Caleb Samuel: 19-20 Months

20 months! This means that you're not a baby anymore, you're a full blown toddler, and it's the best. This month has been such a fun month. Fall festivities and your the first Halloween that you really understood what was going on. It's been such a great month. 

Stats: I don't have a lot of good stats this month. But we upgraded to size 5 diapers, and he outgrew his shoes - but I'm not sure what size they were, ha. But he's getting bigger and he's happy about it.

Things to remember about this month:  

-Our annual adventure to Gardner Village. It's the best. Cousins, good weather, funny-looking witches, and cookies at the end. Can't get much better than that for a 20 month old little guy.

-A trip to Wyoming to ride horses (which Caleb had zero interest in) and hang out with Grandpa and Grandpa-Great. Although there was very little interest in the horses, and he stayed in the carrier for the majority of the time,  Caleb was incredibly interested in the process of replacing the back garage door and he helped as much as he could and he intently observed the rest of the time. He also liked playing in the haystack, although I didn't get any pictures of that. I love when my kids get to experience parts of my childhood, like spending the day hanging out at the Ranch. 

-Pumpkin Carving was a great day for this boy who is so observant and who likes to watch then do what other people are doing. He did not love touching the pumpkin guts, but he did like running around the yard with the kids and watching everyone else carve their pumpkins. 

-Hanging out during homeschool. He's been so great as we've been doing our homeschool and he's just happy to be around us. He finds things to entertain him, or he sits on my lap while I read, or whatever. Really, he's great.

 -He still sleeps in his Zip. I thought about trying to transition him out of it, but it just helps him know when it's time to fall asleep and he just sleeps so darn well - so I guess I don't see a point in transitioning. Also, it's starting to get colder and I like knowing that he has a blanket on him. The stuffed bunny is from Lydia. She often gives him a stuffy to snuggle with at night. It's cute.

-Matching Jammies for the win. I love matching these boys more than just about anything else. Jammies, church clothes, play clothes, doesn't matter. Also, we've started calling Pajamas "jams" and it's my favorite. "Lets go get your jams on!" or "Mom, where are my jams?" Ha. 

-Halloween! I'm taking advantage of every year I can convince my kids to do a theme, and this year the older two were excited about being characters from "The Tale of Despereaux" after reading the book for homeschool and then watching the movie. Austin was Despereaux, Lydia was The Princess Pea, and that left Caleb to be Roscuro, the Rat. Except we liked the movie version of Roscuro much better, so he was Roscuro, the Hero! Caleb loved Halloween. This is the best age for Halloween because there is something special about that first time that you see the understanding dawn on their face, like "That person is just giving out candy! All these people just have buckets of candy, and all you have to do is go up to them and pick a piece! Is this for real???" 

-Wanting to be involved and helping with everything. That's this boy's MO. He copies everything he sees. Like, when something loud happens i.e. the blender- the other kids cover their ears and yell. So Caleb follows suit, but he usually misses his ears and just puts his hands on his head and yells. I love it so much. 

Oh Caleb, you are trying to grow up too fast. Wanting to do everything and be involved with it all. But I want you to know I'm thoroughly enjoying each and every step of the way with you. We love you darling.