- I feel like this past month flew by faster than any of the others... I should've kept better track of things because it just seems like a blur. Gavin is as squirmy as ever (it's almost impossible to change his diaper without a second person these days!) and is so so close to crawling. He's figured out how to get up on his hands and knees and sort of rocks his little but back and forth in the air (which might be the cutest thing ever).
He can crawl backwards, but hasn't mastered moving forward yet. He can "scoot" around the carpet and he seems to be pretty content with that mode of transportation at the moment. I know a lot of babies don't even crawl, so we'll see if he hits that milestone. Either way, we have learned to keep a much closer eye on him these days, because that boy can get around!
- We are officially full formula feeding as of about 3 weeks ago. I went through a really tough time coming to terms with my low milk production and tried almost everything you could think of to try to increase. I probably could've kept up with nursing for much longer, but pumping just got to be more work than I felt it was worth, so I weaned over about a 1.5 week time span. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, I think mostly because my production was so low. So far I've only had one leak (haha eww!) and other than that we've had no problems. Gavin didn't even really seem to notice, I think because he is so used to getting a bottle at daycare anyway. It's kind of freeing now, not having to worry about providing my boob every 3 hours and worrying about drinking alcohol (haha obviously, it's me we're talking about!) and not having to leave my desk at work every 3 hours for 45 minutes at a time!
- Gavin just loves eating "real" food. So far he's tried peas, squash, avocado, sweet potato, pears, peaches, carrots and bananas. He wasn't a fan of peaches, and avocado continues to be his favorite! He's eating solids 3 times a day and gets a bottle 4-6 times a day (so about 30ish ounces of formula). He gets so excited when I put him in the high chair and sees the bowl coming towards him! I tried puffs with him a couple weeks ago and he seemed to have a hard time with them - it kind of scared me as he was almost close to choking on them, so we're gonna hold off a bit on trying them again!
- Since the weather has been pretty nice in Ohio recently, we've been going on more walks and took Gavin to the park for his first time a few weeks ago. He LOVED, loved, loved it. I don't think I've ever seen him smile bigger or laugh harder than when he was on the swing. It brought tears to my eyes to see him so happy (I know, cheesy)! We've been back a few times since then, and actually purchased a swing for the tree in our backyard from our neighbor's garage sale. I love the convenience of being able to swing him in the backyard whenever I want!
- Gavin enjoyed his first visit from the Easter bunny this month. He got 2 books and a bell toy - the kid is obsessed with anything that makes noise!
We enjoyed a nice brunch at Lauren and Matt's in the afternoon and the kiddos had a good time playing in the water - it was a beautiful day!
We enjoyed a nice brunch at Lauren and Matt's in the afternoon and the kiddos had a good time playing in the water - it was a beautiful day!
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| Adalyn's friend Isla, Gavin and Adalyn :) |
- One of my new favorite things? Holding my iPhone up to Gavin when he babbles and seeing what Siri thinks he just said :)
- We went to the zoo a few weeks ago for the annual MS walk my friend Kerry organizes. It was a lot of fun and Gavin was so well behaved the whole time!
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| "I've got my Sophie, let's do this walk!" |
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| Matt & Gavin, James & Oliver - the boys and their mini me's! |
Now that we have Gavin facing forward in the stroller, I think he likes to look around at everyone and take it all in. We almost lost Sophie during the walk (Gavin thought she belonged on the ground instead of in the stroller!), and some other parents found her on the ground and said "oh you wouldn't want to lose Sophie!", so they knew what a beloved toy it is! Since then I purchased these amazing straps from a babysteals.com purchase, and they have been pretty great! They keep Sophie secure in the stroller so I don't have to pick her up off the ground 948309843 times. :)
- Speaking of stroller, Gavin and I have gone on a couple of runs in the Britax. Gavin seems to enjoy it! I wasn't sure how this stroller would do with runs since it technically isn't a "jogging" stroller, and it does okay as long as you are on a steady surface. I can see why a jogging stroller would be worth the purchase, because it was a little wobbly at times and it would be nice to have a locking front wheel and hand brakes. I'm going to keep my eye out for one on Craigslist to hopefully purchase in the near future, since a decent brand new one is $300+.
- We had to visit the doctor (AGAIN!) 2 weeks ago for Gavin's persistent cough. It went away after antibiotics the last time (when he had his ear infection), then came just a week or two later. I called the doctor the morning he coughed so hard he threw up half his bottle, poor guy. :( They have him on a different antibiotic now and he seems to be doing much better. I guess it's better he builds up his immune system now, before he has to start school and take days off, right?!
- Gavin currently weighs 18 lbs, 7 ounces. His next checkup at the doctor is at 9 months!
