9 Months

We went to the doctor today for Gavin's 9 month check-up. I cannot believe that he is that old already! I remember when he was first born, this time now seemed so far off and now look where we are! He is just about 18 lbs and he is 28.5 inches long. So he is long and lean! No shots this time, so that was nice. I was told that he can really start to dive into "real" food. We have somewhat already, he likes waffles, puffs, and banana's. So now we will be trying lots of new things here in the near future. Easter was nice. Gavin looked so adorable in his Easter outfit and at church we had to sit in the front row because it was so packed, so of course, Gavin made it well known that we were there! He got an Easter basket filled with PUFF filled eggs, books, and Dadda's favorite movie, Pinocchio, which we watched that morning! The Easter bunny also visited Nana and Tata's house too, so there were goodies galore! Gavin keeps growing, he has yet to master crawling, but I think he gets around pretty good by just rolling! He likes to sit in the shopping cart like a big boy and everywhere we go, people are ooooing and awhing over him, his hair do and his eyes. We have always known he was cute, but we get confirmation everywhere we go, in which case prompted me to enter him in the cover contest for Parenting Magazine. Check it out! http://www.parents.com/photos/photo-contests-1/cover-kid/701800078/

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8 1/2 months

In the time since Grandma and Grandpa Schurr visited, we have had quite the month! Right after they left, Gavin got sick for the first time with a bad cough that would keep him (and Mom and Dad!) up at night as well as an ear infection. Then Alex and I both caught the cold. I hadn't been sick I don't think since before I was pregnant, and boy did it kick my butt! Luckily, Alex was able to work from home a few days so I could rest, but then poor thing, he got sick himself! Once we were in the clear of all of that, Alex had his 28th birthday! Lanna, Great Grandma Nelson and Grandma and Grandpa Ottery were in town to help celebrate. We had fun going out to dinner and then bowling. It was nice having our babysitters take Gavin home after dinner to go to bed! ;o) That same weekend, we had Gavin dedicated at our church. We had so many family members and friends show up. It was so wonderful! Gavin was a ham, once he got up front of the congregation, he started waving, spitting, and talking threw the whole thing. The pastor even made a comment about it after it was all over! So funny, we may have an entertainer on our hands! Lanna and Marty are Gavin's Godparents and we thank them so much for sharing that time with us. Once everyone left for home, Grandma Ottery stayed a few extra days to hand out. But unfortunately, we all got a little touch of the flu! Never ending it seems, but now, we hope all the sickness is behind us. We want to be able to enjoy the beautiful weather we are having until the HEAT starts in...ugh. Gavin is growing so much, just the other day Dadda was telling him he didn't even recognize him because he seemed to have changed over night. He is showing more interest in trying to crawl, he props himself up with his hands, but now he just has to figure out what to do with his legs! He is getting very frustrated that he can't get to where he wants, so Mom helps out sometimes by showing him what he needs to do. But believe me, I am in no hurry for the crawling stage, I just feel bad because you know he wants to MOVE! I'll post some pictures when I get them downloaded!