Hi all:
Well, I just wanted to inform you all that Van did the motions of pat-a-cake all by himself last night while I sang it. It was SO cute. He was clapping his hands while I was singing it, and then when I said "Roll it . . . put it in a pan," he made a rolling motion with his arms, and then patted his knees. I think he must be a genius! :) He's also trying to blow kisses . . . but instead of kissing his hand and throwing it, he puts his fingers in his mouth and then makes the motion that he's throwing a kiss, which makes a popping sound when his fingers leave his mouth, and of course, throws a projectile of slobber! But that's ok, because it's cute and he's trying! He waves bye-bye, shakes his head no, and is pretty successful at feeding himself with a fork (as long as I put the food on it). As for talking, still not much except for jabbering. He does say "Dada," "Mom-mom" (for me), "Mam-mam" (for my Mom), "Bubba" (for Caleb), "Bax" (for Baxter), and he just started saying "Uh" -without the "oh"- when he drops something. He also tries to share his food or drink with me, and he is the most kissingest baby I've ever seen. Just this morning, I got 6 kisses before I left for work! Needless to say, the last 11 months have been a joyous time in my, Chris', and Caleb's lives. Van just adores Caleb, and is just an all-around good baby. I feel so thankful and blessed to be witness to his little life. Well, only about a month now until the big DAY! For all of those in the area, or even if your not . . . his 1st birthday party is going to be on October 28th. It should be FUN! The theme is ... "Our Li'l Pumpkin is Turning 1," and it will kind of be like a Halloween/Birthday party. The kids can dress up in their costumes, and I am making each kid an individual pumpkin cake that they can decorate and make jack-o-lantern faces as they wish. It should be a good time.
Well, better quit slacking and get back to work. Love to all of you who check out this site.
Teri and the Boys
