31 for 21.....

Well I am jumping on board and seeing if I can complete the 31 for 21 challenge.  For those of you who don't know Oct. is Down Syndrome Awareness Month.  Down Syndrome in the medical field is known as T21 which leads to the 31 for 21.  It is blogging all 31 days of Oct to help raise awareness.  Now if you look back you can clearly see that me and consistency do not go hand in hand many times.  But, I am going to try my hardest to do it even if it is just a picture :)  That still counts as blogging right ?!?!

So I guess I could try and catch you guys up on what has been happening around here lately but really that would be quite boring to most reading this so I am going to instead just give you some little updates on Caleb since it is to raise awareness and our little guy is sporting that little extra something!

Caleb has now been home 6 months on Sept. 8th so I guess it is actually closer to almost 7 months home.....geesshhhh.....this blogging might actually make me keep track of dates and time :)  Anyway, he is understanding more and more English (even though he sports the other gene of males.....selective hearing!) and chooses when he will and will not do what I am asking.  If he is just not feeling it and doesn't really want to do it, he will either start staring at his fingers or look at you and give you this silly crinkle nose look.  He knows when he does that we just start laughing and he is clear and free of doing whatever it is that we asked....little stinker but oh so cute!

He is just like any other child.  He has likes and dislikes and makes them known!!!  So here you go, some of his likes........

~~~He LOVES his bear that he got from my Aunt Nancy the day we arrived home! It was the first thing he ever signed to us that he wanted.  He sleeps with it and uses it as his pillow and yes he sleeps with his eyes half way open.  Weird at first because I kept thinking he was awake but now that is just Caleb......lol......

~~~He LOVES apples!  He will ask for them everyday all day.  From the time he wakes up till his night time snack.  If I just gave him apples and applesauce he would be in heaven!

~~~He loves to be outside.  Anything outside but especially the swings, pushing his lawnmower and swimming.

~~~He loves to go on walks in the stroller.

~~~He loves books!  He will pretend to read them and he also will sit for as long as you will read them to him.  Oh and he loves to laugh!

~~~He is a music fan!  Anything with music and he will come running.  He is also a dancing fool and when he really gets into it you better watch out because the arms start swinging and if you are too close you are bound to get hit :)

~~~Favorite toys are any that make noise

~~~He is a fan of water more than milk or juice.

~~~He loves to flush the toilet and close the lid by himself after he goes potty....yep train those boys young to keep that bathroom clean ;0)

~~~Watch out if there are shoes by the door!  If you are not paying attention he will toss them right out as soon as it opens.  He loves to throw these out of the front door.  The positive is he kind of just does a push and toss so they don't go far.  So, next time you are here and missing a shoe just take a look out the front or garage door and you might just find it!

~~~When he came home he would throw things behind him.  We tried so hard to stop it but all we got is now he slowly pushes things over his shoulder so they just fall behind him.  Those who have known him since he has been home think it is just so comical.  I am just happy we are no longer getting pelted with objects..lol.

~~~He is loving that he can communicate more and more.  He has gotten to the point now where he knows which words we understand and refuses to sign them anymore.  Stubborn boy!

~~~He LOVES to be rocked before bed or for that matter anytime.

~~~He LOVES to give hugs and kisses.  he will come up behind you if you are sitting on the floor and just wrap his arms around you.  Too darn sweet!

~~~Ok one last....He LOVES life!!!  And we are loving him in our lives....Blessed. 

Now tell me do any of those Loves in life seem different or unusual.  Any of those make you think twice if he is a typical little boy who is just enjoying life??  I would have to say that many if not all of those that I listed would have been the same Loves my other children had and still have.  Keep coming back and hopefully I will help you see him as just a boy not a down syndrome child.