Gavin James is 2 Months Old!

Gavin James at 8 weeks!  Yes, that is baby spit-up on the back of the chair!

My precious little pea Gavin turned 2 months old today!  The poor little guy celebrated his day with a visit to the pediatrician for his first round of shots.  Gav was a trooper but you could tell he was not happy afterwards.  So I spent the afternoon holding and rocking him, which was as much a treat for me as it was for him!  He weighed in at 12 pounds 6 ounces which is 50th percentile.  His height was 24 1/4 inches, putting him in the 90th percentile.  So he continues to grow like a little bean pole.  The kid eats so much I thought he would weigh more but it appears all that nourishment is lengthening him out. He's the same length as Jack at this age but about a pound less. 

Though not yet sleeping through the night, Gavin is only getting up once, sometimes twice.  We're hoping the next few weeks he will give us the gift of a good nights sleep - mama needs it!  Christian has been lucky enough to be traveling for work so he has the luxury of nice dinners out and a full night of uninterrupted sleep!  Could I be more jealous!!  I actually start working again next week and will start traveling in January...hotels here I come!

Gavin is becoming more alert every day.  He loves to talk to just about anything....us, lighting fixtures, his ceiling fan and the toys on his play mat.  He smiles and coos all the time....no captain serious here!  He also loves the TV and likes to chill with daddy and watch the tube!  But the most notable thing (at least I think it is) is that Gavin's appearance has changed so much these past few weeks.  When he was born he looked just like Jack and like Christian's side of the family.  But now he look a more like me.  Unfortunately, that means he also got my big ears - poor dude!

I was really bad at taking pictures this these past 2 weeks.  But here are a few decent ones that I got of the Gavster.

Cold chillin with dad and big bro...

I think he's adorable even when he cries...and daddy looks pretty cute here too!

Here are two of the 8 week shots that didn't make the cut, but were honorable mentions for cuteness...

I love this face he makes!!

Gigi and Papa!

Sometimes I have light bulb moments at the most random times.  I blame the boys for sucking up my brain cells. Yesterday I was taking a walk and thinking about the blog.  And I remember being bummed that we didn't have any pictures to post of Gigi and Papa from their visit to meet Gavin over Halloween weekend.  Then I remembered that we DID in fact have pictures of them holding the boys.  I'm the one who took the pictures - DUH!!  And Don even asked me when I was taking it if it would make the blog and I said, "of course!" - DOUBLE DUH!!  So anyway, here they are....Super Cute!!

We had a great visit with Gigi and Papa!!  Jack had so much fun being showered with attention by them.  They even took him out for the day to go to Toys R Us and then out for hot dogs and soda.  He was in heaven!!  He still talks about going to Chicago to see them (I think we're going over Christmas!) And mommy loved having Gigi there to hold the Gavster while I snuck in a warm shower every day and had a lunch date with friends to celebrate my birthday.  I too was in heaven!  We can't wait to have them back!!

Five Fun Facts

I have a million blogs I'd like to write but not a million hours to write them.  So in the interest of time, I'll just post a few fun facts and pics about what Jack and Gavin are up to these days.  And let's be honest, you all read the blog to see cute pictures of the boys, not to hear me rant like I tend to do.  So this is a win-win for everyone! Here goes it...

I'll start with the latest pics of the boys. I can't believe how much of a beast Jack looks like next to Gav.  I love my handsome boys...

Gavin's Stats
I had to take the nugget to the doctor last week and our little porker is packing on the pounds.  At 5 weeks he was 11 lbs, 5 oz.  I also did an unofficial length measurement on my own and he's somewhere between 23-24 inches...it was tough getting the wiggle-worm to straighten out.  So he's roughly in the 75th percentile...he's gone from 25th to 50th and now about 75th.  He's currently experiencing his 6 week growth spurt so I expect big numbers at his 8 week check up on the 28th.  Here's a few photos of the little man at 6 weeks....I just want to eat him up!

I'm no longer Mommy
Jack has decided that I am to be called Mom and not Mommy.  I don't know why this bothers me so much.  I guess it's because he sounds like such a big boy now and not a toddler.  Or maybe its because "Mom" is usually followed by "bring me juice" or "where's my Buzz" or "I want a snack!"  Either way, I feel like it's the end of his baby days for good and it makes me sad.  Man, did that go fast.  But I do love the little boy that Jack is becoming.  He's so loving and sweet.  You can see here that he really loves his little brother...

Definitely Brothers!
It's hard not to compare the boys.  Gavin just looks and acts so much like Jack did when he was a baby.  So when Gav does something I automatically think about when Jack did the same thing.  I'm going to try to get better about it because I know they are individuals and it's not something I want to do as they get older.  But I just have to share these pictures.  Gav wears a lot of Jack's old clothes and as soon as I put them on him, it brings me back two years ago.  It's so bizarre!  So as soon as I took this pic of Gav, I remembered I had one of Jack crying in that same outfit.  They do look a lot alike but Jack is a hybrid of Christian and me while Gav is totally a David (except that he has my big ears!)...

Gav's All Smiles
When Gavin's tummy isn't causing him to be fussy or to puke all over me, he really is the sweetest baby.  And now he's smiling, which makes him even sweeter!!  He loves to gaze at people and smile and coo.  So after 6 weeks of no sleep, pee, puke and poop, I finally remember why having a baby is the best thing in the world.  When your baby smiles at you for the first time there is nothing like it in the world. It's such an amazing connection and one that you really need after caring for an infant. I finally got it on a video - it's not great but its the best I could get, but it doesn't do it justice (our site doesn't post videos very well).

Halloween
We had an awesome Halloween!  We went over to my friend Lisa's so Jack could trick-or-treat with her daughter Kendall, who loved showing Jack the ropes.  Jack borrowed a Buzz Light Year costume from his cousin Carson who wore it a few years ago.  It was a killer Buzz costume and Jack loved it.  As soon as he put it on he yelled, "I'm Buzz, I can fly!"  Then he promptly started jumping off everything.  We were lucky enough to have Gigi in town again for the holiday - maybe we'll make it a tradition!  Jack had a blast cruising around with Kendall getting candy. She actually dressed as Jessie so they were a cute Toy Story pair....

Gav's outfit is just obnoxious enough to be cute...

Jessie and Buzz...

Thank goodness Kendall wanted to hold Gavin because Jack really only cared about his blow pop...

Mommy needs her juice too...

Like mother like daughter!  This was taken when my mom was visiting Jack 2 years ago.  That's my mama!



Gavin's first trip to the beach!

Last weekend Gigi was in town so we decided to take the boys to the beach.  It was Gav's first trip to the Pacific so we took him to Laguna Beach where Jack also first dipped his toes in the water.  It was so nice to get out of the house for the day and just relax.  Gavin was awesome and slept for most of the day and Jack had a blast just playing and running around with his dad. It really was a perfect day. 

The weather here in Orange County has been splendid (sorry to all my friends on the East Coast who are already experiencing winter).  So, it was about 75 at the beach but there was a heavy fog and marine layer over the coast so it looked very eerie.  You will see it in the pictures.  But it didn't bother us one bit.  I'm just so happy to be living near the coast again!!

Everyone always asks how close we are to the beach. So we timed it.  From our door to downtown Laguna Beach was 17 minutes.  Come visit and we'll take you there! Here are our pictures from the David's Family Fun Day in Laguna...although I regret never getting a picture of the boys with their Gigi...

Gavin stayed snuggled in my arms or his car seat most of the day.  We decided not to torture him and dip his toes in the cold water like we did to Jack when he was 3 months old.  We have plenty of time for that...

After lunch, my little blonde beach boy made a mad dash for the water...

But he soon realized the water comes up and gets you, so he quickly jumped in daddy's arms and opted to look at it instead...

Safe in daddy's arms...

I see many sandy days in our future...

Pure joy at the playground...

Playing at the beach is hard work...