Teething

Ahh...teething. I am not a very big fan and I don't think our little man is either. No matter, I think both of us want him to have teeth (baby G just doesn't know it yet) so...I think we are going to have to endure. 

Teething biscuits are a new best friend for both mom and baby. 

This video cracks me up. It seems like baby G learns new "tricks" every day!

10 Months

I am sad and ashamed that the last time I posted was when baby G was 6 months old. Wow. Time flies when you are having fun!

I won't try and recap all that has happened in the past 4 months but I will get you up to speed on what the little guy is doing these days.

First and foremost I think he get cuter every day...wouldn't you agree?

Some of the other likes, dislikes and happenings are:

• The army better watch out because this guy has the army crawl down pat! (see video below for an excellent example)
• He loves anything paper. Mail, newspapers, books. Seems like someone is taking after his father. 
• We introduce new foods all the time and 90% of the time he doesn't like them but on occasion he will like something such as pieces of bread, crackers and of course Gerber cookies! 
• Baby G now sits on his own in the grocery cart and loves it!
• Books, peek-a-boo, dancing and air tosses are some of his favorite past times. 
• Baths are still the highlight of the day. He is so well behaved and I thoroughly enjoy it every night because I am sure it won't last forever. 
• We (and I mean WE) worked VERY hard on the two teeth that have taken up residence in baby G's mouth and we are glad that he has taken a break from growing any new ones. 
• Last but not least this kid loves using his hands. Clapping, waving them around or using them to pick things up. He is really getting good at his find motor skills. 

This little guy brings so much joy into our lives it is hard to remember what life was like without him. Check out some of the latest videos of this cutie pie! 

(This one is kind of long and I get annoying so you 

can just watch the first part to see the army crawl)

I just love that his dad thought this was funny to 

put his socks up to his thighs!

6 Months

 I can't believe this little guy (who isn't as little anymore) is half a year old! Wow!

Baby g just gets more and more fun each and every day. He continues to learn, grow and discover how to use this body of his.

As you can see below two of his new favorite positions are standing and pushing himself up on his arms. He does what I would consider the baby worm. He gets up on his knees but his face is in the ground, then he gets up on his arms but he legs are flat. It is quite hilarious to watch. He has it mastered to where he can actually use it as a way of moving. I think crawling isn't too far around the corner.

We have worked our way through most of the vegetables and have now started giving fruits. This baby is just like his dad, not picky at all. He will eat anything we give him. I pray this continues to be the case later on down the road.

Other joys I get from this now 6 month old...

Giggling when tickled

Smiling when he sees me for the first time in the morning

Watching him play with the water during bath time

Giving Eskimo kisses

Here is a video of one of baby g's moves. Check out how high he can get his bum in the air as well as his leg. He also is getting pretty coordinated with his hands. Coordinated enough to get just about everything to his mouth. 

(Please excuse the fact that he was a little unhappy, I promise I am a good mom) 

Still Spitting...

The spitting continues with baby g...I am hoping that magically on his 6 month b-day he just stops but I am kind of thinking that probably isn't going to happen. Check out what we encountered earlier this week. It was like a waterfall of spit up. 

It got all over the floor and the rocking chair. It even got on the wall! Ha!

Just another day in the life...gotta love it.

Are you smarter than an 8yr old?

No. I most definitely am not.

I have been called to teach the 7-8 year old Primary kids. It has been fun. It has been hard and it has definitely been entertaining.

Now comes the embarrassing/funny story...

I am in class and to start off as an attention activity I set up a game of hang man. The word they are trying to guess is "Prayer" to introduce our lesson. The kids have got four of the six letters and all of the sudden one of the little boys raises his hand and says "I know what it is!" I tell him to wait until his turn and soon we circle back around to him. I ask him what he thinks it is. He says "Prayer!" I commend him for guessing the word and get ready to move on. He then tells me "I just read your book."

Ha! I had my lesson manual wide open on the table. Duh! Most of these kids can read and this little 8 year old was no dummy and had totally just out smarted me.

It is true, I am definitely not smarter than an 8 year old but I DO learn from my mistakes. I now know his trick and believe me my lesson manual was closed the next week!

5 months

Baby g turned 5 months old on the 5th of this month. Craziness. I know. I think the kid does something new every couple of days. It keeps things very interesting and I love spending my days with him.

Here are a few things that happened in month five:

- sleeping through the night (wahoo!)

- first time rolling from back to belly

- his mouth has become his third hand

- really loving baths

- getting better at sitting in the Bumbo

- loving the falling sensation (this obviously done

VERY carefully so as to not freak mom out)

- playing with moms hair (it kinda melts my heart every time!)

This is the falling sensation love and the hand love I was talking about...

Rollie Pollie Ollie

The Gavster is a rolling pro, at least from his back to his tummy. I really can't keep him on his back now. It is so much fun watching this boy grow!!

Check out his skills...