Pictures by Aunt Nickie

Here are some pictures that Gavin's Aunt Nickie took of him while we were down south for Easter. She did a good job....enjoy!

Mmm...Frozen Bagel!

Gavin is teething big time! We have bought and have been given just about all the teethers out there. Out of all those teethers the frozen bagel is the winner. He loved it as you can see in the pics. We also got him a couple of new toys....a peekaboo toy and soft blocks. He concentrates sooooo hard on closing the little peekaboo animals...its so cute. He loves knocking the blocks down and Ben likes to put them behind Gavin while he is sitting up by himself to buffer his fall. He was cracking us up...every time he started falling he would kick his monkey toy and it makes this whoa whoa noise like it was talking for him. We have took some videos today I'll have to upload them later. Here are the pics!

Can I fit the whole thing in my mouth?

Peekaboo! He loves this toy and its a great way to make him sit up on his own...strengthening those back and neck muscles and improving his fine motor skills.

He looks so intense! lol

He has been taking karate lessons from Ben already.

Look I'm sitting all by myself!

Ben had him laughing and smiling...was too cute to pass up!

Gavin's Amazing Trick

Gavin is practicing to be a circus performer! lol I was letting him grab at the beach ball and he started grabbing it with his hands and feet. My little monkey! I just had to get it on camera.

Last night he slept in his crib all night long! Every time before last night when we would put him in his crib he would scream when he realized he wasn't in his bassinet. His bassinet is small so it doesn't allow him to turn over in the middle of the night. I was getting worried because he is 15lbs now so 5 more and he would be too big for his bassinet. I hope all goes well tonight in his crib.
Today he started putting his knees under his body while playing on his belly.....he is getting close to crawling! Ben and I were so excited when he did it. He mumbles mamammama now (I don't think he has linked it to me yet though but glad he is starting to say consonants) and he stretches out his arms to reach out for us to pick him up. He has had apples, peaches, bananas, pears, and sweet potatoes. His favorite is bananas.....he goes nuts for it grabbing at the spoon trying to shove it in his mouth. He has gone through his fruits now so its on to vegetables....I know I'm doing it backwards but wanted him to get use to opening his mouth and closing his lips around the spoon and its more likely he will like sweet fruits to encourage it.
He is still teething but no teeth! I hope they pop out soon! He gets sooooooo cranky when his mouth starts hurting. I know they have teething drops and pills but it has belladonna in it which is a poison so not gonna give him that even though everyone swears it works. We read on the Hylands teething drop website that a baby had a bad reaction to it but didn't state details only said how long they have been in business and blah blah blah. We are sticking to Tylenol and orajel.
Gavin is more demanding now than ever. He wants you to be with him all the time now. No more letting him play on his play mat and getting some cleaning done. He is going through the mommy and daddy leaving anxiety stage. When I start to get up off the floor to go to the bathroom he starts crying cause he knows I'm leaving. lol His face and cry is sooo cute you can't help but laugh when he does it....so pitiful. I just love when he pokes out his bottom lip!

Here are the pics of him playing with his beach ball......enjoy!!!

Bubbles!

Here are some pics I've taken of Gavin over the past few days. Enjoy!

My first time seeing bubbles!

POP!

Frog.....YUM!

He loves playing with his feet!

Gavin can sit on his own now....he isn't a pro yet but he loves sitting up, looking around, and grabbing for his toys.

I had a little too much bottle!

Funny Faces....this one is definately going in his senior year book page!

Gavin loves his lion that his Nana got for him. Rawr!

Now you see me...now you don't!

Look Mommy...no hands!

He loves pushing the nose...it lights up, plays music and rawrs!

Looking all cute in one of the outfits Momma gave me.

Uppie! He reaches out for us now to pick him up....I love it!

My lips are sealed!

Playing with Mr. Crabs.

My First Pool

Yesterday we blew up Gavin's pool, put him in his swimming gear, and enjoyed his first time in his pool. The water was cold not warm like he is use to in his baths so he wasn't too happy in the beginning. He started to enjoy it more when he got use to the water. The pictures are in backward order. Before we took him outside we were playing with him on the couch. Got some cute pics with his daddy.

Chillaxing in his pool.

He is such a cutie pie!

This was the first dip in the pool....he wasn't too happy about the cold water.

He looks so cool in his sunglasses. I'm surprised he doesn't try to take them off.

This is his cute swimming outfit I got him at the mall after his gymboree class. Love it!

He is always trying to stand these days....think he is gonna walk before he crawls.

My surprise face!

I love this pic...makes me break out laughing every time I see it.