Thanksgiving Day

Mommy's "Punkin"



Being the Thanksgiving pumpkin is so tiring!


Cousins! (Alayna, Gavin, & Nina)

We are so blessed!!

Well, it's almost been three weeks now since our little Gavin came to us. Andrew and I have been having so much fun being parents. It's completed us even further.

I'm so thankful to have such a good baby!! Even our moms (who have 20 children between the two of them) are amazed at how good he is (and they've seen it all!). He sleeps all of the time. When he has his couple hours a day that he's not sleeping, he's totally content and just looks around. He eats for only about 5 minutes at a time so that goes quick and easy now. We had actually gone back to the doctor a week after his first appointment to make sure he wasn't still loosing weight because of not eating long, but he gained 18 ounces in that week!! That's almost 2 1/2 ounces each day! That blows the 1 ounce the doctor said he should gain a day out of the water! He never got jaundice either, his color has always been great. I realize as I'm writing this
that I probably just sound like another bragging mother!! But it's that I'm so grateful is why I share this. I think the Lord knew I needed him to be like this so I could take the time to recover (it's been going slow and still not there yet).

We really miss our friends in Jacksonville and are heartbroken that you guys have not seen him yet. I cry a lot thinking about it(right now for example). Please know that we love you all and think about you all of the time. It may be a little longer than we had hoped before we can come down because o Andrew's work, but we will be there the minute we can!

On the flip side, it's been awesome to be by family with the baby. It would be even more heartbreaking if our parents had just come down for a week after he was born and had to leave and not see him again for a couple of months (if we were still in Jacksonville). It's been a joy for all of our siblings to be so involved as well. We are so happy that everyone can share in this with us and be a part of his life.

Well, I guess that about does it for my thoughts today. So glad you took time to read this and look at the pictures!!!



First time going to church
(we went to Andrew's parents so they could show off Gavin)


Watching the Cowboys game with dad!



Mama & Gavin!

Chilin' in his swing

First Snow!!

We woke up this morning to the first dusting of snow!





Aunt bubby


Ready to play outside (the last nice day before snow!)


First time really being outside (with grandpa)


Getting chubby!!!


More naps!!! That's the thing to do around here!!!


Naps with grandpa (and tinky!)


Bundled up to go to the doctor



Piggies!!

Bundled up to go to the doctor

More Pictures!!

Thanks all our Jacksonville friends for the diapers!!


Firefighter Jammies


He always sleeps with his hands on his face!


Night-Night!


He's SOOO stinkin' cute!!!


Bible Stories with Daddy!


Family Kisses!!




Daddy time!

Playtime!





Naps with Mama


Bed-Time!


He always has a hand on his face


He gets his thumb sometimes!


Chilin!


Grandpa-Time




No more Pictures!!

1 Week Old!!

Well, our Gavin is 1 week old today. I can't even believe it. He's changing so much already! It's taken me a while to really get things posted on here because I've been moving really slow and resting a lot. It's been a lot to recover from the difficult labor. He's so worth it though!! We've been in our own little cozy "bubble". It's been great, I don't want to come out!!
We are all doing great. Gavin is SOOO good!!! He was 7lbs. 5 oz. and 20 in. We are so blessed, he is either sleeping, eating, or just hanging out. He's so content!! Thank you Lord!!! Andrew went back to work a couple of days ago on Tuesday. Oh it was so hard!! He's loving being a daddy and SOO good at it!! We love our little family!! I can't believe he was picking his head up like this today, he looks so much older!

Gavin & Papa (Andrew's dad)

Grandma Graham cuddles!





At the hospital 1 week ago! Nana & Grandma!

Daddy & "Mimi"



A job well done!