Thursday, June 7, 2012

Our little boy

I don't know where to start on this update. Not that many (or any) of you care about Caleb at 3 years 8 months, but I want to keep this documented for my own memory. :)

Caleb has really completely turned into a little boy and has lost almost all of his baby tendencies. He is completely potty trained (day and night!!!), is only drinking out of a big boy cup (except for in the car), and is learning to swim without his puddle jumper. He still loves to cuddle, give hugs and give kisses. He is such a sweet little boy and a joy for his daddy and me.

Caleb has also entered the "terrible 3's." The 2's were great for us, but once he hit 3 it was a different story. :) Don't get me wrong, Caleb is a very sweet boy who we really enjoy, but this year he has found his own personality, big time. In that personality there is a stubborn streak.

So....at 3 years 8 months Caleb loves:
- Anything and all things sports. His recent favorite, and we don't know where this came from, is hockey. Caleb calls it honky. Mommy, look at all those honkies playing honky. Too funny!
- His sister. Sometimes he loves to love on her, play with her and teach her things. Other times he loves to annoy her and be an older brother. Either way, he loves her.
- Swimming - he just got done 2 weeks of lessons and he made huge improvements. He thinks he is hot stuff now. :)
- Playing make believe. He has recently really gotten into this.With this has come make believe guns. Mommy doesn't love this. Daddy says all boys do it. Humph.
- As much as he loves all sports, baseball, is still his favorite. He is obsessed with watching the Braves every.single.night with his daddy.
- Talking and asking questions. He talks ALL the time. And he loud. I have no idea where he gets that from!
- Chick-fil-A (aka: Chicken from the Cow). I think he would eat it every day if we let him. This is new and mommy and daddy are so happy he is branching out. He also likes Zaxbys and Wendys. We are still working on ordering at a restaurant.  
- Dora and Diego, Team Umizoomi, Jake and the Neverland Pirates are some of his favorite TV shows. He also loves Cars 1 and 2, all of the Toy Story movies, The Lion King, Aladdin - he loves watching TV and movies and would them all day long if he was allowed.
- Davis his cousin. He is obsessed loves his cousin. When Davis is around no one else exists.

At 3 years, 8 months Caleb is not a fan of:
- Eating. He has always been picky and this has always been an area of frustration for us, but in the last few months (with the exception of his new love of Chick Fil A) it has really gotten worse. He has about 4-5 things he will eat. And getting him to actually eat it doesn't come without a battle. I hope this passes SOON!
- Stopping what he is doing to do something mommy or daddy ask him to do. This goes with the terrible 3's I was referring to earlier. ;)
- Staying in bed/going to bed. This is new to us. I have always bragged said that Caleb was a great sleeper and has been since he was 5 weeks old. This all changed in the last few months. It's either I have to go to the bathroom or I am hungry or, the newest, There is a monster under my bed.

That is our little man in a nutshell. Even with the challenge of the past few months he is such an amazing little boy and an absolute JOY in our lives.

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