Happy 5th birthday, Caleb!

Caleb's 5th birthday was Monday, July 8. His doctor's appointment was the following Friday. His stats were:

Pulse: 90
Blood Presssure: 92/50
Height: 3' 8.75" tall (85%)
Weight: 44 lb (72%)
The doctor noted that his BMI then was right about the 50%, or perfect.

He got his vaccines at his doctor's appointment for kindergarten. While I emailed the school to take him out of kindergarten this year, I know I'll need the paperwork for March, so I figured we might as well get it taken care of now. He didn't sit on my lap or cry at all, even though he got two very ouchy shots. His arm swelled up a good bit the following weekend. But, he was very brave!!!

My little man loves to color and do crafts. He loves to play video games, as well, and he adores individualized attention. He also likes to do hands-on projects to see how they work. He's great at puzzles and complex things of taking stuff apart and putting it back together again. He told me helped Daddy take apart some of the toys and put the batteries in and screw them back together. That would be right up his alley!

He also loves to explore. At the camping trip (which I will post about later), we couldn't find him at one point. Here he was in Aunt Gayle & Uncle Brian's tent. Mamaw said he was looking at all the tents through the camp site (not getting in them, though) and all through the cabin. He doesn't usually touch things but likes to explore the architecture and layout of different places. He's been begging Shawn to do a backyard tenting night, and I'm guessing that they will do it before the end of summer when it cools down a bit again. It's been so hot recently!

My little man loves marshmallows and just about anything sweet. He loves fruit and hates veggies. He also doesn't like meat very much. His favorite food is plain noodles - no butter, no sauce. He also likes alfredo pizza better than regular pizza. His drink of choice would be chocolate milk or apple juice (neither of which he gets real often). Typically he also loves his water!

Caleb is strong and super athletic, too. I've signed him up to play soccer this fall along with Joshua. I know he'll be excited! He also said he's glad he's just going back to preschool because it's "not as long" as regular school. He does like the activities and learning of school, but he also likes his play time and especially his down time. He is a child that also enjoys time just being by himself. He doesn't typically get scared alone but likes the time away from others. He is definitely his Daddy's boy!

Caleb can sing and still has the sweetest little voice. He likes to stay up later at night and never naps. He is a good helper but also has an extremely stubborn will. He marches to the beat of his own drum, and I'm hoping that as he gets older he continues to resist following others. Instead, I hope he develops leadership skills.

He is getting SO big! We still picture him about Ryan's size - a sweet loving adorable toddler. But, he is growing fast. He's solidly wearing a size 6 now, and I can't even imagine what shoe size he'll be when we get his feet measured this fall for his back-to-school shopping.

Happy 5th birthday to my extremely special and very gifted middle child. God has special plans for you!