- Gavin started crawling 3 weeks ago, so right around 8.5 months! As I told you last month we knew it was coming because he was scooting himself around and up on all fours rocking back and forth. Once he figured out how to crawl, he was crawling everywhere, and fast! It's amazing how quickly babies can pick things up. We may have enticed him to crawl with dog food... his new obsession. He will not stay away from that stuff! Poor Callie can only eat her food at certain times of day now, as she is used to grazing on her food all day. The house was pretty well baby-proofed before he started crawling but the more he gets around, the more things I realize need secured... eek! It's so fun watching him get around now. He's sitting up on his own as well and started to grab things and pull himself up to his knees, too.
- Along with dog food, Gavin's other obsessions are plastic bags (mom of the year, right here), water, going outside and discovering, mimicking our voices, happy screaming, bouncing on our knee, reading, Sophie, Callie & Milo, air vents, riding in his cozy coupe & Mickey Mouse car, watching the washing machine, our digital photo frame, and the hairdryer! Haha I discovered by accident he loves air on his face so now every time I dry my hair he wants me to point it at him... don't worry, it's on the cool setting!
- Note to self... don't take Gavin to "check how our seed pods are doing"... curious G knocked my tomato plant over, but luckily, I think it's going to be okay!
- My first Mother's Day was this past month and it was great. Matt made sure to make the day special, getting us breakfast and letting me sleep in and spend all day playing and snuggling with G :) He got me the camera lens I've been wanting which takes up close, really in focus pictures. I'm obsessed!
- We had our first solo road trip to my mom and dad's while Matt was camping a few weekends ago. It went pretty well, except for the fact that Gavin decided to scream bloody murder the last 30 minutes of the drive to North Ridgeville. My parents were kind enough to go to some of the garage sales in their neighborhood before I visited and picked up some AWESOME finds! Garage sales are great for baby toys, because they only use them for a short period of time and are so easy to clean off and disinfect. He got a Vtech sit to stand walker, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ride on, Cozy Coupe, and a bunch of other great toys/clothes! All for $5 and under!
- Gavin continues to sleep well. He goes to bed between 6:30-7 & sleeps a full 12 hours without waking, and still takes 3 naps a day. I think he is making up for all the sleep he missed months 0-6 :)
- Since last month, we've introduced broccoli (yuck says Gavin), blueberries, mangoes, apples and yogurt. We re-introduced the Gerber puffs and he's doing much better with them, so we are also going to start introducing more "solid" food like tiny pieces of avocado, banana, etc. Gavin eats 4 meals a day on average, consisting of 4 bottles and 3 solid foods, with 1 "snack" a day of puffs and a water sippy cup.
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| Mmm... blueberries |
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| I call this, the aftermath of "puffs" |
- He had his very first boo-boo last weekend :( His aunt got him a doorway jumper which we were so excited about because he loves bouncing. We don't have a large doorway to support it other than bedroom doorways, so one morning while he got a little out of hand with bouncing in it, he bounced himself right into the door frame. We freaked out a little, but he was fine afterwards and only cried for a few seconds.
-We visited the pediatrician yesterday, and Gavin is 18lbs 10 oz (32%), 29.25 inches long (85%). Future basketball player, eh?? I am not sure where he gets that height from! He did really well with the visit even though poor baby had to get 2 shots.
Can't believe his birthday is 3 months away!
