Hello everybody, I just had to post it, Dave was home with Caleb today and shot this picture. I think it is the cutest one ever!

Caleb's first time in his High Chair

Ollie the Phant is helping Caleb with his first meal in his high chair.

Ssshh....Dave will kill me if he finds out I put this on the web.

But it is so cute...Caleb and Daddy having a sunday afternoon nap.

Caleb's first time at a pub. Don't worry Daddy isn't really giving him beer.
Happy Birthday Steve!

Hey is that our 3month old son holding his own bottle? He's getting SO big!!!!

Caleb and Daddy saying hi to Santa, at the Santa Claus Parade.

c'mom little Doggie, Yee Haw!
Dave and I couldn't really figure out what he was dreaming here...what do you think?

Hey everybody. I know its has been awhile since we have but any pictures on the blog, but we do have a new video at youtube.com. just type in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JsK2A3iLLs and you will see our sweet little boy smiling it up, theres alittle crying in there but what baby doesnt do that every now and again.

Just alittle update on how our wonderful son is sleeping.... for the past 3 day's he has had 6-7 hour long sleeps. so from 7pm-3am or 8pm-2am. We are so excited that we only have to get up once during the night for the first time in 2 months- for dave. its more like 11 months for me.(the bladder thing really bites when you're pregnent.) anyway we are so happy we are all getting a little more sleep!

thanks for taking the time in caleb.

Amber and Dave

Mom got so excited about the first snow fall of the year that actually left some on the ground. Unfortunately, by the time Caleb got all suited up the snow had melted, and mom didn't feel like playing in the mud.

But hey, he looks good though, eh?

Rubber ducky, you're the one, you make bathtime so much fun...

Flying around, standing up for justice, truth and ... candy. Caleb's first halloween was definately super...

although, a little exhausting. We never made it out of the house, cause "Sup" fell fast asleep and never looked back.

Life is stressful when you're 7 weeks old. Gotta grab a nap whenever and wherever. Caleb was hangin with his best friend, Ollie the Phant and decided it was time here and now for a few minutes of quality time.

Well, Caleb finally got to see a super fun Pumpkin farm (Howell's in St. Catharines) and found time to do a little dance for you all. I believe it's the vogue. (or maybe Walk Like an Egyptian.He looks like he's having a great time, eh?
Papa Dave fed some goats, maybe next year, it'll be Caleb's turn.

Well, Mom and Dad enjoyed the bright, warm sunshine that was around this Thanksgiving.

So, hopefully this works
check out caleb on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7IKEJG8qD4

So, we had a lovely day out this saturday. We first went to a winery in the area to pick up a couple bottles for Thanksgiving.We also found some pumpkins to hang out with.

He is so beautiful. but daddy would say he's handsome.

tee hee Caleb has man boobs (he's so chubby)

wow, can you believe it? - 4 generations in one room.

Aunt Kiki and Fish lips. We think she's alittle crazy!

Gimli's hanging out with Caleb for the first time on his own.

In answer to the impatient requests from all over the world, here's a few more pictures:First Car Ride: Home from the Hospital ^
First Bath:

Video Games + Fatherhood= priceless

So, I thought you folks might appreciate some of the story behind the birth?
Let me give you a little timeline

Sunday:
1:30am: Amber wakes in the night, and has contractions about 20 minutes apart. She didn't bother to wake Dave, b/c Brackston and Hicks have been so prevelant and often that they've become quite commonplace.

4am: Amber falls back asleep

8am: We wake up, and Amb is still having contractions about 20 minutes apart. She hasn't bothered to tell Dave yet.

11am: During church, we got a little distracted, the contractions were 2 minutes apart, but still very reasonable as far as the pain and intensity goes. We didn't really think anything significant was happening, b/c who starts at 2 minutes apart?

1pm: We start cooking some indoor BBq for our Jr. High leadership team. Amber heads to the bedroom to deal with the ever increasing intensity of the contractions. Dave starts to have an inkling that there might actually be something happening. (duh)

2:30 pm: Amber, apologizing profusely, announces that it's probably time to head out to the hospital. Everyone in the meeting grudgingly accepts her apology... well ok, we all kind of jumped up and Dave started running around like a moron, trying to get everything together. Everyone ends up on the front lawn, kinda standing around with weird, "I'm so excited, but don't really know what to do" looks on their faces.

3 pm: We arrive at the hospital and Amb gets hooked up to a heart rate monitor (for baby) Everything is looking good.

4pm: she's found to be 1cm dilated. She starts walking around, getting this thing moving (we didn't want to get sent home)

5pm: Amb is examined again, and found to be 2cm's. Excellent progress for only an hour.
We're officially admitted to the hospital, and moved to a birthing suite. (sweet)
(disclaimer: everything is getting a little hazy as far as timelines go)

9 or 10 ish: Amber's contractions have never backed down from 2 minutes apart, and have got very intense. She often gets no rest between any of them. She's been handling it really well, and we're all very proud. Around 10 she makes kind of a funny noise, and it seems that that one felt a little different. Felt like a pushing contraction. We're all quite optimistic, and a little excited. When the nurse said that Amber was only 3 cm, it took a lot of wind out of her sails. We all felt it. She started thinking about narcotics of some sort at that point.

10:30pm: Amber headed to the shower to try and relax. It worked until she got hit with more continuous contractions that never seemed to end. She got a shot of Demoral. It made her quite groggy, and say some funny things, but didn't really help for long.

3am: Demoral pretty much worn off for quite a while and the contractions still piled on top of each other and Amb doing everything she can. She was examined again and found to be 5cm. Only half there, and Amb pretty much wiped out. She decided it was time for an epidural.

3:30am: Epidurals are awesome! Such relief and sleep became possible! We all had a nap until...

5am: We woke up and Amb was completely dilated, the nurses decided to just let things take their course and let baby descend on his own.

5:40am: It's time to push, with Baby only a few inches away from the outside world.

6:35am: Caleb is born! It was a very long haul. We've become big fans of the epidural.

Recipe for successful labour: Healthy Baby, healthy Mom.
Mission accomplished!

LCMASDES has been officially renamed.
His name is now

Caleb James te Sligte
7 lbs. 9 ounces
20 1/2 inches long,
without a speck of jaundice and quite an attractive young man, if I do say so myself.

With a pretty extensive birthing process complete,
Caleb was born at 6:36am,
Sept 4th, 2006: Labour Day, appropriately enough.

Although looking quite like an alien at birth, he is reforming into a well proportioned little dude.


Ready for your close up little guy?
Here's a little photo gallery of the little dude.
He was a little gunky at first, but I guess that's to be expected.He cleans up real nice.
A slightly less known Indie band: Death Grip for Cutie




Proud, tired Mama
Pround PapaProud Nana
Good Lookin Kid, from his head to down to his toes.