Father's Day

Today is your first Father's Day! You were in the mood to be held today. Any time we tried to put you down, you started screaming. I guess you knew it was a day to be close to family!
Daddy walked you down to the nursery at church. As I picked you up, he gave you kisses and told you, "Bye," as he left to play in the band. At the end of service, I came to get you so you could hear Daddy play on Father's Day. As the band played, you watched, and we swayed back and forth to the music as I sang. When the song was over, I looked down and you were asleep! Rock and roll worship music was just the thing to put you out. :-) Now, that's Daddy's boy!
We're getting ready to go to Ghee and Papa Mike's to swim and be with your cousins to celebrate. We have to wait for you to wake up from your nap first, though. We played when we got home from church, and then you fell asleep while you were eating.
I'm going to put a picture of you asleep at church here so you can see it, and I'll also post some pictures from the awesome photo shoot we did to surprise Daddy for his special day! You did a great job posing. He loves his pictures of his handsome boy!
We love you, Calvin. Today I pray that you will always feel safe and loved by your daddy, and that you, too, will grow to be a Godly daddy one day. You come from a long line of good men!





-- Mommy

Rolling over

There we were, at the end of my stretch of time back at work. We finally gave in and decided to let you sleep on your tummy. It scared me to death, and I checked on you all the time to make sure you could breathe, but you loved it! You slept through the night four nights in a row!
On Wednesday, May 26th, Grandma Lee was watching you. She put you down for a nap on your tummy, and when she came in to get you up, you were on your back! We were so excited that you had learned to roll over. You push yourself up on your knees, so that you look like a puppy dog ready to pounce. Then, you tip your bottom to the side and roll on over.
Mommy and Daddy are having fun playing with you! We like to put you on the floor on a blanket and help you roll around.
You know, when you were smaller than this, you couldn't stand being on your tummy even for a second! You would lie there, struggling to keep your face off the floor, and you would become frustrated so quickly. It's exciting because now, instead of screaming when you're on your tummy, you lift your head, look around, and think about how you can move to a different position. This is a good life lesson about how to assess your situation, change what you can, and leave it to God to handle the rest. I'm so proud that you're learning the, "Change what you can," part.


-- Mommy