Recent happenings

Kaelen took two steps on his own on Friday (at daycare of course). Yes, he is 18 months old (in a few days), and he still doesn't walk without assistance. I think that has more to do with him being stubborn and it not being his priority or his timeline yet than with him having a physical ailment. Anyway, when I picked him up on Friday afternoon, his teacher hesitated for a moment and then asked if I wanted to know when he walked. I gave her a strange look and said yes, and she informed me of his two steps. And then she said "sorry you didn't get to see it," like I would feel guilty for working or something. That honestly was the least of my worries!! I'm more worried that he's going to be the only kindergartner who walks on his knees instead of his feet! So, yay Kaelen!

Today he was his normal busy body self (very exhausting). I was talking to Kennedy in the living room when I noticed Kaelen walking (on his knees) without any socks on (he'd had socks on a minute before). I asked him where his socks went. He said "syocks" and then shrugged his shoulders and put his arms up (like he was saying "I don't know"). I asked him again (with the same "syocks" reply) and he walked (on his knees) to the bathroom and pointed at the diaper locker. Yes, he stuck his "syocks" in the diaper locker and turned the handle. I had to retrieve them from among the dirty diapers (the smell just about knocked me out.. apparently we need to deodorize that thing). He later tried to stick his binky and a clean diaper in the diaper locker. We've got a toilet lock to keep him from flushing things down the toilet, so I guess we're going to have to get a diaper locker lock... maybe I should rethink being happy about his walking progress...

Bye!

I didn't realize that all of our pictures and videos were in the high chair... easy target.

Brushing teeth

He likes to use orange juice for his toothpaste. But, that would explain why he loves brushing his teeth so much!

Breakfast

Apparently the pears weren't quite what he was expecting

Fun with balloons

We blew up a bunch of balloons for Ella's birthday, and he decided they were all his. Luckily she was in a sharing mood, because he certainly wasn't!

My favorite is the drama near the end where he gets Liam!! That and Nandi's comment that since they're now in a video they're famous...

Busy body

Even though he can't walk (on his feet at least), he's still very mobile and surprisingly fast. Like most toddlers, he's fascinated with the kitchen...