Growing Up . . .

Cael is turning from my baby to my little boy.

There are so many new things he is doing, from coloring at Denny's to eating a popsicle all by himself.

He says many words, but his best two right now are shoe and ball, with shoe being his first clear word.

He loves to help me with laundry and cleaning. Last week he was dusting the floor for me with the Swiffer duster.

He knows where his ears, eyes, nose, mouth, and hands are, and he points to them.

He makes the sounds for cow, Santa, monkey, and elephant, with actions for the latter two. He puts fingers to his mouth and says, "Hmmm..."

He sees a picture of Christ, we ask, "Who's that?", and he says, "Jesus" pretty well, as he smiles at the picture. It is the best!

He also claps and cheers for teams, even if it is the wrong one. If there is a football game on T.V., he will clap and say, "Yay!"

He loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Go Diego Go, Dora the Explorer,

and The Grinch cartoon.

Every night before he goes to bed, he lies on our bed and watches The Grinch while drinking his milk and cuddling with the quilt.

It isn't so bad having him grow up and change, just as long as he always has loves for his mama.