29 weeks - Watch out world! Cal's crawling!

I thought I would change it up this week and have Cal lay next to his blocks, but the blocks were too fun to knock down, so as you can see that will not be the new pose each week.

That's more like it.

Cal had his shots this week and he ended up with a fever that night, so here he is with his favorite distraction, the beloved owl night light. As you can see, Cal needs little to be content.

We have been trying some new foods this week, and Cal is very serious about eating. He is usually shirtless, and incredibly messy. Check out those buff arms, or arm rolls. You decide.

First we have peas...it appeared as though he was not excited about them at first. Even going as far as holding the spoon so I wouldn't put it in his mouth, and putting his fist on the tray saying, "no more peas, no more peas!" Then I said, "Give peas a chance." And by the end, he was okay with his green mustache.

Next, Cal had some sweet potatoes. Yummy! He grabbed onto that spoon and made sure it went right into his mouth! What a delicious meal.

What you've all been waiting for.... dun dun DUN! Cal can CRAWL!! After a few weeks of rocking, he is now fully crawling. He's not the fastest, but he definitely is getting the hang of it. The video makes it look like it is a new extreme sport, so intense with the crying but when he knew that the reward was getting to hold my phone, it all made it worth it. 

Finally, for those of you wanting to know what Cal will look like in 29 years. Here you go.

28 weeks - 6 month stats, and so much laughing.

Cal's face is looking mighty chunky and scrumptious these days!

Let's start off with Cal's 6 month stats!

Weight: 19 lbs. 0.9 oz - 76th percentile

Length: 27.25 inches - 72nd percentile

Head Circumference: 45.7cm - 97th percentile - He's got the Callahan head!

All that to say he is healthy and growing well, and I couldn't ask for anything better in that department. 

Here is Cal being coy while wearing his "tuxedo" for Valentine's Day. I was his date, and will be for the next 25 years...lol. Okay, maybe he can have a girlfriend at 20, we'll see. ;)

Cal's sense of humor is really blossoming, and it's easier to get him to laugh these days. Of course tickles are an instant giggle fest.

Oh wise Cal, please tell me your plans.

Cal loves having time in the morning with Daddy, so much that he decided he is going to get up at 6:30 everyday to play with him... and that's okay with me. Especially when this is what happens...

The squishiest lips you've ever seen!

Nothing new here, just about 14 inches of snow! At least it's starting to melt now, and coming from Oregon, I never thought I'd be wishing that. Growing up we were lucky to get a few inches here and there and have it stick a whole day, but now that I'm living in Philadelphia,  I now know that we never really experienced Winter the same way as the Northeast.

Still need to get out and get some fresh air!

Cal gets himself into some pretty interesting situations these days, and I never know which corner of the room he's going to end up in. Here is he trying to eat the table.

27 weeks - Our poor little sickie

           Oh, and he does like carrots.

26 weeks (6 months) - Sweet Potato, swimming and a visit to AFS.

This is Cal's new lip smile. 

And this is Cal's "two"thy grin.

Let's start off with a little video of something that makes Cal laugh. I LOVE his giggle and he's sharing it with me a little more each day. 

This week we tried a sweet potato, and at first he wasn't sure what to think, but immediately put it in his mouth... and as you can see by the end he was loving it!

We had the privilege of being invited Abington Friends School this week to visit the Owls class that "we" worked with last year. I missed their sweet faces and smiles and couldn't wait for them all to see Cal. I wonder if he recognizes their voices, since last year they always wanted to talk to him... it's much more fun having him outside of me for them to interact with. Cal was such a big boy and it seemed like he was ready to go to school. ;)

"I remember you..."

"Cal, tell us everything!"

So gentle with the little guy.

Another week of swim class, and more dunking. Our sweet friends Bill and Angela let us borrow their waterproof camera so this time we were able to get some up close shots in the water! Onto the dunking...Let's just say Cal remembered the traumatic event from the last swim class, and as you can see in the picture below, he was bracing himself with clinched fists and nearly crying when it was time to dunk. Surprisingly, he didn't cry once it happened. He just didn't look forward to it.

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An up-close version of "the dunk."

25 weeks - Swim Class, First Food and Rockin'

We have a lot to share this week in Cal news. He had his second week of swim class, he tried his first food AND he started getting his tummy off the ground and rocks back and forth! All of these things were documented, and here on the blog for your enjoyment. 

This is typical Cal trying to reach for my phone as I'm trying to take a picture of him. What color are his eyes going to be?? Hopefully not red like his pupils!

Here is the excitement of Cal trying his first food - banana! It's uncertain if it's going to be a favorite, but he definitely knew what to do with it!

Here we are at swim class, where it's difficult to get a smile, but Mommy and Daddy sure have fun. 

This week they had us dunk the babies underwater! I was a little surprised that this was okay, and wondered what Cal's reaction would be. Apparently babies instinctually hold their breath if they are put underwater and sure enough that's what Cal did! When he came back up he spit out a bunch of water and blinked a few times, but no tears were shed - what a brave little guy!

Matt's heart about burst when Cal snuggled up on his shoulder, so we had to capture the moment because it was so special. 

We celebrated Joanna and Auxi's birthday this week (from the Mom's group) by having a party at Stephanie's house with all the babies and families. Here is the cake I made - dark chocolate with peanut butter frosting and chocolate ganache on top. Mmm Mmm... it is so fun to celebrate!

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A cheesy smile from my little chunky guy.

Still can't get enough jumping. He really has the best time.

Last but not least, here is the rockin' little guy. I think this is my new favorite thing Cal can do. I just can't get enough of his baby moves.

24 weeks - Cal's Favorite Book

The blocks are becoming more of a toy than a prop - and he seems to prefer shouting rather than smiling for his weekly picture these days.

This week Cal started his very first swim class! It is a 10 week class, with kids ranging from 6 months to 3 years (Cal isn't quite 6 months, but he was 2 weeks late.. that should count right?) where he will get to learn how to blow bubbles (not sure if this will be accomplished), and get acclimated to the water, so in the future he can love to swim! Let's just say the first go around was a bit anti-climatic, seeing that Cal did not smile one single time and he had clinched fists the whole time in the water. On the bright side, he did not cry, I think it's more that he didn't know what to make of it. So we'll see how he does next time! Here he is with his buddies from Mom's group - Teddy and Lila. The face he is making is similar to the one he was making in the pool. Next week there will be some action shots from the pool and maybe even a video!

Since we had 10 inches of snow the other day, and temperatures that don't even begin to reach 30 degrees we had to get out of the house at some point! There was a 3 day stretch where we were basically stuck inside b/c of all the snow and the extreme temperatures. So here is a picture of Cal all bundled up on a walk in the cold. I think our walk only lasted about 15 minutes, but at least we were able to get some fresh air!

We have started a nightly ritual of reading Goodnight Moon. As you can see, it's one of his favorites.

Everything is still making its way into his mouth, and hopefully soon I'll get a picture of his new smile with 2 cute little teeth!

One of our daytime adventures in a box, which was really a train and many other things that day.

Lastly, Cal has a favorite book. 

Our friends Dylan and Meaghan from Chattanooga sent it to Cal as a Christmas present. It's a great book that has different sounds and objects, and well... if you look at this video you will get an idea of what I'm talking about. Click on the link below:

Cal's Favorite Book