Calebism 10/22/10

When I woke Caleb up for school, he rolled over and gave me a drunken smile as he said, "Moooommmm, Why did you take my dream away?" Isn't that the cutest way of putting it?

When I asked him what his dream was about, he started giggling like crazy about how Josh fell down and Brook fell down... and a few other people I didn't recognize due to his sleepy-eyed state.... but apparently, there was a lot of falling down.

Ya gotta love this age where their perspective is so innocent and cute!
Right before surgery (to remove his tonsils), they gave him some meds to make him loopy. We call this the "Sleepy Bunny Face", because it resembles the face of a sleepy little bunny from one of our bedtime books.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROOKS!!!... He's 2!

Brooks is pretty oblivious to the whole birthday thing... so we did keep it pretty low key. It's funny how even though it was his birthday, he still got annoyed by his brothers and would cry or scream! I kept saying to him, "What? ... you'r crying on your birthday?" He could care less and would keep on crying til we had some cuddle time and he told me all about how Josh and Caleb were torturing him. It's so hard being 2!

But it was a relaxing day for all of us. We watched conference... and Josh and Caleb played legos while Brooks took his nap.... then for the 2nd session Brooks got to join in with the big boys and he managed to scatter legos everywhere, which was a dream come true for him! Half way into the 2nd session (at 5pm) we ate dinner and tried to listen at the same time...almost impossible with 3 (or 4) boys. But after conference, we opened a few presents which included a shopping cart (yes, I know... but honestly, he loves it!), and a remote control train (although I think Caleb and Josh played with it more then Brooks).

We had cake and ice cream. While we were singing to him, he was gazing longingly at his Buzz Lightyear and Woody cake, which was made lovingly by the Walmart Bakery! He really knows what to do with those candles, as he's seen his older brothers do it. He also gets a lot of practice perfecting his "blow" by blowing bubbles. His technique is amazing... he has such a delicate little blow, that whiffs out that flame so effortlessly! And the satisfaction he gets from seeing the smoke rise up is hilarious! When it came time to eat the cake, he politely used his spoon and hardly got anything on his face (bummer for us!).

So, it was a good day for him to turn 2! Although when you ask him how old he is he says, "Dweeeee!", and then laughs hysterically! Even though he doesn't talk much, we think his sense of humor is highly advanced because he knows it drives me crazy to think of him as 3 years old! They do grow up too fast!!!

Now I have to take a moment to just remember some of the fun things that little Brooks does that make us all so happy!!!

- When I pick him up, he slips his little hand down my shirt in the back and just tickles my back... he knows I like that!

- He goes to bed so great.... and he lets me "tuck him in" every night. As long as he has his "doggie" and his binkies (usually 2-3), he's happy and content as can be. My favorite is when he immediately rolls to his side facing away from me... it's then that I know he's going to go right to sleep and not make a fuss!

- Whenever I set a plate of food in front of him, he always (almost without fail) opens his real wide and says, "Oooh... Mmmmm!" If only he knew what great satisfaction that brings me!

- When he wakes up in the morning, or from his nap, he requires a good 20-30 minutes of just quiet time. If I go in too soon, he gets made. He would much prefer to just sit/lay quietly for a while. Sometimes I'll go in his room when it gets too late, thinking that I'm going to have to wake him up... but most of the time, I find him just sitting there... meditating, I guess.

- He is so random. Sometimes we'll look over to see him peering from around a corner wearing an army helmet or staring at us behind a set of binoculars.

- He thinks he's so big... and plays so great with his bigger brothers... and they play so great with him. Even the neighbor kids let him tag along as they play in the yard.

- He LOOOOOOVES to go on walks. Many times I've turned around to see that he's climbed into the stroller all by himself and is now pointing for me to take him on a walk. I count my blessings every time he willingly jumps into the stroller... a tender mercy in my book.

- Whenever you ask him a question, he energetically says, "Yaaaaayyy!" It makes it so fun to ask him questions... our favorite is when we go into his room when he wakes up in the morning. We'll say through the door, "Brooks, are you in there?" And without hesitation he says, 'Yeahhh!" Simple pleasures!

- He loves to point out his body parts... and gets a kick out of learning a new part. His most recent discoveries are his elbows and his lips. My favorite is when you ask him where his eyebrows are. Instead of pointing to them... he just raises them up! It's great!

- Lastly, he's a cuddle bug. He often comes up to me just to be held, and will often sit and cuddle for 20-30 minutes at a time. Or sometimes, he just comes up and rubs his head and face against my shoulder, or rubs his cheek on my cheek... sort of like a cat. He always gets this sleepy eyed look too.... like he could fall asleep at any moment.

He's just a fun little dude and we can't stop kissing on him! We just love ourselves some Brooks!!!

fyi: pictures to come, as soon as I get my act together and dump them off my camera!