Me And My Monkey

I have a ton of updating to do (visitors, Thanksgiving, Cal is 6 months!!) but in the meantime, here's some cute pictures of Cal with his monkey.

Oh Brother!

What Do You Do...

when it's too cold to go outside, bedtime is hours away and both your boys are crabby??

Just add water for instant smiles all around!

Happy Halloween!

Future Aggie Yell Leader?

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Little Things

Now that our winter weather is taking a short break we're enjoying the fall we thought had passed us by. Tyler loves using his rake to get rid of the piles of leaves, even when they're not in our yard. And Calvin enjoys watching him. We've had many conversations about the leaves changing colors. As we drive down the street Tyler will say, "See mama? All the leaves turning red and orange and yellow. But not blue". No, dear, not blue.
Below is a picture of a face that Tyler drew all on his own. When I asked if it was a happy face he answered me, "No, it's a sad face".
"Why is he sad, Tyler?"
"Because he didn't listen to his mommy."
You got it, kid!

5 months

Today Calvin is 5 months old and I really cannot believe how the time has flown. Each day he's getting bigger and stronger and learning something new about his world.
He's finally figured out his hands and arms. He can now grasp at toys and pull them towards him and put them in his mouth. Several times I've watched as he's looked for his nuk, grabbed it and stuck it in his mouth. Yay!He's also just itching to sit up on his own. Whenever you lay him on his back he immediately lifts up his head and chest as far as he can. If you sit him in between your legs he can sit up unsupported for a minute amount of time. He loves sitting in his Bumbo or sitting in laps, facing out at the world.
Calvin's got the sweetest disposition. Whenever he sees me his face lights up with a huge, mouth-wide-open grin. It's pretty easy to get him laughing these days too. He loves to dance around, be bounced, tickled and play peek-a-boo. But the person who can make him laugh hardest is still Tyler. Calvin just LOVES his big bro. One of the things that makes Cal laugh loudest is when he watches Tyler golf. We don't know why but when Ty smacks the ball Calvin breaks out into a fit of giggles. Of course, Tyler loves being the center of attention and is quick to ham it up even more for his little brother. This usually means the noise and activity level spiral higher and higher until poor Calvin gets scared. His eyes will widen and he'll pout out his little lip, sniffle hard two or three times then let out a pitiful sob. It's pretty cute. Tyler is always quick to comfort him saying, "Don't be scared, it's just Tyler, being silly".

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This past weekend we started Calvin on rice cereal. He needs to work on swallowing and not pushing it out with his tongue but the enthusiasm is there. For now he's just getting it once a day and we'll work up to three times a day soon. He's still taking 3 naps but I think in the next month or so he'll cut out one of them. Bedtime is 6:00 with one feeding in the night around 3 or 4am.
It was about this age that we introduced Pup to Tyler so I gave Cal his little monkey. The first night I put him down with it we didn't hear a peep which is unusual. When we checked on him before going to bed he was on his tummy with Monkey clutched tightly under his arm. So cute! Now Monkey accompanies him to every nap and often throughout the day.
It's been so fun to see Cal slowly discovering his world and all the people in it. I can't wait to see his little personality start to emerge in the coming months!