Yummy Baby toes

Nothing like movie night with mommy while daddy is at work. All piled in the king size bed. snuggled up and loving on each other

Aiden's face is so him, I love capturing those things on camera!

I love PJs and matching ones, even better....

Hey Mommy

A Boy and His Dog

Kisses from Charlie

I'm not Sleepy

Big Brothers always make Gavin smile

I love to watch Aiden make Gavin laugh. Gavin thinks his big brothers are so funny...

Now I lay me down to sleep.....

Busy Weekend

We have had a busy weekend. Saturday we went to Landon's 5th Bday party and Jump 4 Joeys. I don't know who invented these jumpy places but its like parental torture. We will pack wall to wall inflatables in a warehouse, all to tall to see over, with 16 birthday parties in 1 day, no kid limit and let kids ages walking-18 run wild. AAHH! Needless to say the kids had a blast but I found it overwhelming! Then we went home for an hour nap and packed up for the biblestudy pool party. We melt at a couples neighborhood pool which was totally amazing! Being that I will never be the person owning the mansion in an awesome neighborhood with amazing amenities I loved enjoying theirs! They had a huge slide and a separate quite large pool for the young kids. It was fun and great fellowship. We have had several new couples join and it was nice to get to meet everyone a little more.

Today (Sunday), Ben was at the firestation. I got up and showered and got everyone ready for church. Headed out and enjoyed church with Grana, Ray and Grandma. The boys always have a blast at church. Ethan is pumped because next week is promotion Sunday and he gets to go to the Big class. He's very excited. It is great to see Aiden walking right into his class excited. It makes me feel better about preschool starting in a month. After church we went to lunch with Grana and Ray (which Gavin cried all the way through). I have such a desire to get out of the house that somehow dragging a car seat full of a screaming baby and 2 boys who cannot sit still for 5 mins seems fun. It is not really relaxing or enjoyable but it lets me get out of the house and breathe! Of course then we went swimming at Grandma's and Mandy, Josh and the boys joined us. It was fun. It was one of those days that was busy and I feel like I got little accomplished (sorry babe for he laundry pile without a dent in it) but I enjoyed being with the boys. Seeing them swim and play. Talking about church. Playing Mario with Ethan. Watching Barney with Aiden. Snuggling my Gavin. Those sweet moments you don't get back. The laundry will always be there.

bye bye passi.....

Today we took Aiden to Build a Bear and put the passi in a puppy. He picked out the puppy and was a big boy, very excited. He put them in there with no problem, didn't shed a tear! He stuffed his puppy, brushed it and named him so originally "puppy".  Thanks Grana for enduring a trip to mall with all of us!

Bye. Bye passi! That is the last passi in our house (Since Gavin is a thumb sucker). Kind of sad....He's not a baby anymore.

Here are some pics I took this morning. Its hard to believe Gavin is almost 9 months old. The past few months have been great having him home and healthy. We are finally adjusted to being a family of 5. The boys are so fun to watch, they are truly great friends to eachother.

this is why you need a king size bed!

Ethan's 4th Birthday

On June 29th we celebrated Ethan's 4th Bday at Chuck E Cheese. He really enjoyed his birthday this year and we enjoyed watching his excitement and gratitude for everything. He is getting bigger and showing us so much of his developing personality. All the kids got to play games, eat pizza and cake and of course get prizes. Ethan was excited with his presents and seemed much more into the whole party for the first time. I guess he was just old enough to understand! Ethan's favorite is skee ball. I think it's daddys and uncle T's fav too! Aiden spent every token he had on the barney ride....thanks christen for endless Barney rides!

And the adults played a little : )

Jenna and Jack even came up! (The little girl many of you have been praying hard for)

Ethan got to wear a crown, get a birthday song and of course meet chuck e cheese. It was so funny because Aiden followed Chuck E around the whole time, even tried to follow him to the bathroom!

Ethan was too scared to go into the ticket booth, so Kinsley did it for him!

Gavin update...

We went to the pulmonary doc yesterday, pediatrician today and we have PT tomorrow. Gavin's lungs sound great! They took him off the meds he was on for his lungs (some diuretics) and they are happy with his development. He weighed 13 lb 4 oz. This is not a hugs weight gain but he is full of rolls and has grown to 25 inches long so they were very happy. They feel like the underdeveloped lungs might lead to slow weight gain for a while but he is happy, healthy and thriving. We all know he LOVES to eat! The pediatrician said his social development is at a 7 month level (he smiles, laughs, coos and says dada), His fine motor is about 5 months and his gross motor is 4 1/2 months. So thats where the PT comes in. We are doing babies can't wait once a week with a PT who comes to our house and works so well with our schedule. It is really nice. One less appointment to have to drag everyone to! He is making huge strides with muscle strength, rolling and reaching for toys. We are working on getting him to sit and push up on his knees when on his tummy. We finally started his vaccines today. Other than the synergis he got during RSV season we have put off vaccines since the NICU so he could have a chance to build his own immune system. That being said, the PED and I decided today it was time. So we did pnumoccal (being the most important with all the pulmonary issues) and HIB. He doesn't seem to be cranky or running a fever so thats great!

Tonight Ethan decided he is spending the night with Grana (for the first time). We will see how that works....I have a feeling I will be seeing him by 9 : )

Back to the NICU...just to say hey

Today we were able to go back to the NICU and take Gavin to see the doctors and nurses who worked so hard to save his life. Dr. Marino was there and was the first to swoop him up in her arms. She was overjoyed to see how great he looked! We were able to tell them so much good news and that felt great. As I was surrounded by all the NICU rooms, facing room 4 where we spent Gavin's critical days, and listening to the alarms I was reminded of the many days we didn't think he would make it to tomorrow. I never thought in those days I would be standing there, 8 months later, holding a healthy baby boy! They were elated to see no wires, no oxygen, no G tube and to see all the happy social smiles that demonstrate his neurological development. It was so great to see them all. For months they were our life, our saving grace, our family. I owe so much to them, they truly poured their hearts out to our family and showed how much passion they have for what they do. It was great to see the nurses that had him in the early days. One nurse was remembering the day Gavin opened his eyes for the very first time.... one of the best days for us! God is so amazing and has continued to show us what great plans he has for this little boy. It is so great to know that we are able to share with the world how great Gods love is!

God is good!

random pics of Gavin from the hospital

ICU trip... 2/12/2010

In the hospital 3-24-2010 (before surgery)