talk talk talk

hard to imagine that at one point we wondered if we would have to have a speech therapist for caleb.  he started talking a little bit later, but boy, since he started, he sure hasn't stopped.  it's so interesting to have actual conversations with this little boy and to hear the things that seem to come straight out of left field. 

a couple funny examples...

• my mom cleaned the fan, and when she put it back together he remarks, "It's so beautiful!"  
• we often say to him..."Mommy love Caleb?  Daddy love Caleb?" and so on, and he often comes back with "Papa love Baba"...which, if you know my family, that's hilariou

his favorite song is the alphabet and he sings it incessantly...and somehow, i notice it most when we're watching sports.  we were watching our kids play basketball one day and he stood there for pretty much the entire second half singing his abc's.  last night at football he kept singing and singing...seriously did not shut up for the whole second half again!  hmm...maybe he sings when he's bored...cuz he does sing before he goes to sleep sometimes. 

the most irritating things he's saying recently is his whole trip with, "I can do it, I can do it," while whining and starting to cry every time we do something that he wanted to do (for example, today he pitched a fit because i put his doodoo diaper in a plastic bag, which he wanted to do).  he also says, "No!" when i tell him not to do something, which comes out sounding like he's being defiant but i'm not quite sure if he's really trying to be defiant or just doesn't know what else to say. 

it's always interesting to see just what will come out of this little boy's mouth.