Tahoe Fun!

We had so much fun in Tahoe with Mike and Marlena! It was Gavin's first road trip and he was amazing! He got in his snow suit and Brian and I got to do a little sledding. We also went on the beach that was filled with snow. Weird! We had some good wine and got to relax in the hot tub. It was great catching up with Mike and Marlena and we thank Aunt Lenni for letting us use her beautiful house.

Opps! How did that picture get posted??

There's a party at my crib and your invited!

Valentines Day!

Baby Eli is here!

Baby Eli is here! Erin gave birth to a happy little boy last Friday February 8th at 3:42 pm. He was a big guy weighing in at 10 lbs 4 oz and 21 inches! We are so happy for her and Julio and can't wait for them to share such a beautiful life with their new love. We also are anticipating to see him for the first time in August at Jena and Chads wedding in Chicago:) Congrats to the love birds Erin and Julio! You will be great parents to the little guy:)

We're going to the SNOW!

We are so excited today because we are going to Tahoe for the weekend! Mike and Marlena have invited us to stay with them at her Aunt's house on the North Shore. We can't wait to take pictures with Gavin in the snow. This will also be our first road trip with him so hopefully he sleeps the whole way up. We only have plans to lounge around and watch TV, go in the hot tub, and drink some good wine! As well as hang out with our good friends Mike and Marlena. We'll let you know how it goes!

Gavin rolled over!

Yesterday was a big day for us because Gavin rolled over for the first time at only 3 months! He was laying on his mat as Brian and I were just sitting watching him and all of a sudden he rolled over from his tummy to his back! This is a huge milestone for him to go through. It seems as though since going through our crazy trip to Ohio and turning 3 months this past week he has matured and blossomed into a big boy:) He cries differently, he is calm, takes a pacy now, see's more and at longer distances, and now rolling over, what's next?? I am so excited for him to learn how to roll from his back to his tummy, but at the same time then I can't swaddle him anymore at night which will give him and us no sleep!

Tonight we went over to a girls house that is in my Mom's group for the Super Bowl. It was a fun and a great time for all the Mom's husbands to meet for the first time. It was great seeing all the Dad's meeting and now knowing who these wonderful girls and their babies are that we have been spending so much time with! And it was an excuse to have some wings and beer with:)

This week I get to have a long day of nap time because I'm taking Gavin over to Ron and Pat's to play! I am in desperate need of sleep because since Gavin has started taking his pacy, he spits it out at night and then cries when it's gone, causing me no sleep! Oh I created a terror with this pacifier. However that's why it's so great having such great family in town to help me catch up with sleep:)

Daddy comes home today!

Gavin and I are so excited because Daddy is coming home today! Brian has been gone in LA all week for work and will be home this afternoon. We haven't seen him since last Tuesday morning when we left for Ohio. I sure hope Gavin remembers him! He just loves to stare at his Daddy, probably because he knows he's looking pretty much into a mirror! All our family said when we were at home that Brian already was there cause looking at Gavin is like looking at Brian! I agree:) Now we can only hope for those cute little blonde curls like Brian had when he was a baby!

More pictures of our trip!

We came, we saw, we barfed!

Wow what a week! Well we're back from Ohio and it quite possibly could have been the worst, yet best week ever. It started with an awful day of travel last Tuesday. Our flight left early morning and we were set to arrive in Dayton at 6pm. Well we sat on the plane for over an hour which then meant that we would miss our connecting flight in Minnestoa. Gavin's ears did good with going up and down but was a little fussy cause he didn't get his morning nap. Luckily once we got to MN they had already re-booked our flight but one problem, it didn't leave for another 4 hours! Since Kelly had dropped off her car seat and stroller with my Mom, we didn't bring anything with us to the airport. So Gavin was in the carrier strapped to me. Bad luck when your stuck in an airport with an infant that has had no sleep! Gavin was ok until about 30 mins before our flight left when he screamed in front of the whole terminal causing me to break down in tears too! I couldn't get him to calm down. Luckily once we got on the plane everyone was really nice to me giving me the reasurance that they understand that babies do cry. When we sat down, the lady behind us plopped her 10 month old baby right in front of Gavin and he immediatly stopped crying and just stared at the little guy! It was amazing! I calmed down too and Gavin finally fell asleep for the rest of the flight. Grandpa Coffman was there to greet us with a huge smile! Needless to say Gavin slept really good that night:)

Then the next day we got a visit from Aunt Kelly and Cousin Faith! Faith loved meeting her only cousin and kept saying "baby" the whole day. We had a day of fun with Faith and Kelly. She learned how to say Mimi that day and was sure to use that word all day. She is so cute and such a big girl now! Later that night was when the horror began. Gavin must have caught a bug on the plane and started throwing up all night. It was awful as this was his first time sick. It lasted for about 36 hours with lots of sleep for him and little sleep for me! I was so excited to go to go to my parents home and get plenty of naps during the week, but that was done away when Gavin got sick. Then don't you know, soon after everyone caught the bug too! First started with my Dad, then me a little, then my Mom, Faith and then Pat! Oh we could have done away with this part of the trip! Poor Mom got it on the day of our "Open House" and Pat got it the morning we flew back home! Little Faith had it just the same as Gavin did. AWFUL! We are home now and recovering well.

Also during the stress of the "plague" my milk supply dropped drasticly causing me to have to give Gavin formula for the first time. I have worked really hard to not have to give him formula and so I found myself walking down the formula isle at CVS. Luckily he didn't have to have much of it and it turns out he wasn't very good on it anyway cause he barfed up what seemed like the whole bottle as I put him in his carseat to go to the airport! Not to mention the smelly formula poop a few days later! It was a very emotional time for me and we did it all without Brian! He was in L.A. this week for work.

However, we made it and it was amazing seeing all my family and introducing them to Gavin for the first time. We also got to see my friends from home and catch up for a bit while eating BW3's! It was an experience to say the least! We are glad to be home and anticipating Brian's arrival later today.