As the title of this blog says, time sure flies when you're having fun! I cannot believe it's been over two months since our last update. Phew! Where to begin? Well, for starters, we are still enjoying our time here in Cape Girardeau...even more so now that spring has arrived and we can go outside to play. Just in time too, Calvin and I were beginning to go a little stir crazy. Jake has been very busy with rotations which sadly keeps him away from home more than we'd like. In January he did his Pediatrics rotation and February was the infamous surgery rotation. What a month! After a couple of days with Dr. Horrible himself (no, not Doogie Howser's likeable character) he finally got put with a good doctor. The downside being he had to drive an hour one way to get to work. With two hours of driving each day, Jake took the chance to listen to the Ender's Game books 1 and 2. We are now actually looking forward to our drive out to Utah in May so that he can continue the saga. That may be the only bright spot in a 25+ hour drive with a 14 month old. I cringe at the thought of tears that will be shed from one very bored and cramped little boy. And no, I don't mean Jake...although he might shed a few tears himself after listening to Calvin's complaints for so long. If anyone has good ideas how to entertain a 14 month old for long periods of time, please share!! :)As for Calvin and I here at home, life is just one adventure after another! Every cupboard holds new treasures to be looted...and eaten if possible!
We make toys out of all sorts of new and exciting objects...remotes, pool cues, toilet paper, and salad dressing out of the fridge. Pretty much anything except for his actual toys. :) Calvin has a strange preference for the Swiffer duster. If ever I open the doors to our laundry room, where it is kept with all the other cleaning supplies, he makes a mad dash to grab it before I can close him out again. That or the broom, can't get enough of either! I guess he thinks if Mommy thinks they're fun enough to play with, there must be something there to enjoy.
One of Calvin's favorite things is to have one of us read to him. He's not actually in it so much for the story, but loves to help turn the pages.
Calvin always loves having a bath, even if it's in the sink! This was an accident! I had just finished feeding him and was cleaning him off. I filled up the sink to let him kick his feet in a little, he scooted further and further forward until he just slipped in, diaper and all! He had a blast and made a huge mess! But doesn't he make one cute Cupie baby!
All tuckered out from a long day and hardly any naps, he dozed off...in the bathtub! We felt so heartless waking him up, even if it was to put him in bed.
This last week has been beautiful spring weather! We've taken the chance to be outdoors. We've walked to the park and even went hiking out on a new trail behind the conservation center.
Oh, warm weather, how we have missed you!
This last Sunday, we were over at a friend's house for dinner and Calvin discovered the joy of slides! We've tried to put him on them before and he was never happy about it. Now he loves them! I even took him to the park and would set him at the top of the slide and with a huge grin he'd push off and go flying into my arms.
Our little helper boy! He did this last night while I was making dinner and Jake was studying. At one point, he even climbed into the cupboard and his little bum was barely sticking out! All the while just jabbering away to himself. Too cute!
Here are a few videos from our adventures this past couple months. The first one is an earlier one of him walking (at about 10 months old). The second is of him playing in the sink. And the last two are some fun ones we took this last week. He is growing up too fast! In only two short weeks, he'll turn one! Wow, what a year it has been!
