More Teeth!

On Sunday, April 29th, Olivia pulled out her first top tooth. From that minute forward she smiled. Beamed rather. She couldn't wait for the tooth fairy to arrive and she did bringing Liv a gold dollar and a silver dollar. She was rich! She ran to school and showed off her gaping hole to all of her friends...

Boy is she a little stinker... she's not the only one.

Gavin for the last week had been pulling at his ears and he was getting a tooth as well. It had cut through on the top awhile ago but it was still dropping down. I figured the ears were sore from that. But then he didn't stop rubbing or pulling so then I thought he probably had an ear infection. I called the hospital for an appointment but apparently you can't get sick on a Sunday after 1PM because they aren't open. Ooops. Thankfully he had a well-baby appt. scheduled for Tuesday, so we were just going to have to grin and bear his fussiness another few days and lack of sleep and then hopefully get his issues resolved.

Sounds easy doesn't it?

Well Maybe if in the wee early morning of Monday I didn't throw up it would have been. Dave feeling bad himself decided to stay home and help me since Liv had to go to school, Ava had a field trip to the farm, karate, and my back was killing me from barfing. Sounds like things are progressing a little better on the brighter side of things the help from Dave? Not when I heard Dave wretch and throw up right before taking Liv to school. Yea us.

I jumped out of bed and got Liv in the truck and took her to school. Thankfully one less kid to deal with for awhile. On my way back Dave had the other two packed in the other truck and they were headed to the farm. I offered for him to leave the baby but he said it would be fine. And it was. They all had a great field trip. Liv was worried we were too sick to pick her back up at school but alas she was picked up right on time. Dave and I were feeling better...

And then n hour later Ava barfs and barfs and barfs... with diarrhea. Yea us. So she is taken care of and Dave gets Olivia ready for karate who now is melting down that Ava gets to stay home. REALLY?? You are jealous of your sister puking? For the love of God please go to karate and behave yourself!

So she goes and whines the whole time about not feeling well. Neither of us believe her because she doesn't exactly tell the truth all the time. So Dave calls me and we discuss it and she is staying and going to finish, oh look at that she puked. Of course... but Liv can make herself puke on key so we still think she is faking it but Dave brings her home all the while scolding her for her behavior. Then two minutes after she gets home she pukes the entire night on. Guess she wasn't lying this time. Ooops. What horrible parents we are. But that is the lesson learned to tell truth so we can believe her... We'll see later if that theory sticks.

Somehow by midnight no one is puking any longer. People are sleeping everywhere.. or shall I say wherever they last threw up. One dog slept in our bed under the sheets. It was like a fun house at a really bad carnival.

The saving grace- Gavin did not get this virus. But what he got was another shiny little tooth poking right out of the top of his gum. Tooth number 4, welcome to the family...

Today is Tuesday, the day he had to make it to to get to his appointment. We made there, of course his ears were fine today, no rubbing, no pulling, and no ear infections. Just a tiny shiny new tooth today.

We can all sleep peacefully tonight. *Sigh*

STATS:
The Whopper 22lbs 1.8 oz 75%
Height 2 feet 5.25 inches 82%
Head 18.27 80.8%

Gavin Time

 Gavin roughing up Elmo.

 Gavin using his Star Wars fishing pole for the first time in May.

 Gavin's first time crawling on April 14.

 The big moose takes up the whole tub.

 And he laughs about it.

This is our time for reference. When Gavin lays back he fills the entire thing up. It is hilarious.

Rollie Fingers Bobblehead day

 Gavin was gearing up for the big game. His first baseball game and bobblehead day.

 We sat in the shade until the game started since our tickets were so close to the field we didn't want to get sunburned.

 My man and I hung out until the sun went down clapping like crazy when the players were being introduced.

 You know what happens when you have great seats... you win great prizes. The kids all received free Oakland Zoo tickets and zoo hats as well getting their picture taken with Stomper.

 Ava turned back to give him a high five.

 And here they are winning their tickets on the jumbotron.

Great day all around. Free tickets to the game, free parking pass, two free t-shirts for Dave and I and the kids had a ball. Couldn't have asked for a better day.

Crawling

Today, Friday the 13th, my baby crawled forward on the floor for the first time. Gavin's been going backwards and in circles getting everywhere he wants to go for awhile now but today he saw something Olivia had and he wanted it. He crawled forward and lunged on her Leapster. It was a little startling for Liv but she was just as excited yelling to me, "Mommy, Mommy, Gavin can crawl!" Yip he sure can. He's a cool little dude.

Easter Eggstravaganza 2012

Gearing up for the hunt...

Wearing their bunny ears and feeling proud and hopeful.

Gavin's first collection of eggs. He picked up 4 eggs with help from mom and he was a winner!

Ava is picking the best eggs ever...

Their loot!

After the hunt, the kids ate hot dogs, cotton candy, cookies, pop corn, played in the petting zoo, and made some crafts.

Ready to head home and examine the candy and the new bunnies. Ava won the brown bunny and Gavin won the big blue bunnies.

Gavin liked his new bunny.

He even roughed it up a bit.

And then threw it aside in favor of a truck.

 Here's a few extra pictures I found of the easter egg hunt. Here;s Gavin just sitting by the eggs.

 The collector.

 The finder.

 The squeezer of the fowl.

 The bunny lover.

He who eats plastic eggs meant for Olivia school. I'm sure they appreciated a little bit of drool with the candy inside. Hehehe.

First Hunt of Spring

  The race was on. Ava and Olivia went crazy running around collecting eggs.

 And it paid off. In the eggs both girls received a ticket for a prize to claim. Ava won a big basket and Liv won a small basket but traded for a chocolate bunny.

 Even the little tyke came out with some swag. He was given a bucket and toys.

 While the girls collected eggs Gavin played in the ball pit. He liked it but was questioning the others who wanted in on his party.

 There was also a great photo op with the bunny and Gavin just couldn't wrap his head around why his head was so big.

But he was pretty cool anyway.

He Stands!!

Look what I found in the crib today!!! He stands... and doesn't like it at all. He got a little freaked out that he was standing and started to cry but when he saw Ava come in to rescue him he smiled like usual.

Here he is looking manly.

Easter Bunny

It's Easter yet again so they kids all went to sit on the Easter Bunny's lap and confess all the stuff they would like for Easter... And what did they ask for- Eggs. I think we can handle that!

March- The Lowdown...

Since we are already half way through March I can't even keep up with all that has gone on so here is a glimpse of the month in pictures:

We went to visit Uncle Phil and Aunt Barbara's house where the girls got to ride on the tractor and the car.

Here they are holding Gavin. He wasn't so sure that he wanted to be held but after 5 minutes Aunt Barbara couldn't put him down.

The look of love.

Here's Ava with her cousin Ava...

My monkeys climbing the tree.

While Ava was meeting the other Ava, Olivia was playing with the other Olivia. Yip we have two of both.

Here's Gavin getting to know his cousins...

The gang figuring out who gets to ride what next.

Gavin enjoys the tub as much as his sisters do.

My naked baby getting all lathered up by his daddy.

And this is the end result. My little man is such a cutiepie.

And here he is in his first tie. Ready to go to work with daddy.

Apparently he doesn't like the idea of working too much. I'm right there with you bud!

A boy and his dog. What a trusty companion. Someone who will sit by him, lick his face when mom didn't clean it good enough, and someone who slowly backs away when she smells something foul.

And here's Gavin's first lady friend. A nurse nonetheless.

Come here baby.... you look so lovely today.

Ha! Fooled you- she's just a doll.

We took a trip to the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley. Ava loved climbing on the whale.

As well did Olivia. The whale alone was worth the drive.

Even Gavin got up on it and rode the whale.

Here Gavin tried to poke the whale's eye out. The attempt was unsuccessful but it didn't deter him from trying at least a few more times.

Grammie and Papa happened to be at our house that weekend so they came with us. They had a great time.

Papa loved to squeeze his ladies.

Grammie and Papa and all the grand kids sitting by the fountain waiting for the place to open.

Me and my parents with our little Gavinator.

And here's the best part about the Lawrence Hall... the petting room.

Salamander was squished just a tad by Olivia who I don't really believe thought it was real and breathing. Oops.

The adventurous one HAD to pet the snake.

Liv taking flight!

Ava on the left, Liv on the right.

Ava flying with her wings on upside down.

This was the night Dave had went to Orange County for a trial. He brought with him Captain Underpants to read on SKYPE to the girls before they went to bed. He's awesome. Yes I know.

Because Gavin's cool... he wears RUN DMC.

And this month guess who is starting to crawl... 7 months old... means he could be walking by 9 months like Liv. AHHHH!

Awe. My sweet angel.

All of my sweet little angels.

Tattooed like his momma.

Dressed up just for kicks. So far that's March!