Do As I'm Doing

 Calum is officially 18 months which means he was able to go to Nursery on Sunday. Kevin and I have been counting down the days til he could go! It was really nice to actually get to listen to the lessons on Sunday instead of just chasing Calum around. How did he do you ask...

I took him in and he walked over hopped on a chair and started doing a puzzle. I waited around for 5 or so minutes but he never even came over to me. He was just having a ball playing with the kids. Then when I came back to pick him up he just looked at me and kept playing with his toys. I had to go pick him up to make him leave. Haha. He loves kids and toys. I'm glad he likes it. It made Sunday a very good day :)

Maybe we can attribute it to Nursery, but Calum is getting more into coloring. So we have tried to do some crafty things this week.

Calum is still a good helper. His favorite chore this week was sweeping.

Calum insisted on bringing this ball to the park with us the other day. So I put him in his seat and handed him the ball. He held it in his lap for the entire 20 minute ride to the park. He was so happy in the back seat just smiling and so happy to have his ball.

Papa, you'll be proud of this. Lately Calum has been grabbing a ball, lying on the ground and trying to play catch with himself. his is a game that his Papa taught him. I don't know when the last time he played it was, so it was funny that he randomly started doing it this week. He must just miss his Papa. 

Here's a video of Kevin playing with him. click here Listen for Calum's fake laugh. He's been doing it a lot lately and it cracks me up!

Calum is kind of a ham. The other night we were reading scriptures and Calum was drinking some milk. After a few verses he decided to dump it out. (He's been doing this a lately and gets in trouble for it). So Kevin and I were trying to discipline him and clean up the mess when Calum looks up at Kevin and growls. Kevin and I both looked at each other and just busted up laughing. Calum of course realized we thought it was funny and started laughing and growling some more.

 Calum is definitely getting bigger. Not just cause now he's in nursery. He is picking up on things so quick these days. He saw a picture of my mom yesterday and said "Mamma." I called my mom up to have him say it for her and when she said "I love you" he gave the phone a kiss :) It's cute thats he's putting things together  like that. Another example, he was eating Kix cereal the other day and some fell into his bib so I spooned it out and put it back in his bowl. The next time some fell in his bib he took his spoon and got some out and put them back in his bowl.
Calum's is going to love learning the song "Do as I'm Doing" in Nursery because that is totally the stage he's in right now. He copies everything we do and tries to copy everything we say. I'm starting to realize the impact that my example will have on him and it is seeming like a daunting task. I'd better get back to trying to perfect myself so Calum doesn't pick up on any of my bad habits! :)