Caleb Turns Two & a Half

Saturday, January 8, was Caleb's 30-month birthday. The night before when we were tucking the boys in bed, Joshua prayed that it would snow more overnight so that he could build a snowman. When he woke up and saw the big white fluffy flakes coming down, the first words out of his mouth were "Thank you, Jesus, for the snow!"

Since it was snowing, we decided to work on indoor projects. The first thing we did that morning was organize our office/play room. We made a box of toys that Caleb has officially outgrown, which we will save for the next baby. Then we organized where we wanted the rest of the toys to go, finding space for the toys the boys had gotten for Christmas. This also required that Joshua take all the toys he had hoarded in his room (where most of the Christmas toys were) and bring them over for us to put away. When their room was empty, Shawn put Caleb's big boy bed up (we had just had him sleeping on his mattress close to the ground) and I put on sheets & a comforter set that we had bought for Joshua back in the day before finding his quilt set. While I like the quilt set better and still hope to find one for Caleb that's identical, this bedding works for now. Now we just need to put up his letters that he got for Christmas.

Speaking of letters, Caleb knows how to spell his name. If you ask him, he will say "C-A-L-E-B." He also spells Joshua, since the Bean says it when we ask. Caleb is a sponge these days. He picks up on everything! I hear him say things that make me think of Daddy & his older brother.

Caleb still has his sweet little voice, though, that melts our hearts. And he'll often cup our face with his hands and tell us "I love you." It is seriously the sweetest thing ever. He'll do it at night or whenever the thought strikes him. He also says "Josh-u-wa" so cute! We love how it sounds almost like a long 'o.' Caleb doesn't always do everything that the Bean wants him to, but Caleb definitely wants his brother nearby.

Caleb's potty training has been going well, I'd say. But, he's sick again. It started off with a barking cough on this special day and has gradually gotten worse and worse. Poor little guy! My guess is that he picked it up at his well check, but you never know. Please pray that he feels better!