Oh Caleb, you little charmer, you. You smile at the camera every time, which is enough to make a mama forever grateful (and immensely proud) - unfortunately you start grinning as soon as you see the phone coming out and I'm usually too slow to get the shot of your cheesy smile. But it makes my heart happy, so I'll try to lock those memories away of your cheesy grin smiling up at me while I frantically try to capture it on film. Ha.
Stats: Solidly 18 month everything, but sometimes I mix up his clothes and Austin's (2T/3T things) and you can't really tell a difference other than it's just a bit big. Four teeth on top, two on bottom. I still can not figure out what color his eyes are. Blue? Not really. Hazel? Not really that, either. More of a steely-grey, with a bit of blue and flecks of... I'm not sure. Ha. I've always had a hard time pinning down his eye color, we will see if it changes as he grows.
Things to remember:
-He started nursery this past month and he's done really well. He does better if David drops him off, and less well if I drop him off. Which works fine because Sundays are church are super busy for me and David basically takes care of all of the drop offs/pick ups, and everything else while he's at it. We are lucky to have such a great Dad for our family.
-He says duck, puppy (bubbie), fish (ssshhh), and so many other little words. He'll repeat most things if you say them.
-Can't remember if I've posted this before, but one of my favorite things is that when I chase him down the hall, he'll run away for a second - then nervously turn back toward me and run at me straight on. I hope he always has the bravery to face things head on.
-He loves his Walker cousins (I guess, Haderlie cousins), especially his newest cousin, Baby Sadie. He might poke her a bit, and pat her a bit harder than she'd prefer. And one time I walked in to him full on suffocating her while trying to give her a kiss (yikes!) but it's all so good intentioned you can't help but think about what a sweet boy he is.
-Speaking of on-verge-of-too-much love, Caleb is adored by his older brother. And I mean adored. These two make the perfect pair of brothers.
-Not to be left out, our Lydia girl loves Caleb a whole cartload, too. I asked her what she thought about Caleb and she said "He's cute and funny". She's tried multiple times to convince us to let him sleep with her at night, and frequently comes in when I'm rocking him to put him to bed for one more kiss and one more hug (from him) and she always leaves him with a special stuffed animal that he can sleep with to remind him of her. It's sweet, and he's lucky to have such a great sister.
Plus, He loves them both, back - so it's a win.
-He's got such a fun and funny personality. He makes me smile every day.
-He is starting to turn from "adventurous" into "troublemaker". Ha. Not really trouble - but he is getting into more and more things. He can push chairs and stools to get wherever he wants, including the countertop. Nothing is safe. Including the peanut butter, among other things.
-Even though he's getting big, he's not too big for me to carry him in the baby carrier - for which I'm grateful. He still enjoys it and it makes things so much easier for me! Among our many adventures - we went fishing with my parents in Morgan and had a wonderful time. Caleb is starting to warm up to my dad more and more, and it's cute to watch them.
-He absolutely refuses to be left out of anything that his older brother and sister are doing. Jumping into a pile of pillows at the bottom of the stairs, playing in the foam pit and trampolines at a trampoline gym, building towers for FHE in preparation of general conference, or homeschool STEM activities involving floating lego boats in a pool of water. If the rest of us are doing something, he's determined to be involved.
-He loves his Grandma Peaden, and when we went to visit her at the hospital after a pretty serious sickness that left her feeling very poorly - he insisted on climbing up on the bed to snuggle with her. This picture doesn't capture how content he was just to lay in her lap, but it was the sweetest thing. Sue's health isn't the greatest, and she gets pneumonia on a regular basis, but this illness was worse - more severe - and we are so glad that she's feeling better.
Oh Caleb-Love. You're just the best, you know that? You make me so happy and I feel so lucky to have you. (Oh, and I just remembered as I'm looking at this picture below - you chipped your tooth! We were at a print-shop and you accidentally pulled a rack of papers on top of yourself while I was checking out (sorry!). You were fine, but when I got home I realized that you'd chipped your tooth. It's not super noticeable, and it makes me smile when I see it because it seems to fit your personality so well. You're just interested in everything and you just roll with the punches.
I love you.
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