Grandma Susan's Visit

Gavin loved meeting Grandma Susan- apparently she's quite warm and snuggly, as he immediately fell asleep every time she held him. It was a very lucky thing Grandma came to visit when she did! She and Uncle Chris allowed us to crash in their hotel room, so we were quite comfortable for the week our power was out.

Grandma and Gavin

Gwydion shows Gavin all the neat toys on his bouncer.

Sleepy boy in his carseat.

Daddy and Gavin.

Gavin reclines in his bouncer. He almost likes it. Maybe in another month.

Train Show!

The weekend before last, we went to a model train show. There were models of several different scales present, as well as LOTS of Thomas stuff. Gwydion had a fantastic time. I think his favorite part was the little ride. He had never been on a ride before, let alone one he had to power himself. He figured it out very quickly though, and zoomed around the track.

2 weeks

We've made it through 2 weeks with a newborn. Yay! We're very, very tired, but Gavin is such a sweet little guy that he's made it all worthwhile. I'll get some holiday pics up soon, since I know you're all anxiously awaiting them.

Santa Visit!

I never thought this would happen! Gwydion actually wanted to talk to Santa this year. He was still a little nervous, but after I told him he could tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas, that seemed to make everything alright. If I had known he would actually go for it, I would have dressed him up a bit. Of course, then he wouldn't have done it, right? Anyway, here they are!

See, he does sleep sometimes! Just not at night...

And here's Gavin modeling the sweater I made for him. If I make another it will have to be a bit wider across the back, but the sleeves and length were perfect!

Getting ready for Christmas

Gwydion is very excited about Christmas this year. He was very helpful in getting all the decorations out and getting everything set up.

Michael and Gwydion check the lights.

Looks like they are fine, lets get them up!

Gwydion the architect contemplates candy placement. This is very serious business.

A gumdrop roof is just what this house needs.

Happy 1 Week Birthday!

I meant to post this yesterday, but late is better than never, right? Here's our little guy at one week.
He's really a very good baby. He doesn't cry unless he's hungry, and he makes the most hilarious poopy faces. He doesn't sleep much, but I'm hoping that will improve in the next week or two. He does take 3-4 hour long naps during the day- we just need to figure out how to switch those to night time. Right now he wakes every hour, sometimes every 2, to eat. He sleeps best while someone is holding him, so I spend the majority of the night between being awake and dozing while propped up in a sitting position. Hopefully we'll have things switched around before Michael goes back to work.