Silly faces

When Calvin heard me get the camera out he came a runnin'. The first couple of pictures were okay but then the silly faces started!

Table by the window

Calvin loves to sit on this little table and look out the window. There isn't much action outside since we now live on a cul-de-sac but he still loves to look out. He also likes to sit up there with his legs hanging over the edge while I read him a story. Of course when I try to take a picture he makes a beeline for the camera and tries to get it away from me.

Haircut

Well, we finally did it. We took Calvin to get his first haircut. I'd been putting this off for a long time because I knew that a major melt down would occur. Calvin did not disappoint! He was so loud that people waiting to get their haircut came to see what was going on.
We tried to put a cape on Calvin but he did not want anything to do with it. Oh well, at least Dan was protected from all the fuzzy baby hair.
Getting his hair combed. He was okay with this until Sarah wouldn't give him a third comb to hold along with his other two and a bottle of fingernail polish.

We tried the scissors first but Calvin wouldn't sit still so out came the clippers.
Poor Calvin! I don't know if it was the noise from the clippers, being held, or a combination of the two but he was not happy.
It's hard to tell from this angle but his face was beet red! He was one very angry kiddo.
Help me mama! Strangely, Calvin wanted me to rescue him and not Dan. I've noticed in the past couple of weeks that Calvin is becoming less clingy and doesn't need Dan to be holding him all the time and has been willing to be held by others. He's still very opinionated about who can touch him but he's been allowing a select few to be near him. He's also become very jealous of Cricket. If Cricket happens to be sitting on one of our laps Calvin will come over and try to sit on our lap as well. It's an added bonus if Cricket leaves to find a new place to sleep. He's also jealous of other babies. I was holding another baby the other day while at a friend's house and Calvin let me know in no uncertain terms that he was not pleased.

Moving adventures

He will bite anything and everything!
Luckily, he's super cute so I can't stay upset even though I now have teeth marks on my shoes.
Not looking so much like a baby anymore!
Calvin helping me get items ready to post on Craigslist.

For a while I thought that November and December were never going to end! What a long couple of months we had leading up to the big move. Thank goodness we decided to hire movers because what was just a long weekend would have been a long, horribly stressful weekend. We're slowly unpacking all our boxes and trying to find new homes for all of our things. How have we managed to collect so much stuff? We've already donated a lot to local thrift stores, I've sold some things on Craigslist, and have given other belongings to friends. Now Dan is thinking a garage sale this spring is a good idea.

Next adventure: haircut for Calvin!