It just seems like yesterday when I was updating our lives aka the life of Gavin. That little turkey seems to be doing something new weekly and it's beginning to get hard to keep up with him, haha.
So let's see, Halloween was pretty low key. Gavin dressed up as a Dragon (Joe nicknamed him that weeks after he was born) and he was so cute. We bought it a month or so early in a size 3-6 month and it fit him like a glove on Halloween. We didn't get to go around the neighborhood to show off his outfit because just a few days before he came down with a nasty cough and cold. So we all stayed in and watched scary movies for the night.
November hit and Gavin was sitting on his own, and starting to learn how to feed himself the bites of food we put on his tray. Soon came the 21st of November and with that our great friend Kelsey came to visit with her adorable daughter Skylar for Thanksgiving. The next day, our little snow angel babies got to experience their first snowfall. I'm not sure if they really cared about it, but it did make for some adorable pictures. Then on the 24th, Kelsey's amazing fiance Eric came into town just in time to experience a little more Seattle snow. Thanksgiving was very low-key for us. It snowed all morning, so we didn't think that driving all around was the smartest idea with a baby, so we waited until about 3 and headed over to Dad's house for a Thanksgiving feast. Gavin had so much fun with his buddy Skylar, and Joe and I had fun getting to visit with our good friends, but as we all know, all good things must come to an end. They all headed back to Arizona on Sunday with some great memories and awesome pictures in tow.
Which now leads us into the present. Yesterday was my big 29th birthday. It was so nice just relaxing and spending some quality time with my family! Joe surprised me with a day (literally took over 4 hours) to get my hair done. Joe and Gavin left and went shopping while I just sat back and relaxed. When they came to pick me up, the much dreaded thing happened, it was time for little Gavin to get his hair cut! I have been avoiding this day for awhile, and finally came to the realization that he could only have his hair in his eyes for so long. I ran and grabbed my camera, and before I knew it, the stylist was cutting away and my little boys beautiful blonde hair. I started to get teary eyed when she whisked away the cape and a chunk of his hair was nowhere to be found! I was so upset! But like magic, I looked down and between the chunks of my dark hair on the ground, was a baby chunk of blonde hair just sitting there. I picked it up and taped it to a card so I could put it into his baby book.
After the salon, we headed straight to Bellevue Square to go get pictures with Santa. The line was about 25 minutes long, and the whole time everyone kept on telling us how we shouldn't be surprised when Gavin screams and cries while on his lap. It was pretty comical watching some of the other kids reactions to Santa, and all I could do was hope that Gavin had a much different reaction. Soon it was our turn, Gavin went right into Santa's arms and started giggling. The first picture was taken and they said 'we've got our shot' but I begged for a couple more so we can have options. They said he was by far one of the best babies that they had ever seen. I guess if he isn't so fond of Santa next year, at least we have one good picture of him with Santa :).
I can't wait to see how the rest of the holidays pan out. Joe has a Christmas party for work on the Argosy cruise ship, and Gavin will be having a baby sitter. I'm hoping that as he continues to get older, he still allows people other than Joe and I to take care of him.
Happy Holidays to you All!
Love,
The Harvey's
