signs of things to come

so here it is, finally - VIDEO! i do apologize to grandparents and other 'avid' readers that the video has not been a frequent installment, it is half due to me usually forgetting to try to take video and half due to caleb ceasing whatever behavior i want to capture as soon as i bring out the camera.

but here are two clips, the first is of caleb back in early june when we were in the mainland and he was just starting to make progress with the crawling, going after a very appropriate voicemail his daddy left us:


now, he still crawls army style on his tummy, but is very coordinated and very fast.

the second clip is much more recent, maybe from a couple of weeks ago. he is at our back door looking at solomon and signing dog (tapping his leg), which he now does fairly reliably:

since then he has also started to sign 'more' and occasionally it looks like he may even be starting to try 'fish.' it is so neat to feel like i finally have a glimpse into what he's thinking about, and i am so excited to see how our communication develops and what he has to say next.

here are a few pictures i took yesterday, trying to undo my mommy-guilt for failing to document him properly:

that's a long way up

is that the camera i see?

hmmm, what should i do with this mail?

that's better!

only my kid will gladly accept getting squirted in the face with water because he may get to swallow a few precious drops