Book Worm

On Monday we went to Caleb's one year well-baby checkup,
even though he is really 13 months now. Sadly, he had to get
4 shots and a finger prick. I'd like to say that he did great, but
the truth is that after the initial finger prick and band aid
application, he was not a happy camper. (He hated the band
aid and tried SO hard to get it off.) But, the doctor was able to
tell me loud enough (over Caleb's screams) that he is healthy,
the blood work looked great, and he is still in the 50th
percentile for both height (30 inches) and weight (22 pounds,
13 ounces.) We were able to share that he is off a bottle,
sleeping great, beginning to walk, and eating like a champ!

13 things about Caleb at 13 months:

(1) He is SUPER busy, always on the move.
(2) He always drinks his milk each day but water is by far his
drink of choice, (assuming sweet tea isn't an option!)
(3) Green beans are his favorite veggie, as long as they are
slow cooked with a ham hock and onions.
(4) Fruit is his food of choice, especially water melon, pears,
peaches, strawberries, blue berries, and cantaloupe.
(5) He is in his 18 month clothes and looks super cute in his
cammo shorts and "Daddy's Fishin' Buddy" shirt.
(6) Caleb loves getting in his bed and lunges for it when it is
nap/bed time. (He knows his passies are waiting, all 4 of
them.)
(7) He is still a Mommy's Boy, but loves when he hears the
garage door and knows that Daddy is home from work.
(8) Going on a walk in his car is still a favorite activity.
(9) Still says "Rhett" more than any other word, although
recent additions to his vocabulary include "Grandmom,"
"Grandma," and "All done." (Still, Rhett is the only word
that he says clearly enough for anyone to understand.)
(10) The Laurie Berkner Band is still the only thing he will
watch on TV.
(11) It is nearly impossible to take Caleb to the grocery. He
now recognizes his favorite foods and wants to eat it all
when I put it in the cart. I now understand why kids always
have the box on animal crackers in the cart with them.
(12) Caleb loves going to the pool. He will spend 20-30
minutes in his float just walking around the baby pool.
(13) Caleb has turned into a real book worm. He spends
more time each day flipping through the pages of his books
than he does playing with any certain toy. It is so sweet to
watch. He even babbled out loud last week as he "read" to
himself.

The Campbellsville t-shirt is in honor of his Aunt Paige who

is going off to school there this fall! (2T was the smallest

size they had.)

This book has a mirror on the last page and he loves a

closeup view of himself.