Six Months Old!!

Gavin is still very active in his exersaucer

He is also chewing on anything he can get in his mouth!

He's working on his leg strength:

And he turned six months old on September 18th! At his 6 month pediatrician appointment, he was 17 pounds 5 ounces, 27 inches tall and doing great! He can roll front to back and then back again. He will sit for a few seconds if I sit him up but he has not gotten into the sitting position on his own yet.

I tried a hat on him that we got as a hand me down from my friend Jenn but it's still a little big on him!

I tried "real" food with Gavin just last week for the first time. I decided to start with pureed carrots. Christine was super sweet and sent me her Baby Beaba which I used to make a few different purees!! So we tried the carrots to see what Gavin would think:

We also attended our first birthday party that happened to be for a one year old and a pool party! So I had to get a rash guard for Gavin to keep his skin protected. He was not a fan of the pool this time though, I think the water was too cold for him.

I was finally able to go get a haircut this past week too!! I got two inches cut off and though it was styled by the hairdresser, it was pouring when I headed home. So the style was ruined and my hair got fluffy, but here's a picture anyway!

Top Heavy

This past week I had to take Gavin to the pediatrician because he had a rash all over his back. Thankfully it was nothing serious and cleared up in a few days. Since we were at the doctor's, they did his measurements and he is now in the 75th percentile for head circumference (17.1 inches) and height (26.8 inches), 50th percentile for weight at 16 pounds 14 ounces. So he is making progress with being able to roll from his back to his tummy and then back again. The doc said he will probably take a little longer to sit up on his own because his noggin is big right now! He's too top heavy to stay upright for long!!

We are using the Boppy pillow sometimes to practice sitting up - here is a progression of pics taken in about a ten second span. He smiles at me first, then is distracted by the phone taking pics, then is distracted by his toys nearby.

This is a very quick video of me tickling Gavin. Hard to hold the phone and record while also tickling him. Over the past few days he seems to have developed certain areas where he is ticklish now. He also anticipates being tickled which only adds to the fun!!

Last two pics for this post. Just thought it was so cute how he fell asleep clasping his hands together like this. And in the close-up you can see his eyelashes...they are so long! He definitely got those from his Daddy!!!

Progress!

Gavin has hit a milestone! Or at least I think it's a milestone. Just this past week, in fact on the day that Carlton left for an underway, Gavin rolled from his back to his tummy!! I didn't see it at first. He was in his playpen and I was on the other side of the island in our kitchen. I looked over and was seeing the top of his head rather than his face! I kept watching to see if he would do it again and he tried once but his arm got pinned underneath him. Then he tried again and made it!! I was able to get a video of it finally and sent it to Carlton so he was able to see it before the boat left!

Gavin has also been perfecting his foot in mouth technique and he is getting good at it!! Especially with his right leg.

He is definitely working the legs up to crawling but hasn't quite figured out how to move forward with them yet.

He is still enjoying his exersaucer and I think it's helping him to strengthen his legs. He really enjoys being in an upright position so he can see a lot more around him.

He also likes sitting in his Bumbo while in his playpen so he can still see us when we are in the kitchen.

North Korea, 5 Months, and exersaucer...oh my!

The past two weeks have been interesting to say the least. We had the whole North Korea threat hanging over us for a bit and I was worried about it until I read that it's a regular thing for Guam. According to the locals anytime tension increases between the U.S. and North Korea, Guam gets threatened because of our proximity to them. So that alleviated a lot of my fears - still wasn't happy about Trump handling it like a bull in a China shop but at least it has blown over for now.

Carlton came home after that whole thing and we were very happy to see him!

Unfortunately the second night Carlton was home, Gavin got sick. He was super fussy and wouldn't go to bed. We couldn't figure out what was wrong until he threw up on my and the bed. Then we realized the problem! He proceeded to throw up three more times in about 30 minutes and had a mild fever. Giving him Tylenol was not fun...most of it ended up on is pajamas! He ended up sleeping in bed with Mommy and Daddy because very time we put him in his bassinet, he woke up and cried. He just needed some snuggles. Luckily the fever only lasted about 36 hours and the vomiting never returned. He just needed lots of sleep and cuddles!

Feverish Baby

Gavin recovered quickly and is back to his regular activities! He has become proficient at getting his toes into his mouth. He is also getting better at pulling his socks off.

"Nom, nom, nom"

"Oh, hey Mom"

Loves his cozy blanket from Christine!

Strong man impression

 We got this exersaucer from our friend Jen Pearce and we finally tried it out this past weekend! He loves it!!

'Sup

5 Months old!

Loves the umbrella handle

View from Museum

New Chamorran Museum

This past weekend we decided to go check out the new museum - we have been admiring its architecture for the past year but haven't actually gone to see what is inside. The exhibit was a bit disappointing but the museum itself is a very cool building and has great views from the second floor.

Gavin hit five months old on August 18th!! He is not crawling or sitting up yet (which is fine by me) but he is getting better at pushing up on his hands when he is on his tummy. He is also much more aware of his surroundings and grabs at anything within close proximity.

Mad Muncher

This past week I was able to get some video of Gavin getting mad! It's kind of funny but he gets mad at his toys or maybe frustrated is a better word. But now you can hear the difference in his noises - he definitely sounds like he's yelling.

He has now been able to reach up and pull the stars off the toy bar in his play pen. It's cute how excited he gets about it!

Carlton and I were also working on letters for Gavin's room. It was Carlton's idea to put comic book pages on the letters of his name as decoration. So we bought some comic books and mod podge and created these letters!

We decided to do one character per letter, so each letter has a different theme. Carlton did all the letters except for the I - that was the only one I got a chance to do. Also, Carlton had already perfected his technique and I didn't want to mess it up!! I think they turned out great!! Here's a closer look:

Thor

Wonder Woman

Spider man

Captain America

And Iron Man

I also received a Munch Mitt that is supposed to be for teething babies, so I took a video the first time I put it on Gavin. He really gets into it for about the first five minutes and then I think he gets annoyed that it's on his hand.

He is also really wanting to get more mobile!! Here is a video of him during tummy time really trying to get to his puppy.

Smiles and Laughter

Not a whole lot to report but more pictures and videos of Gavin. We got him laughing a couple times. He is definitely more curious about his surroundings and it has become more dangerous for me to eat while he is breastfeeding! Now he grabs for my fork or glass or whatever is nearby. He is very curious about what we are eating and is easily distracted from nursing.

Very spiffy!

Shirt and shorts look

 

Daddy's mini me!

Gavin is definitely babbling a lot more and laughs a lot more also!! Here are a couple videos of him laughing and babbling.

Four Months Old!

Gavin is now four months old and right on track with his growing!! As you can see from the pictures, he REALLY enjoys chewing on his starfish that hangs from the toy bar in his pack n play. Lots of drooling goes along with the chewing. If he doesn't have his starfish within reach, then a burp cloth also does the trick!

We recently purchased a convertible crib for him which Carlton was home to put together this past weekend!! We don't need to use it yet but wanted to get it up while we had Daddy home!

At his doctor's appointment last week he weighed in at 13 pounds and 9 ounces! So he has now doubled his birth weight!! He is also 25 inches long now.

He was sleeping up to six hours at night but then last week he went through a growth spurt and that long stretch of sleep shrunk back to about 2.5 hours! He is slowly increasing his sleep at night again (Thankfully!).
He has no trouble reaching for the toys on the toy bar of his pack n play. He is doing much better at staying on his forearms when he is on his tummy and he really looks like he wants to crawl but hasn't figured out how. Here's a video of some tummy time so you can see how he's doing!