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!

Winter fun!

Playing with the box from the wheel covers for our snow tires.
Calvin liked the snow but didn't know what to do so he just stood there and laughed and smiled. I think he was confused by the boots. Even when we were inside he wouldn't walk with his boots on. Here's the conversation Dan and I had regarding Calvin and his boots. Me: Calvin isn't used to wearing shoes with thick soles! He probably can't feel the floor with the bottom of his feet. Dan: He must feel like he's floating.
Happy baby!

What is this stuff?

October

Calvin loves sharing his favorite things with us. Leaves, toys, food. Not only does he like to share his food he likes to feed it to us. Not so bad if it hasn't been in his mouth first but he's been known to put a grape in his mouth, take it out, and then try to put it in my mouth. Not as cute as it sounds.

Calvin is finally starting to walk! He's been walking along the couch for a few months now but in the past few weeks he's gotten more daring and will try to walk across the room. He doesn't like to hold our hand when he walks which isn't a big surprise since he hates having his hands held. We've tried getting a video of him walking but without luck. When he spies the camera he takes off crawling towards it. He's also figured out how to get up on the couch without having to step on anything to give him a boost. Luckily, he knows how to get off the couch without hurting himself. The only words we can currently understand are mama and dada. He makes the same noise every time he sees Cricket which I take to mean kitty but it sure doesn't sound like kitty to me.

A year and a day!

Calvin loves to wrinkle his nose! I don't remember when this started or why but it sure cracks us up every time he does it.
Mama, stop kissing my cheek and let me eat my cracker in peace!

Happy Birthday!

Who needs a muffin when you have a candle to chew on and a rock in your other hand?
Yummy muffin!

12 months!!

After a long day of being the center of attention Calvin was very clingy so it was hard to get pictures of him in his 12 month onesie. Luckily, I was able to get a few!