Our Blessed Life: Snowed In with Mommy (actually iced in)

What a wonderful week it has been! It started out as me taking Monday off to spend time with Gavin while our babysitter was sick. It looked like I was going to be staying home on Monday and Tuesday.. but then we got this massive ice/snow storm!!! Never in my 7 years of teaching have I had more than one day off in a row. The past two/three years I have not even had a single snow day... well this week I had FOUR snow days! What a wonderful little break I got to spend with Gavin! Here are some of the things we did:

*Stayed in PJs all day long (for four days in a row)
*Gavin started waving (well it is really like a knee slap) but we will surely take it... he even waved to some kids that were on TV (NO MOM.. we were not watching tv... we were in our pooh car going around in circles and he happened to look up and wave...)
* played with every toy we have at least three times a day
* slept in
*Took wonderful naps
*got REALLY attached to mommy... good luck babysitter!
*had lots of laughs and giggles
* Started riding around in our pooh car around the house (there is a handle to push like a stroller) instead of sledding outside we went riding inside!

Lots of fun we had..... and no I do not need to go back to work.. I could stay home everyday if I could!!! However Friday was the first day that we got to get out... Gavin and I went to Kohls and daddy had our stroller so we tried for the first time ever the store stroller.. well this sorta worked... for the first 15 minutes.. then we passed the toy aisle and Gavin decided that he wanted to play with them. (holding out two arms and grunting...) So naturally I let him hold one.. (rookie mom mistake) and then he wouldn't let it go. So I had to get him out of the stroller (since he isn't big enough to hold a box by himself) sit him on the handles hold on to him and the box while trying to push him around the store. Not sure I will do that one again! So yes, I bought that toy and one other for Valentines day.. he won't remember anyway that he already played with it.

Here is a video Josh and I took of him on our snow day... it you notice Gavin has a "tie" on his shirt that says 7 months on it. I bought these around christmas time and there is one for every month. The idea is that you take it on their monthly birthday and then you will always know how old they were.. well as long as i even remember to get him to get a picture with him in it.. I figure I am doing good! This video also shows Gavin eating his toes, we were trying to get him to wave and talk.. but he seems to shy up whenever we try to have someone listen to him.

Here are some pictures of his snazzy outfit! Its just so hard to get him to smile... Just kidding! Happy Baby!