Caleb & Company: October 2009

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009

This year Caleb has been really excited about Halloween. He remembers last year and is looking forward to Trick-or-Treating, as well as his costume. However, it has been difficult to keep up with all the different things he's wanted to dress up as, since it changed about every 2 days. Here's a list of all the different things he's wanted to be:

Handy Manny
witch
wizard
mummy
skeleton
spider
pumpkin
Spiderman
Batman
a witch again
mummy again
skeleton again
spider again

So what did he finally decide on?

He went with the mummy costume that has a chest that lights up. I'm not sure that a mummy ever had a power wheelchair before, but he probably could've used a walker with how much trouble he had chasing after people.

Here's Caleb doing his "scarey" face :)

Sunday, October 11, 2009

A Fun Video

Here's a cute video of Caleb taken a few months ago. Hope it puts a smile on your face, like it does mine!

Don't forget to pause the music on the right to hear the video better.

Monday, October 5, 2009

A Mom Can Brag A Little, Can't She?

So, I don't know that I'll ever get to brag about Caleb hitting the winning home-run, scoring the winning goal in soccer, or breaking boards in karate. But this is what I get to brag about: My 4-year old can read!

He's doing so well with reading, and is even starting to sound out words he sees on signs and stuff.

Thanks for not judging me too harshly for being braggy :)

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Caleb Swimming Some More

Caleb's been doing AWESOME in swimming lately. He's actually propelling himself forward in the water with his arms, and can go the entire width of the pool holding his breath!

My goal in him going back into swimming was just to give him water therapy. I never thought he'd ACTUALLY start swimming.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Caleb the Photographer

So, Caleb's been having tons of fun taking pictures with our camera, and I thought I would share just a few of the hundreds he's taken.

He likes to take pictures of his things...

His stuff with his fingers...

More fingers...

Some OH so flattering pictures of me...

And some close ups of different parts of his body...

Hope you enjoyed!

The latest "Calebism"

12/17/11

Last weekend we were at the MDA Holiday party. He opened up the gift they gave him and it was a set of toy cars. He exclaimed, "Hot Wheels! They're so awesome 'cuz their wheels are so HOT!!!"

I can't believe I forgot to put this one on here!!! A couple of months ago we ended up in the ER with Caleb - he had the flu and just had a rough night. While we were there he saw a nurse pass by in the hallway. He stopped mid-sentence and said, "Whoa. She is so beau-tee-ful. I think I want to add her to my collection."

Don't forget to check out Calebisms Archived at the bottom of the page.

What is Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy?

In June of 2007 Caleb was diagnosed with Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (UCMD). This is an extremely rare form of Muscular Dystrophy - to date there are only a few hundred documented cases worldwide. It is considered a slowly progressive and life-limiting form of MD.

This does not mean that hope is lost. There is new research being done for this disease, as well as many other neuromuscular disorders. In the last 4 years, Caleb's Crew has raised over $65,000 for the MDA and designated all funds to go towards research for UCMD.

Please click on the links below to find out more detailed information regarding UCMD, as well as to support the MDA and Cure CMD, two wonderful organizations.

Thank you,

Amy (aka Mommy)

Caleb & Company