5 Months

Happy 5 month birthday Calvin! To celebrate, we went swimming at the local rec center. We went a couple times last week, and he loves it.

Other favorites: Mom's lemon yogurt, water, smiling at anyone wearing glasses, laughing when he gets tickled or overly-tired, going jogging with Mom in the mornings, standing with support, splashing EVERYWHERE in the bathtub, flames (he loves to stare at lit candles), and, of course, his feet.

Things he does NOT like: prunes, having his nose sucked out or even just wiped, going for walks in his stroller (he squirms and arches his back until he's half falling out), and napping.

Other changes/improvements: sleeping (last night he slept through the night except for a quick diaper change- he woke up a couple of times but talked for about 5 minutes then dozed back off), his first tooth, and riding in the car (if he's not talking up a storm, he's most likely sound asleep).

Calvin loves having lots of people around to look at, and will smile for anyone who shows him the least bit of attention. He's a wonderful kid and we hope he keeps on being his happy self.

Brrrrr...

We had a cold snap here in Utah over the weekend, so in order to go out we had to bundle up. This is another one of Calvin's hats that Grandma Shafer made- it fits perfectly and kept Cal nice and warm for our walk.

Chocolate

I decided to share my fudgesicle with Cal after his dinner, and I think we found his new favorite food. He was on a pretty good sugar-high for about 15 minutes after, but he loved it.

Feet Obsession

This is the position in which I usually find Cal- with his feet up by his face. It doesn't matter where he is: floor, carseat/stroller, crib, bouncy seat, my lap, etc. I heard sucking noises the other day and thought he had found some fingers, but he was happily slurping on his big toe. When we go to the store and he's sitting in his carseat in the front of the cart, his favorite thing is when I "eat" his little feet. Anything to keep shopping enjoyable.

Mango!

Yesterday Calvin tried mango for the first time and loved it. Perhaps too much. I put it in his mesh feeder (his first time using it), but his mouth is just too small for him to really get everything, so everytime I took it away to push more mango to the end where he could get it, he had a complete breakdown. I think for our next mango experience we'll have to take a different approach, as well as cover Cal in a plastic bag- he managed to get mango juice everywhere, including his feet.

Hat

It's starting to be chilly in the mornings now, so I decided Cal needed a hat before we went to play ball with Mitch. I found the one that Grandma Shafer made for him. It fit perfectly and I thought he looked pretty cute in it. Thank you Grandma Shafer!

Grandma & Great-Grandma Bryan Visit

We were so lucky yo have Eric's mom & grandma come visit last week. While they were here we rode on the Heber Creeper (above: at the train station)...

...riding the train...

...and at the rest stop at Vivian Park. Cal loved it all, except the train whistle.

Cal with Great Grandma Bryan.

We also went to the gardens at Thanksgiving Point, which were beautiful. Thank you for coming, and come again soon!