Gavin is not showing any manners in this one, poor Clare.
Monday, December 20, 2010
First Christmas Party
I am a little behind, big surprise :-). Not this past weekend but the weekend before, Gavin attended his first Christmas party. This is the second year that our friends have hosted a cookie decorating party where we decorate cookies for us to eat but with the majority going to some very special kids at the Children's Advocacy Center. Of course Gavin didn't get to decorate any, I don't think anyone would have appreciated drool softened cookies :-). But he did get to play with his friends Clare and Jackson. We really didn't capture how sweet it was. Clare and Gavin were rolling the ball back and forth to each other and of course by the time we got the camera out they had pretty much quit. Below are a few pictures and short videos of his adventure. To watch the video click the video icon in the picture and it will take you to Picasa to view.
Gavin is not showing any manners in this one, poor Clare.
Gavin is not showing any manners in this one, poor Clare.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Gavin's First Christmas Tree
We took our annual trip out to 
Hambrick's Christmas Tree Farm to find our Christmas tree. It was FREEZING and Gavin really wasn't all into it, not that I expected him to be. He was a good sport about the pictures though at least until the very end :-). I am happy to say that the tree is up although it is yet to be decorated.
The tree is down!!
Hambrick's Christmas Tree Farm to find our Christmas tree. It was FREEZING and Gavin really wasn't all into it, not that I expected him to be. He was a good sport about the pictures though at least until the very end :-). I am happy to say that the tree is up although it is yet to be decorated.
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| This is it! The perfect tree!! |
The tree is down!!
Talking and crawling
Last Thursday Gavin said his first legible string of letters. He said "Da Da" I was crushed! But it made me feel better that he called me Da Da also so obviously he hasn't quite figured out what it means. Shortly after that he started saying "ki ca" which I assume he is repeating kitty cat, again he doesn't look at the cat when he says it so I assume he isn't sure what it means. He is quite proud of himself though and talks even more than he used to, which is hard to believe. I have no idea what he is going to be when he grows up but if it doesn't involve a great deal of talking I will be super surprised. He is very fascinated with the sound of his own voice :-).
Just click on the video icon in the picture below and it should take you to Picasa to view the video
Gavin has been so close to crawling for so long that I was beginning to wonder if he would ever do it. Then when we got home Sunday afternoon and put him on the floor we could tell that he had made some significant progress. I honestly thought that he would crawl before he went to bed but alas he did not. So last night while we were watching TV Clay got down on the floor with him to practice and low and behold he did it!! And we got it all on camera!!! I am so excited for him but also a bit sad because he is growing up so incredibly fast!
Below is the first video we got of him
Below is him crawling a little better since we took his slippery pants off.
Also for a first in a while we got some pictures of him smiling. Believe me when I say that it is super hard to do. He recognizes the camera immediately and gets this blank stare on his face 99.9% of the time. Apparently last night he was just tired enough to be giddy and not care.
Just click on the video icon in the picture below and it should take you to Picasa to view the video
Gavin has been so close to crawling for so long that I was beginning to wonder if he would ever do it. Then when we got home Sunday afternoon and put him on the floor we could tell that he had made some significant progress. I honestly thought that he would crawl before he went to bed but alas he did not. So last night while we were watching TV Clay got down on the floor with him to practice and low and behold he did it!! And we got it all on camera!!! I am so excited for him but also a bit sad because he is growing up so incredibly fast!
Below is the first video we got of him
Below is him crawling a little better since we took his slippery pants off.
Also for a first in a while we got some pictures of him smiling. Believe me when I say that it is super hard to do. He recognizes the camera immediately and gets this blank stare on his face 99.9% of the time. Apparently last night he was just tired enough to be giddy and not care.
Monday, November 29, 2010
One sided love affair
To say that Gavin loves our cat Josh is putting it a bit mildly. Everytime Josh walks by him Gavin goes nuts. Josh is a very loving cat but also is very moody and I really didn't expect him to be patient with Gavin at all. Below are some pictures and a video I took over the weekend that kind of gives a glimpse into Gavin's one sided love affair with Josh. The person you hear laughing on the video is me, he had actually started "talking" to Josh a few minutes before but I didn't hit record on the camera and didn't realize it either!
Notice the look of disdain on Josh's face!!
Notice the look of disdain on Josh's face!!
Thanksgiving
Well Gavin's first Thanksgiving came and went pretty quietly. We celebrated early (a couple of weeks ago) with my family while my brother was home from Houston so we only had Clay's family to eat with this year. Gavin has been sick with this awful cough for around 3 weeks now so I was worried he might be a bit fussy because it was getting worse. Well I should have known he would be on his best behavior especially when he had all those people paying attention to him. He was the center of attention all afternoon and absolutely loved it. And of course I brought the camera with me but in all the excitement completely forgot to take any pictures of him with all his extended family. Gavin did seem a bit disappointed when he didn't get to eat any Ham or Turkey but I managed to appease him with jars of Sweet Potatoes and Peaches. So the only pictures I got of him were late that evening so please excuse all of our tired looking faces and clothes :-) 
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Gavin's Dedication
This past weekend, Gavin was Dedicated at church. For any of you that are Baptist you know that although this is a significant occasion, the actual ceremony lasts less than 5 minutes and that is only if there are multiple children . So of course we only invited the grandparent's since they are the only ones that we wouldn't feel guilty about making attend our 8:45 service for less than a minute of hoopla.
The day before had been pretty trying. Of course we waited until the last minute to go shopping to try and find him something to wear and we had to squeeze this in between Clay's morning of hunting and a birthday party that afternoon. We finally found what we were looking for about 7 o'clock that night. Considering all the time Gavin spent being put in his car seat, getting out of his car seat and then just riding around in general, he was a super good boy.
Of course I wanted EVERYTHING to be perfect and anytime you do that, you HAVE to know that it most certainly will NOT be perfect. Not to mention when you add a 6 month old into the equation, you can't count on anything. So Sunday morning I was already on edge before Gavin even woke up, poor Clay he is such a good husband! Gavin who is usually a super happy baby was unbelievably grouchy that morning and screamed bloody murder while Clay was dressing him. And then when Clay was holding him before we left the house Gavin spit up all over both of them. This almost sent me over the edge because I had told Clay to put his "body bib" on him and he hadn't. And all my most wonderful patient husband said was, "He is a baby, this stuff happens". Well of course I know that this stuff happens but it isn't supposed to when he is wearing a red sweater and is having his picture taken!!!! :-)
When we had set all this up they told me that the ceremony would be at the beginning of the service so that afterwards we could take him to the nursery where he would be much happier and I would be less worried about him being a distraction with his eagle screams :-). However it would seem that our preacher forgot about the ceremony so Gavin had to sit through the entire service. His time was split between my Dad and Clay's Mom. Neither seemed to be to thrilled with sharing but didn't cause a scene. Gavin amazingly enough was really good and really quiet for most of the service which was SUCH a relief. Dad didn't get any great pictures, he was kind of rushed along since the service had ran late, but they are good reminders of the happy occasion!
Isn't his outfit the cutest thing ever!! He looks like a little man!!
They gave us his first Bible and a nice keepsake card with all the details of the event on it. They also took some more professional pictures of us after our service but I'm not sure how or if we will get copies of those.
The day before had been pretty trying. Of course we waited until the last minute to go shopping to try and find him something to wear and we had to squeeze this in between Clay's morning of hunting and a birthday party that afternoon. We finally found what we were looking for about 7 o'clock that night. Considering all the time Gavin spent being put in his car seat, getting out of his car seat and then just riding around in general, he was a super good boy.
Of course I wanted EVERYTHING to be perfect and anytime you do that, you HAVE to know that it most certainly will NOT be perfect. Not to mention when you add a 6 month old into the equation, you can't count on anything. So Sunday morning I was already on edge before Gavin even woke up, poor Clay he is such a good husband! Gavin who is usually a super happy baby was unbelievably grouchy that morning and screamed bloody murder while Clay was dressing him. And then when Clay was holding him before we left the house Gavin spit up all over both of them. This almost sent me over the edge because I had told Clay to put his "body bib" on him and he hadn't. And all my most wonderful patient husband said was, "He is a baby, this stuff happens". Well of course I know that this stuff happens but it isn't supposed to when he is wearing a red sweater and is having his picture taken!!!! :-)
When we had set all this up they told me that the ceremony would be at the beginning of the service so that afterwards we could take him to the nursery where he would be much happier and I would be less worried about him being a distraction with his eagle screams :-). However it would seem that our preacher forgot about the ceremony so Gavin had to sit through the entire service. His time was split between my Dad and Clay's Mom. Neither seemed to be to thrilled with sharing but didn't cause a scene. Gavin amazingly enough was really good and really quiet for most of the service which was SUCH a relief. Dad didn't get any great pictures, he was kind of rushed along since the service had ran late, but they are good reminders of the happy occasion!
Isn't his outfit the cutest thing ever!! He looks like a little man!!
They gave us his first Bible and a nice keepsake card with all the details of the event on it. They also took some more professional pictures of us after our service but I'm not sure how or if we will get copies of those.
6 months old a little late
Gavin turned 6 months old on the 12th! I can't believe I am just now posting his pictures, BAD MOMMY!
He was not a very cooperative model and ripped his calendar paper immediately. I think he was showing his displeasure with the whole process, see the part about attitude below :-) His poor little cheeks were wind burned from us jogging earlier that morning.
This is about as good as it got.
This past month has really been neat. He is turning into such a little human! I know that sounds funny but when they are born and for several months after that they really don't do much or have much of a personality. He did some stuff and of course me being a first time Mom, thought they were awesome and super cool but nothing like how he has started acting lately. He has such a personality and loves to entertain you with his super loud noises and funny faces. He has the screech that is ear splitting but for some reason we all think it is funny :-). Have you seen that Diet Mt Dew commercial where they impersonate eagles? He sounds like that lady! No kidding!! You definitely know when you have done something that he disagrees with like taking away a toy or not picking him up when he thinks you should. But he has also started to reach for us, which absolutely melts my heart. I am pretty sure he has also figured that out and uses it to his advantage :-). He has also become a little stubborn and shows more and more signs of my attitude, uh oh! What can I say, my parent's always told me I was going to have one just like me and it looks like they were right. That means the teenage years could be dramatic :-). He has gotten a lot better at sitting up by himself and can stay up for a good while. And he is so close to crawling. He can do both the arms and the legs but can't get them to go together at the same time. He has mastered the going backwards though and it frustrates him BIG time because you can tell he is trying really hard to move forward and all he does is get farther away.
He has gone through all the commercially prepared single ingredient vegetables and started on the fruits on the 13th. His first fruit was bananas which he didn't seem to like at all, as soon as I put it in his mouth he pushed it back out and then after a few more tries he just stopped opening it.
Happy boy right before he tries his bananas
Getting ready for the first bite
The next 3 are his reaction to the bananas
Ms. Amanda at school says he is eating them just fine though, of course. He eats so much! In the past week or two he has started eating a whole jar of veggies and a half jar of fruits. This is in addition to his 5 bottles and 2 servings of cereal. His current meal schedule during the week is
7am - 7oz bottle
10am - 7oz bottle
11am - 2 TBL cereal, 1 jar veggies, 1/2 jar fruit
1pm - 7oz bottle
4pm - 7 oz bottle
7pm - 8oz bottle and 2 Tbl cereal
On the weekend we don't do the 11 am thing, I just give him cereal with his 10am bottle and then the fruits and veggies with his 1pm bottle. He doesn't seem to mind and believe me, I would know if he did :-). He still takes at least 2 naps a day during the week. He has stopped falling asleep on our way home at night which makes him grumpy, but I am hoping he will get back into the habit. On the weekends if we are at home, he goes down for a nap 2 hours after he gets up and sleeps for at least an hour in the morning and then takes a long nap after he eats at 1. He can still wear all his 3 - 6 month clothing which is suprising considering according to the weight chart he should have been out of them like 6lbs ago. Some of them do seem to accentuate his belly though :-), so I have started putting him in 6 - 9 month sizes also.
Below are some super blurry pictures of his first teeth, he was most uncooperative for these shots :-)
He was not a very cooperative model and ripped his calendar paper immediately. I think he was showing his displeasure with the whole process, see the part about attitude below :-) His poor little cheeks were wind burned from us jogging earlier that morning.
This is about as good as it got.
This past month has really been neat. He is turning into such a little human! I know that sounds funny but when they are born and for several months after that they really don't do much or have much of a personality. He did some stuff and of course me being a first time Mom, thought they were awesome and super cool but nothing like how he has started acting lately. He has such a personality and loves to entertain you with his super loud noises and funny faces. He has the screech that is ear splitting but for some reason we all think it is funny :-). Have you seen that Diet Mt Dew commercial where they impersonate eagles? He sounds like that lady! No kidding!! You definitely know when you have done something that he disagrees with like taking away a toy or not picking him up when he thinks you should. But he has also started to reach for us, which absolutely melts my heart. I am pretty sure he has also figured that out and uses it to his advantage :-). He has also become a little stubborn and shows more and more signs of my attitude, uh oh! What can I say, my parent's always told me I was going to have one just like me and it looks like they were right. That means the teenage years could be dramatic :-). He has gotten a lot better at sitting up by himself and can stay up for a good while. And he is so close to crawling. He can do both the arms and the legs but can't get them to go together at the same time. He has mastered the going backwards though and it frustrates him BIG time because you can tell he is trying really hard to move forward and all he does is get farther away.
He has gone through all the commercially prepared single ingredient vegetables and started on the fruits on the 13th. His first fruit was bananas which he didn't seem to like at all, as soon as I put it in his mouth he pushed it back out and then after a few more tries he just stopped opening it.
Happy boy right before he tries his bananas
Getting ready for the first bite
The next 3 are his reaction to the bananas
Ms. Amanda at school says he is eating them just fine though, of course. He eats so much! In the past week or two he has started eating a whole jar of veggies and a half jar of fruits. This is in addition to his 5 bottles and 2 servings of cereal. His current meal schedule during the week is
7am - 7oz bottle
10am - 7oz bottle
11am - 2 TBL cereal, 1 jar veggies, 1/2 jar fruit
1pm - 7oz bottle
4pm - 7 oz bottle
7pm - 8oz bottle and 2 Tbl cereal
On the weekend we don't do the 11 am thing, I just give him cereal with his 10am bottle and then the fruits and veggies with his 1pm bottle. He doesn't seem to mind and believe me, I would know if he did :-). He still takes at least 2 naps a day during the week. He has stopped falling asleep on our way home at night which makes him grumpy, but I am hoping he will get back into the habit. On the weekends if we are at home, he goes down for a nap 2 hours after he gets up and sleeps for at least an hour in the morning and then takes a long nap after he eats at 1. He can still wear all his 3 - 6 month clothing which is suprising considering according to the weight chart he should have been out of them like 6lbs ago. Some of them do seem to accentuate his belly though :-), so I have started putting him in 6 - 9 month sizes also.
Below are some super blurry pictures of his first teeth, he was most uncooperative for these shots :-)
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