Warm Weather!

Gavin loves being in the water! First we put him in this blow up ducky bath tub and put it out in the backyard and he had so much fun! Then we bought him a baby float chair for the pool and he's been "swimming" at my Dad's house twice now. Today he had so much fun and was splashing water everywhere!

Here are a couple other pictures-

Look closely and you can see his two bottom teeth!I think he needs more toys...

Stair Master

Gavin has learned how to work his way up the stairs now! His Grandpa Jared was babysitting today and watched Gavin "army crawl" his way to the bottom of the stairs and then he just started going up them. Matt had him do it again tonight and I got some great pictures! He is such a silly little boy, he won't crawl the normal way, won't pull himself up onto things yet, but he will start going up the stairs!

Look at that serious face - he was so determined!

Almost there... Smiling at mama - yay I made it!

Busy Boy

Always full of smiles!

Trying to look innocent while getting caught playing with the blinds.
On his way to try and play with the treadmill.

He still hasn't figure out how to pull himself up but he loves standing and playing!

Happy 8 Months!

Gavin is 8 months old today! I look at him every single day with amazement - he is such a beautiful little boy and he is such a joy to be around. My 1st Mother's Day is coming up and I am so proud to be his mama. At 8 months...

*He is such a happy baby! Seriously everyone who sees him or babysits him comments on how they can't believe how happy he is. The only real time he ever gets fussy is when he's tired, hungry or poopy, other than that, he is happy all the time!

*He has finally started sleeping through the night. We had one week in a row where he slept 9-11 hours straight and then we had a few nights back to normal and up every 3 hours or so. It's still not consistent but at least it's getting better!

*Still a very good eater. He is on all stage 2 baby food now - I have still yet to find a food he doesn't like or won't eat. We've also started on the puffs, crunchy veggie sticks and yogurt melts. He loves them and looks so proud when he grabs them and feeds himself. He also has mastered the sippy cup and loves his juice and water. Sadly I am no longer nursing him but I made it 7 months and I'm happy with that.

*He had his first bug - had a fever up to 103. He was so lethargic and so miserable it just broke my heart. Thankfully it only lasted one day being that high and after rounds of tylenol and some good sleep by the next morning it was at 99 and by day 3 he was back to normal.

*He got his first tooth on April 26th, my birthday! He only has one so far, his bottom middle right tooth. It's so cute when he smiles!

*Still not officially crawling but he does the "army crawl" and can get across the room pretty fast! He is going to have one strong upper body! He goes up on his knees and rocks but still hasn't quite figured out how to crawl using his knees.

Difference

Here is a picture of me & Gavin when he was just over a month old and another one from today at almost 8 months old! What a difference!