3 months behind, lets get caught up

It has been 3months since the last post. Erin's birthday was the 19th of August. Gabriel and Erin visited Arcata, CA. for about 12 days and well, lets see if we can catch up.

Gabriel is about to turn one and there have been many changes, lets see if we can show a little of what has happened.

August

For the last little while Gabriel has become more mobile and started getting on things and into things. This is him behind one of our couches.

He uses our corner/coffee table to then climb into the couch. He is pretty good at not falling down, although once in a while he struggles when climbing down.

Climbing on, and on and on... never stops :)

I love this picture.

Gabriel also loves playing in the kitchen with the pots and whisks.

Brushing his teeth, not many teeth to brush, but never too late to start.

Happy Birthday Erin!!!

Gabriel has also started dancing to almost any music or noise. He especially loves Erin's ring tone "bugs"

And on those musical lines, here he is playing the keyboard. Very talented young man.

That was the month of August in a nutshell. Coming very soon... September and California Trip!

9 Months! Oh Boy!

Today he is 9 months old. Wow. Time has passed so quickly. I can't believe we're 3 months away from 1 year! He is so full of personality and really fun to watch. I am so grateful to be a part of his life and be able to watch him learn and grow everyday. I love being his mom. I love him. Lots. And lots. He seems to have become more of a "big boy" overnight. He can sit in his high chair and feed himself his snacks and drink out of his sippy cup all by himself. He talks his gibberish to us everyday, especially when he wakes up in the morning (or the middle of the night). He knows how to give high-5, wave bye-bye, and clap his hands together. He pulls himself up to stand on anything and everything. Gabriel loves the water, whether it's bathtime or swimming. My favorite thing he does is throw stuff. And he doesn't just throw things, he throws them with attitude. He gets almost an angry look on his face and grunts as he throws stuff down, HARD. It's hilarious. We're enjoying summer and the nakedness that comes along with it (for him). It's fun to be with my little guy.

Family Pictures

My awesome friend, Tara, took some family pictures of us about 2 months ago. She also took his first pictures when he was about one month old. I love how they turned out - she's so good at photography. The little orchard where we took them was in all its spring blossoming glory. The orchard is by the State Hospital in Provo and was/still probably is the premiere place to take pictures. Here are some of my favorites

His little expression is so funny

Just Playin' Around

There He Goes

Lots has been happening in the world of Gabriel. He has been really crawling for a couple weeks now and he gets better and better (and faster) each day. Last week we caught him pulling himself up to standing in his crib. We're pretty sure it was the first time and since then he has been pulling himself up onto everything. He looks so cute when he does it. I've been putting him in his crib during the day just so I can watch him pull himself up! He's also becoming quite a little talker - love it! And...he has become our little vampire. He has his 2 bottom teeth, but no top front teeth - just his canines! Don't know what happened with those front ones...but no matter, he's still too dang cute even with full on fangs!

This was the best one we've been able to get so far of the vampire teeth

He doesn't like to sit still in the swing anymore

Open House

Last week we had the opportunity to visit the open house for the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. Erin, baby Gabriel and I had the opportunity to also have family with us. Lindsay and Mark were there. Also Emely and Hilton with baby Ella and Lindsay. It was really fun, even when the weather started acting weird.

Gabriel wanted to go incognito. He has been harassed by the paparazzi.

Happy 6 Months continued...

Gabriel is growing so fast and he's such a fun little man. He sits up on his own now - he has been for like 2 weeks I think. He really likes it. He may never crawl because he has learned he can get around by rolling over and over and over:) He loves bathtime and I'm pretty sure he hates to sleep. He is just too curious about the world to get slowed down by sleep! He is a little sweetheart who loves to snuggle with me. And he gives hugs and kisses. Sometimes he just randomly grabs me around my neck and opens his mouth up on my cheek. Sometimes he also latches on and sucks on the side of my chin while he hugs me. And most of the time there is a great deal of hair grabbing with all of this. No teeth yet, but I just know they're not far away. It's so fun to see him growing and learning and finding out about this world he now lives in.

Happy 6 Months

He's 6 months today! We celebrated by getting pictures done. I plan to do a bigger, better post later - right now the computer is desperately needed for Finals for Gabe. But happy day to our little bubba boy! (That's one of our names for him:)

Things I Love About the Gabes

5 Things I Love about Gabe

• He's so funny - he makes me laugh all the time. Many times I'm amazed at how he can come up with such funny remarks. Our great friend, Becca, calls it "hysterical laughter at anything her husband says." What can I say, I'm a sucker for him!
• He's super smart - like really smart. And smart about anything: computers, electronics, the streets...you name it, he knows how it works.
• He's sensitive - but not in a feminine kind of way...He's a guy but understands me when something girlie is important to me or when I'm sad about something maybe other guys would find stupid. And he knows you never say anything about stuff like weight, looks, etc. unless it's totally positive.
• He's generous - the most generous person I know. The best part is that it's completely who he is and not in a "I'm trying to be righteous" way.
• He's a family man - he loves Gabriel and I with everything he has. He tells us and shows us everyday and I know KNOW he would give or do anything for us.

5 Things I Love about Gabriel

• His smell - it's just so sweet and perfect. Even if he smells like spit up, I can't get enough.
• His warm little body - especially in the middle of the night when I want to cry because I have to wake up again to feed him. But I can't resist his little head and tummy and legs and feet and arms and neck and etc.
  
• His smile - it's the cutest thing there ever was. There's just something about a baby's smile, but especially my Baby Gabe's gummy grin! It can light the darkest room.
• His cry - even though sometimes it's the last thing I want to hear:) But it's so pure and he really has a nice cry. I've heard some babies....
• His hands - they're tiny and soft. The balls of his fingers are especially soft. I like to hold his hand while I'm feeding him and stroke the tips of his fingers. And I love when he uses his hands to touch my face or hold my hand - it's like he's showing me he loves me.

Love 'Em Lots

He Likes to be Scared...

I've been wanting to post this for a while:)