Week 13

I am 3 months old! Week 12

Milestone this week! Gabe is 3 months old, wow where has the time gone?

We have noticed that Gabe is now reaching out to the hanging toys off his capsule and giving them a belt, his favourite yellow ducky and the green turtle. It's the poor turtle on the left he is giving a good left hook! We are wondering if he's going to be a southpaw.

Gabe is so proud of himself when he belts the turtle, he give a little satisfied exclaimation when he bops it.


Gabes two hanging friends, ducky is a favourite. Green turtle gets bopped regularly.


Tuesday
Tuesday with the mummies walking group leaves us a bit tuckered out by the end of the day. I didn't get to cross the road for PT training, Gabe needed to be convinced he had to have a decent nap. Freckles was again outside my bedroom window squeaking at 20 to 5, she really thinks we should be going across the road to training. Poor poochie. Thursday seems to work so far during the week. We will work out this Tuesday walking group yet.

His cute PUL (waterproof cover)



Gabe wearing one of his fitted minky's, so soft and fluffy!




Gabe in another MCN's, one that's more daddy friendly.

 Wednesday
Gabe was weighed in at the clinic on Wednesday 12 weeks and 4 days. He is now 6.2kg, 60 cm long and his head is 40cm. The MCHN's were loving his smiles and he was busy checking out the room and looking from nurse to nurse. (we had 2!) They loved his MCN's (Modern Cloth Nappies) they had never seen a bub in one before. Today he was wearing his lovely soft minky's, so nice to run your fingers over. Today was a 'cloth' day, and as we were heading out, I didn't resort to the disposables, we just packed our MCN's and wet bag for the dirty's and headed out. It was successful! So we try to spend our time in cloth nappies. My last fronteer is the night nappy. Imagine a slightly bulkier version of the pretty MCN's Gabe wears. They have a waterproof outter cover over the top. Fingers crossed we have a successful night and no leaks.

We are really sitting up well now, Gabe regularly gets propped up on the pillows and he sits there and chats away to me. He is growing up so fast! The weather is warming up nicely too & I can get away with him relaxing in his singles and t-shirts now.




Singlet wearing, you can't see the MCN in this piccie.




Hello there!



Week 11 - I have handsies!.... Great new discoveries.

Gabe has discovered his hands. Yeah they've always been there, but now he KNOWS they are there. All week he's been busy trying to put one or both of them in his mouth as he builds up his control of them, and stops bopping himself on his nose. After all that learning he gets mighty tired.




Morning Zzzzz's



He's reaching out to those bright toys that hang off his capsule bar now. Garreth & I watched him do this, he was so pleased with himself, he would crack a big smile and nearly laugh.




Today while I sweated at the outdoor PT group in the park across from home, Gabe played happily in the pram near us. Finally it wasn't blowing a gale, but a really lovely afternoon to be out. He had plenty of smiles for all the ladies after the session. I didn't keel over. Good bubba!

Frecks loves being in the thick of the family.

Whales!


We saw whales from the front deck this week. Gabe & I were having our usual quiet morning in bed, when Carol (our neighbour) called out at the window, 'quick there are whales'. So out we ran and there they were. The whales were breaching, and tail flapping straight out in front of the house! Not much past the shark nets. What more did we want on a perfect morning? Sorry no pictures, too busy enjoying the view with Gabe.


Here's some cute pictures of the little guy, posing as he does every morning.



Mr Serious





This is how the little guy was sitting! I did not pose him. lol

 I sent a couple of MMS's to my brother in the USA as in the morning we share reasonable hours to chat. Dougal sent back a couple of pictures of his little ones, Donovan and Naomi.

Donovan



Little Miss Naomi

 At the end of the week, we dropped by work. As I had to catch up with my OIC (Officer in charge) and of course she wanted Gabe cuddles. So did a few people on station. Gabe smiled and chatted away to everyone.

Sharing the love!

10 is a magic number.

Off to our first Babes in Arms session at the cinema, we met up with some other friends. Of course that included Kristy and her little one, Gabes playmate Justice. Bad Teacher had us laughing, Kristy had mastered the silent laugh as Justice had fallen sound asleep. Gee going out for a movie or catching up/shops then lunch and coming home fills in a lot of the day! Unreal where the time flies.

We have discovered our hands. Gabe has finally found his two hands and now he enjoys stroking and rubbing his little hands together. He has always been a toucher and stroker, but now he understands they are his hands now. He's a very tactile little thing.


Well today I was rewarded with my first beautiful smile whilst feeding Gabe. He looked up at me, his eyes twinkling and the biggest gummy smile. So precious!

Tomorrow we are off to pound out along the blue river walk trail with Kristy & Justice. Go Pram power! Then I have my Group outdoor PT session in the green park in front of home. Oh the pain! lol.

BTW he loves wearing his MCN's (Modern Cloth Nappies for the uninitiated)

The cool hippy dude.



Daddy thinks he's a funny bloke.



Getting bigger.