Fav Toy at 7 Months

Hey everyone! We're still here!! Here's a tidbit from 7 months!!

Exersaucer Fun

Gavin is finally tall enough for his exersaucer! This is only a taste of how much he loves to talk when he's playing in it!! I believe that Gavin can say mom, and mah! It's a good way to get me out of bed in the morning!! We're going to start working on dada now!

Daddy's on TV!

check out Josh on WVEC!! Play the video! http://www.wvec.com/video/index.html?nvid=352539

Sweet Baby Giggles :)

Gavin started giggling a week or two ago.. this is the first time we caught it on video!! We've had a little setback with sleeping in the crib! It's pretty hit or miss!! So, sometimes he's in the swing and sometimes in the crib! Oh well, at least we're making progress! I'll try to post some Aunt Patty pics later in the week!

Gavin's New Trick!!

We are soo pround of him!! I saw him roll over for the first time today! He figured out what to do with the hand he's laying on too!! We're pretty sure that he probably started last night in his crib.. that would explain how he got from one side to the other! He's been soo close to rolling over for a long time now!! I'm soo excited that he hit this "milestone". We've been a little concerned that he doesn't get enough tummy/back time with his reflux! I guess he proved us wrong! AND he's slept in his CRIB the past three nights! The first night he slept 3 hrs, the second he slept 5 hrs, and last night he got back to his normal 10 hrs!!!! He slept in his chair in his room for a few days before he totally resisted the idea and screamed and would try to throw himself out of his chair! So, we thought it was time to try the crib; which works really well, he rolls onto his side and he hasn't had any reflux issues yet! We're still using his zantac and his rice cereal and those seem to help too!

A Week Full of "Firsts"!

Wow!! Gavin has had a lot of "firsts" this past week!! (I'll try to add some more pics later!)
* First night sleeping in his own room, and he has been ever since!!! He's such a sweet baby!! He's been going 11 hours w/o eating at night!! We're soo proud of him!! He no longer sleeps in his swing; he's getting too strong! He now sleeps in his vibrating chair; w/o vibration (too many batteries to replace!!) We're hoping that he sleep laying down soon! His rice cereal has seemed to help with his reflux or his stomach is just maturing. He still chokes and gags after laying down.. so, we'll get there eventually!
* First time staying in the nursery! Only during our Sunday School; he's getting too distracting! We still took him to the contemporary service with us! We're/ I'm not quite ready to leave him for two services yet!!
* Mommy's first day back to work! It's going well! Gavin really likes to watch/ listen to the other kids!!
* First time taking a bath in the upstairs bath tub!! He's still using his infant tub, just no longer in the kitchen sink (he's started to learn that he can kick and splash!!) It's much more enjoyable for him upstairs!!
* First time eating cereal!! Which he loves and now opens his mouth for when he sees the spoon and when he's ready!! Of course he disliked it at first; but he quickly decided that this was something that he could get used too!!

First Cereal

Gavin ate his first cereal today! He's been so unhappy (screaming) when we burp him or he finishes eating; so, we thought we'd start some cereal (He's taking 4-6 bottles with 6-7 ounces each)! We tried cereal (in his bottle) after his two month appt. because his dr thought it would help with his reflux; but it seemed to not agree with him!! We'll see how it goes this time around! His weight gain has slowed down a little; we'll check again officially at his 4 month appt! I'm thinking he might be 13lbs by then, but maybe not! Hopefully, all of his summer clothes won't be too big!! We definitely can tell that he's growing in length! His little feet are at the bottom of his car seat already! Right now, Gavin's fav thing to do is standing! He gives the BIGGEST smiles when he's standing!! I'm (Katie) still recovering from the flu or food posioning (10 of us got sick so far); and praying that Gavin doesn't get sick! There are more pics on my FB. :)