17 months old

best friends caleb and his gran celebrating mother's day it's hard to believe that caleb is already 17 months old. some days, i watch him run around and see a little boy, not a baby. here are a few things that our little boy is up to: 1. words galore. new favorites are "momma," "dada," "ma men" (amen), "bye-bye," "bye bul" (Bible), "baybee" (baby), "crak er" (cracker), and "tuk" (truck). he can also make the siren sound for the firetrucks--we hear alot of them going down the road where we live now. 2. body parts. caleb knows his belly, nose, mouth, eyes, sometimes his ears, and oh yeah, his man parts. while we use the correct term at home, not so sure that i want to put it in a blog for people to search...ewwww. 3. running. after a bumpy start, he's motoring around the house like a pro. he loves to take off down the hall, look back at me to see if i take the bait, and the chase is on. 4. food...still eating well, but not gaining a ton of weight. he's still plodding along the growth charts at his own pace. 50th percentile in height and head and roughly 10th percentile in weight. he loves all fruits, especially peaches, mandarin oranges, and blueberries. another favorite is soy sausage. aside from the occasional peanut butter & cracker and scrambled egg, it's the protein of choice. oh yeah, cream cheese. i make ultra-healthy muffins (think banana, pumkin, wheat germ) and the boy licks the cream cheese off and leaves the muffin. crazy kid! caleb has a wild sense of humor, the occasional temper tantrum, and the sweetest hugs. happy 17 month birthday little boy!!!