and he said "Isn't the baby chimp cute?" And then he said "I wish that I could jump inside this book, then I could feel how soft he is" :)
Notice anything different about him?
No more soother! It was time, but I'm amazed at how easy it was! He loved that soother. Right around Matthew's birthday, Caleb started complaining that his soother was "prickly" and he didn't want it anymore. It was tough for him to go to sleep for a couple of nights, but now he's gotten used to it. 
What a big boy! Remind you of anyone else? (pay no attention to the sucked-on shirt, it's a side effect of the soother withdrawal)