Today my sweet little Caleb is two years old! I cannot believe that two years ago today I was holding him for the first time. He was born at 3:43 in the morning after over twenty hours of labor followed by a c-section, but he was worth every second of it. He was such a beautiful baby; every once in a while he does something that reminds me of the baby he used to be. I miss that baby, but this little boy is pretty fun too.
Now he is the most active toddler that you can imagine; he runs all over the house playing with toys or dancing to music. Occasionally he can no longer contain the huge burst of energy bubbling inside of him, so he just erupts in loud yells or laughter. He did this yesterday at Chick-fil-a; everyone thought it was funny that he was so excited to eat lunch.
He loves to show off how good he is at jumping. Anytime he feels that he might have an audience he gives us a little jumping show. He also likes to throw his body on the floor with complete abandon; it’s almost a game to see in what strange position he will end up. This game scares his momma a little bit.
It has been so much fun to watch him learn to talk. He calls himself “Cay-bee,” and can say anything now. His favorite sayings are “Cool, dude,” “Go, Billy, Go,” and “Oh, man!”
He also loves music. He sings all kinds of songs, some made up and some real. He amazes me at the songs he picks up. The other day he started singing part of the song, “Purify My Heart.” It’s been weeks since we had sung that song, but he was singing, “to be holy.” Now he can sing, “I choo to be holy, se apa for you my mater;” yes, it’s precious. The words aren’t always right, but the tune is exact. A few weeks ago, he started singing the “Happy Birthday Song;” we couldn’t figure out where he had heard it because we hadn’t been singing it. Then I remembered that one night when he was in his bedroom playing, one of us had sung it in the kitchen as a joke. A few days later the song was still floating around in his head. He also likes to sing the Jack Johnson song, “People Watching.” He asks for “moosih” all the time. If a song ends in the car, he starts asking for more before the next song starts.
His other favorite thing right now is Curious George. One of our friends got him a Curious George book for his birthday last year. It is his favorite book to read. The Easter Bunny brought him the Curious George movie this year, and he asks to watch “George” every day. It is so funny to watch him watch the movie, because every time he acts like it is his first time to see the movie. He always says “Oh, no!” when George gets into trouble. Maybe he feels like he has a lot in common with George.
We are so blessed to have this little boy in our lives. I can’t imagine how we lived without him. He is the most precious blessing God has given us. Thank you, God, for Caleb!
April 27th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Happy Birthday sweet boy!! Your dada loves you!
April 28th, 2008 at 12:46 am
Happy Birthday, Caleb!!!
April 28th, 2008 at 6:20 am
Happy Birthday Caleb! We love you! We like Curious George too. Have you watched him on PBS? It is such a good show. They sell them on dvd. We almost got one for you instead of Veggie Tales. Maybe you have some b-day money left to buy one! We love and miss you very much!
April 28th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Caleb, we enjoyed your birthday party so much. We all love George.
What a precious boy. We echo your “Thank you God”.
May 7th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
He sounds like such a sweet, fun boy! Happy Birthday Caleb!
I just read all about your England trip….so jealous! My mom’s side is British, so I’ve been a few times and love it there. I’m hoping Jordan and I can go back soon. Bath is one of my favorite places, being a Jane Austen fan myself! Glad you guys had such a great trip and you have some amazing pictures!
May 19th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Hey, Casey! I didn’t know you had a blog. Found you through Wayne. Looks like you just had a great trip to England, too. It’s been almost exactly a year ago since my trip, so I’m jealous, jealous, jealous!