Fish Faces!

Baby Gavin

We decided to wait until we went home for Christmas to have Gavin blessed. Our parents live within a couple of blocks of eachother, and we wanted family to be there for the blessing. I made his outfit a size bigger then I thought he would wear, and it fit him perfect. I had blessing pictures taken at the same time as his 3 month pictures. He loved having his picture taken. The photographer even sang him to sleep for one of the pictures.

New Family Pictures

Happy Birthday!

My First Birthday Party!

Emily had her very first birthday party this year! She had been asking me all year if it was time for her birthday party yet. Finally the day came. I have to say that musical chairs was the best part of the party. We didn't take out any chairs because we didn't want any tears. Everytime the music stopped, the girls would all run back to their original chair. Hilarious. They loved it!

The long awaited Candyland cake.

... and then she was three

2 weeks old

3 months old

6 months old

1 year old

18 months old

2 years old

3 years old

They grow too fast!

What is wrong with this picture?

"Could you rock the baby to sleep?" (This isn't exactly what I had in mind...)

Little Smiles!

It is a complicated thing to try and catch an infant smiling. That is why he is clear up in the corner and it is only a half smile. I tried my best!

Thanks Grandma! You're the Best!

Well, it has been 3 weeks since my mom left. Somehow we are surviving. (Hanging by a thread really.) We sure appreciate all that she did for us. She ended up staying for 6 weeks because Gavin had some complications at birth that took a little while to resolve. I can tell you that it is not only Emily, Brian, and me that miss her. My laundry and dishes sure miss her too.

Grandma and Gavin in the ICU.

Emily making rolls with Grandma. Such a big helper.

Happy Halloween!

This year for Halloween we went to a Trunk-or-Treat party. This works out nice for us because we have learned that NONE of our neighbors have candy on Halloween. (Who doesn't buy candy on Halloween?!)

Gavin sat in the back of the car with me while Brian took Emily around to the other trunks. Here is a picture of all of us and Emily's good friend. Brian and I decided to go dressed as ourselves this year. Emily has been waiting months to wear her fairy costume. (I had to make it before I had Gavin or it never would have happened.)Gavin had on an outfit that says, "I Love My Mummy". (Isn't that the truth. If he could be attached to me, he would be.)

What is the Probability?

What is the probability that both of our children would be thumb suckers?

The Baby Brother!

Gavin
8 lbs. 11 oz.

New Baby Syndrome

Emily has been struggling lately with the idea of having a new baby at home. I think that she started realizing what was going to happen when we put up the crib with the BLUE bedding on it. Suddenly her bunk beds weren't good enough anymore, and she wanted to sleep in the crib again. I decided that she might enjoy going to a class that they were having for new big sisters at the hospital.It ended up being a sibling birthday party. The nurse asked if all the big brothers and big sisters would come up and blow out the candles. Emily stood on her chair with her hand waiving in the air and said, "I am going to be a big sister!" She also announced that she is going to have two baby brothers. Haaaaahaaaa! NO!
They had cake and ice cream, watched a video, colored, and learned how to change a diaper on a doll. Emily really enjoyed all of it and hasn't been able to stop telling everyone about it.
After the class, Emily was able to go and see some of the new babies in the nursery. I think that this ended up being her favorite part. She kept asking me which one we were going to take home. Since the class, she has been having an easier time with the idea of a new baby. I guess we will see how it goes!

Jump City

We had the opportunity this week of going to Jump City with the Medical School Auxiliary. (This is the medical student spouse club that I have been involved in). When I asked the other spouses what Jump City was, they all started laughing. I guess I am in no condition to be jumping! :)
As you can tell Emily loved it! She had a lot of friends there to jump around with. After falling on her head and neck several times, Dr. Dad had her performing various medical tests to make sure that her neck and spine were still in line. Silly Daddy!
I also learned what a little daredevil she is. This slide was not a small one!

We are still here!

Yep, we are still here and doing great. Brian has started school again and we are getting closer and closer to having a new member of our family. Grandma will be here in the next couple weeks and we are really getting excited. I didn't realize how long it had been since my last post. I've attempted to do a quick sum up of things that have gone on this summer!