The Past Few Weeks in Pictures

Caleb is nearly 4 weeks old and the past few weeks have flown by!  Here are some random pictures since Caleb has joined our family.

I love how tiny he is!

“Why are you making me wear this stupid hat Mom?”

Making the most of all his 19 inches at 2 weeks old!

The Shurtleff Grandkids
Harrison, Abigail, Adam, and Caleb

Rare picture with Abby and the baby together
This is about the extent of her interest in her brother.
She likes to use his diapers on her “friends”.

Adam LOVES his baby brother!  He loves to hold him, kiss him, talk to him, and he calls him Buddy Boy most of the time.

Second-cousin Charlie was due 1 week after Caleb and came 11 days after Caleb was born, 4 weeks early.  The difference, Charlie was 8 lbs. 10 oz.!  Nearly 3 full lbs. more than Caleb!

Enjoying some light therapy.  I’m starting to get worried that his skin tone is still quite yellow, so he’s spending a few minutes in the sunlight every day.

Caleb Mark Gardner

Born April 19, 2012
5 lb. 15 oz. and 18 in.

At the end of the post is an explanation of the crazy name changes that have been going on with this little guy.

A little about his name drama….
We have officially, (as in applied for the legal name change), chosen Caleb as this baby boy’s name.  I don’t know why it was so hard for us to decide.  Ok, it was hard for ME to decide!  We went through several names and every time I would decide on a name, it would feel wrong.  Blame it on the stress of pregnancy complications, hospital bed rest, a c-section, and constant severe tension headaches since his birth, and you get a mom who just can’t decide on what name is right for her baby.  One name was too trendy, one was too similar to Adam and Abby, one was Nat’s favorite that kind of grew on me, but then just seemed wrong.  Caleb is a name that I have liked from the beginning but that Nat didn’t.  After lots of discussion and tears, he assured me that he was ok with the name Caleb.  I am finally at peace!  We went to the local Health Department building and changed his birth certificate.  It will take up to a month for the change and then we’ll just have to get a new social security card, notify the health insurance and doctor and we’ll be good to go.

So….Caleb Mark Gardner is finally here to stay!