temper

Oh, Levi.  More and more my sweetie-pie is asserting his independence.  :)  Several times lately he has been upset about not getting his way on something and has swatted at me angrily.  And, how do I know he knows better?  All it takes is me saying (in a serious but not even that firm tone), "You don't hit Mommy." and he gets sad, so you know he's feeling bad about it.  :)

He IS doing much better at not throwing food down anymore.  Still so-so with his cup, plate, and utensils, but we'll get there.  I did have my first food stand-off with him today.  We'll do a little more experimenting to see how stubborn he is and then tailor our approach accordingly.  :)

One of his favorite things that he continually asks for is for me to do "Rock-a-bye, baby" with him.  He comes up to me and says, "Baby?  Baby?"  I cradle him like a baby, sing to him, and at the end drop him on the couch.  He'll get right up and ask for it again!

I keep trying to get him to say "Caleb", but it's just "Doh-guy" over and over again.  :)  He also says "ow" alot, but not correctly (usually).