gavin's first month

gavin came home six days after he was born. it was hard on me not to bring him home when i was able to come home. matt and i came home for a night to get a good nights rest then went back up to iowa city and stayed until he was able to come home with us. the day he came home it was only in the single digits and it was snowy/icy on the highways. i really didnt care if it took us five hours to get him home, we were taking him home with us!


we arrived safely home about 3 hours later! he slept from the time we left the hospital until we arrived at his new home in burlington. when we took him out of his car seat was the time all hell broke loose. he was hungry, wet, and in an unfamiliar place. we finally took care of all his needs and soon he was back to sleep in his basinett. the first night was hell! he was awake every hour on the hour!


first full day home, we spent lots of time with daddy! well, mostly nap time.


gavin after he had seen the doctor. he weighed six pounds thirteen ounces! this was his first outing since he came home from the hospital the week prior.

were going on our first out of town adventure to...MT PLEASANT! ok, so its not a big deal but at least he was able to leave finally burlington for awhile. and on our adventure we found....


BETTY SCOTT! she purchased a hawkeyes outfit for gavin! she told us because he was born in iowa city he had to have a hawkeyes outfit! we had a nice visit at betty's house. she enjoyed seeing gavin for the first time. grandma has sent betty plenty of photos but this was the first time she was able to indulge the real deal. later the same day we had another appointment where gavin was weighed and he was seven pounds eleven ounces!

on february 8 it was one month since he was born, and we went to see grandma. we all know, its always fun going to grandma. grandpa held him for a little while but he started getting squirmy so he made me take him back. grandpa is still a little nervous with how little and fragile he is. he sure does love telling him fishing stories! he cant wait to take him fishing but he said that there was going to be no diaper bag involved! he is so funny!

thursday, february 12, gavin was having bowel problems which led into vomiting so we took him to the doctor to make sure it wasnt something serious. they found a little stomache virus in his white blood cells but it wasnt anything to major to worry about. when we were there they weighed him and he is now NINE pounds and half an ounce! gavin is growng like a weed! well for a first time parent i am doing great! i love motherhood!