2 months
// October 21st, 2009 // blog
It’s already been 2 months. Time is a funny thing. The past two months has seemingly flown by, yet it seems like we’ve been a family of three for much longer. The last month has brought more exciting developments in our little guy.
He now smiles responsively. We can often get him to smile using various tactics…Daddy “honking” Gavin’s nose, Daddy making car noises while playing with Gavin’s legs, well, Daddy making sound effects can often prompt a smile. What I love about Gavin’s smile is that sometimes it’s almost like he’s holding it back…but you can see it coming in his eyes. Then he lets one half start to grin…kind of a smirk…and finally he’ll erupt into an ear-to-ear gummy smile! It’s definitely something that doesn’t get old. Every time he busts out one of these beauties, it’s as if it’s the first time I’ve seen it and I can’t help but to smile from ear to ear as well. Baby smiles are just contagious!
Other than smiling, Gavin has also found his thumb. We’re not using a pacifier with him, and I find it cute when he finds his thumb to soothe himself. Maybe that’s not good and he’ll suck his thumb forever…but right now he uses it to calm cries and to get himself to sleep. There have been a couple of mornings the last week where we go to get hi up and he’s laying in there, sleeping while sucking on his finger. He doesn’t quite make a fist when he sucks his thumb, generally, but instead has his remaining 4 fingers palming/clawing his face! Again, pretty stinking cute 
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He seems to be drooling like crazy, as well as making spit bubbles (as evidenced in this picture). Though the drool means messy wetness for most of the day, the spit bubbles crack me up!
This month we were able to make a few trips back home to visit. We were even able to spend a Sunday at home and visit our church there. It was nice to introduce Gavin to people who have meant a lot to us. Gavin also started daycare twice a week, and he has handled it very well. He’s being as good there as he has been for us at home.
Another month has passed…and we are trying to treasure every minute as time seems to pass so quickly!
