Cherish the Joy You Keep Bringing Into my Life

This morning I've been watching brand new ducklings become acclimated to the pond outside my office window. It's amazing how fast they've gone from the walking the water's edge with trepidation to falling in line with mommy. In this month of May I have done a lot of reflecting on this first year of Caleb's life. I'm sure my next few blogs will be very retrospective.

I've found out recently that Caleb will be 'graduating' on May 29 to his next classroom at daycare. There will be no more cribs or high chairs, no more bottles or jar foods. He'll be taking one nap a day on a mat, sitting at a small table with his classmates for lunch, drinking from a sippee cup, playing on the playground.

Mark and I are so anxious for him to walk that we have not been taking the time to enjoy his present stage. Last night Caleb had the sweetest laugh as I 'chased' him. He got the biggest kick out of our game. He'd crawl as fast as he could, laughing and giggling. Then, he'd take a moment to stop and I'd tickle him and he'd take off again. I tried to get video footage but it didn't do justice of such a precious moment.

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Don't you think everyone needs a Spam ball? Nana and Pappy brought Caleb this souvenier from the Monster Truck Jam in Las Vegas. What more could you ask for from your Grandparents? He loves playing with anything that rolls. This morning he emptied my bathroom bottom drawer and rolled the lipstick tubes and perfume bottles across the floor. Fortunately, he hasn't figured out how to open these yet! I especially like the part in this video where he is contemplating which ball to follow and wags his bottom like he has a tail!



This video was recorded on Easter and I can't believe how much Caleb has changed since then. I'm hoping to record some more video of him this weekend. He will have his first swimming in a pool experience, well, more like floating. And he's become quite the expert at the 'Monkey Crawl'. This is where he crawls on his hands and feet with his bottom in the air. This video begins with me using some strange voice talking to Caleb. Then, his Nana narrates and it wraps up with me cackling! Yikes!