Camera took a Crapper!

(Gavin and Spencer on the new dining room floor)

This week has been a very busy week with our days spent packing, moving, and unpacking. And we thought after moving only 14 months ago we had sorted and tossed a lot of stuff we didn't need. Oh, yeah a little monkey has joined our household and he comes with all kinds of accessories!

(Yes I am one cutie pa-tootie!)

Our move went well and Grandma B was kind enough to buzz over Thursday and take Gavin for a couple nights. Mommy and Daddy worked hard moving, since school was on fall break, Daddy was able to take a couple vacation days and haul loads of stuff.

We both were stiff and could not imagine what we would really feel like if we hadn't used a moving company. Nothing too fancy, but they came with 3 guys, a big truck and tons of pads and boxes. Well worth the money, even if one of the guys was seconds away from seeing Jill's evil twin sister since he kept texting on his phone every couple minutes, instead of working. I would have paid to see that!! Poor guy, he wouldn't have known what hit him. :)

(Gavin and Grandma B. in the window seat)

Gavin is loving the wood floors...much easier to army crawl on than carpet. His first couple nights were a bit rough. I'm sure with the new place, new smells, and all the commotion, he was having a hard time adjusting. He has been getting better.

His two new daycare ladies have each had him one day this week. He of course was an angel. He ate and slept great. I'm positive he gets that from his father.

As the title says, "Camera Took a Crapper!". Yes, our camera we bought at our 2nd Christmas together has now decided to not work anymore. Weird thing is, Stacy and Steph's camera, which was the same model pulled the same type of glitch a year or so ago. Oh, well at least they have come down in price significantly. Daddy can go see his new friend at the electronics store where he bought his new plasma TV. Sadly, the Vikings still look horribly....but so did the Badgers! Hehe.

So we only have a couple new pictures to share this week. Enjoy!

What a Little Stinker...

The cutest little skunk ever

It's kind of hard to get around with this big tail

Gavin was our "little stinker" this weekend at his first Halloween Party. On Saturday the moms and babies from my mom's group came to our house for a costume party. It was so fun to see all the cuties in their costumes! It is amazing how much they have changed, we used to get together and lay all the babies on a blanket in a circle and they would stay there and we would chat...times have changed! Now they are all over the place, and we are chasing them.

Group Picture - take 1

Group Picture - Take 2

The third time's a charm

G showing the ladies his Leap Frog Table

On Sunday we went to a couple's baby shower for Kelly and Dustin. Baby Sam will be joining the family sometime between now and the middle of November. It was a fun day filled with chili, football, family...and cupcakes (yum).

Gavin sharing some snuggles with Nikki

Fun Gavin updates:

- He is still eating like a champ, he especially loves eating food off our plates with the winner being Auntie Peg's pumpkin bars.

- He is starting to wave!

- Still no official crawling...but he can army crawl like a mad man! Nothing is safe in our house anymore.

- Mom's favorite thing Gavin does...Hugs, Gavin will wrap his arms around your neck and give you a BIG SQUEEZE! I can't get enough of them!

Gavin enjoying a slice of apple from the orchard

G enjoying his 2 favorite things...standing and being naked!

Tomorrow we officially close on our new house, we are so excited about almost everything...but there are 2 sad things that come along with moving:

#1 - Not having Super Target 1.2 miles from our house...I don't even know where the nearest Super Target is, but I'm sure I'll get over that soon!

#2 - Leaving our daycare lady Elaine, she has been great to Gavin! I know his new day care ladies will be great too, but we really love Elaine!

Can't get enough of that smile!

Next week's post will come from our new house...and hopefully mommy will have regained most of her sanity!

Gavin Meets Thomas

(Gavin and his Tonka Train)

This week we have been busy packing as we are one week out from closing on our house. Part of the garage is stacked with boxes and bags. Jill is a packing machine.

(Gavin telling Daddy secrets)

We also got to meet Gavin's new doctor in Hudson. He weighed in at 19 lbs. 1 oz. and 28.5 in. The length is a guess, since getting him to lay on the mat without moving is like asking him to eat his biter biscuit without making a mess.

(We are not sure what G is trying to accomplish here)

Gavin really liked Dr. Plotnik, right up until she stuck him in those chubby thighs with his next round of shots. Yeah, he was not to fond of that and he was not fond of her anymore.

(Sporting the hood again)

We also met with Gavin's new daycare providers. Gavin will have some new little friends who have already found him very amusing. One of the moms watching Gavin has two little girls. They think he is the cat's meow!! Thanks to Heidi for helping us make the connection with her neighborhood friends.

(Standing like a big boy in my bear slippers and Xmas Monkey PJ's)

Gavin is getting stronger and more daring. He has been standing at his Leap Frog table, playing with all the fun gadgets. On Tuesday, he was standing there and decided to make the move to the exersaucer ONE STEP away. Mommy was watching and worrying when she saw this, but before we knew it he took a wobbly step and latched onto the exersaucer for support.

(??????)

Although this was a small step, we are wondering will he ever crawl, or is this the sign that he will bypass all fours and just start walking???? Oh, no!!

(Say hello to gravity!!)

We have to watch out for this little maniac. He is getting so quick, that he will grab anything in close proximity. He is so quick that Monday night he shot in at mom's lips like he was going to kiss her....or so mom thought, until he chomped down on her lip, biting her.

(Gavin- 9 months and Thomas-2 months)

This past weekend we also got to meet Thomas Gary McVay. He is just a peanut. Gavin gave him a quick glance or two, but was much more interested in Thomas' toys instead. It was fun to meet Thomas and I got to see Monica and Brent's house for the first time.

Where Have the Past 9 Months Gone?

Warning: Blogger formatting is not cooperating tonight so this post is a bit jumbled!

I can't believe my baby is 9 months old! Where has the time gone? As much fun as we are having with Gavin every day, it still makes me sad that he is growing so fast and is no longer the tiny baby who was content snuggling in my arms. He is now wiggling all the time and wants to check everything out around him.

G loves to play in the water...will he be my dish helper?

On Friday we had our first day care scare - I was in St. Paul for an offsite meeting when Elaine our daycare lady called to say Gavin had been screaming for 2 hours...she tried all her tricks and the only way he would stop crying was to be held! I was almost in tears by the time I left my meeting, I made an appointment for him at the doctor thinking maybe he had an ear infection and headed straight to pick him up. By the time I got to pick him up he was cruising around in his walker with a huge smile on his face! What a stinker, I guess he had just decided he wanted mom to leave work early on a beautiful Friday. We did go to the doctor to get his ears checked out, no ear infection...just some wax build up! The doctor thought the crying may be due to the 4 teeth Gavin has coming in.

Saturday Lauryn (3 1/2) and Tyler (almost 11 months) came to spend the day/night with us! Tyler is on the move and feeding himself (what a mess that is)...it gave us a sneak peak of what the next few weeks/ month will have in store for us once Gavin is a bit more mobile! While we did have fun, I can't imagine what it would be like to have twins! I have a feeling Tyler and Gavin are going to be partners in crime in a few years!

G eating a Biter Biscuit

Monday Cary left on a field trip with 70 5th graders to Long Lake Environmental camp. Gavin was helping Daddy pack and was hoping Daddy would take him along! No such luck, G was stuck at home with mom.

G passed out after his bottle (bottle of formula that is)


We have been getting Gavin to start feeding himself a bit more after we feed him his babyfood. So far his favorite is cantaloupe, biter biscuits and wagon wheels...he hasn't quite taken to strawberries and pears yet.

G trying some pineapple

Another good week...

(Mom's new favorite picture)

(yummy...beets)

(not sure where he gets this flexibility from)

(making sure mom washed my feet good so they don't get stinky)

It seems another week has flown by...how can that be? Gavin's sniffles seem better this week, but still no signs that the teeth have poked through. Gavin continues to work on crawling, although he can't quite coordinate moving his arms and legs together at the same time and is frustrated by that. Mom and Dad are savoring every day that he can't get too far from where we leave him because we know that won't be the case for long!

(So advanced, G is already reading to himself)

(Gavin's least favorite thing...being held down so Daddy can use the booger sucker, can't say I blame him)

Saturday we started packing...we close 3 weeks from tomorrow and those 3 weeks are going to be busy ones!

Saturday night Mom and Dad went out on their second "date" since Gavin was born. While Mom and Dad were enjoying dinner at Ruth's Chris, Gavin was being spoiled by Travis and Amanda. Unfortunately we didn't get any pictures while they were here!

(Birthday snuggles for my daddy)

We are still on the hunt for a new day care provider for Gavin in Hudson, if only we could take Elaine with us...we will really miss her! Overall a good week was had by all!

(Good night)

Sniffles and Teeth

I could sleep right here

I love my Sesame Street toy!

Gavin has had a good week over all. After a couple days of not eating much for solids, he's back to being his normal "chow" hound self. He's been doing more and more funny things lately, like biting dad's boob.....TWICE!!!! Yeah, a little wrestling the floor and the little stinker chomped right down. Dad just about hit the ceiling. Of course Gavin thought this was hilarious, laughing only the way a cute baby can.

Life is good...snuggling with mom

In addition, he is getting more "abandonment" anxiety, so every once in a while he will be happy playing on the floor, look and see we are in the other room, and cry.....then back to playing ten seconds later. He is quite the faker too. He will cough or cry and then stop, checking to see if he's gained our attention.

It's G in a box!

Over the weekend we met with Grandma B. and Grandma Mary in Hudson. We had lunch and brought them through the new house. Soon we will be moving....hard to believe.

Reading "Squishy Turtle and Friends"

Sunday we were checking out some furniture and figured we would run to another store and then back. Yep, of course we should have known better. No diapers with, and a little too far from home.....someone had a stinky deposit for us. Oh, well....at least it wasn't a blow-out, whew.

Not sure about this 0-2 start dad?

The last couple days Gavin has had a bit of a cold and just a tiny fever, barely 99.3, so we are pretty sure the next tooth is on the way....he's been a bit cranky, but still, not too bad. He's pretty easy to soothe when he's crabby. We are sure lucky.

Dan, Sydney and Gavin having a "Stare Down"

Relaxing weekend at home...and a New House!

(Thanks to Dan I'm all set for Monday Night Football in my Vikings outfit)

(Hey , where did all my toys go?)

After running around like crazy people for the past few weekends, we were finally able to enjoy a weekend at home! Of course we couldn't stay home all weekend...but we didn't venture too far. We went for walks, bought fresh veggies at the farmer's market, and visited the animals at the zoo! Things have really started to cool down here so on Sunday I started pulling out some of Gavin's fall and winter clothes, it made me realize how big he is getting!

(G and Mommy bundled up for the farmer's market)

(G and Daddy watching the monkeys at the zoo)

Gavin is still not crawling, but he is getting up on all fours now and belly slides backwards. We have not baby-proofed much here and are hoping we can get away without doing too much until we move on October 15th! I guess that is our other big news of the week...we bought a new house! We are very excited to be moving to Hudson, in fact we will only be about 3 blocks from Dan and Kristi (and Baby Mac), and will be close to Heidi, Ryan and Spencer as well. Grandma B is excited that we will be closer to her too. Now we just need to pack and find new daycare for Gavin. Below are a few pictures from our new house!