New Trick

The time is here - Gabe has begun being semi mobile...he can roll over. He showed us his new skills today. He does not spend much time laying on the floor but he did today and he rolled back to stomach then stomach to back. Ella and Jude were amazed and cheering him on the whole time. I didn't get video but he was able to perform again for Jonathan when he got home.

New pictures

Here are some pictures of Gabe from this week

Gabe plays dress up

As Spiderman...

a pirate....

and a lovely fairy...sorry dad.

Movie Man

Gabe has already been to see 3 movies - Madagascar 2, Quantum Solace and Bolt in 3D.

Party Boy

Here's Gabe hangin' with Nana and Pepaw at Ella's birthday party!

Super Gabe!

With the Birthday Girl

Some things have to be seen to be believed...warning - not for those that have weak stomachs

Gabe feels much better now - but I don't...gross! He will be so proud one day.

First Thanksgiving

Gabe spent his first Thanksgiving in Knoxville for the first part and Mayfield for the second. He also went to his first parade!

Self induced bald spot

Oh yeah, he USED to have hair back there....

All smiles

Gabe has become a pro at smiling over the past couple of weeks! He gets the most attention in the morning or when the other kids go to bed...although he has loved hanging with the girls at the office too! These are not great smiling pictures but they are updates!

2 month check up

Gabe had a great two month check up. He weighed in at 10 pounds and 14 ounces (28%) and 23 1/4 inches long (61%) - which makes him a string bean. He has the smallest head of the three - 15 1/4 inches which puts him in the 21%. Although I must say that his appointment was upstaged by Ella. She went too and has strep throat!

cooo

Everybody loves a good cooing baby...excuse the baby talk and my sniffing...I wish I could leave that part out.

Little old man!

Ok, I took this picture of Gabe which reminds me of a little old man...

Two nights and counting

I am hoping that Gabe can keep it up. He has slept through the night the past two nights. This morning I even had to wake him up aroung 8:00.

So big....

Look how big Gabe is getting...We love his chins! And yes, he is wearing his chick magnet shirt!

Fall Fun!

The past two weeks have been so hectic. Gabe did get to experience the CCU as well as spending some time hanging in the doctor's office with his buddy Mrs. Marilyn. I did fail to get pictures of that but I do have some of his first pumpkin patch trip as well as Halloween!

Moving on up

Gabe's most exciting news of the week - besides sleepovers and hospital visits - is that his booty has moved up to size 1 diapers. Hopefully this will keep the blowouts to a minimum!!

Gabe's first Tea Party

ended in disaster when Jude tried to "feed" him with a play spoon and it ended up half way down his throat. It created tears which I have yet to see. Gabe did enjoy the first part of the tea party with Ella though.

My brother and I

like to watch Scooby Doo together.

A couple of beach pictures

Beach trip

Gabe spent the majority of his trip in the room with Nana. He did go crab hunting (in his habitat) as well as taking a trip to the beach for pictures. We went out to eat alot but he never left the comfort of his sling. I was a little messy a couple of nights and he had lettuce or something on his face one night when I took him out and the other night it was ketchup! Overall he is safe in there though!

Free at last

Why did this need its own post - because I am thrilled! Gabe FINALLY lost his belly button stump thingy...yeah. Now he can take a "real" bath.

October 10, 2008

1 week
1 month

Friday was significant for us for two reasons. First, Gabe was one month old! Second, it was our first family of five road trip. I can't believe how fast the first month has gone by. Things are pretty much the same with Gabe. He is awake a little more frequently but still sleeps most of his day away. He still loves his Gabe habitat as Marilyn calls it (which is his sling that I too love). He is finally going to bed at a decent hour (around 9-10) and is waking once in the night around 3 and then is getting up with the rest of the crew about 6:30-6:45. It didn't take him that long to fall into our schedule. He is even sleeping in with us at the beach. I hope I don't mess everything up...that brings me to the first road trip. He did great. Actually everyone did great. He didn't start crying until we were about 30 minutes from our condo. We stopped about 45 minutes outside of White House for our first bathroom break (which I will detail on the Griffin family blog for anyone actually interested). Overall the trip here was smooth. I hope the trip home is as good.

Quick visit

Last night Mimi, Pops, Aunt Jamie and Kingston came for a quick visit. We had a little dinner, snuggled with Gabe and took some pictures. Gabe thoroughly enjoyed himself and the big kids had fun with Kingston and checking out the goods Mimi & Pops brought as well as what Kingston brought them. Thanks for the visit!!

Three week checkup

Gabe had his appointment exactly three weeks from birth. He was up to 8 pounds and 12 ounces and was 21 inches long. I can't remember the head circumference but he has an itty bitty head and it was only in the 14th percentile when the rest of him was around the 43rd percentile...MUCH smaller that Jude and Ella's big heads!

This past week in pictures

Our friends Michelle and Derek from Harding came to see us! Hannah, Ben and Eve did not get to make the trip but we were glad to see Michelle and Derek - thanks for taking the time to come visit us!

Hanging out
Uncle Joe and Carla came to visit
and brought a football for Gabe

still loves to hold him
"resting" his eyes
Big Helper
Jude posing with Gabe
tired momma - the kids think it is funny that I carry his paci backwards in my mouth - now that I see it...it does look funny.

Since right now Gabe is not a bundle of activity (soon to change), it is easier to post pictures once a week. Here is what we did this week - besides change diapers, feed Gabe, do laundry, fix dinner, go to school - you know the regular stuff!

Hospital Info

In my attempt to cut back on my paper saving and clutter, I scanned in Gabe's rolling cart info from the hospital and his monkey feet. At Jonathan's suggestion I threw away the rolling cart info but I just can't help but think Gabe may one day want the picture of his tree climbing toes...probably not but I am saving them anyway! *okay so never mind, I ripped up the rolling cart info only to realize that it didn't save in my computer...bad Mommy!