Playtime!

Today I had the pleasure of watching our friends Ashley and Ryan's little boy Reed. Gabe and Reed are two weeks apart so it's alot of fun watching them play together. They did so well and I actually was able to get more done around the house than usual because they were so content playing with each other. The whole time I was thinking this is what it would be like to have twins. Not that they run in my family but I think it would be fun to have twins....of course I know the first several months would be tough.

Here are some pics from the morning

They really enjoyed bubble time....

they both started crying when the bubbles ran out

Gabe had fun pushing Reed around on his truck


And here is the big boy is his new big boy car seat!

A few days ago Gabe had his 12 month check up...of course more shots but he handled it pretty well, better than I would!

I thought these pictures were cute so I wanted to share.

bIrtHdAy fUn aNd fAtHeRs dAy!!

Gabe really enjoyed himself on his birhtday and so did we. He started off the morning on the webcam with Nana, Papa, and Uncle Eric then Grandma Barcio and Jerry came by to see the birthday boy and he unwrapped his gifts all by himself - he loved ripping the wrapping paper. At lunch time we gave him his cupcake and he loved it (it was carrot cake). In the afternoon our good friends Lauren and Krayton came over! Here are just a few of the pics we took on the big day.

The next day was EJ's second fathers day...we just brought Gabe home from the hospital last fathers day. EJ is such a wonderful Daddy, he loves every moment he spends with the little man and Gabe does too. Thank-you for all you do for our family, Happy Fathers Day!!

Happy Birthday to Our Sweet Little Boy!!!

June 14, 2007

June 14, 2008

Gabe,

Your dad and I cannot believe that it has been an entire year since you blessed us with your little presence. Every day I look at you and see this little miracle that God has given us on loan for a little while and am in awe. Until you were born I had never known the love that happens between a mother and her child. It is the most powerful love I have ever felt. It is like loving you with my whole being. You will always be loved and taken care of because no matter how much we love you, God loves you more.

Thank you for a great 1st year...

A Boy's Best Friend!

Here are some pics of Gabe with one of his best friends...Kai! When we first brought Gabe home from the hospital, I don't think Kai was to sure about him - mostly because she was used to being the baby of the house. From time to time though we would find her laying next to his crib or wherever he happened to fall asleep, she was always keeping an eye out for him. Well as Gabe gets older and plays with her more they have become the best of pals, it's so cute watching them play together. I tried getting some cute pictures but you know how it is when you see them doing something cute, by the time you get the camera the moment has passed. Boxers are really great with kids!

Our friends Nate and Joy recently had their little baby girl on June 2 (Congratulations guys she's beautiful!!) we went over to see them the other day and Nate gave the guys a cigar and EJ
decided to have his the other night...Gabe looks like he wanted to try but mommy said no way!

All Better!

I can't believe it's been a month since I blogged. The past two weeks Gabe has been a bit under the weather. I thought he had an ear infection so I took him to the Dr., no ear infection but the next night he started vomiting ALOT and it went on for about 4 days. Anyone who knows Gabe knows he smiles all the time and he went 3 days without a single smile, it was so sad. He had a stomach virus and I have a feeling he got it from that little trip to the Dr office. Then of course mommy got the virus, but we are all better now!! Now Gabe just has to put back on the weight he lost....sounds easy enough however this child is still not big on the solid foods - I'm open to suggestions if anyone has any.


I finally found unsalted pretzels..who knew they would be so hard to find. Gabe gets very excited when I ask him if he wants one, you would think he would eat more than 2 :-)

This would have to be one of his favorite times of the day....BATH TIME!!

Riding on daddy's shoulders

What a big boy!

I was taking some pictures of Gabe the other day and when I uploaded them to the computer and looked at them I realized he was no longer a baby, he has transitioned from looking like a baby to looking like a toddler. It literally brought tears to my eyes....my little boy is becoming a big boy. Although it makes me sad, at the same time it brings great joy to my heart to watch him grow - he has been such a blessing to our lives!

It looks like he's doing an advertisement for cheerios LOL!

Last night EJ and I took Gabe to the park - he had such a good time and now that he's a big boy he can go down the slide all by himself! Here are a couple of pictures.