HAPPY (belated) 6 MONTHS BDAY!!

Ok so I'm  a few days late on this.  Is it wrong if  I blame you Mr. Busybody?? You're SO active and so busy now. Wow so much has changed in a month...And can I just say it's not easy to write this or do e-mails when you crawl over to me and pull my screen down and then hit the keys?! Ha How about I do that to you in 15 years when you're trying to write your papers?? :) Just kidding Mr.  (PS idk what you did to my screen but you hit something and now the letters are superrr tiny and I'm  squinting to write this...yikes)

For example this is you now:

This is you the last time I tried to write it:



And this is your mom  getting smart and distracting you with your toys so I can get this done:

So what's new in the world of Gavin this month?!

• You're officially a crawler!!!! You started a couple weeks ago but you woudl only do a couple crawls then face plant. Now you're off and going! Because of this major milestone your dad and I are forced to go baby gate shopping sometime this week! Woo hoo. We also need to get locks for our cabnet because you like to try and get itno everything...Could someone tell me why Bryan and I ever thought it was logical to keep our Cutco knives set in the bottom  drawer?! Dumbbb. But no worries Gavin hasn't been able to pull that open yet, and we will be dong a bit of kitchen drawer rearranging this week. When did my life get so exciting?!

• You can pull yourself up and stand on your own two feet all by yourself! Well you have to be holding something, but you can hold on with one hand and stand there. You did this for the first time on your 6 month bday and then you let go of the side of your pack and play and stood by yourself without holding anything for a couple seconds. Good job! We were so proud of you. Last night dad lowered your crib so you wouldn't pull yourself up and fall out. However it looks like when papa comes over this weekend they will have to lower it again because last night when I was watching you on the video monitor you crawled to the side, reached your hands up, and pulled yourself up and stood there! Stinker! You're one step ahead of us Mr. Gaveyman.

• You hold your own bottle which makes life nice because all we have to do is make it, hand it to you and sit back and catch up on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Perfect!
• You babble, squeel, yell, and fake cough all the time. You also are such a happy little guy. Well for the most part. When you get mad you get maddddd. Mr. Temper. You throw yourself on the floor and kick your right food against the ground.
• You are still so obsessed with the cats. Whenever you see them  you start laughing and if they get close enough you grab on and don't let go. You also love to crawl around and chase them...until one of them  (usually crabby Schmesh) turns around and hisses and tries to get you. No worries, she's declawed and if she ever hurt your cute little face she'd get the boot.
• We now give you baby food a couple times a day...Your favorites seem  to be applesauce, squash and green beans. You're not a huge fan of sweet potatoes unless they're the real thing or bannanas anymore...Although you love pulling your bib off every time I put it on...I usually lose at this game. We are getting smarter and just undressing you down to your diapey so we stop ruining your clothes

• You spent the night at Laura's this weekend with your grandparents well we went out to celebrate our friend's bday and you went right to sleep at 8:30 and slept until 8:30 the next day. Good boy! I wa so happy you slept somewhere else without us without a problem. Granted, you could always throw in a fit here and there to show you miss us, but that's ok. I think you were having so much fun hanging out with your big cousins!!
• Your new favorite game is when dad's holding you and I'm  nearby you reach out for me, and then when I have you, you reach out for your dad. So we can go back and forth. and back and foth. Apparently we like it as much as you do because we stand there and play along. And then we play along again. and again.
• Everyone thinks you're going to be an early walker bc you are so determined to get on your feet! Even when you're crawling you'll stop, push your booty in the air so you're on your tiptoes and try to push up. Take it easy little man. One thing and a time. Your mom  can't handle all of these changes k?! I want you to be my little baby boo forever.
• You also are a little busy body and I'm  afraid our days of going out to eat as a family are coming to an end :( We went to PF Changs this week and you kept trying to grab our glasses, we were at Bravo and you ripped up the table cloth and tried eating it...Looks like we need to find a new DeWitt babysitter for you! Your grandparents are great but it was tough having you gone all night last weekend...it'd be nice if  we could leave for a few hours and come home and see you. Thankfully papa is coming over to watch you for a few hours so we can go out and tailgate for the big MSU vs UM game! Although I know we'll miss you every second big boy!

I have to say Gavin, each month gets better and better. You really keep us on our toes now but I love it. Watching you grow and learn things every day is so cool. I feel like it's such a privledge to be your mom  and I'm  proud of you in so many ways. I can't wait to see what the next 6 months, 6 years, 16 years, have in store for us. Although I would appreciate if they didn't get here too quickly because I want to cherish and enjoy every second I can. You've chagned me so much. Before you, my biggest goal in life was to be a hard worker, be sucessful and buy the nice things, and you know what Gav. None of that matters to me. Well I guess it does but it's not my focus. You are. Your happiness is. I used to come home from work and keep working. You've taught me that, that's not what life is about. It's about enjoying my time with you, and work can wait until after your in bed sleeping because I don't want to go through life working so much I miss the little things wtih you and the big things too o course! You're so special to both your dad and I. Your dad couldn't be a prouder daddy. He talks about you when we're out and his face lights up, he wants to constantly play with you, and sometimes the only thing that can make him  feel better is giving you a biggg hug. Cheers to the next 6 months when we're celebrating your big 1st birthday Gaveyyybaby.  Crazy. Love you so much my little bugaboo. (Or Morty as your dad has been calling you lately...seriously what's wrong with us?! Ha!)