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This weekend Cal took his first trip to the Big Apple. And, he loved it! So many cars and people to watch. He was thrilled!


We had lunch with friends--a lawyer from mama's work--and Cal got to meet other silly kids.


We also ventured into Brooklyn and he took his first dip into the hotel swimming pool, which was far too cold for his liking and enjoyed the tissues box to no end.



We all enjoyed a trip to the Brooklyn art museum for a crazy cartoon exhibit of Japanese artist Murakami. The exhibit was filled with little people, crawling and grabbing at sculptures. Hard to say what was more entertaining--watching the babies or looking at the artwork.


Mama was thrilled because she also got to sneak out to a get-together of her friends as they celebrate their engagement. It was a fantastic, springtime family weekend. It was certainly fun to see the city through Callum's eyes.

Friday night

What can we say, it was the end of the week. The diaper came off so close to bath time we just couldn't gather enough energy to put it back on! It must have been the 75 degree summer-like weather going to our heads. Luckily, there weren't any accidents.

Trip to the Park

Tried a few new things at the park this week and got a lukewarm response. The slide seemed particularly scary. He eventually warmed up to being stuffed in the swing but wasn't exactly loving it. We will see how it goes down next time.

If I had my druthers..

I would walk outside all day...

and I would wear this face...


and be this determined...


and show off my new walking skills.

Spring is in the air

This Monday Callum and mama visited the local zoo and found proof-positive that spring has arrived...BABY ANIMALS! Callum really enjoyed the goats, two were pregnant and two babies had already arrived. They were pretty stinky but awfully cute. The zoo is walking distance from our house so I'm sure we will be spending more time there as the weather warms up.

Sinatraville

This Saturday was gorgeous and warm so we all trekked over to Hoboken (Sinatra's birthplace..or at least he lived there for a while) for some lounging, shopping, and soaking up the vibe. Here we are in the frozen monkey cafe with our little monkey.


Here he is reading Papa's hip, music magazine...it was later eaten as well. A music review tastes better than it reads, or so we are told.

11 Astounding, Amazing, and Interesting Facts about our 11-month old Little Man!!

1. He LOVES walking..holding onto our hands or with a walking toy. He still isn't interested in crawling but could walk all day if our backs were up to it! And, he wears a goofy grin the whole time because he is so proud of himself.

2. He LOVES eating...and will take anything. Seaweed, tofu, black beans, scrambled eggs, you name it and he will eat it.
3. He loves eating finger food and is very adept at getting it into his mouth. Very little ends up on the floor or on his seat! We are always amazed.
4. He has mastered the sippy cup. In fact, often while eating he will hold onto his sippy cup with one hand taking a sly sip when he isn't chewing or eating. He's even started to fuss about taking a bottle because he knows he can do the sippy cup just fine, thank you.
5. He really enjoys his 'chunky' lego table and stands playing with it forever. He used to enjoy throwing the pieces and hearing them crash on the floor but just recently he has started putting the pieces in different locations on the table and trying to spin them.

6. He loves being outside. And, will start crying if the front door is shut on him.
7. He LOVES watching cars go bye outside and always looks up at us wanting us to hold his hands so he can walk to the intersection for a closer look at all the cars. We get lots of smiles and waves from passengers.
8. He has a definite timid streak and takes a little while to warm up to people. He does it by burying his head in mama's shoulder and sneaking peaks at the new visitors. After doing this for a while he reaches out to touch their face, usually the nose. After about a half an hour he can warm up to a group and then he wants to walk...again.
9. He can spin like a top on his bottom. When his frustration overwhelms him because he can't get around on his own, he eventually starts just moving in circles trying to reach toys that are out of reach.
10. He is beginning to show that he can understand us. When mama says, "Where is Papa?", he starts looking around for Kieran. And when we say, "Would you like to eat?" he will take our hand and make us walk him to the high chair.

11. And, the most amazing and heartbreaking thing about our 11 months old (not-so) baby is that he will give us kisses when we ask for them. We have to say "Can I have a kiss, Callum?" and he will slow down, put his lips in the kiss position and press them against our cheeks. Try that at the end of a long day of work and you are a stoic fool that doesn't get choked up.