New pics of Cal

My little monkey

Lemon Face

9 months

9 months old! Calvin, Daddy and I are loving this age. You are crawling and babbling like a champ, pulling yourself along everything, and you've even started standing by yourself (no attempts at steps yet!). You are still a very loving little man. You do not like to cuddle, because that would require you holding still for more than 3 seconds, but you give us kisses all the time. We don't even have to ask for them, you just open your mouth and fall into our faces. We have given up on attempting to give you a bottle. You don't want to sit or lay down to drink it. So we let you crawl around with it hanging out of your mouth and you just stop every once in awhile to take a drink. We are working on sippy cups, most of the time you are uninterested in them. Mommy has made you broccoli, asparagus, beans, mangos, carrots, peaches, and pears... You haven't refused to eat anything yet. Your newest trick? Throwing a ball! It is mommy's favorite thing. You put your little arms way above your head and grunt and that ball lands right in front of you. Sometimes you get so excited you bury your face into in and try to bite it. We are moved into our new house and I think you are liking it so far... We just need to get your new room decorated for you. "Mamamama" has been your favorite word, but you throw "dada" in there a lot too. Just a few months until you are one! Can't wait to see what tricks you come up with before then!

New House

These are the "before" pictures ... I will post pics as we paint and update after moving in!

Big open kitchen looking into living room

Living room

Hallway to bedrooms

Patio and backyard

Dining room

Soon-to-be Cal's nursery

Master (with walk in closet and bathroom)

8 months old

Cal is 8 months old! We are getting over his first sickness, he had bronchitis last week. Poor guy gave mommy and daddy a heart attack with a 103.9 fever... He was a tough little man though. We could tell how "off" he was, he actually held still in our arms for more than 2 minutes. If you've met baby Cal, you know that is a rare occurrence. At the doctor, he weighed 19 lbs, which puts him in about the 25th percentile. He is feeling much better and is back to being busy, rambunctious, curious Calvin. He pulls himself along furniture, crawls like a champ, and gets into everything. He started saying "mama" last week and he has another tooth on the top (that makes 3 now). Getting him dressed, diapered, and in a carseat is a task for two. We joke that all of the above involve at least one time of walking away and counting to 10... He just does NOT lay still for a second. He is the happiest little guy, and it's not hard to get him to crack up laughing. One trait that is becoming very apparent: he is so sensitive! He cries when he sees other people "rough house" and the other day, Korey choked on his drink at Skyline and was in a coughing fit and Cal lost it. It's a very different "scared" cry... I know it sounds crazy but he did it again last night when my dad started coughing because he choked on something (maybe my family just needs to learn how to eat and drink). Already 8 months... we can't believe it. He's the best little man we could ask for and we can't believe how lucky we are every day that he is ours!

Other things going on in our lives... we bought a house!! It is in a cute little subdivision in Batesville and we are so excited to move in. It's a tiny 2 bedroom home with a nice backyard. It's perfect for us, we are moving May 21st. I'm still in "new nurse" orientation at work until June, which is killing me, so I have no idea when I will find time to pack. But we'll figure it out. My job is good. I love and hate it all at the same time. I know things will get better and slow down when I get off of orientation and start working a more normal schedule. I love labor and delivery so all of the stress and lack of sleep is worth it. I couldn't do it without all of the family support we have. Calvin LOVES his Grandmas and Grandpas and Korey is amazing everyday. We are very blessed right now!

Calvin's 6 month pictures

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