Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Germany


These slightly blurry pics were taken on Martin's phone when I realised I had left the camera behind...and of course we had to document Calvin's stop in Germany! This was at a pub in Flensburg, a border town, and is the fifth country on his world tour so far (after England, Denmark, Belgium and France).

Hanging out in the hotel room



Traditional Danish Lunch




We went to an inn in southern Jylland for a few days before heading to Martin's family reunion. One of the places we stopped for lunch served traditional Danish lunch, the way Grandma used to make...Calvin's very first one!

Monday, June 8, 2009

Who Needs a Bib?

I actually remember thinking "It's only one biscuit, how messy can it be?"

Calvin's first haircut


We went to get Calvin's hair trimmed very slightly so I could stop doing the old man comb-over. Actually in his case it was more of a comb-around - he had one long section that went around his head full circle! Much better now, thanks to Alannah at Flaxon Ptooch.

Oooh and look closely at the top picture and you can see another first - Calvin's first tooth!

Friday, June 5, 2009

Raspberries

Neat eater


Calvin is actually a very neat eater - he hardly ever manages to spill any on his bib :)

Lunch Date with Scarlett

Calvin went to Scarlett's for lunch - and borrowed her pink Bumbo :)

Monday, June 1, 2009

Digby's First Birthday Party



We met a really fun lady named Amber at the Baby Clinic who had three kids under three - Monty, Digby and Trixiebelle (middle picture). She took pity on Calvin ("an only child?! how sad!") and invited him to Digby's first birthday party. They went all out with a face painter, magician and marquis tent in the backyard and Calvin had a great time!

No more growling, just drooling!

Cute in a cap


Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Eloise along for the ride

More cucumber please!



Backyard Barbecue

We went to Patrick's house for a barbecue on Sunday and Calvin had a great time rolling around in the grass before munching on some cucumber.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

First bowl of oatmeal videos




Calvin is now almost 6 months old and tried his first bite of real food today...oatmeal! He seemed to like it, after I stopped trying to feed him and let him feed himself. Then for lunch he tried a bite of butternut squash soup - he loved it! I think I have a good eater on my hands...why am I not surprised!?

My happy guy


Chubby cheeks

Hanging out with Kathy



Playdate with Scarlet



Calvin went with Kathy to meet Scarlet and Andrea for a playdate in Highgate Woods - Scarlet loves to take her shoes off, and was trying to help Calvin out of his :)

Some mobile phone pics





Thursday, May 21, 2009

Bodil and Popeye


Bodil is great with kids - Calvin loved cuddling with her! Or should I say Popeye did...

Camden cool

The Bøgvads came for a visit and we stopped in Camden Market for some lunch - don't the boys look the part :)

NW5 Drop-In

This was our favorite Kentish Town activity so far - tons of babies, rhyme time, plus I ran into two women from my Weight Watchers group there! And there are plenty of volunteers to sit with Calvin while I have a cup of tea...heaven.

Florence and Ianthe



Calvin went to the twins' first birthday party in Flat 11 - new toys, bubbles, balloons...he had a great time :)

Roll over

Calvin can now roll over! I'm not sure it's entirely voluntary, and I still have to help him when he gets stuck on his tummy...but it's often enough that I can't leave him unattended in elevated places!

Carla's bear

One of my mom's best friends from college, Carla, sent over a bear in the cutest outfit - which she made herself! This is one of the few pictures I managed to get where Calvin is not biting his new friend...

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

First ice cream

Ok, he didn't technically eat any of it - but spent quite some time rubbing the cold package against his poor teething gums!

Pub lunch

And yes, I know I torture the poor boy (bunny ears, sunglasses)...but I can't help myself!