He may be good at rolling, he may be good at crawling, but is he good at walking? Not really. But he sure is determined about it - he has now started pushing our hands away when we are holding him. Foolhardy? Perhaps. See for yourself.
Video | tagged milestones Calvin has been getting exponentially more comfortable with his physical movement. You might say he's advancing by leaps and bounds (or is that by crawls and cruises?). See for yourself!
Calvin had his first taste of banana today, and it was a comical one. The funniest part about it was not his reaction to the spoonfuls of mashed banana, that he liked well enough, but his consternation regarding the the small piece of banana that his mother gave him. Now that you'll just have to see to understand.
Video | tagged humor, milestones It is a well known fact that if you give a kid a special gift he will find the box it came in more fun. Well, we bypassed this issue by removing the big gifts from their boxes before giving them, like the Learning Home and the Grooving Table (cool names, huh?). We were outsmarted, though. Clearly it's not the box that is so appealing, but the box's simplicity. We learned this because even though Calvin clearly loves the door and the table, and pretty much all of his new toys, his absolute favorite new item seems to be the rolling cylinder that his uncle Steve and aunt Rachel gave him. Yes, it's just a beach ball like inflatable cylinder, and it is possibly the most fun he has had yet! It encourages and allows him to be much more physically active and mobile - and he just loves going crazy on the thing.
After nearly 6 months of one way play, our son is finally joining in the fun. Oh sure, in the past he would grab, chew, and throw his toys, laugh at his toys, and even laugh in response to our antics, but we still consider this one way play. After all, we would be practically standing on our heads to elicit said laughter, while Mr. Calvin was simply a laughing lump of baby. Don't get us wrong, those days clearly beat out the days when he didn't even acknowledge our existence (a trait that is sure to return in about 15 years), but they don't hold a candle to the new and improved Calvin, now with real interactive mode so that he will actually take part in the play, rather than just laugh while watching. Go ahead...laugh while you're watching!
Video | tagged life, milestones, parenting 