Reunion and More!

This past Sunday, Carlton and I were able to attend a reunion for the What to Expect When You Are Expecting Luncheon that I attended last year when I was pregnant with Gavin. This is the first year they have held a reunion for the new parents. The author, Heidi Murkoff, was there to visit with each of the families and hang out. We got a couple pictures:

Reunion group photo

Heidi's husband Eric

 Gavin's new favorite game is to scoot/crawl across his rug to knock over the blocks we got for him. So we have been setting up half the blocks on one side and the other half about 4 feet away so that he gets more practice scooting around. 

We also got him a new high chair since the Bumbo is not working as well for feeding him. He can reach too far outside of it and grab stuff nearby. So now with the high chair we can keep him out of trouble!

In this video he is trying a piece of shrimp for the first time. At first he was just sucking off the sauce. I ended up cutting it into small pieces so he could actually eat some but he didn't seem to like the shrimp much...just the sauce!

I bought a Halloween costume for Gavin but we haven't made it to any events. Unfortunately most of them are in the evening around his bedtime, so we took a few pictures the other day before Carlton had to leave again.

Update on my ankle - really quick I had a biopsy on my ankle over a month ago now and the initial biopsy had suspicious skin cells (not melanoma). So the dermatologist had to go back in and remove more skin to make sure she got to healthy skin around the mole that was removed. So I had tend stitches in my ankle for about 2 weeks and now it is healing up! The morning after I had the stitches put in, I had to take the dogs for a walk and it was raining! So I had to wrap my leg in saran wrap to prevent the area from getting wet. That was super fun.

Healing nicely now

Seven Months!!

We have reached the 7 month mark! He is still not crawling but he does have his own version of scooting around. We rearranged the bedrooms, so that the spare bedroom is now Gavin's room. So now his area rug can stay on the floor without us rolling it up everyday to put it away to keep the dogs off of it. His crib is all set up and he has been taking naps in it since we got it in his room. He still sleeps in the bassinet at night because he is not sleeping through the night just yet. But he's getting closer!! Here are some pictures!

Daddy time!

New room set up!

Big boy in his crib

All smiles!

He loves the baby in the mirror!!

Taking the 7th month photos was definitely entertaining! He was all about going after the number and chewing on it! Here's a series of pics showing his determination.

Lil' dragon!

We got this cute dragon outfit from friends of my parents! 

  In this video you can see his scooting skills. He's having a great time exploring his world! I am totally okay with him not crawling yet. I am not looking forward to having him getting into everything at his level in the house!!

Daddy's Home!!

Carlton came home this past week after having his underway extended an extra couple of weeks (at the last minute). We are very happy to have him home although this first video does not show that! Ha! Gavin was sleepy and had been waiting on the pier for about 30 minutes in the heat, so he really didn't have much of a reaction.

Later when I had to go back and pick up Carlton to bring him home, Gavin reacted by crying and screaming!! Carlton sat in the back next to him and Gavin just cried and screamed non stop for a good ten minutes. Then about an hour after we got home he was fine and seemed to be remembering who Carlton was!

This is a video of Gavin trying a pear for the first time. Despite the faces he made, he loved it! He kept going back for more of it!

Ticklish thighs!

We have tried several different foods now and he really likes...the spoon! He loves holding it and chewing on it. Sometimes he will even eat what the spoon is holding! He makes faces for everything he has tried but he does seem to enjoy sweet potatoes and green beans. For non-purees he likes bananas and pears. He wasn't a fan of potatoes or pasta.

Airplane with Daddy!

Airplane with Mommy!

Playing around with the burp cloth

It was a long day of playing on the rug for Gavin and he could not keep his eyes open!! He ended up doing a face plant on Carlton's chest finally.

I can suck on my toes!

He can sit up when we put him in the sitting position but hasn't gotten there on his own yet. He sits very straight!!

Beets! Not a fan.

Made in Guam Baby!