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Hello!

Here are a few quick pictures from this afternoon... :) Enjoy!!

Kalvin is ONE!!!!

I can't believe my little baby has turned one! We had a party for him and our awesome friends and family helped us celebrate! I have tons of pictures from the day but those will be posted later when I'm on a real computer (and not using my phone and netbook...) Check out the awesome ride-on toy Kalvin's Gammy and Gandu got him! He LOVES it! He'd sit there all day if I'd let him :)
Last week I discovered the hard way that Vera is allergic to bees!!! It was super scary! Thankfully with a call to the on-call vet and 2 hefty doses of Benadryl, her face became less puffy by the next day! My poor dog has had a terrible few months!!

I've been trying to do fun projects with Kalvin. It's so fun watching him try new things. He was a big fan of coloring with markers! Thank goodness for back to school art supplies on sale right now!!

Kalvin still doesn't really like food. Someday maybe....

He had his one year shots last week. The doctor said everything looked great! We're pretty sure he's going to be a little peanut when he's older! Right now he weighs 21 pounds and is in the 24th percentile and he's only in the 19th percentile for length! I think it's God's way of trying to help my hands not hurt so much!

Our other big news is...We're for sure going to be building a house!!!!! I'm guessing we're going to break ground next Spring because we can't get everything in order for this year I'm sure. The water well and septic will probably be going in this fall though!

I'm nervous and super excited at the same time. Nervous about being the General Contractor and trying to get everything in order while also caring for Kalvin and also excited to get out of the old house we're living in! The thought of less spiders and having a bathtub that actually drains is keeping me motivated!

Hope everyone is having a great start of August! I'll TRY to get birthday pictures up very soon!!

We're back!!!

Everyone is fine and dandy here...just busy :) My computer decided to stop working about a month ago so Dan and I have been sharing his laptop. That's kind of a pain in the butt! Hopefully I find a computer I want soon!

In the mean time...here is a picture of Kalvin this morning! He is such a sweet little boy!! I can't believe he turns one in 6 days! I couldn't imagine our life without him!

The Mr. Kalvinator :)

Hello again!

I can't believe we've already made it back to July! Kalvin will be 1 this month! Everyone always says they grow up too quick. But I didn't realize it would be this quick!!!! Why couldn't the actual pregnancy go this fast!?!

Kalvin currently has 6 teeth, sleeps from 8pm-7am, and is super friendly with everyone. He isn't walking yet but can crawl really fast!! He keeps me on my toes by trying to climb stairs and pull things off shelves. He's such a sweet little boy! How did I get so lucky to get the most wonderful child??? :)

Here are some pictures I took with my phone! The quality isn't the greatest but at least you can still see how goofy and cute he is! :)

PiCtuRe OvErLOaD!!

Ohhh...Well Hello Again!

It seems like my blog is getting away from me! I've been trying to take lots of pictures but it seems difficult when we're busy visiting friends, having birthdays, mowing the lawn, and trying not to move much so we stay cooler!

Monday was my 26th birthday so Dan took the day off work!! This was super exciting because that doesn't happen EVER....A whole day to hang out with him?!?!?! It was 95 degrees that day so we knew we wanted to be in air conditioning so I suggested the aquarium at the Mall of America. We had a great time. I loved seeing Kalvin's face light up when the critters swam next to him! I posted some pictures below. Kalvin really enjoyed it! (the pictures might look differently...) We ate at Ruby Tuesday where I got a giant salad and a glass of white sangria! For supper we cooked appetizer type food in our deep fat fryer (YUM!) and ended the night with a giant bowl of ice cream! The day was all about yummy food and amazing family time! It couldn't have been better!

Kalvin is getting more and more fun (and busy!). I enjoy the moments where he takes a second to give me hugs and kisses or just looks up at me and giggle. Both of us are currently covered in bruises. Kalvin keeps falling down and bonking his head and is getting lots of bruises on his knees from crawling... my arms and legs are bruised from Kalvin pinching me! Hopefully this pinching phase passes quickly! I'm not a fan!

I have a few more pictures that I'll be posting in the next few days so check back soon!!

Stay Cool!

Oooey Gooey Bananas

Good Morning and Happy June 1st!!
This is actually from yesterday after is nap. He was being so sweet and just hung out like that while I did laundry, finished up the dishes, and cut up potatoes for supper. He was quite content just hugging me! :)

Kalvin hasn't been eating much so this morning I put bananas in his little mesh thingy. He sucked on it for awhile which was nice...until he discovered he could squeeze stuff from it. I also had to put Vera in her kennel for a bit because Kalvin was very generous and wanted to give Vera some licks too. Gross...

He was pretty sticky from his face all the way to his toes :)

Kalvin has a funny combination of jammies on from last night. hehe! Now that it's getting warmer out, I'm enjoying seeing Kalvin's rolly polly arms and legs!

We didn't get to go for a walk yesterday...it was way too windy! I'm determined to go today!!!

Does anyone know how to keep a 10 month old child from pinching and scratching me???? I'm getting abused and I'm definitely not a fan!

Holy Humidity!!

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Weekend. Dan spent the weekend working so we didn't get to do anything fun. :( I'm already looking forward to my birthday next Monday. Dan took the day off work to be with Kalvin and I!!!!!!!!!!! It has been way too long since we had an entire day without Dan working!! In fact, I can't even remember when it was...

Any ideas of fun things to do for the day?? Last year for my birthday we went to Como Zoo and then went for ice cream. It was a really fun day but I was 8 months pregnant. Walking around in 90 degree heat was a bad idea!! I felt like a big fat sweaty whale!

Speaking of being sweaty...Our house is so incredibly humid!! It was pretty hard to sleep last night. I'm getting pretty sick of living in this old house :( The windows don't open and even if they did...there are no screens so critters would walk or fly right in! I don't want another bat in our bedroom!! EEK! Someday we'll live in a new place!!

Here are a few pictures from this morning!

And this is what's going on at this very second:

I snuck in to take some sleeping pictures of Kalvin. He always looks so peaceful. I still have the crib bumper in because Kalvin uses it to calm himself down. When he's trying to fall asleep he'll touch those bumps on the minky fabric.

And here's Vera! I had to physically carry her back in the house...all 40lbs of her! She didn't want to come in. I don't blame her! It's beautiful (but windy) out! I'm scared for Vera to spend time outside because I don't want her to get bit up again! The fields and tall grass behind her are breeding grounds for bugs (and snakes!!).

Maybe after Kalvin wakes up we'll slather sunscreen on Kalvin and brave the wind so we can go for a walk! YAY for not having to be so sheltered in the house anymore!

A wonderful day!

AHHHHH!! Today has been an amazing day compared to the rest of my week! I got the lawn mowed, Vera's neck is looking slightly better, the house is (kind of) clean, went for a play date with a great friend, Dan had a productive day at work, Kalvin is in bed, and now I'm finally enjoying some supper and a cold beer!

Here are some pictures from today:

Vera always scoots her butt right up to Kalvin's face and then he grabs her tail...It really grosses me out and I always scrub Kalvin's hands with anti-bacterial soap after this!

Kalvin got his faced licked...notice the hair sticking up on the left! He got a bath tonight to clean off the layers of sunscreen, dog spit, and dirt!

Our lilacs are also blooming!!! They smell AMAZING! I love having fresh flowers in the house!

I was so excited about the mason jars full of lilacs that I called Dan and told him how good our house smelled...He didn't seem impressed...I guess he's allergic to the pollen :( Rats!! I guess it's good he's not home much because I'm not removing them from the house! He'll just have to suffer the 7 hours he's home to sleep :) he he!