This past weekend we were graced with the presence of Amy (Scott's sister) and Nana (Scott's mother) on Friday night. Though we've seen Amy since she's been pregnant, we've never actually seen her looking pregnant. It was so exciting to see her cute little bump and watch the 4D sonogram video of Lily (our first niece!).

I had breakfast with my wonderful friend, Christie, on Saturday morning and then had to work most of the rest of the day, but Caleb had a wonderful time visiting with his Nana and Aunt Amy. They read books, played with new toys from Nana, sang songs, went shopping, and made homemade icecream. The following is a video of Caleb's reaction to his Nana singing. (Amy is filming this interaction.)



Unfortunately, the visit ended quickly, as they had to head back to Little Rock so Amy could rest before working on Monday. Before they left, however, Caleb showed off his mad skills of a little ditty that he has learned at his new school.

So its been a couple of weeks which means its about time for our usual catch up post. Unfortunately, we do not any pictures to share because quite honestly, we haven't taken very many since we returned from Chicago. Here are just some of the highlights of the past weeks, mainly the past few days.

Caleb can say all sorts of things now. For a while now he's been able to put two words together (or attempt anyway). It seems he's been holding out on us. Whenver he sees pictures of people he knows, mostly Mommy and Daddy, he says each name separately. This morning while looking at the computer desktop we asked who he saw "Mommy and Daddy". It was so clear I was shocked.

We have also added singing a few songs as part of his nightly bedtime routine. This includes such hits as "This Little Light of Mine", "Jesus Loves Me", "Blue Skies and Rainbow", "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", and "Alphabet Song"just to name a few. The first one is from the Veggies Tales played in his room basically everyday and he loves to hide the light "under a bushel. NO!" He will also sing a few words with us, "light" and "shine" primarily. Tonight while singing "Alphabet Song' with Mommy, Caleb just finished the last part "W, X, Y, and Z" with ease. Of course when she tried to get him to do it again he just had a big grin on his face.

Caleb has also completed 3 full days at his new daycare. He transitioned so well. I figured it would take about this whole week for him to get used to things, but he has done exceptionally well even since day 2.

I passed Part IV of my Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Exam. I know, could I be any cooler. Now I have to retake Part III which I did not pass the first time back in May. I will probably take the exam after Labor Day since we have birthdays coming up in late August.

Oh and Cheryl is going to Ecuador in exactly 3 weeks.

Later.

Labels: Caleb, Family, News, Tests, Trips