Cael had his first playdate today. Yes, I am aware that he's 18 months old and should have had a zillion by now, but I'm antisocial. He may enjoy playing with other babies but that means I have to play with other moms! Yikes. Eight toddlers in all, from 10 months (?) to 18 months. Cael is the oldest by a few weeks. There was an attempt at getting all of them to sit in a line for a picture, but you can imagine how well that...

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Ask Cael where his Dad is and he'll say, "Da!" and point to Ryan. Ask Cael where his Mom is and he'll say, "Mama!" and point to himself. Ask Cael where Cael is and he'll say, "Mama!" and point to himself. If you challenge or contradict him, he just gets more insistent, shaking his head, pointing to himself and shouting, "Mama! Mama! Mam...

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... while he's at work...

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