Caleb is 19 months old!!

Wow...can he really be 19 months?! Another photo comparison above - one year apart at Christmastime! He could fit so perfectly in one arm. But a year later, he is just so big (or as Caleb says "soooooooooo biiig") :)

His vocabulary is just growing soooooooo much just this past month! So as with other posts, here are some new words or modifications on words that he is saying now:

• culcul - circle
• keckle - freckle (whe he points to all of Mommy's freckles)
• Bi - for Bike
• Sta - for star
• He knows more animal sounds and makes a rooster sound, a dog sound, cow sound (sometimes), duck sounds, bear or lion sound (grrrr), chicken sound, horse sound, bird sound, and sheep sound. 
• He really tries to sing the ABC song. I can tell because he will say S T oooh (for U), C, D...he loves to sing it. He is doing better and better with the alphabet
• beekee (for binky "pacifier"). He has been using that more for his teething. But we are trying to not give it to him too often because we don't want him addicted to it. 
• Hot - for hot. Whenever he hears the microwave or when he sees us taking something out of the oven, or even when he sees Mommy's curling iron, he says "hot." And he has learned to not touch. 
• I woo for "I love you." :) This one melts the heart for sure! 
• Tee - eee for TV
• Veee - oh - for Video
• Wai for light
• Apple saw - for apple sauce
• Yes for yes. 
• He has started saying no too. ;) 
• And while this isn't an improvement per se on truck, he says "guck" but then he growls! Who taught him that?! Ha! He sounds like Tim the Tool Man Taylor from Home Improvement! :) 

And I am probably forgetting a couple more words...hard to keep up on all the words. But more and more we understand what he wants. 

He has become quite the little helper in the past 2 months. I meant to mention that last month, but he will close doors (whether it is the refrigerator or our front door, etc) if we ask him to close a door. If we say it is time to clean up the toys, he helps put his blocks away and put all the puzzle pieces back in the puzzle. He loves to help push a stroller or cart in the grocery store, and he loves to help put away his Jumparoo (after he is done playing in it). When we ask him to give us something, he is usually pretty good about getting it and bringing it to us. 

We are teaching him that throwing things when he is mad is not right. If he throws something because he is mad, we will sit with him and ask him to pick it up (no matter how long it takes). He is stubborn and won't do it immediately, but eventually he learns and picks it up. We are trying to instill in him that you don't throw things to get what you want. He is gradually learning. 

He has been sleeping pretty well, with the exception of some nights of bad teething. He has only 4 more teeth to get! We have all the canines now. So we are just waiting on the 2 year molars (which he is already going through pain on as his fingers are more frequently in the back of his mouth). 

The past month has been pretty nice! We enjoyed Thanksgiving with my parents. We saw Christmas lights at Clifton Mill. And we visited Grandma G (Todd's Mom)! 

Christmas lights at Clifton Mill

Christmas lights at Clifton Mill

Visiting with Grandma G

Grandma G gave Caleb his first candycane

This was a favorite gift that Grandma G got him. Elmo puppet book! 

We have also been getting over sick. Okay - mostly me. I had a very nasty sinus infection that Caleb seemed to avoid getting. I am hoping and praying that for at least the next couple of weeks, we can all be healthy and no one gets sick! 

Oh and in pretty big news - Todd is no longer on any antibiotics! YAY! So in the next month, we will monitor him to ensure no signs of infection. If no signs of infection show up in a month, we should be good! :) Which will then mean that Todd can resume helping me with diapers and even watching him on Thursdays! So please keep in prayer about that for us! 

We look forward to the next couple of weeks as a family and also with family and friends for Christmas and New Years! I pray you all have a wonderful and blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year! Remember the reason we celebrate - Jesus! He is the hope for us all! Much love! 

And I leave you with a picture of our 19 month old! He's just so cute!