I don't want to forget what happened to us over all these months of blog slacking, so I'm just diving back in. I thought I would recap what happened with all of us over the months of the summer before Clark was born.
In addition to turning two, Calvin had a lot of fun moments and a few cute quirks that made the summer special. Among them: He wore his bacon tie every day but Sunday for months. We got lots of fun comments about it, but Calvin thought it was just normal.
He also took to wearing his stethoscope quite often (and always to doctors appointments and visiting Daddy at work). Calvin got his own WVU hat for his birthday, and wouldn't leave the house without it. In fact, he still doesn't like to leave without it. It was very convenient because he is just so pale, and we loved having the extra protection (in addition to his daily sunscreen).
We spent quite a few days playing at the splash pad. It was always a reminder of how much he'd changed since our days there the summer before.
Calvin also got to swim in a real swimming pool for the first time since he was ten weeks old. He was really excited leading up to it but then timid for the first while we were there. After a while, he warmed up to it and ended up having a lot of fun, though.
Calvin also enjoyed lots of mornings at the park, in story time, and visiting the children's museum. There was also a lot of time with extended family this summer, and Calvin was old enough to really connect with all the visitors.
My summer kicked off with a new phone and a cold stone cake to celebrate my 28th birthday. We ordered this cake in homage to "Get Smart" and because we wanted to get a good reaction when I picked up the cake "my husband ordered for me." It was as amusing as I hoped, and I enjoyed every fattening bite!
Unfortunately, I fractured my toe Fourth of July weekend. After toughing it out the whole weekend, I finally gave in and got it checked out.
The confirmed break landed me in a big, hot, heavy boot for three weeks. It was amazing how it made my foot feel so much better, but it definitely limited me and what we could do the month of July into August.
Even once the boot came off, I was still trapped wearing tennis shoes all the time. It made for some amusing outfit combos, but it was such a relief from the boot.
Of course, I spent the summer growing a human, too. Dad drew a wonderful portrait of me during one of his visits.
And, it was amazingly accurate!
Unsurprisingly, Devin had to spend a lot of the summer working. We visited at work just as much as we could which helped a lot.
Devin also finished his intern year this summer! We were all pretty excited about that! Transitioning to second year (PGY2) meant different responsibilities, a return of night shift, and the addition of moonlighting. It has also put us just that much closer to the finish line of residency!
Devin also celebrated the big 3-0 this summer! We bought the biggest Cold Stone cake they sell for his clinic that day. Unfortunately, it didn't fit in the freezer until we cut it in half. So, I made sure to decorate it extra nice after piecing it back together the next day.
Calvin was disappointed we couldn't light candles at the clinic, so we had a repeat with an extra slice of cake that evening for his sake.
We also decided to try out buzzing Devin's hair this summer. While we've decided a straight buzz is just a little but to extreme for him, he has taken to wearing his hair much shorter as a result of this experiment.
Annnnd, that pretty much sums up our summer! We had lots of fun, but it really just boiled down to a collection of little moments and habits that all strung together into great memories. It seems like a lifetime ago--especially since none of this includes Clark. But, it really was a fantastic summer!
