Cal is growing up so much I can hardly believe it! He is changing so much lately and getting so much personality. Way back in January at his 6 month appointment he weighed in at 16 pounds. What boggles me about this little boy is how he is so round and chunky and totally looks like such a big kid and then everytime we go to the doctor he is low in the percentile's for everything! He was only in the 20th percentile for his height and weight! So crazy! I think his chubby cheeks are what deceive me. They are so round and cute and kissable! I can't stop kissing this little bear! He is so much fun.
So one day I was at Babies R Us looking for something completely different and I saw the Exer-saucers. I put Cal in one just for fun and he started squealing with joy and excitement and playing with all the toys on it. He kept looking up at me like, 'What is this amazing contraption?' and of course I just couldn't resist when I saw this. So.....we went home with one! :) He loves it and it is great because it keeps him so entertained and gives him a little exercise at the same time. A very worthwhile purchase I must say! Here he is enjoying his new toy!
Please don't think I'm a bad mom, but my little boy LOVES Baby Einstein! He seriously could watch it all the time--if I'd let him. I don't let him watch very often, but every now and then when I just really need to get some things done (like packing and moving and unpacking again!) and I don't want him to feel totally neglected and still be mentally stimulated in some way, I turn it on for him. He is mesmerized. He's even started to laugh when the kids come on. It's so cute. Here he is watching his baby movies.
Here is a shot of him I caught while he was napping--I thought it was so cute how he was holding his bear by the tag! He now loves sleeping with his favorite blankie and teddy bear. It is so cute to tuck them in with him. He loves putting his blankie on his face and sleeping like that! It made me so nervous at first, but now I'm pretty confident he's not going to suffocate.....:)
A Few Random Ones of the Boy
Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39 & Trish's Donuts
One Friday in February Cal and I went with Liz and the girls to meet up with some other friends at Fisherman's Wharf. It was a beautiful day and so fun to get out of the house. We had the yummiest little donuts on Pier 39 at Trish's Donuts, then we got some salt-water taffy and watched the seals for awhile. It was so fun and relaxing. I'm going to miss all the touristy things in San Fran! You almost never get sick of them and its so cool that they're like 15 minutes away!
Cal and I on Pier 39
Sandee, Liz, and me by the seals
A view of the city from Pier 39
Alyssa!
In January Matt and April had their beautiful baby girl named Alyssa! We are so excited to have our first little niece! (Since then Steven and Rachael have also had their little girl, Madison, and she is great too! We just don't have any pictures of her yet....I'm sure we'll be getting some soon.) Alyssa decided to grace us with her presence a few weeks earlier so needless to say Mom and Dad weren't expecting it when we were all out at a fancy dinner at Kuleto's downtown with Steve and Christine who were in town visiting, when April's water broke! It was so exciting and so crazy! Alyssa couldn't be more adorable and is already growing up so much. Here are some pictures of our time with Alyssa before we left San Francisco.
One day old and weighing in at a teeny 5 pounds!
Um, yeah, Cal looks like a GIANT next to her!
When Alyssa was a week old we went with Matt and April to Zachary's Pizza in Berkeley. It was SOOO delicious! If you've never been, its a must.
What a cute new little family! We love Matt and April so much and already miss living by them!
April & Alyssa's baby shower with family and friends
Me with my sweet little niece. (Disclaimer--Cal had to let her borrow one of his newborn outfits because as we all know, little babies sometimes go through a lot of clothes really fast in one day! So Alyssa is in fact a girl even though her nightgown says 'Sweet Baby Boy' on it! :)
Catching Up
So it's about time I did some catch up blogging from the last couple months, now that we are getting settled and things are starting to slow down just a teeny bit. During our last few weeks in San Francisco we did so many fun things and saw so many fun things that I just can't not post about them. Plus, my goal is to someday have the blog printed into a book so bear with me as I go back in time--I just don't want to miss anything! :)
Back at the end of January a bunch of really great restaurant's in San Francisco participate in 'Dine About Town' where they lower their prices for a fixed menu over a couple weeks and so you can go and have amazing meals for a great price at awesome restaurants that you normally couldn't afford to try. We wanted to take advantage of the opportunity so while it was going on we made it out to dinner twice. Once to Le Colonial (a delicious French-Vietnamese restaurant downtown...SO good!) and the other time we went with our friends the Nings on a Hornblower Dinner Cruise in the Bay. We got reservations last minute because the other restaurants we were interested in originally were totally booked. But even though the food wasn't the most amazing San Francisco cuisine, it was still a really fun experience and something you have to do at least once while you're living in the bay area. It happened to be a rainy night, so we probably didn't get quite the views we normally would have, but we still had a great time!
Dinner with Kelvin & Susie on the boat
Getting off the boat and into the rain!
Back in February we also had a great fondue party with some of our friends. It was good times and amazing food! Here are a few pics from the night.
Sorry ladies, he's taken.....
I just love that little man. Here's a little sneak peek of all the pictures to come. I have a million trillion pictures to post of the last several weeks and so many fun things, but since things are soooo crazy busy right now I just won't be able to get to it for a couple more weeks so this picture will have to hold you over for now. :) We made it to San Diego and things are going good....just trying to get settled. Before we know it we'll be off on our vacation--hooray! It is very much needed!
