Caleb turns 3!

11/4/08------9:27pm------8 lbs 12 oz.------21 1/2 in

I know I say it at every birthday, but I can't believe he's 3!  My baby is turning 3 tomorrow!  I'm not sure what has happened to my precious little boy at the moment though.  All I can say is he definitely has been going through the terrible two's!  I'm hoping the 3's brings an end to the defiant behavior and all the testing of Mommy's nerves and patience!  He is still my sweet little boy most of the time, but he does have his moments.

1 yr old

He is so smart.  I think it may have something to do with Gabe going through kindergarten.  He copies everything Gabe is learning, so he can count pretty high, speaks very clearly and in sentences that are so cute!  He "reads" just like Gabe now, acting like he's sounding out words.  He still has that adorable smile!  He'll break hearts someday with that smile!  Boy how I love that boy!  He's wonderful!

2 yrs old

Caleb & Cocoa

His favorite color is blue.  His favorite toy is Cocoa, his Build a Bear that he bought last year with birthday money.  That bear goes everywhere!  His favorite movie I would say is Nemo.  He asks to watch it all the time.  That's why he's having a Nemo birthday party on Saturday.  His favorite food is.......well.......ummm...he doesn't really eat much these days.  Which is very weird because from birth to about 18 months he ate anything and everything!  But the past 18 months it's been hard to find things he'll eat.  For a while he was living on chicken nuggets and breakfast.  I hated that he ate so many chicken nuggets, but it's all he'd eat.  Now he won't usually eat them, unless from a fast food place, which I try to limit to a couple times a month.  So now he'll sometimes eat peanut butter sandwiches or cheerios for lunch, and luckily bananas and yogurt.  About the only time I can get him to eat dinner is when it's pizza night.  He does still love pizza. I really hope his appetite changes soon.  Then the grocery budget will wish he wouldn't eat so much.

3 yrs old

We've been having an issue the past month or so with him not staying in bed.  We'll put him down at 8 and sometimes it's 11 before he stops coming out of his room and we put him back in his room!  Then he's getting up at 6am with the rest of us to get Gabe off to school.  He does still get a nap, but I wish we could get him to sleep more at night.  Hopefully it's just a phase.

Happy Birthday Caleb!  I love you!