Rollin' Rollin' Rollin' Gabe Lanoux is Rollin'

For the past few days Gabe has been looking more and more like he's going to roll over. This evening David and I were writing in his baby book and Gabe was playing on his activity mat. You can see in the first picture he was trying hard to roll over. A few minutes later David went outside and I went into the kitchen to heat up dinner. David came inside and went to check on Gabe. Next thing I hear is David saying...

"Umm... Did you put Gabe on his stomach?"

My response "No"

David "Well he must have rolled over"

Me "No way!"

See the second pic to see what I saw when I walked in our bedroom.

Almost There...

This is how we found him...

*** I finally saw him roll over Friday, August 7th!

Pajama Party!

Is it just me or are baby pajamas the cutest things you've ever seen? Or maybe it's because I think the baby in the pajamas is the cutest thing!

He's Official

Gabe's birth certificate came today! He's officially ours!

Gabe's Big Adventure

Gabe had his first sleepover this weekend. I had to work Saturday so Mom and Dad offered to watch him for the weekend. Mom and I met in LaPlace (mid-point) Friday and made the exchange. It felt so strange being in the house without him but I quickly found a million things to do like paint David's bathroom for the 10th time since we moved in 3 years ago.

Friday night David and I were able to Skype with Gabe before we headed out to dinner although truth be told he wasn't the least bit interested in us. I mean really how can we compete with Baby Einstein? I was so worried that being away from home would throw him off his schedule, but he slept his usual 8:30- 6:30. Oh he slept without being swaddled for the first time since he was a week old....bye bye swaddle blanket.

Saturday he went Down the Bayou to visit with Honey and Livey and meet his Uncle P (my brother Marty). I'm told a good time was had by all. David and I had a pretty good day too. Training went by quickly and David and I went to a luau at Vanessa and Brian's house. It was great getting to hang out with other adults!

Sunday morning I woke up early and headed to my parents to retrieve my sweet boy! It was so nice having a bit of a break but it was so much "nicer" having him back in my arms! Big thanks to Monie and Pappy for watching Gabe! Hope to do it again soon... wink wink!

"I've Got Sunshine On a Cloudy Day"

Gabe,

Happy 3 month birthday baby boy! Time is going by just way too quickly! I can't believe you're already 3 months old! You had a very busy and exciting month...

This month's highlights....

• You are now sleeping 9-10 hours each night. You usually are asleep by 8:30 or 9 PM and will wake up around 6:30 AM. Sleeping baby = Happy Mommy and Daddy!
• We still swaddle you at night and you take a paci when you're tired or your "paciport to dream land" as I call it
• You wake up in the best mood! I love spending time with you in the morning... you're all smiles!
• You are quite the chatterbox...always "talking"
• You still love your activity mat and you've recently discovered television. You love your Baby Einstein video.
• You haven't rolled over yet but you are trying to.
• You're happy most of the time...you really only cry when you're tired or hungry.
• Mommy went back to work so you've been going to a sitter. You seem to really like Ms. Tammy and Mommy and Daddy really like that she takes such good care of you!
• You love your tiger and hippo blankees.
• Unfortunately you love scratching yourself... you seem to be covered in scratches lately.
• Also you've started losing your hair. You still have a good bit but it's definitely thinning out.
• Mommy has been working late on Tuesdays and Thursdays so you've been spending a lot of time alone with Daddy. You both seem to join it!
• A few new nicknames have emerged (Pookie, Pooks, Pookie Pie, Little Pookie, Big Pookie). They all stem from your favorite book What's Wrong Little Pookie.

You really are becoming your own little person, Gabriel. We love you more and more everyday and are so happy that we are your Mommy and Daddy.

Love you bunches and bunches, Mommy and Daddy

Below are a few pics of Gabe from earlier today...note all the scratches on his forehead! I promise I'm constantly filing his nails...not sure what else I can do.

*Blog title from "My Girl" by The Temptations

He Gets Around

It seems like Gabe is in constant motion these days. I know nothing compared to what he'll be like in a few months but nonetheless the boy is on the move!

Here he is "under the star" on his activity mat this morning. When I laid him down he was wearing both socks. You can see the sock on the left side of the pic is where I initially put him...within a matter of minutes he made it nearly halfway around the mat. He's such the little inch worm!

Like a Weed I Tell Ya!

Gabe is getting so big! I swear he's shooting up over night! Where did my little baby go?

The Little Man relaxing in his Bumbo