The Center of Attention

Every once and a while, if we really listen, Calvin will say "Hi Dad" or "Hi Mom". Mind you, it sounds a little more like "H-Ma!" or "H-Da!"But I love hearing it all the same. :)  Ironically, Calvin didn't come with his own Mom and Dad to church for Mothers Day. He decided that he would much rather be with his Grandma and Grandpa Gomez. And I hear that he was a hit! Flirting with the girls and doing all of his "tricks". Waving, clapping, "talking", and clicking his tongue. 

We have also learned that cookies are Calvin's preferred treat. Most especially chocolate oreos. This is him at his messiest. I hold him out at arm's length all the way to the bath tub when he's this sticky mess.

I have a feeling that I'll be spending a lot of time out at the pool this summer with Calvin. He just LOVES being in the water. He knows the sound of water running and makes a mad dash toward it! Like it's Christmas all over again when it's his turn for a bath. 

I can't believe how fast he's growing! 

Wonderful Wednesday

I wanted to go see the Anne Frank Exhibit in the Salt Lake City Library yesterday and invited my dear friend Jessica who was visiting from Florida! The exhibit was really cool- full of a bunch of fun facts. And I LOVE a good bit of history. I loved the library- I'd never been there before, but so much of it was glass, even the elevators were glass on 3 sides!

↓ A little piece of the exhibit on Anne Frank ↓

Though the exhibit was awesome and super educational- I think Calvin felt a little bored. He would not stop wiggling! I think he felt so restless from being in a car seat and then plopped right into the stroller to see an exhibit he really didn't care too much about. Here he is looking up at me from the stroller. It was as if he was asking me PLEASE, can we leave now?!?

And it looks incredibly uncomfortable the way he was sitting.

Anyway, after that, Jessica (who I lovingly refer to as "Fatty J") and I decided to visit one of my very favorite import stores in Salt Lake, Dancing Cranes. Turns out they're under new ownership. Which was only sad because most of the collection of Buddhas was gone (NOOO)! But there were still some things that I wished I had money to spend on. 

Such as: 

↓ One of my favorites, a statue of The Dancing Shiva ↓

↓ And this really cool hollow book thing! ↓

 

All in all, a very fun day shared with my Fatty J and my Fatty Calvin. :) 

He was so glad to get home and crawl around and destroy things- and as always, enjoy a few treats.

Bad Blogger.

I tend to go through phases where I can crank out a few entries a week! Maybe even a few a DAY. Sorry I've been neglecting you. But I do have pictures to share. :)

It's been kind of crummy weather these last few days. Here we are, pulling out all of our summer attire and the next thing you know- it's raining, snowing, and being really overcast. The downside is Calvin is STILL trying to get over his cold. Although I think now he's reaching the last stretch of this sickness. His little nose is still running and every once and a while now I'll hear him cough. All in all, I'd say he's doing much better than he was a week ago. Thanks everyone for asking! I am also starting to think that he just gets sick on the days when I have to do something important.

Anyway- I will be going to see the Anne Frank Exhibit in the Salt Lake City Library this Wednesday! I'll be sure to take lots of pictures!

This is how Calvin's been dressing during this icky weather...

Even Dozer (my family's beagle) is dressing for the weather. Here, he's wearing his blue rain coat. Don't worry, it even has a hood for those particularly rainy days. 

Impressing the Crowd

I've got a Coughing Calvin.

It usually starts with a runny nose, maybe a few sneezes. I can usually tell that he's feeling sick just by his body language. You know... that achey, stiff, sick feeling you get all over your body when you get sick. This has been going on for about a week now (going on a week and a half) and I thought it was getting better!

When just last night, Calvin's coughing woke me up. It was pretty intense.. Big chesty, tight cough attacks that seized his little body. I could hear him gagging and crying and struggling to breathe- I finally told myself, if it doesn't stop, I'm getting up and going to the store to get him something. 

Guess what I ended up doing.. 

It was nearly 2 in the morning and I got up and dressed and got him a humidifier and some Motrin (he was running low) and maybe some Vicks. Thankfully, that seemed to help him get some rest. The On-Call nurse at the Pediatrician's office told me that if it got any worse than that (wheezing, blue lips, etc) I should take him to the Emergency room. 

AAAH! 

I didn't have to do that (Thank you!!!) It may have been my sleepiness coupled with my worry/stress that made me cry when she told me to take him to the ER if anything got worse. Thank goodness I didn't have to resort to that! Anyway, he's still a little cranky, but doing better. I turned on the shower, put some pots of boiling water on the stove and of course, his humidifier on to hopefully get some humidity going in the house and help my little guy. 

Downside of all the steam: I have to wipe down all my walls from the collecting drops running down. 

Upside: My skin looks really good. Haha! 

We caught Calvin just chillin' in his crib with his feet up. (Sorry for the beeping and clicking you hear in the video... that's me trying to get a picture on my lil' digital camera)

At Play

David discovered that Calvin likes to play underneath a big blanket we have. We'll cover and uncover him and laughs from the rush of air that happens when we uncover him. David just happened to leave the blanket on his head and we found out that Calvin REALLY likes to try crawling around with the blanket over his head. He obviously doesn't get very far before he trips all over himself and laughs his little hiney off. At the end he we uncover him and he gets a little disoriented and tips over.

In other news, his Grandma and Grandpa Gomez succeeded in finding a walker! Something I assumed was gone from existence. I thought that because of too many incidences of falling down the stairs, they'd stopped being manufactured. Anywho, they found one. And we have been watching to see when he finally starts to take steps forward in his walker..
His Tia Andi held out a cookie in front of him and VOILA! He is so easily enticed by food. Immediately, he starts almost running towards Andi and he gets his cookie. I'll have to get it on film for you. I always have these moments of "Look at my baby go. He is the cutest, smartest, most amazing baby in the whole world!" And then I remember that's probably just me being a silly mom.

My New Favorite Video

My baby Calvin exploring new places such as the world of UNDERNEATH! Anything he can get under is his newest favorite thing. Especially chairs that have bars under them. I actually had a hard time getting him out from under those chairs at his last doctor appointment! Oy Vey!







You can also probably tell how much he loves the sound of his own voice.


P.S. IF THE VIDEO ISN'T PLAYING RIGHT, YOU CAN GO HERE TO WATCH CALVIN VIDEOS.

Booty Booty Booty Rockin' Errrewhere

I know you've seen the naked bum pictures before. David shot this video of Cal watching the bath tub fill up and he gets SO excited! And I personally think it is the cutest thing ever.


And David also managed to sneak a video of Cal hanging out in his crib in the morning. I love when he finally catches David filming him. Heh heh. Cute behbeh.

I'm Just A Sucker For...

Those EYES!

I can't say it enough. I just love that little guy.

What a ham..

I think Calvin is starting to discover how much we love to take pictures of him. We can't seem to get him at a calm, serene moment. He's always giving us these open-mouth smiles. I think I may have a mischievous little boy on my hands.

Calvin the Great!

Enjoying his days at the park in this beautiful weather we've been having. It's been in the 70s all week! Skirts and shorts, here I come!!!

↑ Checking out all the ducks at the pond ↑

Ooh Baby

A video David shot of Calvin in his bath. There are tons of new videos and pictures to come so stay tuned!





Calvin Playing in the Bath from David Miller on Vimeo.

Today

Started out a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day..
Although thanks to a nap and a full tummy, the day's taken a turn for the better. Thank goodness! I just bought Calvin some picture books. I've been working on building a Children's Book library with all the essential books.
The Lorax
Green Eggs and Ham
(My next Dr. Seuss book is The Butter Battle Book)
Where The Wild Things Are
Goodnight Moon
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Olivia
Where The Sidewalk Ends
Ferdinand The Bull
and others...

And I finally got around to buying him one of my very favorites.. Can you guess?

I think I'm moving to Australia.