a rescue inhaler we thought he was over it...well guess not! After an ER trip we are back on an inhaler every day and keeping tabs on his breathing with a peak flow meter. (It's this really cool little thing you hold onto, breathe into, and it basically tells you if he's in a normal range or not. Depending on what it reads we can adjust his inhalers accordingly to better fight off a true asthma attack.) Since then he's been doing fine!
His height is up to 48 inches (he was thrilled with this because he's now tall enough for more roller coasters!) and his weight is up to a whopping 44 1/2 lbs. Ya, ya, I know...that's not much. Well, it is growth so we'll take it;) He definitely is climbing a very steep hill! He continues to eat pretty well, sticking with his favorites most of the time. These have not changed much in the past 8 years...waffles, pancakes, yogurt, cheese, bananas, mandarin oranges, macaroni, cooked carrots, cheese pizza, cheese quesadillas, grilled cheese, applesauce, ritz bits and spaghetti. He has, however, added new things like lasagna and spaghetti pie (picking out the meat of course), baked beans, chicken and black beans pureed into his quesadillas, and a few small bites of pork or chicken. He is just always going to be a picky eater and that's ok with us...as long as he eats enough to grow. To help with that he drinks lots of water and 2 cups of 2% milk every day, too.
Kaleb qualified for the gifted and talented program at school this year:) He LOVES going to this class!!! They teach different topics than his regular class and do special projects. They did some work on coding the other day which he is very interested in. He's been doing some more with coding on Khan Academy (online) too. I can't wait to see what else he learns this year!
Kaleb is still my sweet little cuddle bug:) He loves his mommy and isn't afraid to shower her with hugs and kisses! He gets along great with everyone and still has yet to meet a stranger. It always amazes me how he meets friends wherever we go! And yes, he is still obsessed with babies!!! He will get a huge smile on his face when he sees a baby and have to go over to him/her and say hi, rub his/her head, play peek-a-boo, ask the parents all about the baby. It's the cutest:) Keith and I joke that he'll grow up to be some kind of scientist/engineer or do something with babies.
For those of you who really know Kaleb this will not come as a surprise...he tends to be lazy. Yup! Ever since he was 20 months old, when he just stood up and walked across the room, he has chosen to get things done quick, take the easier path, do whatever requires less work. Why worry about your outfit matching, just grab whatever shirt/pants is on top;) We are definitely working on this with him a lot! I know it will come as he matures, but why wait until then?
Kaleb continues to grow and mature each day. He's becoming a good role model for Karson:) He's even becoming a responsible student! He is very into the Wii U, games on his tablet, Pokemon, cars, some Legos, riding his scooter and 360 outside, and getting puppy love from Harper. Boy does she go crazy licking him!!!
I could probably go on and on about our Kaleb, but I'm sure you'd appreciate it if I stopped already. In short, he is such a sweet boy, very happy, and so smart. We couldn't be prouder of him and we love him so very much!
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