Little frog boy prays to the bath god... 

Now that's a cute little man! 

Sorry we've been so lax in posting pictures this week!

Here's a couple from this past week to tide you over till we spend some time posting pictures.

"I really like to put my hands in my mouth!"

First I start with just a couple of fingers...

...and then I can slip my entire fist in like this...

The Kangaroo carry 

Happy Father's Day, Sean!!

Gavin gives dad his very first Daddy's Day present! Gavin took mom to a do-it-yourself pottery studio and made a mug with hand prints and this plate with foot prints. Gavin wasn't interested in sitting by himself that day, so mom had to hold him the whole time, so the 'art work' has Gavin's influence all over it. Dad was truly surprised!

This is what they do on Sunday mornings!

Sometimes, he just totally relaxes and enjoys hanging out in the garden. He is becoming more & more observant and especially seems to like watching the leaves russle in the trees and the water in the fountain.

Aunt Melanie takes her hand at putting the little man to sleep. She was in town for work and tacked on an extra weekend to come hang out with us. Sleep was the topic of the weekend as we are trying to get him 'sleep trained' so he's able to comfort and put himself to sleep. It ain't easy, is it Auntie Mel??

I love my hippo! 

After a big day playing & eating & going out to the garden store, I had a great bath. 

2nd night of sleep training

Whew. This is one of the most difficult things we’ve ever had to do. We are working on getting little Gavin to learn to go to sleep on his own. Which he does not know how to do yet because we’ve been letting him fall asleep on the nipple since he was born.

Gavin's Busy Week...

He's finding his fist useful for comfort. That' s a good thing! It's tough getting him to sleep without mom feeding him down and we're trying to get him use to other means of crashing out.

Gavin's also developing quite the vocabulary. He's well beyond "ah-goo" and likes having conversations. We're not sure what he's saying, but it all sounds good!

Guess who this is...the picture is about 41 years old! 

Wendy and lamb gets Gavin to sleep.

By the end of the week, Gavin was clearly recognizing Wendy & flirting up a storm.

Dad & Gavin enjoying the sunset 

Happy Birthday Wendy

Well, we had a fantastic Birthday party for Wendy last night here at the house. Stephen and Wendy, who are in the middle of a month long drive around the country, went out to Pt. Reyes yesterday and bought a bag of 100 oysters. So we were shucking and slurping for the sunset while Gavin watched.

Up in the air, Junior Bird Man!!

Gavin likes to get thrown up in the air!

Finally, Some New Pictures! ( Sorry for the delay, Tom)

Gavin's had a busy week. He was a bit grumpy earlier this week we think because mom had refried beans & jalapenos for dinner last Friday night. He also seems to be pre-teething - drooling alot, chewing on his hand, rubbing his jaw. Seven months is the average for teeth to come in, but they can get them as early as four months. Mazi, one of the boys in his mom's group, already has 2 teeth showing!

He also stayed at home with his 1st babysitter last night (thanks Tiffany!!) He did ok, but mom really has to let other people put him to sleep more at night. He's addicted to nursing to sleep, which makes it tough for anyone else to get him down. We're getting to go out again Saturday night when granddad Stephen with our friend Wendy (from England) are in town and volunteered to take Gavin on while we go to a birthday party.

Look! I can hit myself in the head with keys! 

I'm getting expressive and finding lots of new sounds. 

The keys won't fit into my ear... 

I'm practicing sitting up (but my heads too big to hold up for a long time!) 

Tummy Time

Somebody is getting better and better at keeping his head up!

Uncle Fester Smile

Remember "The Munsters" T.V. show? Well, our little Gavin has been accused (and NOT just by his father...) of having an "Uncle Fester" smile... You be the judge.

Here he is shortly after that picture sleeping like, well, a baby.