Jan 25 2010
Gavin Laughing Hysterically!!
Here’s a short video of Gavin having a laughing fit while he was playing with his Aunti Lori.
He’s such a silly boy!
Jan 18 2010
Gavin’s First Year
Throughout the year we (mostly Chanin) wrote down Gavin’s “firsts” and other interesting/funny things he did. Read the list and you’ll feel like you were right there during his messiest poo ever (and other not so grody things).
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| 2-Jan-09 | First Trip to the Mall |
| 19-Jan-09 | Gavin discovers himself in the mirror |
| 22-Jan-09 | 2 Months Old |
| 23-Jan-09 | Gavin weighs 14 lbs |
| 1-Feb-09 | Gavin says “Hi” |
| 9-Feb-09 | First time Gavin got very scared. Windy outside and leaves were blowing around. |
| 11-Feb-09 | First time at urgent care. Fever and nurse said to bring him in. |
| 22-Feb-09 | 3 Months Old |
| 24-Feb-09 | Gavin’s Adoption Day |
| 22-Mar-09 | 4 Months Old |
| 22-Mar-09 | Rolled over for the 1st time |
| 23-Feb-09 | 26.5 inches, 17.95 lbs |
| 24-Mar-09 | Gavin starts playing peek-a-boo with Daddy. |
| 24-Mar-09 | First night in crib all by himself! Mommy was sad. |
| 24-Mar-09 | First bite of real food, Rice Cereal |
| 5-Apr-09 | Gavin finishes his first whole meal |
| 6-Apr-09 | Gavin slept 8 a full night (8 hours)! |
| 22-Apr-09 | 5 Months Old |
| 29-Apr-09 | Gavin sounds like he’s saying “mama” this week. |
| 1-May-09 | Gavin eats Peas for the first time |
| 10-May-09 | Gavin started rolling over a lot this week. |
| 17-May-09 | First earthquake. 5.0 in Lenox, CA |
| 22-May-09 | Starts Singing |
| 22-May-09 | 6 Months Old |
| 23-May-09 | 1st tooth comes through, right lower |
| 28-May-09 | Second tooth pops through, lower left |
| 6-Jun-09 | Gavin’s 1st word is “Mamma” and he knows what it means! |
| 6-Jun-09 | Pulls himself up to stand in his playpen |
| 7-Jun-09 | First time a fly landed on Gavin’s head. Haha! |
| 21-Jun-09 | This week Gavin is doing the army crawl all over |
| 22-Jun-09 | 7 Months Old |
| 29-Jun-09 | Gavin gives mommy a real kiss, on her shoulder |
| 1-Jul-09 | First cowlick, he has enough hair now. |
| 19-Jul-09 | Gavin starts saying “dada” |
| 22-Jul-09 | 8 Months Old |
| 25-Jul-09 | First nightime babysitting |
| 8-Aug-09 | Pulls himself up and stands on his own |
| 16-Aug-09 | Stands up on his own without assistance |
| 22-Aug-09 | 9 Months Old |
| 22-Aug-09 | First top tooth comes through, left side |
| 31-Aug-09 | Shakes head side-to-side |
| 1-Sep-09 | First time giving High-Five! |
| 1-Sep-09 | First Camping Trip |
| 12-Sep-09 | First time eating lime and cilantro |
| 14-Sep-09 | Starts Dancing |
| 22-Sep-09 | 10 Months Old |
| 26-Sep-09 | Starts waving “Hi” |
| 27-Sep-09 | Right front tooth breaks through |
| 29-Sep-09 | Messiest poop EVER, after he ate prunes! Carpet, clothes, mommy, etc.! |
| 30-Sep-09 | First mini step without falling down |
| 2-Oct-09 | First trip to Sea World. Gavin touches a bat ray. |
| 8-Oct-09 | Starts running in his walker |
| 14-Oct-09 | First time taking multiple steps without falling! |
| 17-Oct-09 | Eats first french fry. First trip to In-N-Out |
| 22-Oct-09 | 11 Months Old |
| 23-Oct-09 | Fifth tooth pops through, right top |
| 31-Oct-09 | First Halloween, Dressed as Darth Vader |
| 1-Nov-09 | This month Gavin starts holding entire conversations with himself, in his own language. Talking a lot. |
| 6-Nov-09 | 6th tooth pops through |
| 21-Nov-09 | Gavin starts clapping |
| 22-Nov-09 | Gavin turns 1!!! Party at Nana and Papa’s house |
| 5-Dec-09 | Gavin starts clicking his tongue |
| 9-Dec-09 | Gavin starts blowing kisses |
| 10-Dec-09 | 22 lbs 7oz, 32 inches |
| 13-Dec-09 | Gavin’s first time eating pizza |
| 25-Dec-09 | Gavin woke up sick on Christmas morning. Fever, runny nose, coughing, etc. |
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Dec 15 2009
Gavin’s 1 Year Update
We were in California during Gavin’s first birthday but once we got home we took the little guy in for his 1 year doctor appointment. It’s so hard to believe how fast he’s grown. He’s becoming our little man already!! We can still remember those sleepless nights and our little guy sleeping the the bassinet beside us. And I remember when he would fall asleep on my chest. We miss some of those moments but luckily we have 8 bajillion photos to remind us!
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Now, Gavin is really growing and starting to walk and talk. He says variations of mommy, daddy, and kitty. He also says hi and waves, and sometimes claps. And each day he walks further and further! We can’t wait to see what he does next!
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The baby stats:
- Weight: 22lbs 7 oz
- Height: 32 in
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Dec 15 2009
Visit from Grandma!
OK, so Grandma visited in late October and I’m a little behind with the updates!
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Gavin had a lot of fun hanging out with his Grandma! We ate at In-N-Out, relaxed at home, and went to the Arizona State Fair (for the 2nd time during the year). Here are the pictures!
Nov 01 2009
Trick or Treat! Gavin’s First Halloween.
This year we were really excited to celebrate Gavin’s 1st Halloween! A couple months ago we started looking for a costume and thought about dressing Gavin as an Ewok, Yoda, or Chewbacca. But, once we saw the Darth Vader costume we knew it was the one. The first one we purchased was too small so we ended up getting a size 1-2T for our tall boy. Isn’t he just the cutest Darth Vader ever?!
After getting Gavin all dressed up, and after taking a few pictures, we headed out to go trick-or-treating with our neighbors and their little guy.
Of course, Mommy and Daddy had to dress up as well.
As a part of the Halloween festivities we also carved a few pumpkins. We wanted to do the Yo Gabba Gabba theme since it’s Gavin’s favorite show!
And, Chanin made some roasted pumpkin seeds. Yuuummmmm…
Grandma was in town (from Idaho) to celebrate Halloween with us this year. We’ll post some more pictures later of Gavin with Grandma!
Oct 26 2009
1st Trip to the Pumpkin Patch
Our little dude was born shortly after Halloween last year so this year will be his first time celebrating the spooktacular day. We already have the costume ready and the trick-or-treat plans have been made (and will include Grandma from Idaho!). So, of course, we took Gavin to the pumpkin patch for the 1st Annual Carr Family Pumpkin Picking Parade (yeah, I just made that up, so what?!).
After some Internet research we decided to head to Mother Nature’s Farm in Gilbert, AZ.
When we first arrived we picked mommy and daddy pumpkins.
Gavin had a lot of fun playing in the pumpkin patch and really loved the hay! So much that he started to eat it.
At the farm Gavin got to pick a little pumpkin and decorate it. We turned into competitive parents and tried to find all of the best stickers for our little pumpkin head.
After elbowing all of the other parents out of the way we strolled around to look at the animals and took a little hayride.
We had loads of fun at the pumpking patch and are looking forward to carving them up and roasting some pumpkin seeds. YUUUMMM…..
Here’s the slideshow with many more pics of the little guy.
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Oct 20 2009
Fun at the Fair! - October 18, 2009
We loved visiting the OC and LA county fairs when we lived in California, but had never been to an Arizona fair until this past Sunday. The AZ State Fair is currently in it’s 125th year and is one of the top 5 state fairs in the country (thanks Wikipedia)!
Our favorite part of the fair experience is definitely the food. This year some of the new offerings were (direct from the web site):
- Chocolate-covered bacon
- Deep fried battered bacon on a stick with gravy
- Reindeer hot dogs
- Deep fried scorpion plain or dipped in chocolate
- Deep fried grasshoppers on a stick (All bugs that are FDA approved for human consumption)
- Sauteed meal worms served on a bun w/BBQ sauce
- Smoked lizard on a stick
I’m happy to say that we avoided all of those and stuck with the five basic fair food groups:
- Bread: Giant Corn Dog breading
- Meat: Giant Corn Dog
- Dairy: Fried Cheese Curds
- Fruits and Veggies: Brick of curly fries, fresh squeezed lemonade, “cherry” flavored Icee
- Sugar: Cotton Candy
Gavin had fun checking out all of the colors/sounds and various carny folk (by the way you’ll find some interesting pictures if you do a Google Image search for “carnies”). Chanin and I took out a loan so we could afford enough tickets to ride the big slide, ferris wheel, and a really high swing. Thanks to Chanin’s parents for watching the baby while we rode!
Gavin’s favorite part of the fair was when he got to see and pet the animals. We saw a lot of bunnies, cows, goats, and piggies.
We’re already looking forward to the fair next year and hoping Gavin will be tall enough to enjoy some of the rides then. And next time I’m going to find the elusive “Mexican Funnel Cake” stand!
All of the pictures are below. Enjoy!
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Oct 08 2009
3rd Wedding Anniversary - Sea World and San Diego
We recently celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary with a short trip to San Diego for some fun in the sun (like we don’t get enough sun in AZ). We lined up as much as possible in our few days to make the best use of a couple of days off of work. That included a trip to Sea World, a Go Car Tour (a surprise for Chanin), a fancy dinner, and brunch with Nana and Papa (Chanin’s parents) to celebrate Nana’s birthday.
We spent Thursday driving out to California along Interstate 8. Normally, we take the 10 to OC but the 8 offered a nice scenic drive and was less crowded. After getting settled at the hotel we cruised over to Seaport Village to take in the views and some food. We found ourselves an anniversary present (some cool glass fish) and ate some Greek food.
Friday, we took Gavin to Sea World to see the fishies. He’s still a little guy but he enjoyed seeing all of the exhibits. His favorites were Shamu, the bat rays, the manatees, and the freshwater aquariums. At least we think those were his favorites since he wasn’t napping at those times. Our brave little guy even touched a bat ray!!
After Sea World we went to the restaurant, and self proclaimed inventor of the taquito, El Indio for dinner. I had taquitos and Chanin had a taco/enchilada combo. We found the food to be excellent, despite some of the negative reviews found online. (Sorry, no pictures of the food)
On Saturday I surprised Chanin with a Go Car Tour which is basically a scooter with 3 wheels. The controls on the little car are similar to a motorcycle but there is no shifting involved, and the top speed is only 30 MPH. The Go Car has a built in GPS that guides you around a preset course all while telling you interesting stories and facts about the sites. It was a blast and we would highly recommend it! The tour we took followed this path:
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After the tour we took the ferry to Coronado and ate at Il Fornaio. Between the two of us we had bruschetta, cesar salad, ravioli with spinach and prosciutto, capellini al pomodoro, and two yummy drinks (one with limoncello and one with pomegranate liqueur). A big Thanks to Chanin’s parents for watching the little guy while we were out for the day!!!
Sunday came pretty quickly so we packed up and started heading out. But first, we planned to take Chanin’s mom out for brunch and a little stroll in Old Town. We found a place called Rancho La Lena, which everyone agreed sounded good. We were early enough so we found close parking and headed on in. Most of the seating is outdoors, which was perfect since the weather was really nice. We went for the buffett which included homemade tortillas, made to order omelets (with fresh chorizo!), nopalito salad, chile verde, chicken mole, rice, beans, salsas, etc. The food was really tasty and we’ll definitely return!
We had a great time in San Diego celebrating our Anniversay, hangin’ with Chanin’s parents, and celebrating Chanin’s 13th lung transplant anniversary. Her transplant was done in S.D. and she’s spent a lot of time there in the past so I know she enjoyed hanging out there again.
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Thanks for reading!! If you’re interested, all of the pictures are below.
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Sea World Pictures
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