Gavin is now three months old. He is cooing and making all kinds of sounds as if he is ready to tell me what he thinks. He has figured out his hand. He will hold in front of his face and stare at it while he waves it about. He is progressing very well. The only thing that bothers me, he cant hold his head up while laying on his tummy. This is the only thing that he isn't able to do that he should be doing. I have a play mat that i lay him on and he kicks the ball all over.
There are toys dangling above his head as well but he cant quit figure out that he can move them. He does recognize they are there because he talks to them. 
He is eating first foods by Gerber and also rice cereal mixed with his formula. His favorites are applesauce, bananas, and sweet potatoes. He has tried peas, carrots, pears, and peaches but not as fond of these ones. Gavin wants to see whats going on in the world. 
Half of the time when you lay him down he fusses because he cant see you or wants to know what you are doing. He hates the sunlight in his eyes but he loves being in the sunlight. I carry him around and show him different things out the different windows of the house. He has so much fun learning new things. Grandma took him and i to Wal-Mart yesterday. She bought him a Easter duck for Easter and he loves it. 
Last night he was
hugging it,
kissing it,
licking it, chewing on it, and throwing it around. I bought him some wrist rattles and he loves those things as well. One is a chick and one is a cow. Somehow he managed to get the cow off of his wrist and it landed on top of his lil' head. He was just looking at me like, OOPS! 
I have definitely enjoyed these last three months. I know that more milestones and lots more fun are on the way. In a way i can not wait to accomplish some of them but in a way i can. When he was first born i could cuddle him all the time but now he doesn't want to cuddle. He would rather play on his own or on our lap with but he would rather have us walk around so he can see the outdoors. I am thankful everyday for my lil' miracle. My life would definitely not be the same now that i know lil' ones are so precious. I couldn't ask for anything better in my life than my GAV-MAN! He motivates me to do better for myself because i know in the future he will thank me since it is not only for me but him as well. Treat others as you would want to be treated!
In which Matt and I are enjoying. This was fun to manage to adults behind a 3ft. by 4ft. section of plywood. We managed and it 
turned out really fun. Our next venture led us to The Machine Shed, where we enjoyed so good home cooking! The sign above the entrance said, " Farming is everyone's bread and butter." The waitress' wore red plaid shirts with overalls and a ball cap. They use mason jars for drinks. They had an old grocery store produce cooler for the salad bar. This place was awesome. The food, the people, the atomosphere, but i think the best part was outside the restraunt. They gave free tractor rides, although we didn't due to the cold, rainy weather. After this the day was about shopping. The overall trip was good but my favorite part was the dining experience. I think it may have topped Cracker Barrel for excitement but I wouldn't say the menu was as tasty nor the gift shop more endulding. Cracker Barrel you're still my number one!
Over the weekend we went to River Valley Campground to camp out and ride horses. It was fun, there was a ranch style rodeo fridday and saturday. I ran into my Aunt Glenna who we havn't seen for lots of years. Sunday we had an organized trail ride Glenna, her son Joe, his daughter Cierra, Matt, and I all rode together. It was fun. My weekend was left with a sore butt from the saddle, maroon sunburn on my shoulders and face, blister on my heel, and certainly exhausted. I also lost my cell phone somewhere! This year was an awesome birthday!
It was very hard watching someone you spent a lot of your summers with as a child into your teen years being buried. I went to her grave several times and it just never hit me. As I started thinking about it these last months, it sunk in, she IS gone! So I have been moody, depressed, and stressed. On June 30th, one whole year after, I went to Hy-Vee and purchased a beautiful bouquet of flowers. I set out to the cemetary with Gavin in the backseat. I arrived at the cemetary, and sat in the car looking at her grave for a while before i actually went to set the flowers out on her stone. Gavin was in the back seat laughing and talking. I wasn't interacting with him, just simply listening to him. As I walked over to the grave, I looked back at him and seen he was content still laughing and playing. I sat by her grave and talked to her, even though she wasn't there nor could respond, Gavin continued to talk to someone. I feel he saw her and was associating with her. Everyone else may find it crazy but I believe he sees her and talks to her. It was a hard experience to deal with but at least I know she is gone and I can face reality.
When Alyssa's mother held Gavin, she became quite jealous. Aunt Jen decided to get their picture together which will be their first.
In which Alyssa decided to take out her frustrations on Gavin for sitting on her mothers lap. We had our lunch and i was chosen to hide the Easter eggs in the yard for Nick and Morgan. 
Meanwhile, Alyssa and Gavin were napping and missed all the fun. I don't think they are ready for this maybe next year. The kids had allot of fun finding the eggs. Now i am designated every year to hide the eggs. Well our time with the Grelk's was fun, but we still had to see grandma. We went over to grandmas house where i fixed lasagna for supper. Gavin stayed awake most the time we were at grandmas. Grandma was very happy to see Gavin awake. He showed her how he played with his Easter duck in which she gave him as an Easter gift. 
We watched TV together, ate supper, and Gavin and grandma took a nap together. Grandpa was a little under the weather so he was unable to spend time with Gavin this time. Gavin was able to see him long enough to say I'm here and now I'm leaving. Over all i think Easter was fun. The weather turned out decent, partly cloudy and a little windy, but it could have been way worse. I hope everyone else has made their own memories for Easter of 2009!
