May 2008

Gavin is now 6 months old. He's adorably cute, if I may say so, and he's gigantic in comparison to Gwydion at the same age. He hasn't had his 6 month appointment yet but by my measurements he's 20 lbs and 27.5 inches. He's rolling quite well, sitting unassisted and trying very hard to crawl. All he can manage at this point is a sort of kneeling push up position, and that only for a few seconds. He's fascinated by almost everything we do and most fascinated with Gwydion and the cats. He's also the model and test subject for my cloth diapers, so you'll see lots of pics of him in diapers or diaper covers.

Gavin and Grandma Susan.

Grandma Susan and the grandkids.

What's that on my head? Ah, I don't really care!

Gavin happily models the fleece diaper covers I've made for him.

My sweet boys.

My cute baby in a cute diaper!

Gavin loves the keyboard as much as Gwydion did at this age.

My little chubby baby.

How did I get both these balls?

May 2008

Sorry I've taken so long to update. I swear, these kids keep me so busy I can hardly think straight! And I've been trying to start a cloth diaper sewing business and keep our garden going. Lots of work going on around here. Anyway, on to the update you've all come here for:

Gwydion had a fantastic birthday and has had a fantastic month in general. He absolutely adored the visit with Grandma Susan, Aunt Shawna and his cousins. He asks to visit and play with them all the time. I'm thinking we'll have to try visiting sometime later this year so that all of us can maintain our sanity.

He's changed so much in just the last few weeks that it is hard to see my little baby in him anymore. He's such a big boy! Gymnastics classes are over for the summer and swim classes start soon. He won a trophy in gymnastics, which you'll see below. It was mostly for his enthusiasm, I think. I know he'll be just as enthused about swim classes, if not moreso, because he's such a little otter. He's out playing in the pool with Michael right now and could happily stay there for hours, even if the water is freezing cold.

He had his 4 year appointment on Friday and he's now 41 inches tall (he's grown an inch in the last month) and 36 lbs (and lost a pound, somehow). Doc says he still has a bit of a speech problem. She feels that it and his sensitivities will work themselves out when he starts the 4 year old program this fall. The only remaining worry we have is his heart murmur, which is still present, but at least sounds no worse than it did last year. We've scheduled another visit with the cardiologist, so we'll see where things go from there. As of last year they wanted to wait and see how things progressed, thinking that he might even outgrow it.

Gwydion and his trophy. On the left is Mr. T, his much adored teacher.

The birthday boy. Sorry folks, this is the best of the birthday pics.

Gwydion-in-a-box. Gavin is very amused by his antics.

Gwydion got a new 'big boy' bike for his birthday.

These boys know how to have fun!

A sprinkler AND a bounce house= a great recipe for fun.

Gwydion loves his little brother very much!