Eight Months and counting...

Mr. Gavin had his eight month birthday yesterday, and he celebrated by joining mommy and daddy at the shore and cheering on as daddy completed his second triathlon. Gavin was very well-behaved at the beach, and aside from trying to eat the sand instead of playing in it - he continues to be a natural beach bum.

No new tricks to report - he now crawls only as a means to get to something to climb on - as he acts like standing is the only thing he wants to do. It's cute but exhausting! Gavin got tooth number six recently...not sure exactly when but luckily the last few were not as challenging as the first few. His parents will take any progress they can get.

Good bye, summer!

We spent the last, unofficial weekend of summer at the Jersey Shore - and had a blast! Gavin and his four teeth and incessant crawling kept mommy and daddy on their toes, but it was certainly nice to spend time with family and friends.

Absent climbing on EVERYTHING he sees, no new milestones to report - which is good news for Gavin's parents who are still trying to adjust to the last few.

We are looking forward to the next month which is full of events - showers, weddings, races, and more. Stay tuned...

Go Gavin, Go!

Well, talk about a milestone - this crawling sure has Mommy and Daddy exhausted! Crawling turned to climbing almost overnight - and now we cannot look away from our little guy without him getting into something he shouldn't.

Daddy and Gavin went to CT this weekend for a party while Mommy was in NYC with friends. Thanks again to CT Grandma and Grandpa for everything, especially Gavin's first car which he loves!

We are heading to the Jersey Shore this weekend for an end of summer, Labor Day celebration. Be sure to check back next week for more pictures!

It's been a crazy few weeks!

For starters, this is how we found Gavin when we went into his room to get him after a nap...adorable yes, but standing in his crib! Obviously, Daddy lowered it so he didn't vault himself out of it, but it was another sign of just how quickly he is growing up.

Gavin also took his first full crawl-lap around the downstairs of our home. He went from barely crawling to zooming around any surface seemingly over night. It's a whole new adventure for us with him now!

Gavin has his first two teeth - bottom front...and as cute as they are to see in his big mouth, naps and sleeping have been a challenge lately. Here's hoping to him getting used to that feeling because he has a lot of teeth to go!

One final tidbit to share: yesterday we had a farewell party for friends of ours who are moving to Chicago (good luck, Panaros!), and as you will see in the picture, instead of watching his father playing horseshoes, Gavin decided it would be much more fun to play with a purse for an hour. Proud pappa!

Someone's VERY ticklish!

Well, he doesn't seem to mind so you can't blame two first time parents for tickling their child every chance they get to hear the adorable laugh our son has. He's getting more fun by the day - and as you can see, bigger too!

Gavin tried crawling this weekend, and twice made it with the first knee and fell flat on his face with the second...he is fine obviously, but as determined as he is - we're bound to see this next milestone shortly. We will keep you all posted!

Still giggling...almost crawling!

We're getting closer to another big milestone...Gavin is seemingly programmed to go on all fours the second we put him down - and he scoots backward almost immediately. Those with children who have seen his newest moves tell us he will be crawling any day now - which as fun as it sounds, also means Mommy and Daddy better get to baby-proofing their home!

Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Siwicki for spending the last few days in PA - helping watch Gavin while Mommy went to the NJ shore to support Daddy while he completed his first triathlon this weekend. Gavin was very excited for his Daddy's accomplishment - as you can see from the picture above.

One last note - Gavin had his six month check-up this past week - he is healthy as can be! He measured in at a whopping 28 inches long, and weighed in at 20lbs. - once again prompting the nurse to re-weigh him thinking the scale couldn't have been correct. He was a good boy at the doctor's office, and has been sleeping like a champ at home.

Happy Six Month Birthday!

Gavin celebrated his six month birthday yesterday! Amazing how quickly time has passed since his blessed arrival, many thank yous for the support we continue to receive from all of you.

Gavin is sitting up really well now, and as you can see is making more fun faces than ever. We're back to the rice cereal experiment - still shocking how quickly his food ends up all over the place during his daily feeding!

Congratulations and best of luck to our friends Meghan & Chris and Bri & Alex who got married this weekend - glad we were able to share in your joyous events.