Caleb's First Snow

"I'm just so excited, daddy!"

"I love the snow.  It's hard to wave with this on my hand though!"

Okay, so technically this isn't Caleb's FIRST snow...we had a big snow storm last winter, but poor Caleb was still in the hospital and didn't get to enjoy it!  We took him out today and he actually liked it.  The cold didn't seem to bother him and he would laugh every time a snowflake hit him in the face.  We're glad he found it so amusing.

We have been out of school since Tuesday due to snow and ice (obviously) and classes have been canceled the rest of the week.  We haven't measured how much fell at our house, but we're guessing it's somewhere between 5 and 6 inches.  So far, we have been fortunate enough not to lose power.   We did lose a few big branches off some trees, but that's about it.  

On a more serious note (sorta), we have been reading our "original" blog that we created when Caleb was born.  On this day last year, we were granted custody of Caleb by the Family Court.  We also got to hold our son for the first time...he was attached to so many tubes and on a ventilator.  He only weighed 2 lbs 11 oz and was 15 1/4" long.

 Today, Caleb is a wild man!!  He is all over the place and hates to be still.  Today, Caleb weighs 20 lbs 11oz and is 28 1/4" long.  He continues to bring us so much joy and holding him today, and everyday, is an awesome reminder of how far he has come.  God is good!

Blessings, 

 the Hamilton's

A Weekend of Firsts

And this is how Caleb would sum up turning a year older!

I was happy for a few minutes...

My first hair cut meltdown!

I did great for the first few minutes!

We have definitely had a busy weekend and a busy start to 2009!  I (Kasey) started student teaching on January 5th and things have pretty much been hectic since then.  It's definitely been a change and we're juggling how to work everything out, but we're slowly getting into a routine.  Thank God for my mom (Bama).  She has been a HUGE help and has been here almost 2 weeks now.  She is leaving next weekend and we're already dreading it!

Caleb has had a VERY busy and exciting weekend!  He got his first haircut yesterday.  As you can see from the pictures, he did great at first (thanks to an Elmo video), but he soon had a come apart.  Ms. Valencia did a great job cutting his hair and she'll definitely see Caleb again in the near future.  We kept a lock of his curly hair for his baby book and didn't realize how much hair he had.  Caleb now looks like a little man instead of a baby.  

Speaking of being a little man, we celebrated Caleb's FIRST birthday today.  We had some friends and family over and had a great day.  It's so hard to believe that a year has already passed since our little miracle was born.  We cannot believe how far he has come this past year and he truly is a blessing from God!  Caleb loved all of the attention at the party and wasn't quite sure what to do with the cake.  He loved playing with his food, but he didn't like it when the icing and cake actually got into his mouth.  He only cried for a few minutes and he quickly recovered. He got a new wagon, another Elmo, LOTS of clothes, books, videos, and more toys.  It was Christmas all over again!  

We love you Caleb Thomas and you make us so happy.  We thank God for you everyday!

Blessings! 

A Weekend of Firsts