20 months

We're making a bit of progress with Calvin's speech this month.  He's willing to "parrot" quite a few words and sounds and is saying a few more words on his own: Mom, Dad, yeah, no, baby.  There are other words that he's said quite a few times in one day, but then not really ever again: hi, beep, honk, bug, so hopefully he keeps adding to this list.  He's also learned a lot of animal sounds: dog, cat, duck, pig, sheep, kitty.

Calvin's motor skills and coordination continue to impress us. He loves to run, climb, jump (he's even getting his feet off the ground) and his newest trick is a somersault.  He's been practicing for quite a while and can finally do it.

Calvin isn't a fan of his brother going to school.  He cried the first day when he got left at home and cried the next time when I carried him out of school and his brother got to stay.  Fortunately for Calvin, it's during his nap time, so the time without Caleb goes quickly.

We're still working on molars...I'm beginning to feel like this is a never ending process!  Three are completely through, but the fourth just won't pop through.  I think by the time he gets that one through, his incisors will be quick to follow.

Calvin is showing more independence each day as he tries to dress himself, put his own shoes on, and drink out of a big kid cup.  He has had some success getting his own pants on but no luck with his shirt.  He did completely surprise me tonight and pooped on the toilet, so maybe potty training will be in our future.

One of Calvin's favorite things about fall is playing outside with our neighbor and getting to eat an apple off their tree every afternoon.  They're a bit sour yet since it hasn't gotten cold yet, but he doesn't mind at all.  He still eats basically the entire apple...including the core and seeds.

Just waiting for the dr at his check up.

This is what he does when he doesn't get to buckle his own seatbelt. 

Helping clean. 

Just relaxing at soccer practice. 

I told Caleb to go get his swimsuit on for lessons, and this is what I came back to...

He'd really like to ride it.  We have the seat up too high so he can't quite reach the pedals yet. 

Thinks he's a big kid getting ready to learn how to decorate cookies.