HE SMILES...
HE Pulls UP and STANDS....
HE Plays with Mommy's Phone...tech savy boy, hah!
AND He READS! Yea...he's a smart one!
Friday, December 11, 2009
These are a few of my FAVORITE things!
Just a few things that Gavin does on a DAILY basis...
HE SMILES...
HE Pulls UP and STANDS....
HE Plays with Mommy's Phone...tech savy boy, hah!
AND He READS! Yea...he's a smart one!
HE SMILES...
HE Pulls UP and STANDS....
HE Plays with Mommy's Phone...tech savy boy, hah!
AND He READS! Yea...he's a smart one!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Oh Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
I know we still have 19 days until Christmas, but I figured it could never be too early to post anything Christmas related, since it is in fact, the most peaceful, relaxing, heartwarming, time of the year (in my opinion of course!).
So...just a little intro in to Christmas in our home. We actually put the tree's up just before Thanksgiving this year. Here we are beginning to get our tree together...and you see there is a sweet little rugrat crawling around under it! He loves plugs...so you'll see that he is all ready to plug it in and get those lights twinkling!
Here he is with his very first Christmas ornament. I bought this on our visit to KY...isn't it cute?! I always get an ornament with the year on it, so this year I chose this one...I just loved it!
Aren't those legs soooo "nibble-worthy"!!!
I didn't actually get a picture of the finished product...but I will, soon and I'm pretty certain there will be a rugrat under it again ;o).
So...just a little intro in to Christmas in our home. We actually put the tree's up just before Thanksgiving this year. Here we are beginning to get our tree together...and you see there is a sweet little rugrat crawling around under it! He loves plugs...so you'll see that he is all ready to plug it in and get those lights twinkling!
Here he is with his very first Christmas ornament. I bought this on our visit to KY...isn't it cute?! I always get an ornament with the year on it, so this year I chose this one...I just loved it!
Aren't those legs soooo "nibble-worthy"!!!
I didn't actually get a picture of the finished product...but I will, soon and I'm pretty certain there will be a rugrat under it again ;o).
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Night 3...C.I.O.
7 MINUTES PEOPLE! 7 MINUTES! Praise GOD! Again, don't know if Gav was extra tired or if he is getting the hang of this new concept...let's hope it's the latter of the two!
Night 3 Gavin walked around his crib for a few minutes, then layed down, rolled around with his blanket for a few, then BAM! Asleep...7 minutes, wow. Praise God again! I may be overreacting, but to hear your baby cry for 30-50 minutes the past 2nights, then only 7 minutes the 3rd night is just a blessing from God. Praise God. Praise God. Praise God. Lord, please keep blessing us with this sleep business ;o).
Let's hope the remainder of the night goes well and that my baby boy has tackled sleeping in his crib, in his room, from here on out. WOOOHOOO!
Oh and one more thing...today Gavin went to the nursery at church for the very first time. What a big boy he has become. The caretaker's said that he was so good, that he just played and smiled the whole time. Here's the funny thing>>> when I was bringing him in to the service with us, there were times when I couldn't devote 100% of my attention to the pastor because I was tending to Gavin (who did usually sleep, or sit very quietly). These days he's a busy bee and likes to try to talk, so I thought it would be best if we took him to the nursery so he could play and I could listen whole hearted. Truth is...I found myself wondering off to Gavin and if he was okay about 50% of the time...what's a mommy to do?
No new pics...but here's a family shot...Gav was almost 5 months old in this photo.
Night 3 Gavin walked around his crib for a few minutes, then layed down, rolled around with his blanket for a few, then BAM! Asleep...7 minutes, wow. Praise God again! I may be overreacting, but to hear your baby cry for 30-50 minutes the past 2nights, then only 7 minutes the 3rd night is just a blessing from God. Praise God. Praise God. Praise God. Lord, please keep blessing us with this sleep business ;o).
Let's hope the remainder of the night goes well and that my baby boy has tackled sleeping in his crib, in his room, from here on out. WOOOHOOO!
Oh and one more thing...today Gavin went to the nursery at church for the very first time. What a big boy he has become. The caretaker's said that he was so good, that he just played and smiled the whole time. Here's the funny thing>>> when I was bringing him in to the service with us, there were times when I couldn't devote 100% of my attention to the pastor because I was tending to Gavin (who did usually sleep, or sit very quietly). These days he's a busy bee and likes to try to talk, so I thought it would be best if we took him to the nursery so he could play and I could listen whole hearted. Truth is...I found myself wondering off to Gavin and if he was okay about 50% of the time...what's a mommy to do?
No new pics...but here's a family shot...Gav was almost 5 months old in this photo.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Night 2--C.I.O
Ahhh...another night of "cry-it-out". This is definitely a difficult process, to put it mildly. I'll be taking this as a lesson learned...baby #2 will sleep in his/her crib and not in mommy and daddy's bed.
Last night, Gavin did sleep better. He woke up 2 times, but he put his self back to sleep within seconds. 2 times may sound like a lot, but just 2 nights ago, he would wake up and cry until we came to him, and would continue to cry until we picked him up (this was not the case last night). He did wake up at 6:30 this morning, but instead of bringing him to our room, we got up with him and came downstairs.
Tonight went somewhat smoother. Last night it was 50 minutes of c.i.o., tonight is was 32 minutes. I'm hoping it's because he is adjusting and not because he just happened to be more tired. Tonight we went in to comfort him every 10 minutes. It seemed like by the time 10 minutes had passed, he had began to calm himself somewhat. We went in 3 times, loved on him, cuddled him (while leaving him in the crib), and whispered a few "I love you's". He explored his crib more too. He made 1 lap around his crib, fell down, and went to sleep in a half sitting position. He's a fighter...that's for SURE!
Let's hope tomorrow night's time drops significantly and my baby finally adjusts to falling asleep in his crib all by himself, peacefully.
Mommy and Daddy want to see big smiles and no tears!
Last night, Gavin did sleep better. He woke up 2 times, but he put his self back to sleep within seconds. 2 times may sound like a lot, but just 2 nights ago, he would wake up and cry until we came to him, and would continue to cry until we picked him up (this was not the case last night). He did wake up at 6:30 this morning, but instead of bringing him to our room, we got up with him and came downstairs.
Tonight went somewhat smoother. Last night it was 50 minutes of c.i.o., tonight is was 32 minutes. I'm hoping it's because he is adjusting and not because he just happened to be more tired. Tonight we went in to comfort him every 10 minutes. It seemed like by the time 10 minutes had passed, he had began to calm himself somewhat. We went in 3 times, loved on him, cuddled him (while leaving him in the crib), and whispered a few "I love you's". He explored his crib more too. He made 1 lap around his crib, fell down, and went to sleep in a half sitting position. He's a fighter...that's for SURE!
Let's hope tomorrow night's time drops significantly and my baby finally adjusts to falling asleep in his crib all by himself, peacefully.
Mommy and Daddy want to see big smiles and no tears!
Friday, December 4, 2009
C.I.O.
I must say...hate is a strong word...but I hate the acronym you see as the title of this entry. C.I.O. means Cry It Out. This is the dreadful method we tried tonight to get my baby boy to sleep in his own crib. It is a very popular method, it works, but it is hard on baby and parents.
Since our visit to Kentucky in November, Gavin has been sleeping in bed with us. Two weeks in KY and here at home too. Not saying there is ANYTHING wrong with allowing your baby to sleep in bed with you, but Gavin doesn't rest well and we don't either. Gavin had been sleeping in his crib prior to our visit, but he quickly became accustomed to the new routine, and for obvious reasons, he loved it. He felt safe, he could roll over at any given moment and pull my hair, he could crawl onto his daddy's face to sleep, he could nest his head under my arm, he could sleep sideways in bed and kick daddy all night long. Yes, he loved it, for obvious reasons ;o).
So we decided tonight we would put him back in his nursery. The poor baby cried for 50 minutes! My sister-n-law read a book on this procedure and she has used it with all of her kids and they sleep like PRO's, so I thought I would give it a "go". How does it work? The first night, you lay your baby in the crib just as he is getting very tired, you comfort him/her, then walk away. The crying begins...you enter the room every 5 minutes consistently to comfort your baby w/o picking them up, then leave again. You do this until they fall asleep. Night 2 you comfort baby every 10 minutes and you continue adding minutes every night, until eventually, they know the routine and can put themselves to sleep fairly easy. The Dr. that wrote the book said it can take up to a week...yes 7 WHOLE DAYS!
My little angel, literally, fell asleep standing up with his arms hanging over the crib (how pitiful is that?)! He fell asleep standing up for 5 minutes, with little nods in between. Nelson went in and softly layed him down. He wanted to cry again, but that battle was over and sleep won. FINALLY!
Nelson and I felt horrible for leaving him in his crib to cry, but I know in the long run, he will sleep better, we will sleep better, all in all, it should just be better.
Long post, I know. But Gavin, when you read this someday, I surely hope you won't remember any of this C.I.O bull, cause it's NO FUN for any of us! I hope and pray this is the last time you have to fall asleep standing up, with tears on your face, and sadness in your heart. We love you little boy...to the moon and back...more than all the stars in the sky.
Since our visit to Kentucky in November, Gavin has been sleeping in bed with us. Two weeks in KY and here at home too. Not saying there is ANYTHING wrong with allowing your baby to sleep in bed with you, but Gavin doesn't rest well and we don't either. Gavin had been sleeping in his crib prior to our visit, but he quickly became accustomed to the new routine, and for obvious reasons, he loved it. He felt safe, he could roll over at any given moment and pull my hair, he could crawl onto his daddy's face to sleep, he could nest his head under my arm, he could sleep sideways in bed and kick daddy all night long. Yes, he loved it, for obvious reasons ;o).
So we decided tonight we would put him back in his nursery. The poor baby cried for 50 minutes! My sister-n-law read a book on this procedure and she has used it with all of her kids and they sleep like PRO's, so I thought I would give it a "go". How does it work? The first night, you lay your baby in the crib just as he is getting very tired, you comfort him/her, then walk away. The crying begins...you enter the room every 5 minutes consistently to comfort your baby w/o picking them up, then leave again. You do this until they fall asleep. Night 2 you comfort baby every 10 minutes and you continue adding minutes every night, until eventually, they know the routine and can put themselves to sleep fairly easy. The Dr. that wrote the book said it can take up to a week...yes 7 WHOLE DAYS!
My little angel, literally, fell asleep standing up with his arms hanging over the crib (how pitiful is that?)! He fell asleep standing up for 5 minutes, with little nods in between. Nelson went in and softly layed him down. He wanted to cry again, but that battle was over and sleep won. FINALLY!
Nelson and I felt horrible for leaving him in his crib to cry, but I know in the long run, he will sleep better, we will sleep better, all in all, it should just be better.
Long post, I know. But Gavin, when you read this someday, I surely hope you won't remember any of this C.I.O bull, cause it's NO FUN for any of us! I hope and pray this is the last time you have to fall asleep standing up, with tears on your face, and sadness in your heart. We love you little boy...to the moon and back...more than all the stars in the sky.
9 Months.
Yep. Here is my 9 month old boy, who happens to be the best present I will ever find under our Christmas tree!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Infinite, Unmeasurable, Absolute
I was on the verge of a bad mood this morning, until I looked over at this little boy, who brings me infinite, unmeasurable, absolute happiness.
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