Caleb's First Word

According to the all-knowing books and pamphlets, Caleb is supposed to be able to say 'Mama', 'Dada', as well as point to his body parts when we say them. He will say 'mamamama' and 'dadadada' sounds, but he does not recognize Matt and I as either of those words even though we practice frequently. We also practice his body parts several times a day as well, starting with the face. So after all this work for the past three weeks, Caleb finally said his first word a few days ago. (We have it on video camera, but when we upload our videos to our computer, the videos are very jumpy. Anyone have suggestions?) Caleb's first word was....drum roll....'AT'. Pretty much he just loves to make those sounds together, especially the 't' sound, but he says it all the time. Obviously we have more practicing to do.

When it comes to motor skills, however, Caleb has the books beat. He started walking early (now he's working on a little jog). His favorite activity during the day if nothing else makes him happy is pushing the lawn mower by himself up and down the side walk. He can throw a ball with amazing accuracy, always right-handed much to Matt's dismay. He's also very good about climbing both up and down the stairs. So bottom line, according to my sister Ariane, our boy is going to be all brawn and no brains. :0)