6 mths, 2 weeks, 6 days PB.
11 years ago i saw
this movie about a young boy and girl who grew up together, successfully played basketball into adulthood, and fell in love throughout that time. i became a big fan of
sanaa lathan afterward. in the new age of couples meeting online, i guess i'm a sucker for stories about childhood sweethearts that end up together.
keeping up with the childhood theme, HM asked me to scan some our baby pictures to compare them to little cal's. we've noticed our friends and families are split in their decisions regarding who calvin looks like. of course, HM and i both WANT to think that he has more genial features of our own, but i've decided to let the audience decide. here are 8 old school pictures for you to debate on. there are 4 of me and 4 of HM. take a guess on who's who? i will post the answers on my next blog:
don't be discouraged, it can get confusing...even for HM and i!
and so i don't skimp out on my promise from last month, here's a long picture update of calvin since the beginning of the 2011:
1/1/11 started off with a bang as cal attended his first wedding reception. the
bride and groom are nothing but inspiring, beautiful people who i'm not particularly close to but greatly respect and admire. cal was tired afterward, but still sported his onesie tuxedo in style. (he also liked our 1 ft xmas tree)
cal's 4 month checkup came in the middle of january. the doc says he's healthy and right on track with 'his' growth curve. i'm just glad he's
on a curve at all. as you can see: short, fat body with a big head. you go boy!
later in the month, we took calvin on a nice saturday morning stroll to the
houston auto show at reliant arena. i used to attend these regularly before i met HM, but there doesn't seem to be much excitement around new cars anymore. what was once a 2 week event has turned into a sad 5 day snoozefest. porsche didn't even represent! in any case, we came, we saw, calvin slept. what car did daddy like the best?
james bond's ride, of course.
speaking of (
who should own an) aston martin, we spent our tradition gambling
chinese new years at uncle H's house. baby cal received his first
li xi money! normally, i don't celebrate chinese new year, but i'm happy to take a holiday from HM. cal benefits from free money, but i'm not totally sure if uncle H gave him his '
extra cash' stash. do i see
clouds outside?! kidding, people....
calvin's first
super bowl was exciting. he boldly predicted the outcome by showing the true colors of the
winner! black and yellow,
WHO?!
february starts the season of
love. and what better way to show my boy how handle his business than to treat the ladies right from the beginning! below, cal shows off what i call, 'the sneaky surprise'. baby hailey might be 6 months older and much taller, but she never saw what was coming. never underestimate the little guy!
the next two pics are for auntie NT. cal's first road trip (post delivery) brought us to the
san marcos outlet mall. he quickly displayed his knack for modern furniture. what expensive taste you have, my son! he apparently
got it from his momma. can you guess which chair is from
pottery barn and which is from
restoration hardware? shouldn't be too difficult! i absolute dig this first picture....totally enjoying the moment.
our next stop was into austin to visit auntie G as she completed her vicious
half marathon. why run in the hills when you can run on flat ground in houston?! anyways - afterward, we had to stop by good ol'
salt lick to celebrate. and since cal already enjoyed
eating it while in utero, we let him chew the menu instead!
when people say that baby stuff takes over your home, they weren't kidding. i can bet that most babies would be fine playing with a plastic bottle or remote control. but after about 2 minutes, they need something else. this is why i think the baby business has grown into this booming market. in any case, HM and i went out and got him his
bumbo seat for easy feeding. notice his feet don't touch the ground - just like his daddy...
a careful eye will notice a difference in the next two pics. yep - those are two different '
activity centers'. HM was all about craiglisting these massive (and expensive) space wasters. after a complete wash down and disinfection process, baby cal ecstatic with his new toys. the second picture shows his love for bacon (or ham) at an early age....
since it's taken me so long to update, we had cal's 6 month check up a few weeks ago. basically, the same info from his 4 month visit, but i noticed his head circ % is getting larger. in honor of this, i give you a beaming shot of his massive
noggin.
although HM is a super
advocate for breastfeeding, over the past month HM has started feeding cal some solid foods.
basic items mainly, but sometimes it's fun to watch cal try some other stuff. we now know that he likes broccoli cheese soup! thanks mom...i'm trying to watch
my sodium!
...and finally back to basketball. calvin got his first TWO rockets games within 4 days of each other. i won the
first tickets at a work lunch raffle and the
2nd set were given to me by our communications/relations team to our
company's suite! he got to meet our CEO and some friendly
RPD's. i guess he's a good luck charm since the rockets won both games in a somewhat of a disappointing season.
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| reflection moment |
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| cal vs yao's shoe |
i hope everyone enjoyed the post! it's fairly difficult to load pictures 5 at a time (and sorting through hundreds of choices!), but that's my fault for lack of updating. HM's schedule has not been forgiving either. unfortunately, april isn't looking too much better. don't forget to make your 8 choices above!
-EZE
