10 Months!

After some technical difficulties and deleted blog posts, I realized that today is my last chance to post before Calvin turns 11 months old!  What better day for a 10 month post!?

Stats - 18 lbs and length is unknown
Sleep - Calvin continues to sleep through the night and takes 2-3 naps a day.
Eat - Although he seems to be a little more selective in what he wants to eat, we've discovered that he just doesn't really like the bland foods typically recommended for babes his age.  The more flavor, the better!  He's doing a great job of feeding himself and he is known as the biggest eater at daycare.
What's New - Calvin's 10th month was full of firsts!  First trip to the beach.  First long, solo weekend with Dad while Mom had a girl's weekend in Chicago.  First time standing with no assistance.  This little guy is crawling full speed and loves climbing on EVERYTHING!

And now for picture overload......

He LOVED the sand!

"I want to go to Chicago, too!"

First trip to a farm

I turned the corner in our hotel in CA and found this silly boy!  Never a dull moment :)

"This is my serious look."

Photo Booth fun in Newport Beach, CA

He loves his slinky!

We'll be back tomorrow for an 11 month update!

PAC

9 Months+!

True to form, I'm late with this post, but it's better late then never. :)

• Stats - 17lbs 6oz (14th percentile) and he is 78th percentile for height.  Can you say long and lean??  I swear we feed the boy, but it doesn't look like being a linebacker is in his future.
• Sleep - Not much has changed here.  He is down to 2-3 naps a day, but that's perfectly fine with us.
• Eat - We still haven't been able to find a food that he won't eat.  Lately he's tried blackened salmon and spicy brown rice.......ate it up!  He is not too fond of hard/crunchy foods recently and I think that is mostly because his gums are sore.
• What's New - Our 9 1/2 month old has 8 teeth!  They are all FINALLY through and it has been a rough 2-3 weeks for all involved.  Calvin is crawling everywhere and has definitely picked up his pace.  He can clap, wave, and find Mommy's nose.  He loves playing with baby gates, eating leaves and sticks, and his walk behind toys.    

Testing out Daddy's handyman work

Sam's Club has a new fan!  "Mom!  Why can't we have chicken fingers at home!?"

Fun afternoon at the library

Aunt Traci came to visit  :)

Last, but not least, a HUGE thank you to Nana and Papa Ashworth for coming out to stay with Calvin while Patrick and I spent a long weekend in Cabo San Lucas.  We may have spent most evenings looking through pictures and watching videos of Calvin, but we had a great time!  We sure did miss our babe, but the time away was much needed.

There's no such thing as a "small" margarita in Mexico!

There was no shortage of laughs and goofing off on vacation.

Sending lots of love from Las Vegas,

PAC

Ready, Set, Crawl!

I sat Calvin down on the family room floor yesterday afternoon when we got home.  He immediately got on all 4's and tried desperately to crawl.  I just sat and watched/video taped him for about an hour, knowing and hoping that he was going to crawl at any minute and crawl he did!  Here is a little video clip of his first time crawling!  It may be short, but I am so happy to have recorded it, especially since Daddy was at work.

Later in the evening I looked down to see Calvin crawl over to the ottoman where he proceeded to pull himself up to standing.  Two milestones in one night = one VERY proud Mommy!!  Now, if we could just slow down a little bit, that'd be great! (As I am typing this, Calvin is holding on to the ottoman while walking/stepping to get to his ball.)

So far this evening we've found Calvin chewing on the coasters and eating a magazine.  If you need us this weekend, we'll be busy nailing things to the floor.....errrr baby proofing.

Love,
PAC

8 Months!

The past two to three weeks have been quite crazy for PAC.  Somewhere in all of that craziness this growing boy turned 8 months old!

• Stats - About 17 lbs 6 oz.  Height is unknown, but his torso seems to get an inch longer each week!
• Sleep - Still sleeping through the night and taking 3-4 long naps a day.  
• Eat - We still haven't found a single food this kid won't eat.  He is starting to explore more solid foods and loves to eat a little of whatever Mom and Dad are having.
• What's New -  Calvin is soooo close to crawling!  He can get in and out of the crawling positing with no problem at all.  His hand move and his knees do not!  He LOVES the bath and standing with assistance.  Calvin babbles Ma-mom all day long and has definitely proven to be a momma's boy.  

Here are a few pictures documenting the past month.

Helping Daddy pick out something yummy for dinner.  (They went with the French Dip and Calvin loved it!)

Enjoying some cheese quesadilla after an afternoon in the pool.

He loves his morning walks with Mommy!

 Came out of the bedroom to find this!  I guess he's on the move!  

I will be posting again soon with more pictures and fun stories from our trip to Indiana.

Love,

PAC

7 Months!

I'm a little late on this post, but as you may have guessed, this handsome little guy is 7 months (and 4 days) old!

I am also slacking because I haven't had a chance to do the "official" 7 month sticker photo.  Between Daddy playing tons of hours, Mommy being sick for 2 weeks, and Calvin having SEVERE diaper rash, it just hasn't happened.  There's still 26 days left before he turns 8 months........

Update:  Here is a 7 month "sticker shot"!  He may (or may not) have been 8 months and 8 days old in this picture!

Here's the rundown:

Stats - No idea!  He's definitely growing!
Sleep - This I do know about!  He is sleeping about 11 hours straight each night and still taking 2-3 naps each day.  We couldn't ask for a better sleeper at this point.
Eat - Calvin will eat just about anything we give him.  His new favorite food is yogurt, but unfortunately I think that is what gave him such terrible diaper rash.  So, no more yogurt for a week or two.
What's new - There's not a whole lot of new activity since last month.  He loves to sit and play with his toys and is starting to do a little more scooting/rolling to get to his toys or paci that is out of his reach.  He LOVES the T.V. remote and likes to put everything in his mouth.  Typical 7 month old :)

Although I didn't do the official 7 month photo, there are still plenty of pictures and a few videos to share from the past month.  Enjoy!

So big!

Loving his pool.  We let him swim most evenings once the yard is shaded.

Loves his walker.

First time in the highchair while out to eat for Mother's Day

Waiting for the Doc at his 6 month check-up

These next few photos show that this boy will sleep anywhere!  Lucky us!

Playroom floor

In the backseat while waiting for Daddy to load all of our IKEA purchases

Out walking with Mom

Wishing all of you a great week!

Love,

PAC