Yakima time

We have had a lovely six weeks or so in Washington. Calvin and I spent the month of June in Yakima, hanging with my family and recovering and just getting all settled back into life in the states. This has involved eating lots of meat, fruit, yummy veggies and ... whatever else we want :). Nana bought Calvin this fun new car from Costco that has been a big hit. Here is a picture of his inaugural ride ... except after a few minutes the tire fell off. So here is Papa fixing the tire, and solidifying the idea in Calvin's mind that Papa can fix anything that is broken ... whether Papa is there or not. It's sweet. I'm not exactly sure what's happening here, but I love the look on Calvin's face. Another car that Calvin and Papa are working hard on fixing to make the lights and sounds work ... this was important boy work. Some cuddles with my little monkey ... note the black eye. I think he ran into a table corner, but I'm not quite sure exactly. This was within two days of several other injuries as well. The boy plays very, very hard. Peek-a-boo! Another new tradition - running with the towel after his bath ... and then running naked as long as he can before he gets caught. Hanging with Nana. Popsicles are big fun. Serious boy work ... Calvin "helped" Papa take the runners off the mini-van by looking under the car and holding the wrench. It was serious business. Bonding with Henry has been important work too! Loving on Nana and Papa ... Flossing! And cuddling :). We have noticed big changes in Calvin the last couple of months ... his vocabulary is growing rapidly, he's acquiring new skills, and overall he just seems to have a LOT more energy. I'm not sure how much of this is just regular development, how much is being back in the states, how much is being around grandparents, etc. We have had so much change in our life the last few months that it is impossible to know. Regardless though, he seems to be thriving. He LOVES to play outside, to sit in cars (and push all the buttons), to play with Henry, to RUN! and to go down slides. These are the big favorites right now. He also started eating with a spoon and fork all on his own, walking down stairs, and saying all kinds of new words. It has been great fun to watch! Matt came back at the end of June and we were so excited to go get him in Seattle! We also took advantage of the time in the area to finally get Calvin together with Matt's grandpa, who is 93. So here you have it, four generations of Kaemingk men. We are all flying down to Pasadena on Friday to spend a week or so seeing friends and gathering all of our earthly belongings from the storage unit down there. We will then move them all up to Lake Chelan to store at our temporary home for next year. It will be so nice to have our things again! Even if they are still in boxes, we at least have access to them, which will be LOVELY. In terms of baby news, things are looking really good right now. We have seen several specialists here who say the baby is looking perfect and growing normally. So, whatever is going on with my weird placenta is not affecting the baby at this point, and hopefully that will continue. I have been bumped back for the time being to monthly check-ups which is a HUGE answer to prayer. Please do continue to keep praying that this little guy stays put until he's all big and strong and fully developed enough to come join us!