So Just this evening Gavin decided that he would PULL up and STAND UP on the couch. He did it when I wasn't looking the first time. These days we have to pin him up in the living room so that I can keep him in one place.. he hasn't been tooo happy with this.. So when I was starting dinner he started to go to the ottaman (the blocker that keeps him in the living room) he decided that he really wanted the newspaper that was on top of it. I looked over from around the kitchen and noticed him standing up holding onto the ottaman and eating the newspaper! He decided to do it two more times when daddy got home. We are excited for Gavin to be learning soo much and even happier he did this at home for us to witness for the first time.
I am not sure that he knows what to think of it.. He falls backward because he doesnt' understand the concept yet.. but I am sure there will be plenty of boo boos and crying to follow. Here is a video of him seeming to be frustrated while standing up!!!
Here is another video of Gavin being cute talking and studying his ball. He is very into observing and trying to figure things out. His other new thing is to throw balls.. He likes to throw codys toys as well. (too cute.. must be because that is all that Cody ever wants to do.. play!) He will also go around and bat at the ball and chase it around the house... literally around the house. (from the kitchen to his bedroom) He did not cooperate when we tried to get it on video.. but it is still cute.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
and 9 months later.....
Gavins 9 month stats:
Height: 28.5 inches 60%
Weight: 22 lbs 74 %(He did have a very full diaper with # 1 and 2 while being weighed and he weighed 21 a week earlier)
Head size: 45.4 53%
He has been a very good boy! Although lately Gavin has decided that napping and at night time it is fun to pull up on his knees and crawl around in his crib. He will sit there and talk to himself and bang on the crib for 30 min or more. He will do this usually 2 times a night / early morning. It is always entertaining watching him on the video monitor ... especially when he gets his head right in the camera as if to say... ya I see you! But not so fun at night or early am.
Gavin has been having fun crawling around the house (and by house, I mean.... GOING EVERYWHERE) He for sure has the house mapped out and knows where all the corners and turns are. He knows where our bathroom is to crawl and look in the mirror, where all the cords are that he can try to pull, and even where his books are in his bedroom in a bin. (just today he crawled into his room, went straight for the book tub, and pulled one out..... SOOOOO adorable!) He likes to crawl OVER, UNDER, and THROUGH anything that he can. chairs, people, toys, highchairs, etc. and he will do it continuously... does this mean he is going to be climbing ohhhh say his crib, shelves, and cabinets? Time will tell I am afraid. He loves to try to grab cords, (the one in our house that is out), Cody's water bowl, and reaching for plants. He really keeps himself busy with things that he shouldn't have and are not per say..... toys!
His little personality sure is coming out. He still is a VERY happy baby although he will tell you exactly what he wants and demand for it. He bangs to get your attention and when he wants more food. He cries if you take something away and rubs his head on the ground or you while crying. He is very DETERMINED. If you block his path from something he will work very hard at trying to push his head, or arm through a different way. And if he can't he will fuss and cry. You try to revert his attention to something else.. NOPE he doesn't forget. Josh likes to describe him as Ornery and feisty. He loves watching how things work and being outside. He just laughs when he pulls on the pine tree and the branches move up and down. Today I opened the front door to go outside, and as soon as he heard the door, he started kicking his legs and making noises!
Height: 28.5 inches 60%
Weight: 22 lbs 74 %(He did have a very full diaper with # 1 and 2 while being weighed and he weighed 21 a week earlier)
Head size: 45.4 53%
He has been a very good boy! Although lately Gavin has decided that napping and at night time it is fun to pull up on his knees and crawl around in his crib. He will sit there and talk to himself and bang on the crib for 30 min or more. He will do this usually 2 times a night / early morning. It is always entertaining watching him on the video monitor ... especially when he gets his head right in the camera as if to say... ya I see you! But not so fun at night or early am.
Gavin has been having fun crawling around the house (and by house, I mean.... GOING EVERYWHERE) He for sure has the house mapped out and knows where all the corners and turns are. He knows where our bathroom is to crawl and look in the mirror, where all the cords are that he can try to pull, and even where his books are in his bedroom in a bin. (just today he crawled into his room, went straight for the book tub, and pulled one out..... SOOOOO adorable!) He likes to crawl OVER, UNDER, and THROUGH anything that he can. chairs, people, toys, highchairs, etc. and he will do it continuously... does this mean he is going to be climbing ohhhh say his crib, shelves, and cabinets? Time will tell I am afraid. He loves to try to grab cords, (the one in our house that is out), Cody's water bowl, and reaching for plants. He really keeps himself busy with things that he shouldn't have and are not per say..... toys!
Monday, March 7, 2011
the first word award goes to..........
well as much as it breaks my heart and makes my heart happy... Gavin has possibly said his first word during his bath tonight. DA DA. (but he doesn't attatch meaning to it yet) we also think that he has previously said ball. But we just arn't really sure.
Here you can check out two of his FOUR teeth! (two more about to pop through.....)
Here he is adjusting his tie. : )
My little man is going to be pulling up before I am ready. He is just growing so fast! Who knew time would fly this fast?
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
yucky coughs and ear infections!
Gavin has been having ear infections the last 3 weeks. It then turned into a yucky cough. All Josh and I could do was listen to him and feel sorry for him. a few times he actually threw up on me.. and I even wiped up some spit up with snot in it. I guess it is better to get it out then let it stay in his body! He has been on three different anitbiotics since Christmas. Amoxicilion, augmintin, and onmicef ( I am sure I spelled all of those wrong)
Now that Gavin is 8 months old he likes to:
Sleep through the night!!!!!!! (7-6:30)
CRAWL!!! and get his hands on everything! He really thinks it is funny when I follow him and pull him away from cords! (he goes faster and laughs)
3 teeth! two bottom, one top.. (two more top teeth should poke out in a few days)
Try thicker foods.. he isn't so sure about putting food in his mouth by himself, but he will try to "chew" what is in it. he has has puffs, and yougart melts! yum!
He loves toys that are balls. He likes to bat at them and crawl after them. He seems to only play with toys for about 45 seconds then crawls on to something else. You can usually get him to come to you if you have something that makes noise!
Sit up all by himself.
Go from crawling to sitting position. GO from sitting to crawling.
talking all the time (assuming he doesn't have his paci in ) guh guh guh.. buh, buh, buh (we think he says ball), mmmmm (when he eats the sooo yummy food mommy makes)
looking at books, esp. the books that has pictures of other babies in it.
pulls up on his toys!!!
REALLY wants CODY!
Our Sweet 8 month old!
Look close and you can see the two bottom teeth..
Mommy Loves you Gavin!
Look at this handsome boy in his outfit when Jocelyn got baptized
Now that Gavin is 8 months old he likes to:
Sleep through the night!!!!!!! (7-6:30)
CRAWL!!! and get his hands on everything! He really thinks it is funny when I follow him and pull him away from cords! (he goes faster and laughs)
3 teeth! two bottom, one top.. (two more top teeth should poke out in a few days)
Try thicker foods.. he isn't so sure about putting food in his mouth by himself, but he will try to "chew" what is in it. he has has puffs, and yougart melts! yum!
He loves toys that are balls. He likes to bat at them and crawl after them. He seems to only play with toys for about 45 seconds then crawls on to something else. You can usually get him to come to you if you have something that makes noise!
Sit up all by himself.
Go from crawling to sitting position. GO from sitting to crawling.
talking all the time (assuming he doesn't have his paci in ) guh guh guh.. buh, buh, buh (we think he says ball), mmmmm (when he eats the sooo yummy food mommy makes)
looking at books, esp. the books that has pictures of other babies in it.
pulls up on his toys!!!
REALLY wants CODY!
Our Sweet 8 month old!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Ready or Not Here I Come...
Here is a video of Gavin crawling.. fast! This was taken today. He sure is grabbing everything. Cody better just watch out. Gavin sure is facinated with him.
This weekend we got to visit Grandpa Rauch, Great Grandma Rauch, Nan and Pap, and Mimi. He got to wear his camos since he was going down to the country. Gavin was a good boy on his trip and showed off his new crawling skills for everyone to see. He even got lots of kisses!
Four Generations of Rauch's.....
Here is a picture of Gavin sitting in his Daddy's old little rocking chair....
Here Bud wanted to feed Gavin... He did a very good job (Gavin can be a little demanding sometimes!)
This weekend we got to visit Grandpa Rauch, Great Grandma Rauch, Nan and Pap, and Mimi. He got to wear his camos since he was going down to the country. Gavin was a good boy on his trip and showed off his new crawling skills for everyone to see. He even got lots of kisses!
Four Generations of Rauch's.....
Monday, February 14, 2011
hmmm... which toy shall I play with?
Gavin has been full of action lately! He is really starting to be his own person. Now that he is mobile enough to go where he wants and pick what he wants to play with it is facinating to me to watch him learn, play, and enjoy life. (ahh the simple life.. watching lights and listening to songs) I know I wrote about what he likes to play with last blog, but I have been trying to capture him really moving around the room to play with toys. This was the best video of his action that I could get. Now mind you he had already been playing and talking for 20ish minutes before I shot this.. so what you are going to see is him about to be over doing it by hisself.
A normal playtime consists of Gavin playing on the floor and me placing some toys (usually we keep them on a rotation) in front of him. He is either on his belly or these days he likes to sit up to play with his race cars, his tool box, and his singing machine. I will then usually be on the floor very close to him.. to catch him when he falls backward, give him more toys when he is bored and to keep cody away from him (so he won't get bit)
Gavin has grown very attached to me as of late. I can't say that I don't love it... I can just envison where this is going to head in a month or so (only wanting mommy). Whenever I am in a room with him and someone else has him.. he holds out his arms to me and whines. If josh is changing his diaper and I walk in the room he will instantly start crying. (wonderful!) But I do love my little man.
The last 16 days (including weekends) Gavin has only gone to daycare 3 days. A wonderful thing for Gavin and mommy! This week he had to go to the doc because we knew that he had an ear infection. Well it turned out to be 2 ear infections! Yikes. He was a sick little boy who was still smiling and laughing. He never tugged at his ears or had a high fever.. I am thinking that everytime he is teething he is going to get an ear infection. Time will tell! At the doc he was weighed in at 20 pounds! Big thick boy!
Yesterday Feb. 12th -- Gavins 8th month birthday he actually crawled his first two "steps" for mommy and daddy! I give him about a week before he is off and running. He is getting very frustrated wanting to go somewhere but not really moving. Both hands are now going forward but he still has to get those knees to go with him. !!!
Today Josh and I got to have a date !!! We went to our very first movie since Gavin was born... We had a wonderful Valentines celebration. I do love my three Valentines- Josh Gavin and Cody! Here are some pictures from today. (I am trying to make sure to get pictures of Gavin with us.. as we usually only get pics of him!)
Gavin has grown very attached to me as of late. I can't say that I don't love it... I can just envison where this is going to head in a month or so (only wanting mommy). Whenever I am in a room with him and someone else has him.. he holds out his arms to me and whines. If josh is changing his diaper and I walk in the room he will instantly start crying. (wonderful!) But I do love my little man.
The last 16 days (including weekends) Gavin has only gone to daycare 3 days. A wonderful thing for Gavin and mommy! This week he had to go to the doc because we knew that he had an ear infection. Well it turned out to be 2 ear infections! Yikes. He was a sick little boy who was still smiling and laughing. He never tugged at his ears or had a high fever.. I am thinking that everytime he is teething he is going to get an ear infection. Time will tell! At the doc he was weighed in at 20 pounds! Big thick boy!
Yesterday Feb. 12th -- Gavins 8th month birthday he actually crawled his first two "steps" for mommy and daddy! I give him about a week before he is off and running. He is getting very frustrated wanting to go somewhere but not really moving. Both hands are now going forward but he still has to get those knees to go with him. !!!
Today Josh and I got to have a date !!! We went to our very first movie since Gavin was born... We had a wonderful Valentines celebration. I do love my three Valentines- Josh Gavin and Cody! Here are some pictures from today. (I am trying to make sure to get pictures of Gavin with us.. as we usually only get pics of him!)
Sunday, February 6, 2011
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!
Huhh?? You want me to do what?
Okay... I'll smile for you!
*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!
We love our baby boy. He is just toooo sweet. Love you sweet pea!
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