The weekend

Gavin had a big time this past weekend.  He got to watch the Bulldogs suck it up on the big screen on Saturday and then attended his very first pool party on Sunday!

The whole family was decked out in red shirts for the game Saturday but of course the only pictures I have are of Clay and Gavin :-).  They looked so super cute though, like twins!  I though Gav looked so handsome in his little red polo shirt!!



I was a bit worried about the pool party.  Gavin had woken up early that morning and then hadn't had much of a nap that morning or afternoon.  So when he didn't scream and cry, I considered the whole thing a success.  As you will see, Gavin is not a fan of cold water but all in all he took it like a champ!









Look at that HUGE diaper!

4 months old

I know it has been a while since I have posted, work has been nuts and I never have time when I get home in the evenings.

Last Sunday my precious boy turned 4 months old!!  He is getting so big, I think he gains a pound every night and grows at least an inch or two.  He is getting such a personality and is so much fun, Clay and I are really enjoying this stage in his life.  He absolutely adores playing with Clay, Clay is such a good entertainer, I don't know what we would do with out him.  When Gavin gets fussy around our dinnertime and right before his, Clay is the only one that can bring out the smiles and giggles long enough for us to choke down our food.  Another funny thing I have noticed is that Gavin has really taken notice of the camera, he follows it everywhere with his eyes as soon as I turn it on.  Which makes it nice because he is always looking right at it however he has also stopped smiling pretty much as well anytime the camera comes out.  So that is why he isn't smiling in most of the pics, which stinks because he is always smiling right before!!!


 He talks a lot and once he starts he keeps going for quite a while.  He has also decided he likes the kitty and any time Josh is in his line of vision, Gavin starts grunting and talking to him.  My best interpretation of what he is saying is "Get over here kitty and let me pet you/pull your hair"  I have to monitor all interactions between the two, so far there hasn't been an incident, Josh has been very patient with all of Gavin's tugging.

I can also tell Gavin is getting tired of facing backwards in the seat.  He gets pretty restless anytime he spends more than a couple of minutes in his car seat.  I have learned that rolling down the back window and letting him see everything passing by outside is a good way to calm him down when he starts fussing.

Our little precious eats like a horse.  He has 5 bottles a day with 7 ounces of formula and has rice cereal twice a day.  Bottle at 7, 10, 1, 4, 7.  2 Tbs rice cereal at 11 and 6.  According to the dr. this is exactly where he should be right now.  We are going to start introducing veggies in the next week or so, as soon as he gets over this chest bug he has.

Below are some pictures I took on his monthly birthday?? not really sure what you call that

First Giggle

Not much to post just wanted to record that we heard Gavin's first giggle yesterday 9/1/10!  Before now he would smile and kind of grunt once, so you knew it was his way of laughing.  But these laughs were few and far between.  Last night when I was feeding him and telling him what a dirty messy boy he was, this huge grin came across his face and then he started to giggle, and did it four or five times.  It was the funniest and sweetest thing ever!

First Food

For the past week or two I have noticed Gavin staring intently at our plates when we eat and I knew that was one of the signs that he was ready for some real food.  Then last week he started a growth spurt and his appetite could not be satisfied so after discussing with his teacher at school we decided to give him some rice cereal Friday night.  I decided to feed him and told Clay to record the momentous occasion, needless to say we should have switched.  I could not keep that liquid cereal off of Gavin's face and bib and Clay kept forgetting to snap pictures or record a video.  We did get some really cute ones though eventually.  Remember to watch the video just click it and you will go to Picasa where it will play.

This first video is right at the beginning when we both were getting used to the new food and new way of eating.


This second video is five or ten minutes later after he decided he really liked this stuff.



Then this is just a funny picture during the process



Well we skipped Saturday due to various reasons and tried for the second time on Sunday after church.  This time with Clay feeding him and me taking the pictures.  Needless to say this went much cleaner and smoother :-)



So all in all it has been a success!

Long Post - Sorry!!

These past two weeks have kind of been a blur.  On the 14th we went to the GA CHIP at Belks which is a free program put on by the Georgia Masons.  They gather all this information about your child like weight, height, hair color, finger prints, DNA and then put it on a CD so just in case your child is ever kidnapped the police will have all the necessary information quickly.  It's really scary to think about but also really important.  They had a bunch of other kid things going on but Gavin was WAY to young to enjoy them.  After that we went to Clay's parents and Gavin got lots of love from his Nanny-Ma and Pa-Pa and cousin Kaleigh.  Sorry for the picture quality, I think we must have had the camera on the wrong setting without realizing it.

From 2010-08-14

We also broke down and bought a humidifier that weekend.  Gavin has had a cough and runny nose for like a month but it didn't get that bad until that weekend, so Clay hit Target late night, or at least late night for us :-). We also tried propping the head of his bed up with books, but he rolls all the way to the bottom which kind of defeats the purpose. Unfortunately he got a lot worse this past Saturday night.  Clay being the amazing husband that he is, got up with him all throughout the night so needless to say we did not make it to church the next morning.  That morning while I was feeding him, the poor baby started coughing so hard he threw up!  It broke my heart and grossed me out at the same time.  About an hour after that he did the same thing so I knew that we needed to try something else.  We are super blessed to have a friend whose children have seen more than their share of the inside of the doctors office and just so happened to be running late for church which made her be able to get my text.  She gave me some calming words and the hours of the walk-in clinics here in town, thanks Aunt E!  I was still kind of hesitant to take him in since Gavin didn't have a fever and all the books say not to worry if they don't have a fever.  So we called another friend of ours who is a PA and asked her what to do.  I felt so guilty doing this because I felt like we were taking advantage but I really didn't want to take him in if we didn't need to.  So luckily she asked Clay lots of questions and then told us she would have the doctor call in some cough medicine.

 Let me stop right here to tell you that I have been a customer of the Rite Aid on the corner of Inner Perimeter and North Oak Street for a long time, but in the last couple of weeks, the service has gone into the pooper!!!  I spent so much time there last week getting various prescriptions I felt like they should have been paying me!  Then after an hour wait when they guarantee 15 minutes, they didn't have the correct amount so I was told I would have to come back on Monday. When I came back and waited FOREVER in line she told me she was sorry but I would have to come back next Monday because she still didn't have any in (this was after she told me last week that she had already ordered it)!!!  Furious!!!  Thank you for letting me vent :-)

So anyway Gavin has been on the mend but keeping us up a lot at night with his hacking cough so when I was trying to fall back asleep last night this verse came to my mind.   

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Mathew 11: 28-30

 That has always been one of my favorite verses, it really brings peace to me.

When I saw Gavin looking at Clay like this, it just melted my heart!!
Cute boy after a bath!


Yesterday we also made our first trip the the semi-annual kids clothing sale at Mathis City Auditorium.  I could not believe how much stuff was in there and yesterday was the next to last day, I can only imagine how packed it was on Monday!  We got a jumperoo for $25, see pictures and video of Gavin below, a bag of books for $3, and then a bunch of clothes for $15!  I will definitely be going back in the spring.

Just click on the picture below and it should take you to Picasa where the video should start. Clay had tried putting books under Gavin's feet because we weren't sure he was tall enough but he quickly kicked them out of the way and started jumping.



Below are cute pictures/video of Clay and Gavin talking and playing together last night.  Gavin LOVES playing with his Daddy.  Mommy is good for hugs and snuggles, but it really boring compared to Daddy!  Oh well, guess I better get used to it now, because I'm sure it will only get worse :-).  Clay is also trying to get him to stand up on his own.  Gavin has definitely got the strength in his legs but hasn't quite mastered the balance part yet.  I truly won't be surprised if he walks before he crawls.  I really wish I had some pictures of him walking with Clay holding his hands the other night, it was really funny, Clay kind of helps him put one foot in front of the other :-)
Notice he is standing on his own and Clay just has his one hand and his clothes for balance!

From 2010-08-25

Just click on the picture below and it should take you to Picasa where the video should start

Talkative little booger isn't he!

Welcome to My Own Little Story

Welcome to My Own Little Story

I got this link off of a blog that I follow and then started my own book for Gavin. It is so easy and takes you through every month to document all the wonderful things your baby does before and after you have them.

3 months old!!

I know I say this every month, but I really can't believe it has been 3 months.  In some ways, I feel like Gavin has been apart of our lives forever but in other ways it seems like just yesterday that he was born.  Especially when I look at my self in the mirror, sob, sob.  Oh well, I am doing absolutely everything I can short of pills and surgery so I guess I just have to be patient or go get a prescription :-).

This has been a big month for my little love bug (bug for short), I know the nickname is terrible, but I can't help it!    It's better than the one Clay came up with, which I will not even mention!

I think that he is developing a sense of taste, or at least that is the only thing I can relate to his need to stick all of his toys into his mouth.  He tries to grab and hold everything, things that aren't stationary still give him a little trouble.  You can almost see the wheels turning in his head as he slowly reaches out to grab whatever toy is swinging from his car seat.  It still takes him a couple of tries usually, but he is getting better and better everyday.  One thing that he doesn't seem to have a problem grabbing and holding on for dear life to is my hair!  Thankfully this doesn't happen too often because my little bug has quite a grip!

He can now sit up all by himself in his Bumbo chair which he is starting to enjoy more and more. And as you can probably see from the picture he is also starting to drool ALOT.  Not exactly sure why, I don't think he is supposed start teething for quite awhile.

Gavin has started to laugh, barely.  He will only do it every once in a while and it only lasts a second.  He smiles ALL THE TIME, which melts my heart, but really hasn't gotten into the laughing thing yet although you can tell when he thinks things are funny, like his Daddy making noises at him.

 As you know from my last post, he has also started rolling over, which I am happy to report he has gotten used to so we are now back to our normal sleep pattern.  I have been using the sleeping on his belly as an excuse for not making him have belly time at night, not sure if that is ok or not.  There is so much guilt wrapped up in being a parent!

He is also "talking" our ears off!  He is especially talkative in the mornings and late evenings and really chatters when he is getting his diaper changed.  He has the most serious looks on his face sometimes and then does this move with his head like "are you listening to me??"  I'm sure you can not even begin to picture it from my awesome description :-).  But trust me it is super cute and funny.

Gavin's and also my latest achievement was his first night and weekend away. We had a wedding to go to in Savannah this past weekend that just happened to start at the same time as Gavin's last feeding and bedtime. If it were not for this I probably would have attempted to bring him with us, which I am sure would have been miserable for all involved! So my parents agreed to keep him and met us up here to pick him up Friday. I dreaded it all week and said many, many prayers. I knew Clay and I needed some time alone together but that didn't make it any easier to leave Gavin. Well we loaded my parent's van down with everything Gavin could possibly want or need and then we headed off to Savannah. I won't bore you with the details of our trip but I was very proud of myself I only called home twice a day, didn't shed ANY tears, and didn't try and make Clay leave for Thomasville after the wedding Saturday night. We had a wonderful time together and I really enjoyed my first and hopefully not last trip to Savannah. Gavin got spoiled rotten and he told us several times after we picked him up that he wanted to go back to his Me-Me and Pa-Pa's where he was appreciated :-).

Beautiful church steeple downtown Savannah