rugby in the homeland

This last weekend was Cal's first trip to Wales, where my parents were born and raised.  Cal and I drove out to Swansea mid-week and he slept for most of the 5 hour trip with a stop outside of London to see my mom's cousin, Judith, and my second cousin, Rachel.  Calvin was a real charmer with them and he even got to celebrate Christmas early with some awesome new toys.  We then spent a few days with Aunty Mary and Uncle Ken before Nick joined us on Friday.  On Saturday, Christmas came early for Nick and I as well as we got to go to a Wales rugby game while Aunty Mary babysat Cal.  Wales was playing New Zealand and we got to see the famous haka performed by the NZ team (the All Blacks) while the entire stadium chanted "Wales, Wales!".  It was an amazing atmosphere and an exciting game, despite Wales losing 12 to 19.  Even though Cal wasn't at the game, he was showing his Welsh pride by wearing the red jersey.  Here are a few pics from Saturday:

Cal showing his game face

 

Cal and Aunty Kath

The Babysitter (Aunty Mary) and Cal

Go Wales!

(Nick is not in this picture because he doesn't have a Welsh rugby jersey, poor guy)

The flower of Wales is the daffodil, for those of you who are wondering why we have a giant inflatable one at the game

The All Blacks performing the haka to the Welsh team

In other news, Cal had his first doctor's appointment in Cambridge.  The doctor is very pleased with Calvin's progress and he weighs a whopping 17 lb 14 oz!  That is still considered average for his adjusted age of 6 months (his actual age is 8 months).  He is also still a tall boy at 70 cm (27.5 in).  The doctor and nurse we met were all really nice so I'm happy about that too.  Way to go NHS!