New Chair

I left Cal alone to roll around on the floor for awhile, and after a few minutes it got really quiet, so I went to check on him and found him just laying on his belly sucking his thumb.

We received Cal's new chair in the mail yesterday, and he seems to like it! He sits up in it pretty well already, but for only a limited amount of time. Hopefully within the next few weeks he'll get better so we can start him on some solids!

Rolling Over

Some pictures of Cal rolling over. He can go both ways- back to belly and belly to back. He is getting better at it every day, but only really likes to do it if he's completely naked.

Fun Times

Calvin has discovered his lower lip and is it ever tasty! He loves breezes at the park, taking walks through the neighbors' sprinklers, drooling, scooting on his back, humming, playing with Mom in front of the mirror, putting his vibrating bird toy against his face, splashing in the bath, wrestling with his giraffe, and books. He received a new book from G & G Shafer in the mail last week, and everytime we finished and I put it down he immediately started crying. So we read it over and over and over. And over. We are now having to read every book at least twice. It's a great way to pass the time and quickly memorize board books.

3 Months

Calvin made it to 3 months! His big accomplishment for the day was rolling over for the first time. He loves to fold himself in half and put his toes in his mouth, and play peek-a-boo. He even laughed for the first time this past week. Next on the checklist: napping longer than 45 minutes. We love you Cal!

Eric

Eric is officially a lineman! While Cal and I were in California, he finished his hot hours- yay! He has worked so hard for the past few years toward this goal, so we are incredibly proud of him. We appreciate how hard he works and what a wonderful husband & daddy he is (I especially enjoyed coming home from a trip to a spotless house with not one but two boquets of flowers waitingg for me). We love you!!

California

Cal and I were able to visit Grandma & Grandpa Shafer in California for a couple of weeks. William (above), Jenny & Ben, and Jacob, John & Kristen were also there for Calvin to meet for the first time. It was wonderful to see everyone!

While we were there, Calvin started reaching and grabbing toys (YAY!), so Grandma Shafer bought him a play gym which he loves.

Grandpa Shafer babysat one evening so we could go to a play. It was rough.

All Calvin wanted to do was play, eat, and sleep with Grandma.

Other highlights: the goldfish, farmers markets, putting siding on the shed, and Cal's first cold & plane ride.

It was so much fun we hope to visit again in a few months!