Quirky Habits

A few weeks ago Cal started imitating us when we blow our nose (from all the illnesses we've been given by daycare!). It was super cute but not that useful until this week when he actually has a bit of cold. Now, he is actually blowing his own nose into a tissue! It's fantastic. Of course, it doesn't happen on command, it only happens when the box of tissues in left in arm's reach and he is allowed to pull out the tissue without any oversight. Still, we'll take it.
In other quirky news, he has started to announce when a package lands in his diaper. He isn't always interested in a diaper change but does us the courtesy of announcing its arrival. "Mama. Poop"

He also has a new walk that he uses when he's being goofy. One leg stays straight and the other has a bent knee. So, every other step involves a marching style. He really deliberate about doing it and finds it super funny when we imitate him.

His new word is 'Wow'. Mama said it one day and it just stuck. Now, every big truck, bus, kitty cat, or just fun toy gets a whopping 'Wow'. It's great fun. He's also started using "Oh No" whenever he purposely does something he kind of knows he shouldn't...like rip a bit of a book, for instance. It's immediately "Oh No."

Here he is exercising a new discovery...computer keys make a really fun noise and make Mama react real quickly.

And, finally, after 16 months without any real attachment to a pacifier, blanket, stuffed animal, or even particular toy truck...he woke up the other day with a love of one of his teddy bears (now known simply as 'Teddy'). Now, Teddy even wears a bib while Callum eats and sits near him the whole meal and is nearby for most other events of the day. Teddy has gone from pristine and soft to having raspberry stains on his arms and leg and a mostly mangled face (turns out the best way to carry Teddy is by the nose and in Cal's mouth....mmm). He is truly loved. We are beginning to understand the panic we've seen in other parents "Where is so-and-so? I can't find so-and-so?"