3 Months

Our Chunky Monkey

This post is so super late but I have to post about Gavin's latest and greatest. He is still his happy content little self most of the time. He's at least 16 lbs. if not more. We don't have his doctor check up until mid-November so I don't have an exact number yet. He's starting to grab and hold toys and loves to suck on anything close to his mouth. He's sleeping at least a good 7 hour stretch at night. Yeah!

He is super close to laughing. He loves it when I tickle the sides of his head, his sides, or the inside of his thighs. He squeals when I put him on his changing table. I have a few pictures and toys hanging for him to look at and it's probably his favorite spot in the house.

He has rolled over a couple times, but stopped doing it, so I'm not sure if it was a fluke or what happened. But he does this little backward scoot where he digs his heels into the ground, arches his back, and scoots along the carpet or turns in a different position. There have been several mornings I've gone to get him out of his crib and instead of being parallel in his crib, he's perpendicular.

When I lay Gavin down for a nap or bed he instantly starts kicking his right leg. It reminds me of Thumper when he does it. He also gives me a big smile and coo as if he's ready to play instead of nap. I guess he knows it's the only moment in his day when Xavier isn't battling him for my attention.

Gavin loves to suck on his middle and ring fingers together. If he can't have his pacifier this is a great substitute.

It's the oddest thing, but when I clean out Gavin's nose with one of those bulb things, he smiles. I've never known a baby to like having that done, but he seems to be entertained by the feeling of it. He also smiles when he spits up and he spits up a lot. If I were him I'd be screaming my head off every time I had to spit up. Yuck!

If you'll notice Gavin's shirt, it's a gorilla. This was part of Xavier's gift to Gavin at the hospital. I'm so glad he fits in it now and he looks so cute in green.

Another month has past and our love for Gavin has grown even more. I can't even remember life before he entered our home. He has such a sweet demeanor and we are so glad to have him as part of our family.