18 months

Oh has this little boy kept us on our toes this month.  He is just so full of energy and love for life.  He's been both a wild man and a lover this month with endless hugs and kisses for all of us and plenty of crashes, falls, trips, and slips.

Favorites:
Food -- still likes to eat a lot and has quite a few favorites including: steak, corn on the cob, and almost any fruit, but especially blueberries.  A pint of blueberries barely lasts a day in this house.  I have to ration them or Calvin would eat them all in one sitting.

Toys -- He's really into trucks/cars right now.  He's also starting to stack blocks and thinks it's absolutely hilarious to knock them down.

Outside things -- riding his scooter, grilling with play good, swimming

Books -- oh does this little man love to read. His favorites right now are "Moo, Baa, La La La," "The Belly Button Book," and  "The Going to Bed Book."  We read these three on repeat most days.

Dancing -- when Caleb turns on his CD player, Calvin starts dancing right away.  It's such a funny little dance with his arms up above his head.

He's still making his mother crazy with his serious of uh-hu instead of talking, but I'm sure he will get there someday!

Swimming

Just reading a few books

Doesn't matter the time of day, if he's swimming, he insists on wearing that hat.

Loves to eat outside. 

Helping fill the pool

We had our own private creature feature at the zoo one morning. 

Brothers enjoying the zoo

First hair cut.  Caleb best the photo credit

VBS fun

Exploring the caves at VBS

And in case you're wondering what Calvin thinks of bouncy houses, just see the videos below:

Seventeen months old

Well...I guess I forgot to add pictures and publish this, so here is 17 months.  18 months and pictures to come tomorrow...


Calvin has been up to a lot of fun this month.  He's finally, completely made the transition to one nap and is taking a nice long early afternoon nap each day.  He's been tortured by his molars and has had quite a few crabby days, but no teeth popping through yet.  He got to go back to the dentist this month for some bruising on his gums which was either caused by another fall, or the new teeth coming through.  That could be contributing to his mouth pain as well.  Fortunately for him (and us), he's sleeping great.  The pain doesn't seem to bother him once he gets to sleep.  We bought an amber teething necklace to see if that would help provide any relief, but no such luck.  He won't wear it at all. We've tried on his neck, wrist, and ankle, and he just pulls on it until we take it off.

He's trying a few more words, but for the most part, communicates using a series of uh-ha's.  He will say: mom, dad, go, all done, night-night, and that's about it.  Hoping a few more words come along soon.

He's a rockstar on his scooter.  He made it to the block behind us before his legs got too tired!

He's undecided about swimming and playing in water.  He likes to play and splash, but doesn't like his clothes to be wet and doesn't like the cold water.  The actual pool he had a lot of fun sitting on the edge, but quickly got out when I put him in.  The pool in the back yard (much warmer), he did get in for a while after Caleb and his friend were out and the splashing was done.  For the most part, he stands on the side and scoops cups of water...and drinks it!

Calvin tasted his first worm this month.  I really wish I was kidding.  He found a worm outside and was carrying it around.  Well Caleb told him to eat the worm, so of course he did! He did spit it out before eating it though.

Books are still a huge interest.  He won't sit that well for Caleb's books, but he will read multiple board books in a row.  Hopefully at some point the two of them will enjoy the same books, but if nothing else they are learning to share and take turns.