Ain't life funny

On the Move

2006-03-27T06:32:00.000-08:00

MR. MAN.... He is so funny. He would wear that hat and sunglasses all day and never touch them. People are amazed that he leaves the hat and glasses alone. Most kids would take them off and play with them. Not Mr Man. He is the man. Atleast he thinks so. He loves a camera. We are always taking pictures of him though so he is used to it. He is now actually crawling. It ain't pretty but he can sure move. He is up on his knees now too. Pretty soon he will be walkin and then we are in for it ... Now he can get the walker to move foreward and he goes everywhere. The wood floors really help too. He is so funny chasing the dog. He gets a cookie and usually gives it to the dog. Then fusses because the dog took it.... He is eating stage 3 really well now. He even likes mashed potatos and green beans mushed up. He had some grits for breakfest and liked them along with bits of pancake and well scrambled egg. He did well with all of it. Not great on self feeding but that is okay. We are planning a trip to California in May. He will be with all of his aunts and cousins. His first plane trip and we go across country... I think he will do fine. We will be staying for 8 days so I am sure to have some tales.. and Pictures. Well my prince is awake. He needs breakfest and we are going shopping (he is out growing a lot of clothes). Will post again soon. God Bless

Me & My Sissy

2006-03-14T12:37:00.000-08:00

Been a little bit. This was taken at sissy's Birthday party at Fudruckers.. We ahd a good time. We did discover that Gavyn does not like Mylar ballons. He was really not likin them couldn't figure it out but I am sure that he will grow out of it. Funny thing is he likes regular latex ballons. He has had a busy couple of weeks. We went to grandma and grandpa's house for the weekend. We go once a month and meet up with the family for the weekend. We really enjoy our time together. Even just hanging out. They are a lot of help too.. I am able to get a bit of rest. I do appericate it a lot. Plus I really love my family and the older I get the more I appericate my parents which is something I hope to pass on to Gavyn. I love my brothers and sisters too and am glad my children are able to know their aunts and uncles. We spent Mondy 3-13-06 down at the beach walking around. Gavyn got a nw t-shirt and new swimming trunks. I was looking for flip flops in his size but will have to order them off line. They only had them in a size 5 and up sooo. He had a blast. It was 87 on Monday so we decided to go to the beach and walk around. We`had lunch together and shopped a little. Aunt fran and sarah were with us and sam and connrad (gavyns cousin's). Plus sissy went cause school was out. We had a good time. I hope to do it again before the tourist season starts. It is really crowded then. Still lots more to do. Gavyn is stll growing much to fast (most parents think that way I think). We love him so much. Life is so much better with Gavyn in it. I look foreward to all the things to do together in the future. He is such a joy to be around (most of the time). Still not sleeping all night but that is getting better. He usually gets up once for a bottle and thats about it.
Well until next time. I hope in a week or so to post again. I am shooting for once a week. God Bless

Its about Time

2006-03-03T03:45:00.000-08:00

Okay I have been absent but I am back. No excuses. Just that life caught up with me and seemed to pass me by... Everyone is fine and normal (or as close as possiable to normal as we can get). Hopefully warm weather will be here soon and we can spend more time outside. We were able to spend a few days outside but the weather s turning cold for the next few days so we will be bundled up.
Gavyn is growing like a weed... He is 7 months and more active and vocal. We have gotten rid of the swing. He out grew it. His ecosaucer is now on the hit list. He likes to lean way over it and well we discovered that he can tip out of it... No major injuries but really scary. So we are down to the walker. He can't quite reach but hes doin good. He can go backwards really well... His vocabulary is mama, dada and alot if other sounds that we swear he is singing sometimes. His sleeping schedule is evening out really well. He wakes up once a night now. His napping is better. He sleeps about 2 hours in the afternoon now. He is growing so fast. He isn't crawling but he is scooting on his butt where he needs to go... He sits up and scoots around the floor where he needs to be. It is really funny to watch. We are going to go to the Cheesecake Factory with a friend today for lunch. I am excited never been there. Looking foreward to seeing my friend. Gavyn is so good to take out anyway so I am sure he will be fine. It is close to Pembroke Mall to so.... I might take G to sears. My niece (Hi Mikayla) gave me a gift certificate so I can go spend that. Well it has been a while but enough for now. There is too much of a good thing sometimes :)

God Bless

Everyone is ill ?????

2006-02-13T16:34:00.000-08:00

I will make this extreamly short... Everyone seems to have a stomach viris. I think I am up to my elbows in vomit and well you know... Gavyn is doing okay with it he is in a pretty good mood considering. I think I went through 4 outfits and about half a box of diapers. He was much better this evening. I did take a chance and gave him a whirlpool bath with me. I figure if he did have a movement I had been in it all day between him, myself and chuck. It went off without a hitch thank goodness.

Well I hope to post more and longer tomorrow. As for tonight little man is asleep so I am going to join him

Happy Valentines Day

Oh My Gosh

2006-02-11T12:35:00.000-08:00

Gavyn took a 2.5 hour nap yesterday and a 2 hour nap today???? I am amazed.... He even slept well. I think he is beginning to average out. We took him out to lunch with Grandaddy and daddy (chucks dad). He fell asleep on the way home and slept for 2.5 hours. We went to brunch today he waited until I got home and changed him and gave hima bottle of juice and fell asleep for hours. He is wide awake now. He was really good in both restaurants and has been really funny at home. Today Chuck was napping n the couch and Gavyn kept hollering at him until he woke up. We had chuck fake like he was sleeping and see what Gavyn would do and he started to holler at chuck again. It was too funny. He is very vocal these days. And loves to laugh.

At the restaurant this morning he was looking around at everything. One lady had on a lot of bright red and he couldn't keep his eyes off her. I know it was the color. Everyone was talking to him and playing with him. He loves to smile and he's a flirt.. We will go to grocery shopping tomorrow so he will maybe nap a while again:) I don't mind him stayin up though. I get to play with him more:)

God Bless

Water Baby

2006-02-10T06:12:00.000-08:00

Well I am going to post something really quick while babe is asleep. Or atleast trying to go to sleep. I took the picture posted this morning while I was giving him a bath. I love this seat. It hangs over the tub and it is very secure. He likes to be in the bath alone sometimes. I don't blame him for that.... I take a bath with him at night and am always wondering if he is likly to have a movement if you know what I mean.

He slept well last night. He is sleeping longer and longer at night not to great at napping during the day though. He slept for 44 minutes total yesterday during the day. I don't mind the ot napping alot. I think that is why he sleeps well at night. He never really wakes up at night If i just gie him a bottle he won't even open his eyes. sometimes though it is his pacifier he wants. I am wondring how to break him of that. All in good time I guess. He is such a good baby.

Well he is moving I think he is waking up... I want to go to wal-mart anyway. He likes to go shopping he usually ends up with a new toy... Or a new outfit... I love shopping for him. I have such fun going out with him. He never fusses or cries. well more later or tomorrow.

Gad Bless

Stage 3 is a bust

2006-02-09T11:20:00.000-08:00

Well I tried the stage 3 stuff (baby food) . I think it is too soon. Gavyn will eat it but hates the texture. He did eat a little of it but he would gag an spit out the bits of pasta or vegetable. So I will stick to the stage 2 for now. He is eating that well and if I have to feed him another jar to fill him up I'm okay with that. I am putting him on the floor more and trying to get him to practice crawling. He isn't intrested yet really. Thats okay too he will be mobile soon enough. I love him being a baby and want him to be one as long as he wants. I am in no hurry for him to grow up he will do that fast enough. I know each time he does something new it is mixed emotions. I am excited with each new thing he discovers and sad at the thought of him growing up. But I know he has too. I am lucky to be able to be a part of his life and thank god daily for that. He is truly a miracle baby in my eyes.

I am going to take his pictures soon I really like the picture people at lynnhaven mall. They did a really good job last time. They are a little expensive but They are back in an hour and are really studio quality photos. I am trying to decide what he will wear. we did the overalls and camoflodge stuff... I will think of something.

Well Gavyn is ready for his afternoon nap. I will post more on another day. Hopefully tomorrow ;)

God Bless

Sisterhood of the traveling diaper

2006-02-07T05:54:00.000-08:00

Well I finally have a minute. Can't believe it is Tuesday already.

We had a great visit at Dad's. Gavyn had a great time. My sisters were there and we cooked dinner together and had a good time. Gavyn was in heaven. Everyone payed a lot of attention to him and helped me a lot. I was able to rest which I didn't know I needed.

Gavyn is eating a lot more these days. I think it is time to move to stage 3 foods. He ate 3 jars in one sitting. For dinner one night at Dad's. We were feeding him grits and things like that. Last night I made him a pergoie (more like 3) and a few cheese ravoli. He ate them all. I fed him mostly the middle out of the pergoies. Which was mashed potatos with cheese in them. I mashed up the cheese ravoli and he ate all that. He slept much better last night. I finally put him in the crib to sleep. He hasn't been in my bed for the last few nights. We both sleep much better... I do still love to cuddle with him though.

I am still looking into swim lessons hopefully when it is a little warmer. He does love water. He has become more vocal lately. He likes to hear himself talk. He will do a little yell and crack up laughing. He still likes his feet. f he sees him he will grab them and roll. That brings on another laugh. He is such a happy boy. He still dosen't long but he is going to sleep at night much easier. I can see him changing daily. He is really a joy to be with.

2006-02-03T03:56:00.000-08:00

Well it took a day but I am back. Gavyn and I stayed home yesterday and did much of nothin'. Sarah came in and we are leaving today to go to grandma and grandpa's for the weekend.

When we get back I will be working on getting the house ready for the homestudy. We heard something from them yesterday (he state) the lady I spoke to was really nice and helpful. She isn't sure if they can do it or not. We will see. I am not sure if I have to go back to SC or not. I may to get them to release custody of Gavyn to me. They had done this already by giving it too my brother but SC is saying that was temproary. It has become a mess..

Gavyn is doing good. His new trick is to blurb his food at you while you feed him. It tickles him too he will just laugh. He s trying to pull up. I think it is time to take the bumper pads off the crib. My sister is afraid he will get his foot caught. So am I but they really are something at this point that he plays with a lot. Not that it matters he usually sleeps with me. He takes naps in his crib but likes to slep with me at night. I figure that won't last forever.

Well we have to pack

God Bless

Sleepless night

2006-01-31T23:07:00.000-08:00

Well its 2am and I am wide awake.. Gavyn is sleeping soundly and has been since 7pm. Such a good boy. I am up doing house work an such for the simple reason that I can't sleep... I fell asleep with munchkin when he went o sleep at 7 but I woke and 9pm and have been awake ever since. Getting a lot done though. Maybe I can knit later today :)

We had a great day actually. Gavyn is getting so good at entertaing himself. I got a lot of stuff done :) Hopefully I can start on the deeper stuff.. We would like to replace the bedroom floors with wood instead of carpet so I hope to start on that this weekend.

Gavyn ate a great dinner of chicken with broccoli and tropical fruit dessert. Amazinglly enough he liked the fruit. He is so picky about that stuff. He was actually trying to hold the bottle tonight. I should say he was holding his bottle. He was trying to drink from his sippy cup tonight too. He is gettng the hang of what it is for I gave him a bitter biscuit cookie tonight and he held it and actually chewed on it. I think he liked it. They sure make a mess though. I worry when I give him one so I tend to stand over him while he eats it. A few attempts at biting it and I take it away. I know they melt but he was getting big pieces off it this evning. He has to have a few more teeth I think. His big brother came in and was playng with him for a while before he went to bed. Gavyn actually cried when Taylor let the room. It is so funny to watch them together Gavyn thinks Taylor is amazing. He watchs his every move. Taylor thinks Gavyn is pretty neat too.

Well I should get some sleep. In a few hours my day will start for real. Lot of things to do. God Bless and keep you

OKAY

2006-01-31T07:14:00.000-08:00

This is the 3rd time I have tried this...... I hope to get it posted today..

My sister came in yesterday. Sarah lives In North Carolina. I see her about 3 times a month. I truly enjoy her visits. She is very helpful to me and she loes Gavyn to death. I have to admit he is very easy to love. He s trying to stand up a lot more. I put him in the playpen and keep an eye out to see if he is trying to pull up. He has the rolling over thing down good :) He is sleeping in my bed at night. His crib is right by the bed but I have just been leting him fall asleep while he is watching tv so I just snuggle with him and fall asleep myself. It is so funny... Sissy likes to sleep with me in my bed whn she comes to visit ( Chuck sleeps on the couch a lot cause he dosen't sleep much and snores loud) Lucky thing I have a king size bed... All of my sisters like to sleep in my bed when they visit. Anyway I happened to look over at sissy Sunday night and had to laugh. Sis was sleeping on a little strip of the bed I was on another strip on the other side and Gavyn had the whole complete middle of the bed. I had to laugh. Smallest person in the bed had the whole bed. He likes to cuddle and he just couldn't make up his mind who to cuddle too...

It was a busy day yesterday. I had school conferences and errands to run. Sis and I had decided to go to lunch on our way to the grocery store. We decided on mexican and there is a restaurant in the grocery store shopping center. We didn't bring baby food because we went to lunch as a spur of the moment thing. So we ended up feeding baba refried beans :o He loved them. I was worried about gas and such but he was fine. He slept pretty well last night so he did wll with them. I had bought this highchair that is like a booster chair but it has a plastic tray to it so you can use it as a highchair or booster seat later. It actually folds up too so ou can cary it in the restaurant unfold it and when your done you can fold it back up. I bought it from walmart. It wasn't expensive really and I really like it because most restaurants have those wooden high chairs. He bounces around in the thing and I am so scared he will hurt himself. He can sit up by himself but not get to a siting position alone.

He is still fighting sleep. I hate it for him. He hates to sleep and will fuss the whole time going to sleep. Sometimes it will last a minute and sometimes about 30 minutes. I try to hold him and rock him and he will still cry himself to sleep. He was getting to the point to where you could just lay him down and he will fall asleep but after our trip last week he has been riht back to his habit of fussing himself to sleep... I think with a little patience he will get to the point to where he just falls asleep. He is just so nosy... He hates to miss a thing. I understand. I am so afraid he will do something like stand up or walk and I won't be lookin...

Well he is off to nap and I have smoe house cleaning to do (actually a lot) so I am going to play catch up and let him sleep for a minute.

GOD BLESS

Another Day

2006-01-29T08:05:00.000-08:00

Well Gavyn had a busy day yesterday. He went shopping with sissy and Mom. Sissy carried him around the store the whole time and had a good laugh about the fact that people kept asking if he was her child. We decided that we would have a shirt made that says "He's my brother" and she can wear it while she is out with us. He loves his big sissy. I think he really likes her hair. He played with it the whole time she was holding him. He fell asleep in Walmart :) sissy carried him on the front of her in the baby bujorn we carry him in. He fell asleep like he was at home.. Just like a guy. His daddy can sleep anywhere too.

Gavyn's personality is really beginning to come out. He gets a little angry if you don't feed him fast enough. His daddy thinks I feed him too fast but Gavyn has other ideas. Sometimes instead of a spoon you would be better off using a shovel. He is getting really used to his schedule which is a good thing. He actually slept most of the night last night. He will still wake for a bottle but he goes right back to sleep. He loves his nightly bath. I think he looks foreward to 7:00 which is usually bath time. I take a bath with him as the tub is a whirlpool tub and too big to put him in a baby bath in it. Sometimes I do but he really likes the bubbles the blowers make. Someties he gets so relaxed he will almost fall asleep. after the bath he staysawake for bout an hour and goes to sleep watching Law & Order with Mom. Kid has taste :) I really am glad he likes water so much. I hope to take him to the rec center for swim lessons when it gets a little warmer.

Gavyns big brother (Taylor) Likes to rock him to sleep and has missed that the past few nights. He has been hunting and is fishing today. Actually all the men folk are fishing today. They took the camera so I am sure to have pictues to post tomorrow. I am hoping that they come home in time to see Gavyn before he falls asleep. I caught Taylor watching him sleep last night. I love the fact that the kids love Gavyn so much. It actually makes me love them more if possiable.

Well its off to feed munchkin lunch and see if he would like to nap for a bit. Dinner is in the crock pot. I love Sunday nothing to pressing, but then you get to Monday and oh boy. We have a few things to do this week so....

God Bless

Our Baby Gavyn

2006-01-28T16:37:00.000-08:00

Thought this would be a good idea to share our joy of having our son Gavyn Michael finally with us. Gavyn was placed in our home on Dec 8th. He is my nephew. My oldest brothers child. My husband Chuck and I are in the process of adopting Gavyn. We have a great relationship with Gavyn's mom also. This will be a completely open adoption and Gavyn will know just how important and special he is.
Gavyn is a wonderful little guy. He is very warm and fuzzy. He just turned 6 months old and has so much personality. Everyday he is discovering something new. His feet are a really big deal right now. He has 2 teeth at the bottom and is working on his top teeth. He will bite you if you aren't careful. But we all know it is just practice. He likes to wake up in the morning and cuddle for a few minutes. He always wakes up with a smile. He likes to be rocked a lot too. I love to just sit and hold him. I wish for everyone the happiness and love that my husband and I have found.
Our children Taylor and Shay have been a great help. They are 18 and 16 and we are enjoying a different phase with them. It is exciting to watch them prepare for going out into the open world. I am excited for them and scared to death at the same time. I look forward to posting about everyone in my oh so blessed family.
Lisa