Gabe is getting so big!  I can't believe how tall he is.  He's probably still small for his age, but he seems so big to me!  We'll find out in a couple weeks where he is on the scale these days.

And...I'm prego again!  Due in mid-September.  We're pretty excited.  We're not going to find out the gender, and Jake says we're not telling any names!  (But to be honest, we haven't decided on a boy's name yet.)

The school year will be over in only 2 months.  I'm definitely looking forward to that, but I'm hoping the weather warms up in the next couple of weeks.  I'm shopping for a double stroller and Lily can help break it in!  I need to get moving!

There's just something about that name...

Gabe's new word today: Jesus

Sorry, Grandmas!

I feel bad that I'm not updating, for the Grandmas.  But I know I'll be glad someday that I've updated this, too. 

Gabe is a JOY!  He's walking everywhere, into everything, noisy and FUN!  He loves music and he learned a song.  We got this Baby Beluga book at the library.  It's a song, so I sing the book to him.  He carries it around the house singing, and he gets the first two notes right.  "Mi-Do" on the "Ba-by".  It's the first song he seems to remember. 

We went to watch Daddy coach basketball last night.  Gabe watches the boys and puts his hands in the air and yells "Ball!".  And at time out, I pointed out Jacob and he kept saying "Dad!  Dad!".  He also kept saying "Hi!" to the little junior high girls sitting near us. 

I think tooth #7 is on the way, which means #8 isn't far behind. 

Here's a pic I took yesterday...and some I found from earlier I hadn't put on the computer yet:

Happy Birthday, Gabie!

We had a HUGE snow on Gabe's birthday.  Daddy got to stay home.  Gabe wasn't a huge fan of how bright it was outside, so the first try at sledding was a bust.  But we got some cute photos.

Gabe is growing!  We had his 1 year check up and his weight is now in the 25th percentile!  It's not a big deal, but it's fun that he's changing and growing.

Today, I put his car seat facing forward.  It's so fun to see his face and watch him enjoy his new perspective on everything.  The only down side so far is that when I started eating my Mcdonald's, he saw it and started whining for a bite.  Whoops.

He is walking a lot more these days.  He lets go and takes steps on his own.  He just still falls alot.  He has a scratch on his nose today from a fall last night.  I get sad when he falls and gets hurt but he always recovers so quickly.  We'll see if that's true when he gets his shots on Wednesday.

Starting today, it's going to feel like someone pushed the fast-forward button on our lives for about 3 weeks.  December gets crazy, but it's time to make some awesome memories!  And take lots of pictures!

Baby Talk

Words Gabe says:
"woof woof"
"Dog"
"kitty"
"Dada"
"mama"
"uh oh"
"done"
"juice"
newest addition! "shoes"

He's also said "night night" and "baby" like, once before.  I love the sound of his voice.

He's taking about 4 steps without falling.  And he's letting go of support just to stand a lot more.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!  I love him!  He's really fun to play with.  He laughs all the time!