Friday, October 31, 2008

Visiting and Visits From The Grandparents


























Early in October, Grandma (Shelley) came down to visit Gavin. The weekend went well and we had a lot of fun. Gavin was happy to see his Grandma and wanted to play with her a lot. We went to the zoo and Gavin was very focused on the animals. He did take a little catnap half way through, but was very well behaved and happy at the zoo.










One week later, Gavin and Mommy went to visit Grandma and Grampa (Monroe) in Windsor, NY. We flew into Philadelphia and then drove 3 hours north to Windsor. It was a very stressful day in the airport with Gavin. They do not make airports friendly for moms and babies. We were there for a week, and were lucky with weather (relatively speaking). It was in the 50's most days and when we left it snowed, so we were lucky. Gavin loved playing in the front lawn, with the leaves, pumpkins and grass. I got to spend time with my good friend Stacy and she got to hang out with Gavin and he loved her, so it all worked out great. It made me miss having help, miss having Grandparents around, remember how much I hate the cold weather, remember how much my skin hates the weather, remember how much I love the colors changing, remember how closed in NY makes me feel, and remember how ugly the majority of people in Binghamton really are..haha, sad but true. Not everyone, but 90%. If I ever moved there, we would limit Gavin's pool of pretty girls significantly haha...










We are still up in the air about where to move. We always have a new plan so don't bother keeping up with it, it will most likely change. So far we have been through Greenville, SC, Pittsburgh, PA, Wake Forest, NC, Fishers, IN, Rochester, NY, Nashville, TN, Columbus, OH, and I am sure others... It is beautiful weather in Texas right now, so its not as urgent now :)










Tuesday, October 7, 2008

8 Months Old




Gavin is getting bigger every day!

Milestones this month:


- can crawl like crazy, anywhere and everywhere

- can pull himself up to stand on anything from a magazine to a radio to a wobbly laundry basket.

- can take 6-7 steps without falling down

- can recognize and retrieve a ball, book, duck, etc when asked

- can crawl through obstacles such as legs, crib, big garafe legs

- can say "momma" "Kitty" "Duckie" "Baba" "Daaa" "Heyyyy"

- can do the sign for more


Gavin isn't that great of an eater because he knows he gets a bath after he eats, so everytime he starts to eat he wants out so he can play in the bathtub.


Gavin loves to chase the cats around the house


Gavin LOVES his mommy and cries every time she leaves the room or does not pay attention to him.