Calia's new ride

Bubba Luva

Papa Mulcahy

Today, my mom and I took Calia to meet my Papa. When I was one and my mom went back to work, she took me to Nana and Papa's house. They were this older couple in our neighborhood, who watched kids. I spent 10 years under their care and they are like second grandparents to me. When Nana passed away in summer 1998, Papa sold their large house and moved to a retirement village. This man is incredible. He turned 93 in March and golfs 7 days a week, although he states he has to use the cart now. He has been featured in Sports Illustrated and in our local paper/news many times. One year ago, he hit his first hole in one at 92! Calia went for Papa's fan and he said no, and I laughed she had gotten her first "no" by Papa, something her angelic mother never heard (yeah right!) Unfortunately, it was close to nap time and Calia didn't have much to do, excpet crawl around and head for that fan again and again. She was a bit crabby, but Papa said he had seen worse. He got a kick out of wiping her runny nose stating, "I haven't done that in years!" It was nice to catch up with him and for him to see my little girl who is now the age I was when he first met me!

Matsui and the Sea Dogs game

Look at all the photographers!!

For Me???

Calia and Eli

Boo, Hiss

Last night, we went to Calia's second baseball game in 6 days, this time at good ol' Hadlock Field in Portland. We met up with my coworker, Andrew, his wife, Deb, and their little guy Eli, who is 7 1/2 months old. It was game 3 of the playoffs and the Sea Dogs (Red Sox affiliate) were playing the Trenton Thunder (Yankees affiliate). To add to the drama, Hideki Matsui was playing for Trenton while rehabing his broken wrist. Like the good Sox fans we are, we booed him everytime he stepped to the plate. Kevin and I have seen him before when we saw the Sox/Yanks game in April 2004, but it was cool to see him play in little Portland. Funnier was the hords of Japanese photographers at Hadlock. Apparently, the guy is the elvis of japan. Whatever. Sea Dogs won, now if only the Red Sox could do the same.... Oh well, we'll alwyas have 2004!

Hello

To further expand upon Calia's love of the phone...She now picks up the phone and says "hello", which sounds more like "ho." She carries the little plastic phone aound the house with her.

Typical girl

Calia loves the phone, any phone. She holds it up to her ear and says hello (or what sounds like hello in 13 month old speak). She has also started saying MAMA!! Finally. When I picked her up at school yesterday, she said it and kept saying it the whole way home. Of course we get home, she sees Kevin and it's all dada. But when I said, "say mama," she'd say it. Here is video proof, listen closely. She's also started walking...well, pushing things and walking behind them. Here is a clip. She's growing up so fast!

Funny Girl

I've got the Power!

Laughing at herself
Loving her new shirt

(It's huge at a 2T, but will fit for a long time)

So, after 2 marathon nights of sleep (13 and 12 1/2 hours each), Calia has been a hoot in the am. Eating monster breakfasts and telling some stories that she finds hillarious (too bad we can't understand her).

1st Red Sox game

Post game...new Papelbon shirt.

Is the game ever going to start??
Riding on the "T" with B
Is that "Big Papi"?
Mellow on Daddy

Yesterday Calia went to her first Red Sox game! I got these tickets back in Feb. Rick, Marcy, and Brynna went with us. First, the game was pushed back from 2:05 to 4:05, no biggie we knew about this ahead of time. So, we got near Fenway around 3ish, got a table and 2 high chairs at the Cask n' Flaggon (a miracle feat), and settled in for late lunch/early dinner. The start was pushed back to 4:20, then rain delay. We walked around loaded up on Sox gear, then heard start time was to be 5:10.

Calia was energized by all of the excitement and clapped for everything that happened for the first 2 innings. She got a little crabby, then noticed about 5 20-something boys sitting behind us. She spent the next couple innings smiling, waving, trying to steal their beer, pizza, whatever they were eating. She then settled in on Kevin's lap and we made it to the 7th inning. When the Sox were losing 6-0, we were all a little tired and anxious to beat the crowd out, we left. She was very mellow on the T back to the car. We got her out of her sweaty, smelly clothes, put her in her new Papelbon shirt. With Mr. Binks and blankie in place, she was out like a light (8:00pm). She slept the whole way home, into bed and until 8:40 this morning. We should go to a game everyday!

Rockin' to Dora

Calia's favorite TV show is Dora the Explorer, she loves it. Anything Dora and Calia is infatuted. This morning when the theme song started Calia started dancing, so I rewound the DVR grabbed the camera and made this video. Of course, Calia spotted the camera and got a little camera shy, and Coda had to get into the shot, but I think you get the idea!

A busy day spent playing

Kissing Elmo

Banging with her drum sticks
Reading her new book
Maracas!!

12 Month Well Visit

So, we just got home from Calia's 1 year checkup...her stats are...

Length: 29" (50%)
Head: 17.75" (50%)
Weight: 17 lbs 12 oz (5%)

About a month ago, she was only 17 lbs. I'm so proud, we've worked really hard in the past month to gain those extra 12 oz. Must be all those extra pudding cups. She got 2 shots...Comvax (hib/hep combo) and Prevnar, which finished 3 series of shots!! She cried during the first shot , but by the time the second one went in, she was fine. Only 2 more shots at her 15 month check, then we are done until Kindergarten, except yearly flu shots, of course!

Love Bites

Yesterday at school, Calia was bit by a classmate. Actually, the write up from daycare sated..."Calia was playing with a friend, and was biten." Kevin 's first comment was what did she do to deserve it. Daycare won't tell us who did it. It didn't break the skin, but we can tell that the culprit has 5 teeth, because there are 5 little bruises on her arm. This morning when I dropped her off, I was sizing up all of her classmates. Poor Bubba!

Moose, Tub Time, and Elmo

Big stuffed Moose...more fun, than riding Coda!

Calia dumping water out of the tub.

Elmo Trance

Chillin' poolside with Abigail

Update

It's been a crazy week since our return from VT. We had a great week...great time visiting with Kevin's family, while some of mine came over to visit as well. We took the gondola up Mt. Mansfield on Calia's b-day, spent a day walking around Burlington, visited Ben and Jerry's, hung out by the pool, played some good air hockey, had a couple b-day parties (Calia, Bruce, Shelly), the men golfed, Shelly and I got massaged (tired muscles form carrying around kids!), and biking, of course there was biking.

The day after we got home we had 60 people over for Calia's 1st b-day party. Good times. Last week was spent trying to get back into the groove of life. This past Saturday, we went for a family bike ride and walked around the Old Port. Sunday, Calia went to her first big girl Birthday party at the Children's Museum for Avery Mae who is now 5! Calia loved the toddler play area, especially the air cylinder that keeps the ball floating in the air. Calia had no use for the floating ball and batted it out of her way before climbing up and putting her face into the air. Her hair was blowing in the wind and she was laughing hysterically. After the party, we headed to Gray to the Stuables for the baptism party for Ray Ray. Calia was a bit punchy since her nap was cut short, but after a quick meal of beer bread, she realized she had a audience and was fine. Anyway, on to another week...

Some Vermont Pictures

Bath time after her cakeFlying Bubba on Mt. Mansfield

It's Party Time!

Calia's 1st Birthday party was yesterday. The weather was perfect, sunny and warm, not too hot. We had a birthday cake moon bounce for the bigger kids, which was rockin' all day, so I'd say it was a hit. Calia held up pretty well and took a 3 hour nap after! I can't believe our little peanut is 1. Where did that year go?

Birthday Princess

So, we are back from our week in Stowe, Vt which included...drum roll please...Calia's 1st B-Day! I will blog more about our week tomorrow or Monday, but here is a picture for her eager fans!

"Calia wears the pants in this room"

Lunch at Gritty's Freeport last Sunday, chomping on a pickle!

Guess her room was too light at 730 for bedtime, so she wrapped her blankie over her head.
Playing one morning.

This morning while dropping Calia off at daycare, I witnessed quite a scene. Griffin (usually one of Calia's best buds) was playing happily, so Calia went over and attempted to take his toy. Griffin wouldn't let go, so Calia hit him, not just a little tap, a full blown bitch slap. I said Calia, in my sternest voice, (which usually she laughs at). She looked up at me and started to cry hysterically. Griff of course dropped the toy and went onto something else, but Calia carried on crying for 5 minutes. I told her that was not ok and she would have no friends if she acted like that. Eventually, I picked her up and gave her a kiss. Vanessa (one of the girls in her room) said, "Yup, that's Calia she definitely wears the pants in this room". Of course as a mom, I'm mortified that my child, my precious princess would act like this. Wonder where she gets this temper?

Status Quo

Hangin' with dada and hida

My bear is my pillow.

I haven't written on the blog in a bit, because not too much else is new with us. Calia still has 2 teeth, still climbing, pulling, standing/walking with help (doesn't seem to interested in walking alone, which is fine with Kev and I). Still using Coda as her personal jungle gym, still sleeping like a champ (12 hrs last night). Saying more...dada, hida (Coda), papa, yaya, and her jargon, still no mama, although she knows who I am because when I ask where is mama, she hits me in the chest and laughs.

She's such an animated little girl. This morning after wolfing down her mandarin oranges and chomping on some toast, she made an eek noise. So I asked her, "are you a monkey?" She shook her head no, then I asked..."who's a monkey? " She said, "Dada." I said, "Really, Daddy's a monkey?" She started shaking her head yes and laughing hysterically. Too funny, sorry Kevin.

I can't believe she is going to be one next week. We are celebrating her birthday week by going to Stowe, VT. We've rented a house. Kevin's family will be there as well staying at their place at the Trapp Family Lodge, so Calia will have Jeremy, Abigail, and Declan around to party with. Rock on!