Where'd it go?

Where has this past weekend gone?!  Did I sleep through it?  Did it pass with a blink of an eye?  Where'd it go?!  Well, we had a great visit with Eric's dad last weekend and we're very sad to see him leave.  Hopefully he'll be able to visit more often next year.  Have a safe trip, Jeff and I'll do my best to keep you updated! :)
 
We finally got to visit Santa for the first time in Gavin's life!  He did such a great job; no crying and smiles all over the place.  We went to Tyrone Square Mall and Santa really gets ya with those prices for pictures!  Actually, let me correct myself, he really gets ya with those prices for ONE picture.  We opted for the cd so we can print as many as we'd like but when we got home, there were no images on there!  So Eric brought it back and the kind lady was able to give us FIVE pictures instead!  I was absolutely amazed and so excited.  I'll post those as soon as I download them to my computer. 

Want to hear about procrastination....there are only 3 days left until Christmas and we are not even close to being done with our Christmas shopping!  We have about 7 more people and 4 White Elephant gifts to shop for and I'm running out of ideas.  I'm telling you all of this so in case you get your present late, you'll know why.  I'm sorry?

We definitely have a busy week ahead of us.  Tonight, I'm taking Gavin to a friend's house for a small get together.  Tomorrow I'm working and then we're hosting the 3rd Annual Christmas Party with Mr. LaChance and the Listers.  Thursday I'm working for Mark in the morning; taking Gavin to see Santa with the grandmas in the afternoon; then off to the Bates' for an annual Christmas Eve party in the evening.  Christmas morning will be at Cindy's then Christmas dinner at my mom's.  Then the day after Christmas, I'm sleeping all day....even if I have to take a sedative!

Have a Merry Christmas and I'll post pictures soon....

Love,
Brooke, Eric and Gavin

Oh Happy Day

Despite the nasty weather, today is a very special day for many reasons!  First of all, Gavin is 7 months old!  I can't believe it.  He is such a joy to us even in his fussy moments.  Just to think that 7 months ago, he was a tiny, little creature in my belly and now he's a smiley, bouncy little boy.  Soon I'll be saying that he's 1 year old....but let's not get ahead of ourselves.  Secondly, this day two years ago, Eric asked me to be his wife!  I still remember how nervous he was to ask, repeating over and over "I love you", and grabbing the wrong hand to later finding out that I ruined his real plan.  I love that memory and I especially love my husband and the life we have together!  Thirdly, Eric's dad is coming into town today from Korea!  He's been over there for almost a year for work.  I'm hoping to get a good picture of the 3 Koroknay men!  (hint, hint Jeff)  It should be a wonderful time this weekend and next week with Christmas celebrations.  Hopefully, Gavin will be able to meet Santa soon before he heads back up to the North Pole!  So....like I said, today is very special for all these reasons.  Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy!

Right after Eric proposed....

After telling our family we're engaged....

Walking on Cloud 9....

Morning Surprise

I was awoken this morning by Gavin talking to himself in his crib.  I looked at the time and it was 7:20; time to get up!  So I went into Gavin's bedroom and this is what I found....

This is definitely something new and exciting for Gavin so I'm sure he'll be doing this ALL the time now!  Tomorrow, he'll be 7 months old and we'll also be remembering a sweet day....more to come later.     

Sleep no longer exists

In my opinion, I think Gavin has a secret agenda to make us look like fools.  I bet he tries his hardest to be the happiest baby in public; smiling and laughing at our family and friends and even strangers.  Then when it's just the three of us at home, the fussiness begins and never ends.  I no longer know the concept of sleep.  Walking around like a zombie is my norm.  Not even coffee can cure my sleeplessness during the day.  I called Eric this morning wondering if we're doing something wrong.  The encouraging husband he is said to me that we're doing fine; we're new parents and this is to be expected.  I love him! :)   

In Gavin's defense, I felt some bumps on his gums and I'm sure he's in some kind of pain when he's not distracted by entertaining people.  He's crawling like crazy and is starting to pull himself up to a standing position.  Yesterday morning, I heard him grunting and huffing in his crib.  I went to check up on him and he was standing, holding onto the side of the crib!  It freaked me out because the dropside of the crib was down!  Gavin will be 7 months old this Friday.  Every day I ask myself, "How did this happen?!"

I don't know about anyone else but December is going by way too fast!  We attended our church's Christmas banquet last Thursday.  I was in charge of the games which was a lot of fun planning it out.  From what my church tells me, they had a lot of fun.  From the host's point-of-view, I could've done a lot better with the rules and regulations.  Oh well!  This past Saturday, we attended Eric's work Christmas party and Gavin received his first wrapped Christmas gift.  And wouldn't you know it, he played with the box rather than the actual toy.  Why do ALL babies do that?!  This Wednesday afternoon is my work Christmas luncheon.  Then Eric's dad is coming into town this Friday.  Next Wednesday is another Christmas party with our close friends.  Christmas Eve is spent at Greg and Mitzi's house.  Then FINALLY Christmas Day! 

Here are some pictures of Gavin at 29 weeks old.... 

Fantasy

So, tonight my husband is not feeling well.  As much as I'd like to think he's a hypochondriac, I still try to tend to his needs.  He went to bed early and hogged the bed so I decided to stay up, do my Bible study and journal a bit.

For those of you that don't know, I'm part of an all-woman Fantasy Football league.  At first, I wasn't interested; didn't know how to play or who was who on the field.  But my sister-in-law said her group needed one more girl so I caved in.  Now, 13 weeks later, I am proud to say that I'm in 2nd place and somewhat obsessed!  Fantasy Football has actually created an extra common interest for Eric and me!  Every Sunday morning he would ask if I put my players in (which I would do right after MNF, duh!) and we would go back and forth between his league and mine to see our status.  It was fun!  I'll definitely let you know what happens in the playoffs.

I really don't have any updates on Gavin.  I'm hoping that we'll take him to see Santa some time soon.  For Santa's sake, I hope Gavin will be in a good mood. :)

If you think about, pray for Eric's health.  He hasn't been sleeping very well and now that he's possibly getting sick isn't good for his work either.  Thanks!

Praying for y'all,

Brooke

  

Just starting

Hello and welcome to my blogspot!  As some of you know, I will be deactivating my facebook account for a few reasons.  Facebook has allowed me to see old friends as well as create new friends and also keep in touch with distant family members. However, I struggled with comparing myself to others, taking certain actions personally or unintentionally hurting others (i.e. getting "ignored" and/or inconsiderate status updates), and spending too much time on facebook.  If I wasn't on, I would be thinking of what I should write for my next status update.  It consumed my mind!  I'm hoping that my "friends" will either see what's going on in our lives through these blogs OR they can call, text or email.  We'll see how this goes.  My goal is to blog at least once a week with new pictures and links to videos of my family.
Ok...here we go!