Making progress!!!

For those of you who read about his devolpmental delays it is good to know that if u keep doing things over and over they really do kinda get it. He is getting better at the grasping which is what he was at a 2 month level. He holds a blankie now, and can even hold his bottle ,but not for the whole feeding but it is a start!! He also still doesn't sleep through the night, blah for me, but last night he went 8 hrs between bottles!!! about 6 of that was sleeping so i got to sleep about 5 hrs in a row!!! That is so rare haha!!!
( I know that isn't holding it i just can't find that picture, but it is cute anyway)


So with the holidays coming around, my favorite part is here.... Cookies and decorating the cookies!!! I have about a weeks worth of baking to do and about 2 days worth of decorating sugar cookies and Ginger bread men!!! I know it sounds like a lot but I LOVE IT!!!! If anyone wants some let me know!!!!

HO HO HO!!

We went and saw Santa, And Gavin had been smiling just 15 min. before and then we got there and he decided that he was just going to stare at everything else in the room and not want to smile at all! It is better then crying though.

5 months

The Big Boy is now five months. 16.6 lbs and still 24 in.
Can't believe how time flys. We are still working on some stages that he hasn't hit that he should. But we are getting there and that is part of him being born early his mind wants to do what his body isn't ready to do yet. Just put us in ur prayers. Him being delayed on some things is really hard on me right now, I know he will catch up, Just have to take it one day at a time!!


Can you find Gavin? Christmas Smiles!!!

And the Great use of the bumbo !!!! Never thought she could fit in it!!

Gavins Developmental Follow up

The Hospital that Gavin was born at has a program where they track the progress of the preemies and watch for developmental delays and then tell you how to bring them up to the stage they need to be or if you need to go to a specialists they well catch it earlier then a dr would.

Well Gavin's chronological ge is 4 3/4 months, but his corrected age ( what he should have been) is 3 1/2 months.

He is doing great growing, His head size is in the 90th percentiles, his weight (16.4 lbs) is in the 75th percentiles and his size (24 in.) is in the 25th percentiles. It looks like he got cursed with being short like me. We can hope not.

His reflexes are at a 5 month level, grasping is at a 2 month level, visual motor skills is at 4 months. his expressions are at 3 months and comprehension is at 3 months.

Over all he is doing really well, Just have to work on using our arms and holding things. He is doing Great and now we are just waiting for Christmas!!

Really Late Thanksgiving

Here is gavin in his cute thankgiving outfit. It just took forever for me to upload them!!

4 month pictures

WE HAVE NEW PICTUERS!!!

4 Months and Terry

Sorry it took so long to update on here. I have been fighting with a sinus infection off and on the past month. I am getting better!! yeah !!

Gavin turned 4 months on mon. We had a Dr. apt today!!! He is 14 lbs & 9 oz. and 24 in long!!! He also got the second round of shots!!! No fun, but he sleeps all day and when he has recovered he is the same happy boy!!

He is a growing boy!!!! He is trying so hard to sit up he is not a fan of laying down as much any more and if you pull him up he will stiffen up his legs and stand up!! WOW he is just a joy to have around and i still can't believe it has been 4 months!!!!



Also Congrats to Taby and Gene they had a baby Boy the end of Oct. His name is terry!! I haven't gone and seen him yet cause of the sinus infection I can't wait !!!! Congrats you guys I am so happy that your family is growing and he looks beautiful!!!!

Baby Contest!!!!!

Baby Contest!!!!!
there is a baby photo contest here and we entered Gavin! please vote for him. It is 25 cents a vote He is wearing a colts outfit and a smile!!

VOTE HERE

THANKS!!!!

Smiles!!!

So Gavin Has kind of learned how to smile and he is one smiley baby!! It is so cute!

The Elders Visit

My Cousin Scott and his wife Cheryl decided to come down and meet Gavin. They brought their sons Jake and Colin ( My Godson). It was so much fun to see all of them i haven't seen them since about june at my baby shower. The boys are getting so big makes me wish we lived closer then 4 hrs away. I am so happy they came and I can't wait to do it again!!


Gavin and colin ( and i had to bribe colin for this picture)
Kiss the baby!
Scott and gavin
Colin jake, cheryl and gavin
AWWW So sweet
Jake and Gavin
Cheryl and gavin with an attempt at smiling
Cheryl, Colin and Gavin

Halloween!!!

I know it has been 4 days past but i just hadn't gotten around to uploading photos! Gavin was Squirt from Finding Nemo!!! We took him around to all the grandmas' and great Grandmas!! I think he looks adorable and it was great weather!!! happy really late Halloween!



Our scary house!!! haha

Family Pictures

My family has never gotten pictuers taken with our puppy who is now 15 years old and we wanted to make sure that we got them. So almost a month ago we got family photos taken. Erin Hession did them for us, she also did my wedding and we had such a blast. So check out a few that she has on her Blog!!

Pictures

Enjoy!!

Birthday Weekend

My Birthday was at the begging of the month and we didn't get to do anything cause we had alot going on. Well Rachelle's birthday is Nov. 10th , so we decided to take a break from Anderson and went to Brown County for our Birthdays. We went with the wonderful men in our lives and had a great time. We hope to do this every year!! Next year i just hope that i don't get a cold a day before we leave. haha
The Cabin
The Birthday Girls
The Family room
The kitchen and the lovely vana White
Jon and Rachelle and Game time
Food and Tv
Games, Wine and Goofy fun
Ahh my lovely fire maker

What a View

Pumpkins!!

Last friday our friends and us carved pumpkins. It is the First Halloween for their daughter and of coarse Gavins. Arayaha will be one next month so she couldn't fit in a pumpkin but she got to help her mom and dad! We had a blast and can't wait for the many to come!!
Rachelle and Jon's Pumpkins
Brandon's and mine ( I hate mine it already fell apart)

Linz meets Gavin

Yesterday linz , mom old roomie from college, met Gavin for the first time but it was only for a brief min. She came over today and got to see the little guy and hold him. To bad it wasn't better circumstances, Gavin has a bad cold so he wasn't the happiest little baby in the world. But I think she still enjoyed every min. she had with him. Can't wait for them to move and then her and Joshua (her son)can come over more often!! It was great to hang out again.

Pumpkin patch #2

My mom really wanted to go to get a pumpkin with Gavin so while my dad was out of town my mom and me went to stony Creek with Gavin and got him a huge pumpkin that hopefully we can put him in. We had fun just had to wait in line forever. After having fun with pictures and finding the pumpkin we were waiting to get back on the hay ride when i saw my roomie Linz from college with her son getting off the ride. it was her first official meeting of Gavin. She was so happy!!
Gavin , Mom and Me
The Very Odd pumpkin patch that had pumpkins and Christmas Trees
Mom making the little one take more pictures

Sleeping on his pumpkin
Grandma and Grandson

Pumkin Patch # 1

So this year we are getting to go multiple times to the pumpkin patch with friends. This time we went to Smith Family Farm with Rachelle and her daughter Arayah and their cousin Kayla. Arayah had a blast and Gavin just looked cute!!!
Gavin in the pumpkins
Arayah and her pumpkin
Gavin and Dad with a pumpkin
Our little skeleton
Gavin and me Taking a break

Bundled up and looking cute
Arayah loved the pony ride
Leave it to gavin to sleep through the corn maze

Arayah and her Cousin kayla