I got it!

So, while doing some unpacking yesterday, my wonderful wonderful husband found the cord that goes from the camera to the computer. So, I uploaded all the software I needed, and here we are! I finally got the vidoes on the computer! Yay! So here we go, I finally have the one of Gavin that I promised Joni however long ago. It's kinda long, but it's worth the watch. Oh, and the part that Lena is in, that's my arm, not something else. Enjoy!

Warning: Cute Alert

So, Gavin plays find the belly. Mostly with me and him, but sometimes with daddy, too. He has an odd fascination with my belly. My belly button is popping some, so he likes to poke that.

Anyway, last night, he was playing find the belly with me. I was laying on the couch, on my side. He lifts up my shirt, and starts poking my belly. The baby didn't like that too much, so it kicked. Hard. I took Gavin's hand and put it over the spot. He pushed down a little, and the baby kicked again! Gavin looks at me, his eyes twinkling, smiles a huge smile, and starts laughing hysterically. He then looks at me again, takes his hand off the belly, and thinks for a minute. He put BOTH hands on my belly, and lo and behold, the baby kicked again. There go the twinkling eyes, huge smile, and laughing. He got a huge hit out of it! He realized, that while mommy's belly has always been cooler than his own, it's even MORE cool now, since it MOVES too. He cracks me up. I really wish I had a camera within arms reach, too. I would have LOVED to get a picture of his face. It really was priceless.

I'm trying to talk to him about babies. I'll point out baby's on TV, in pictures, really anywhere we are. I also tell him that there's a baby in mommy's belly. I know he doesn't get it, and he really wont until after the baby is born, but I like to feel I'm doing something about it.

Also, on the cute factor, he's wearing the CUTEST outfit ever today. It's just a pair of jeans, a turtleneck and a sweater, but on him??? Oh man. I could eat him alive! I really could! And on Monday, a friend came over and took some pictures for us to use as our Christmas cards. He looks very GQ (that's all daddy saying that) in his black/white/grey pants, white button-down shirt with black stripes, and black 3 button jacket. He really is too cute for words! I'll get pictures up as soon as I can...I promise!

pictures of Gavin

As promised, here are the newest pictures of Gavin and his 550 cord toys. Or really, toy. That is the turtle that he got for his birthday, that he loves, and the cord that makes it by far his favorite toy.

Isnt he cute? I just love watching him walk...especially when he's soo happy about what he's doing, as he is here.

The noose that Russell put around the turtle's neck. I dont know exactly why he did it, but i know it's funny. He also has a handle on it, but I dont think you can see it on any of the pictures I put up here.
See the joy he has? I love that boy!
This was after his nap that morning. He was just laying in the corner of the crib with his feet hanging out, using his blanket as a pillow, when I went to get him up. So, of course, I snuck back out and got the camera. I wasnt able to capture that exact picture as I saw him the first time, but this is still good. He was so happy to see me!
He's just too cute.

Gavins new sweater

Gavin got his birthday present from his Maw Maw today...so of course I have to post it.

This is the back...it was hard to get a good pic of the front of him...he's in a really bad mood!

Here is the only decent picture of the front. He was slightly happier than before.
The colors are almost retro/vintage Packers colors. Very nice. They look awesome on Gavin. I love the sweater, and I cant wait for it to cool down enough to put him in it!

HELP HELP I'M BEING EATEN!

The other day, I was sitting on the couch watching Gavin play. I happened to turn away for a minute, and then I hear a *thud* and then a squeal. I look up, and saw this:


No, his feet are not on the floor....too bad I didnt think to do a video, his little feet were kicking in the air, and he was not happy. Being the great mother that I am, my first thought was, 'ooohhhh! I need to take some pictures of this and post them!' Not something like, I should get him out of there. So, yeah, his new toybox was trying to eat him the other day. It was very amusing.

poor baby

So, yesterday Gavin was playing peek-a-boo with me, using the curtains to hide. He's laughing one minute, screaming and grabbing his eye the next. I figured he probably got some cat fur in it, or poked himself. So, I put him down for his nap, where he has a hard time going to sleep. When he wakes up (after only 45 mins) he was screaming worse than before his nap. I kept him from rubbing his eyes, hoping that it would get better. It didnt. He just wanted to be held, and walked. So, I call the advice nurse at hs clinic, and get put on hold for almost 45 mins!! When I finally talked to someone, I just had to leave a message. Fortunately, the advice nurse called me back relatively fast. She said that she was going to make me an appt for tomorrow (today) but she could hear Gavin screaming in the background. So, she advised me to take him to the ER, because it sounded like he might have something in it. So, we go to the ER (and got seen the fastest EVER) and they do the dye in his eye, to see if theres a scratch. Imagine my surprise when it showed not a scratch, but more a GOUGE. Gavin had taken a rectangular section off his cornea when he was playing peek-a-boo. Only my son would do something like that. But, poor baby! No wonder his eye was hurting! So, we got ointment to put on his eye, that would help soothe it, but also help prevent any infection to occur in his eye. The ER doc said that his eye should be healed in a day or so, since he's a baby and babies tend to heal faster than adults. Yeah, that's good....it takes 2 of us to put the ointment in, and we have to do it 3 times a day. We only have to do the ointment for about 3 days, so hopefully I wont have to do it at Joni's house. That would be interesting.

Anyway, Gavin's feeling somewhat better this morning. Although, he did fall and hit that same eye on the couch, so now he'll have a bruise there. Sigh. My poor baby. All I can think now, is "of course it's MY child who does something like hurt himself playing one of the calmest games babies can play. Of course!". Only Gavin.

PARRRTTEEEYYYYY!

So, tonight we had the birthday party for our little one year old boy. It ended up being a roaring success. We had a good number of people show up (that's a whole different post). 3 families with 2 kids each came, so the kids all played together. It was fun.

Gavin, wearing his oh-so-stylish hat and bib, with the banner that matched on his highchair. This was before dinner, so his high chair is nice and clean.

The cake that I make and decorated myself. Woot! I did a good job! And, I managed to write in cursive with frosting!

Getting his first taste of cake. He took the blue frosting off the cake, and it turned his lips blue. He really liked the frosting.

Enjoying his cake. At one point, he took the cake with both hands and shoved it into his mouth. It was the funniest thing I've ever seen.

His presents. From left to right. He got a block sorter, has different shaped that fit into the top. A bath toy that is a shark that can open and close it's mouth (with some help) and it can swallow two fish (that are also squirter toys). One of those doodle things for little kids...you fill the little pen thing with water, and they can draw on the board. Russ enjoyed it. A very cute sweatsuit. It's blue and brown, and it has a shirt that comes with it. 5 books...yes...5! Gavin was in HEAVEN when he opened all those books. He almost didn't want to rip any more paper! He got 4 Sandra Boyton books (Snoozers, Birthday Monsters, and Let's Dance, Little Pookie from Maw Maw, Uncle Robbie, and his fiancee Laura, and The Going to Bed Book from mommy and daddy) and he got a touch and feel peekaboo book. And, last but not least, he got a turtle that counts and tells you shape, and also plays music. He liked that too.

And, we sang to him. I don't really know how he felt about it. One of the guys started singing it, and Gavin freaked out..but then he stopped so I could turn on the camera. When it came time to sing it for real, I think he handled it quite well.

dont blink...

because this...

turns into this, all too fast.

To my sweet baby (or not so much baby) boy on his first birthday.
You have made my life wonderful. You are a joy to watch grow up. Just slow down a bit, will you? This year has gone by waayy too fast. Just last year, you were so tiny, and so helpless, and now look at you! You can feed yourself, you can walk, you can run, and no one told you to grow up.
I blame this on my mother. If she had been able to keep her kids from growing too fast, I would too. So, mom, or maw maw, it's your fault that Gavin is now 1, and it's your fault that he's growing too fast. Thanks..lol
Gavin, I love you more than you will ever know. You will always be my baby boy. Be strong. Be good. And, always, love unconditionally, as I love you.
Love, your momma.

So, I say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAVIN!

more..better...newer...

And, for you Celeste, here is the picture with kleenex shoved up Kevins nose.

Heres the video of Gavin walking that's normal. You know, he's not walking up the wall? And, I'm not bribing him...lol

Gavin walks!

Yes, so that is Gavin walking...which he does ALL the time now. He seems to have just picked it up like it was nothing! He was tentative for a while, and then yesterday he decided that was the way to get around. I cant believe it! He's not even 1 yet! Sigh. Oh well....I guess I knew this was coming. He's been trying for a while. Anyway, sorry for the poorish quality..it was hard to get him to do it for the camera. Yes, we bribed him. That is a tortilla chip he is going after.

PS...sorry it's sideways, I will try to get one that's upright. Doesnt it kinda look like he's walking on the wall?

just pictures

I finally found the cable that connects my camara to the computer, so I decided to post some of the pictures that I found there.

This one was on Father's Day. To honor Russ' first dads day, we went fishing.

He's all snug in his crib...and he did that himself. I left him with his regular blanket, and he covered himself with that one.

Look how short he is!! I love looking at Russ walking with Gavin, and the joy Gavin gets when he's walking with daddy!

He's helping daddy pack for WLC. Only, I think he hindered more than helped. Oh well, daddy didnt mind!

He picked out a movie he wants to watch! Great! I love that movie too!

OMG OMG OMG

Gavin walked last night. Honest-to-goodness, by himself, walked! He was standing at the corner of our hallway, and he looked at me and laughed. Then he just lets go of the wall, and takes 6 or 7 steps towards me...laughing the whole time! (I was on my couch, about 12 feet away). He did it one other time by himself last night, but then he decided (since we were trying to document it) that he didnt want to do it anymore. All day today he wanted to walk, but the moment I tried to get him to let go of my finger, he just looked at me and sat. He knew... Sometimes I get the feeling that he walks when I'm not looking, but he knows I want him to do it on his own, so he doesnt let me see.

I gotta tell you, though...it hurts my ever swelling uterus to have to bend, ever so slightly, at the waist. Every expert in every book, or any doctor I've ever seen, have all said to bend at the knees when you bend. I would like to see one of them try to bend at the knees when they walk with a not-so-sturdy 10 1/2 month old. Then they can tell me to bend at the knees when I bend...it's virtually impossible to do. And, as I said before, it hurts.

I had an appointment the other day..but it turned out that it was pretty much an appt to fill out paperwork, establish my due date (March 27) and make another appt for my real first appt. I had to have 5 vials of blood drawn, though. It sucked.

walkies..

Gavin is learning to walk. He likes to hold onto one finger and walk with me around the house. But when that doesnt work, I have to take him in the stroller for a walk. This is what happened today. So, being that it's only 5 something when we decided to go, I thought I should put Gavin's hat and sunglasses on him. HE FINALLY LEFT THEM ON! It made me soo happy.

Look how cute he is with them on! He was all about not letting me get a picture of him wearing them. And, the only way I could get him to keep them on was putting them on under the hat.

Sigh...Gavin likes to fall...and climb. That's not usually a good thing when it happens one right after the other. Then he gets clingy with no way to comfort him. He just wants to cry, or whine..whichever works better at that moment for him.

I have a dr. appt tomorrow! My first one! Yay!