This sweetheart is 16 months old! It's amazing to watch this kid grow into a little boy and discover his personality! He does so many funny things on a daily basis, and usually I am taken off guard by those things. He will say or do something, and we just burst out laughing because it's so funny. I don't know how I am supposed to keep a straight face when he is in trouble. He is growing very well too. I don't know how tall he is yet (will find out this week); however, I know he is officially 25 pounds on our scale at home!
He has also become quite the Daddy's boy! If Daddy is around, then I practically don't exist (unless he doesn't feel good, he needs food, or is sleepy). If Daddy is around and then leaves the room - the world has literally ended according to Caleb! No - Daddy must be attached to Caleb! Also - most recent, I was at a field event for work and Caleb stayed with his grandparents. So Todd was without Caleb and me for two days! So we go and pick up Caleb (both of us) after not seeing him for a couple of days, and he was soo excited! I was in front and running to give him a hug, and that boy ran past me and went to Todd! Wow - snubbed much?! Yeah he loves his Daddy. He loves me too, but lately, those two are two peas in a pod! And later on, Caleb played with me and hugged me, so I know he really does love me. It's just amazing how at times he prefers one parent over the other.
Daddy's boy!
Loves his Daddy!
He does this really silly laugh that I don't think I can describe. It's deep and it almost sounds like "Bo Bo!" But it's a deep laugh! He is really experimenting with this voice! He also experiments with his head. He shakes his head no when I shake my head no and say No.
Some new words or modifications on words:
- "Paaah" for puppy (this is a modification for when we see a puppy outside, on tv, in a book, etc). Also there is major squealing when he sees a puppy! He also uses this for penguin when he sees the many penguins around the house that I have and in his room.
- Step! (he says this when we go down and up steps)
- Car - he says this very well (and attempted it last month with "ca")
- "Bea" for bear! He does this very well!
- "Gock" is block
- "Buh" for bunny
- Apple - in the past week, he has been saying this very well! He knows apples!
- "Guck" for truck as well as duck
- Ball - he says this very well!
- "Bir" for bird
- "See" for swing
- Sit - he knows this very well when I ask for him to sit down to get his shoes on
- Bubble - he loves this word! He says this very well!
- Just once did he say "Mmmmm" when pointing to the moon.
And while he isn't saying these words yet, he knows the following words when talking with him or when I ask where it is and he points to it:
- Tree - (I ask him where the trees are and he knows and points to them)
- Shoes (just have to say, do you want your shoes on, and he goes where his shoes are and will sit down for you to put them on)
- Video (you have to be careful of this because he LOVES to watch Hoopla Kidz on YouTube for kids songs, and he loves "videos!"
- Bath (he just doesn't say it - but he knows what a bath is, especially when I say we are going to have bubbles in his bath)
- He knows kisses because I will ask him to give Mommy kisses, and he leans in for kisses!
- He knows when I ask "Do you want to sing Itsy Bitsy Spider" what that is. He gets his hands ready and we do the song together!
- He also knows PattyCake and takes my hands and we do it together. And EVERY time after we finish Pattycake, he will give me the biggest smile and hug!
- He knows when I ask if he wants to sing a song, what that means. Because he expects us to sing! And if you don't intend on singing for a long period of time, don't say the word. Because he loves it when you sing songs!
- We have been praying to Jesus on the way to Miss Jane's in the morning and at night before bed. I take his hands at night and we pray, and he knows what that means. Because I will ask him if he wants to pray for Jesus, and he gets his hands ready!
There is more I am sure. I swear the list just keeps going. He is just learning soo much, and I love it!
He really is quite the blessing!
And this month, we celebrated my 35th birthday. Although, I was out in the field on my birthday, my sweet husband sent me flowers to my hotel room! Such a sweet surprise! And then when I cam home early Saturday morning, we went out for a nice birthday lunch (just the two of us), and went to Cincinnati to have cake with my parents and pick up our boy.
YAY!
Such an infectious smile!
And this month, we celebrated my 35th birthday. Although, I was out in the field on my birthday, my sweet husband sent me flowers to my hotel room! Such a sweet surprise! And then when I cam home early Saturday morning, we went out for a nice birthday lunch (just the two of us), and went to Cincinnati to have cake with my parents and pick up our boy.
The birthday flowers Todd sent to my hotel in Indiana!
Beautiful birthday flowers!
Fall is officially here too! So I look forward to going to a corn maze/petting zoo to get him a pumpkin and start some fall traditions with him. I think he will need to have a costume for Halloween too. He will be with his grandparents (since Mommy and Daddy will be having a weekend getaway then for our anniversary). Plus, I look forward to the fall leaves and cooler air. So stay tuned next month for more exciting memories! And I leave you with this cute picture of Caleb and his penguin!
