Personalities

Caden and Caleb are so different and yet are so good to each other. Caleb is very shy around people he doesn't know. We've been trying to work on giving everyone hugs and kisses but Caleb won't do it. He's started giving Eric and I hugs and kisses more often, but it still has to be his idea for the most part. Caden however LOVES to give hugs and kisses! He'll give them to complete strangers. It's so sweet, and of course, they're mouth wide open kisses! At the mall, Gram and Pappaw were interviewed by a television news station about holiday shopping and Caden kept trying to kiss the reporter :). I'll have to post that video later!

Caleb may be shy around strangers, but he is a complete goof ball around the people he knows well. He is so silly and reminds Eric of himself when he was a kid. Lately, when he's hyper, he spins around in circles, giggling, until he falls down. Then he does it again and again until he's really dizzy.

Caleb has gotten really good at eating from a spoon. He's able to scoop every bite and get it to his mouth without spilling it. Caden still isn't interested in giving that a try. He's completely happy eating with his hands.

Caden has an unusually long attention span. He can sit through an entire movie, he loves to read and will sit, looking at a book for a very long time.

Both Caden and Caleb talk a lot, even though we can't understand most of what they're trying to say. Caleb loves to say Pappaw and will repeat almost anything we tell him to say. Caden doesn't repeat what we say or say clear words as often as Caleb, but then he'll say something that blows us away. Last week I was feeding them hot dogs for lunch and Caden said "hot dog" as clear as could be. A few days ago Eric was sleeping in the recliner and Caden walked over to him, hit his legs and said "Wake up" twice. We were shocked! Gram also got a video of Caden trying to repeat "I love you". I'll post that later.

Caden loves milk! If we give him a cup he downs the whole thing immediately, whereas Caleb will take sips here and there between playing. Both boys love fruit, especially grapes and they love sweets. They love noodles, Mexican food and pizza. Jude and Jen watched the boys last night for a few hours and said that Caleb ate three pieces of pizza!

They love to make animal sounds, Caden is great at "quack, quack".

They love to brush their teeth (although they don't want to give the toothbrush back) and they love to take baths. They like to play with bats and balls and they love to read. They just recently started drawing and coloring.