Big boys don't bathe

I was in my bedroom searching for something when I see something white streak in front of my bed. I look up to find Gavin butt naked.
I guess he now knows how to take his diaper off. I asked why he was naked, he walked to the shower and got in. So I guess big boys don't bathe they shower.

Update

Since it has been a few months since I updated I thought it would be about time I got back on top of things.

Gavin
What an incredible kid.   Watching him grow is an amazing thing, he is changing every day.  He had a growth spurt last month and is finally catching up to other kids his age.  He is finally out of the 10th percentile and into the 70th percentile.  18 month clothes are fitting hims just perfect and he will soon be in 2T.

Vocabulary
I should really use the word communication since he communicates but doesn't say a lot of actual words. He can talk, he talks all the time, we just have no clue what he is saying.  He talks on his phone, and will tell you things, no one knows what he is saying.  But there are a few words he really knows how to say; one word he says very loud and clear is SHUT-UP.  He has heard me say that one too many times to the dogs.  Whenever they bark, he points at them and says "Shut up!"  The other word is UH-OH, he loves that word.
Although he doesn't use many words he is very clear on what he wants/needs.  He knows several signs for words, and when all else fails he just brings be things he wants, or takes me to them.

Interests
He LOVES music.  He just can't help it when the music comes on he has to move, even if he can only move an arm or a foot he will be wiggling it away to the beat.  He claps along to several songs, and does a decent job of keeping the beat.  His favorite songs right now are "This Little Light of Mine" from his kid CD, and "Move" by Mercy Me.
He is finally interested in books.  We read every night before bed, he picks the book and we sit and read.  He really loves when Jason reads to him.
Puzzles, he is great at them.  He will sit and do puzzles for an 30 minutes, and he doesn't sit very much every.
He is a water baby!  He would swim all day everyday if I would let him.  He loves the water of any kind, pool, bath, he even like taking showers just to play in the water.

We have been working on learning colors and animals.

Jason
There is not much to say about Jason.  He is an Intern so he works, eats and sleeps.  He leaves the house around 4:30  every morning and gets home usually around 6-6:30 every night.  When he is home he some how finds time to spend with Gavin, do yard work, talk to me and read for work.  He amazes me everyday.

ME
Not much to say about me.  I am 15 weeks now and feeling great.  I will be going to the doctor on Friday, I am pretty sure it is still to soon to find out the sex. (but vote at the top of the page on what you think it will be, boy or girl)
I am make friends here.  There are several intern wives with kids and we have had many play dates.  This weekend is the first meeting for the Oak Leaf Club.  The Oak Leaf club is all the docs and their wives.  So hopefully we will meet some more wonderful people.
Still trying to organize this house.  I am pretty sure the amount of stuff we had doubled while it was in storage.  Once I get it all cleaned and pretty I promise I will put up some pictures.


Well thats is all for now.  Sorry it is so long without pictures.  And try to ignore my many errors, I am just going to blame it all on pregnancy brain :)

What a week

This last week was quite a week. Where to begin?
We have been waiting for a check for about 3 1/2 weeks.  I had made several phone calls trying to track down this check and we finally found it, in our mail box in TN (it was not supposed to be there.) We needed that check so we could write a check for the deposit on the house we will be renting in Jacksonville.  So that is one thing I can check off my list of things to worry about.

Another BIG thing on our list of worries was payday.  Jason hasn't received a paycheck in a month, which makes life a little challenging for Gavin and myself.  On Tuesday, Jason sent me a note telling me we WOULD be getting paid! YEAH!  Okay I can check that off the list.
This is what Jason looks like these days, what a hunk.

So far this week sounds really great... oh wait it gets better keep reading.

On Wednesday I go to hang with my niece and nephews while my sister and brother-in-law celebrated 15 years of marriage.  Congrats to them (and my parents who celebrated 37 years of marriage)!
Okay, that wasn't all that exciting but it is sweet!
Back to the good stuff...
Jason and I have been trying to sell/rent our house in Harrogate, TN since March.  We had some bumps along the way but we finally rented the house! ( I know there are a lot of exclamation points but I am really loving last week!!)

By now you are thinking, that's it there can't be more, right?  Well you are very wrong.


I AM PREGNANT!! Baby Croad #2 is on it's way!!
Baby #2 is expected to arrive on February 12, 2012! (and for those keeping track Feb 12 was Gavin's due date)

So all in all last week was a WIN!!

Laughter

Gavin was catching a ball when his cousin Aeden started playing peek-a-boo with him.  He thought it was absolutely hysterical.
 

Want vs need

God doesn't always give us what we want but He always gives us what we need.
I have been constantly reminded of that lately. We lost the house we were going to purchase in FL just days before we were supposed to close. It was heart wrenching. I cried, of course, and Jason held it together. About the same time we lost the house God had something better in the works. The same day the deal on the house fell through we found a rental house in the same neighborhood just a few streets over. The only down side is that we can't move in until July 1st.
So that left Gavin and I in a lurch. (Jason is in RI for navy training more on that later.) We had already scheduled our move to Jacksonville so they packed up all of our stuff and put it in storage. So with an empty house and a heavy heart we left Harrogate and headed to MI.
It may all seem overwhelming at times, I know that right now this is where we need to be.
God doesn't always give us what we want but He always gives us what we need.

Electronically Challenged?

I tend not to think of myself as electrically challenged... however, I have been taking pictures on my cell phone for almost two years and I just know learned how to get them from the phone to the computer.  I think that might make me challenged.  Here some of those photos:

Sitting in his room ready a book, 2/2/11

Gavin in his swing, 12/16/10

How I found him BEFORE he learned how to crawl, 7/27/10

Snoozing at the grocery store with teddy, 7/1/10

LOVE this picture, 5/5/10

At church with Cindi, 2/7/10

After eating, only 3 days old, 1/12/10

Time to catch up, Part 3

In December we found out that Jason got a Family Practice Residency at the Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, FL.   It was our second choice, but Jason did receive a three year contract instead of a one year, which is awesome!
We recently went house hunting and found an amazing house.  It is located just south of Jacksonville in Orange Park, in a neighborhood called Oak Leaf Plantation .  It's a 4 bedroom, 3 bath house.  I knew as soon as we walked in that this was the house for us.

If all goes according to plan we will be moving the week after Jason's graduation. 

We will be sad to say good-bye to Harrogate, but we are ready to begin the next part of our adventure.