"Caggie" i.e.-Craig

It's been awhile since I've updated about Craig. He's getting into everything these days. He runs and tries to jump. He jumps off of things. I've found him on the dining room table if the chairs haven't been pushed in. Craig yanks off the chair cushions and pulls himself up onto the chair and then climbs onto the table. The girls all say that he loves salt, but his facination really is with dumping it out of the salt shaker.

Craig has just started to try to say a few words. Ball and more are his starter words. With three older sisters and a mom around who cater to his every need, who needs to talk? He communicates his needs quite clearly though and understands most things that we say.

He's been working on three molars here for a couple of months. That on top of getting a cold has had him waking up at night...again.
Watchya get when you have three older sisters? Rides in their pink stroller. According to Natalie, "Mommy, I be careful. I not push Cagg too hard!" Since that day, we've scaled down the "racecar" by folding up the stroller so he sits closer to the floor. Jess and Natalie love to push him around and he soaks it up.

A favorite Daddy/Son picture of mine. It's hard to believe that Craig is almost 16 months old. He doesn't like to be left inside when Daddy goes out. With the days getting longer and more sunlight showing up, I've taken the younger two outside for a bit in the afternoon. It's still getting really cold at night (-20F or colder) but the sun warms things up to zero or the teens during the day.

I sent to kids out to the garage last night while Tim was working on the snowmachine. (That didn't last long. Heidi came in and said that Daddy was finished with the kids help!) Later on that night, Tim said that Craig had been doing his own "work" on the snowmachine and has put a bunch of Legos in the track. Tim didn't find that out until he drove out of the garage and looked back to see a steady trail of Legos behind the sled!

Craig's love of climbing has extended to the back of the futon. He climbs up and down, over and over again! There's another couch that's put back to back with the futon so he is safe as he does a "header" over the other side. (The animal on the wall is Tim's 70" moose...we'll save that story for another post.)

This one was captured one morning when Craig just couldn't get enough of his mom...but I had things to do, so he got a shoulder ride. He's figured out a "cheese" smile and says, "Cheese" whenever he sees the camera come out. It's so cute.

I love my little snuggler. He gives up hugs pretty regularly. I love it when little ones this age start to show compassion. He comes up and gives me a squeeze and says, "Ahhh." Melts my heart. Yesterday I saw him giving a tearful Jessie a hug of sympathy. So sweet.