Moving, moving

Gavin is always moving and very much dislikes sitting still (for diaper changes, for instance). He's very observant and curious, which makes it so fun for us to watch him exploring his world. He's also got such a great sense of humor...it's so easy to get him to smile or laugh.

Baltimore and More

Last month we went to Kim and Dan's wedding in Baltimore. It was beautiful and we had a blast. It was awesome to see a bunch of our friends from med school. Aunt Leslie and Michael came to see us and watched Gavin during the rehearsal dinner (thanks!).

Susie's Visit

Susie came to visit a few weeks ago and Gavin loved it. She is starting college! I can't believe it!

Gavin and Michael just left for Houston for a few days. I'm going to miss them, but I know they'll have a good time. Michael is on vacation this week, but of course I didn't get the vacation week I requested. Frustrating, but I guess that's the life of two residents. I am really looking forward to Kim's wedding this coming weekend!

Aunt Phyllis and Uncle Geoff's Visit

I'm going a little out of order here, but I wanted to post pictures of Aunt Phyllis and Uncle Geoff's visit in June. As always, we loved seeing them!!

Nana and Pops' Visit & 4th of July

Nana and Pops came to visit over the 4th of July and we had a great time. We had a yummy BBQ at our house with both sets of grandparents. Nana and Pops brought Gavin a "Little Firecracker" t-shirt which was too cute.

Standing

Not quite cruising, but moving in that direction. Notice that all of his effort in this video is geared toward getting Michael's phone, which is sitting on the hearth. He is captivated by cellphones. I'm very happy that I put up our fireplace hearth baby-proofing a few days ago, because it worked very well when he bonked his head on it. I also dropped the crib down today to the lowest level because I have a feeling he'll be pulling himself up on it soon.

Yoga Baby

Lately, Gavin has been doing this Downward Dog yoga position thing (see the video below). He is also full-on crawling now...much faster than you see in this video. I finally ordered baby-proofing stuff tonight...about 3 months later than I should have.

Susie came to visit before she heads off to college in Arizona and Gavin loved seeing her! I'll post a few pics later.

Done with intern year!

I can't believe we made it through...but intern year is over! I'm so glad not to be at the bottom of the barrel anymore. I can't wait to spend more time with Gavin (I don't know if I'll see Michael any more than last year because his schedule doesn't get too much better). I also can't wait to be able to keep in touch with friends and family again. I'll also be happy to give Grammy and Grampy a break from all they do for us. Gavin is awesome...he's so close to crawling:




He's eating 2 jars of food at each meal and then 2 bottles (or nursing if I'm home) a day. I'm so grateful that I've been able to continue nursing this long despite the hours that I work...I can't believe that I'm still producing milk despite going 14 hours without pumping or nursing and hardly drinking water during the day.

Nana and Pops are coming to visit tomorrow and we are very excited. I'm sure we'll have lots of pictures to post. Gavin starts swim lessons next week...I'm looking forward to that except for having to wear a swimsuit.

Teething

So I've got lots to post about...we just got back from a trip to Houston and New Orleans and I'm going back to work this Sunday. I'll post pictures and recap our trip soon.

As for the teething... Gavin started to have a cough yesterday and it seemed to be worse today, so I took him to his pediatrician. As he was getting his temperature taken (rectally, of course), I was covering him from the top with a diaper in case he peed. Suddenly, the nurse jumps back and I hear and see him projectile poop all over the exam table, her hands and the thermometer. I quickly move the diaper to cover his butt and just as I do, he starts peeing! Needless to say, he was a mess and I was very glad that I always bring a change of clothes for him. The nurse was very sweet and just laughed about it.

Anyway, after a thorough exam, the pediatrician said that Gavin is not sick at all...he's just teething. At his 2 month well-baby visit a few weeks ago, the pediatrician had pointed out that he was beginning to teethe (the top 2 middle teeth). This time, he looked and showed me that they are even more visible under the gums now. It seems like no one completely agrees on what symptoms occur with teething or why they occur, but the following are often seen with teething: diarrhea, low grade fever, drooling, cough, runny nose....all of which Gavin has right now. So it could be a while (weeks to months) before the teeth actually pop through, but he's definitely teething, even though he's at the younger end of the spectrum.

Gavin and Family

Gavin is sound asleep on my chest right now and I'm tired of studying for the in-service exam (residents have to take this yearly), so I thought I'd post a few pics. Sorry Michael, Dad and Uncle Geoff...I'll get pictures of you guys up next :-)

Gavin is really losing his hair...it's at a such an awkward stage now. He's basically got a receding hairline on the sides and then a bald strip across the back of his head from where it rubs when he's in the carseat. I try to do a comb-over but it's not really working anymore. Here's our little baldy :-)

Playing

This is Gavin playing on his jungle mat. He bats at the hanging parts and giggles. You can also see that he his outgrowing his clothes--this outfit has been retired. He also recently started getting his hands into his mouth, turns his head back and forth and holds it up while on his stomach during tummy time, smiles in response to others smiling, and is losing his hair! We weighed him last week and he was 11.4 lbs...we'll get an official weight at his appointment next week, but he's gotta be pushing 12 pounds now.

Updates

Well, I have lots to talk about since I haven't posted in a while, so don't mind the randomness...

Gavin had his 1 month appointment last week and has gained 3 pounds, and about 2 inches in length since his first appointment. He's staying exactly the same on his growth curve--25th percentile for weight and 75th for length...so he's a long, skinny baby :-) He also got his 2nd Hep B shot and did very well.

At that appointment, I told the pediatrician about how Gavin gets really fussy after every meal...even screaming (seemingly in pain) unless he is held upright. He also hates to lay flat, but will sleep in his swing or car seat. I've thought since his first week of life that he might have acid reflux, so I even bought a little wedge for him to lay on, but I don't think it's enough of an incline. The pediatrician confirmed that, based on my history, he does have reflux. He suggested having him sleep in his car seat because of the incline, as well as giving him 1 ml of Maalox after eating. That has made a HUGE difference. He still gets gassy sometimes, but no more of the screaming in pain after every meal.

Poor guy got circumcised last week :-( We had wanted it done before he left the hospital after birth but they told us we had to do it as an outpatient and then we found out that due to insurance reasons, it had to be done within the first 7 days of birth...which we missed by a day. Anyway, long story short, we paid out of pocket to get it done before 1 year of age (which I think is way too late) but the first appointment we could get was for last week. As it turned out, it was done by a pediatric surgeon (which made Michael happy) and he's healing well. This surgeon used the Plasti-Bell, which I knew about from Braylon. We're still waiting for it to fall off, and he's pretty bruised and swollen, but it doesn't seem to bother him at all.

We got professional newborn pictures taken a few weeks ago. We ended up with some cute pictures, but it was a disaster of a photo shoot. Gavin is really not a fussy baby, except with the reflux that I mentioned above, but this was not a good day for him. He was sleeping for the first part of the pictures and then once he woke up, he was hungry so he started crying. Fortunately, the photographer had no other appointments after us, so she told me to nurse him and to take my time. So I nursed him, which made him fall asleep again. We got all dressed and started pictures again. Apparently, though, he had not finished eating and started crying again. So we nursed yet another time. I called her back in and we started pictures again. At this point, he freaked out because his reflux was bad (probably because I rushed through burping him). In addition to all of this, it was FREEZING in the studio and he was miserable...especially because we kept trying to get cute naked baby pics :-) We kept mentioning to the photographer that he was cold, but she didn't seem to catch on that we wanted her to make the studio warmer. Also, they don't give you digital copies of the pictures which is a pain. The pictures are cute, but some of them look like a different baby!

Here are some random pictures: