basket case

it's not as cute as getting stuck under the furnature, but it's still pretty funny. I guess he's doing his Moses impression?

I'll take the little story from the email mama sent to the grandparents and such (since she's too busy to blog these days): "I had a friend over and she and I were talking while he played near the book shelf at the end of the sofa. We have a basket of games and dog toys down there that Caleb loves to empty. Well I happened to look and see he was standing in the empty basket and by the time I grabbed the camera he had sat down completely. Gotta love it!"

other recent Caleb stuff:
he's craftier than I had realized. he bumped his head the other day, very lightly, and certainly nothing to cry about. but he looked up to see if we reacted, and catching mama's eye, he thought about it for a second, and then poked out his pouty lip and started to fuss. and so the attempted emotional manipulation begins.

he goes through phases of having a favorite babble word. right now it's variations on "shut," "zit," and yes, quite often: "shit." mama blames me. but I contend if it's pouring rain, and you're going 60+ MPH down the highway, and it's nearly impossible to see, and a truck is trying to merge into you, there's no better word to express your feelings at that moment. so Caleb's trying it out for himself, which is either amusing or alarming, depending on the context.

he loves dogs. he really loves our dog, but thus far his affection is unrequited. but when he sees a dog in one of his books, he'll often point to it and say "oof, oof." or I'll open a page and ask "where's the doggy" and he'll usually get it right. he long ago learned to mimic Katie's yap, but now he'll associate that noise with any dog (or fox, as the case may be). it's so cool to see him learning and interacting.

he's catching on to the baby sign stuff too. he'll do the all done sign pretty well, although only when we prompt him so far. I was trying to teach him "please" the other day, when I had a piece of fresh-baked bread (which he loves). I'd show him a bit, and ask him to say "please" (showing the motion at the same time of course) before I gave it to him. before too long he started doing the motion on me (which was super cute) but eventually he caught on. I'm sure we've got a long way to go before these stick, but it's cool to see progress.

he doesnt yet seem too interested in standing or walking, being very content to crawl very fast around the house. we want him on his feet before too long, so mama wont have to carry 2 babies.

we told him he was going to have a little sister. he took the news rather well.