Gavin turned three months at the end of April. We had pictures taken by photography by Becca which turned out wonderful. He was much more cooperative at this session than his newborn.
Gavin had his first cold which turned into an ear infection in early May. Not an event I would like to repeat...the Pittman family would hate to do anything without a bit of drama so I was at a concert with my mom and aunt when Keith called and I suggested he take our screaming son into the er. We left the concert early, leaving my aunt all alone, and in our haste forgot my moms purse. Whoops! Luckily my aunt found it and it was safely returned. If you're going to lose your purse, a Christian concert at a church is the place to do it. We got Gavin started on some antibiotics and Tylenol and he started to feel better pretty quickly. Grandma stayed home to cuddle part of the day and daddy the afternoon so he was in good hands. Grandma Pam came down the next morning to give some snuggling too.
Maggie turned four at the beginning of May. We're terrible parents and didn't celebrate this year. She's still got a lot of kitten in her. Her favorite place is still outside. She also likes to sleep in Gavin's crib, which we don't like as much.
Gavin ran his first 5k! So did Kolby! The whole family participated in the Richardson Memorial 5k in Newton. Keith and Kolby ran it all, I ran about half way and power walked the rest!
I hit my one month mark at the eye clinic mid may. Things are going well. I absolutely LOVE working part time and in town. I feel like I've reached a good work home balance. I am so thankful this opportunity came about. I'm still learning the ins and outs of insurance and clinic procedures. I have a feeling I'll be learning and trying to figure it out for as long as I'm there.
May 18th we had Gavin's dedication at my home church. Pastor Suz, who married us, and Keith's brother Brad preformed the ceremony. They did a wonderful job and made it a very special day for us. Gavin's Godparents, Ben and Kelly, came for the weekend as did my grandma Webster city. One set of Keith's grandparents were able to make it along with Brad's family. It was so nice to be able to share his special day with so many family members. We had a meal afterwards complete with Cheryl cake! Yum!!
At the end of May Gavin turned 4 months and had his check up. He weighed 14 lbs, 11oz and was 26 ins. The doctor said he looked great and had no concerns. He charmed everybody in the office. He had three shots but barely cried and was just fine all evening. They made him pretty tired so he slept much of the evening and overnight. He started eating cereal and a few select foods.
Gavin had his first trip to the zoo! We took him one day to the Blank Park Zoo. He was pretty alert looking around at everything until the last hour or so then he crashed in the stroller. It was still a fun outing though!
Since Keith missed out on the Colorado trip he and his dad had planned a motorcycle trip for the summer again. It just so happened the week that worked for both was right after we got back from Colorado. We saw Keith for about 12 hours, most overnight, before he headed out with his dad. They traveled to St. Loius the first day and had a special seafood dinner to celebrate Father's Day. The next day they traveled to Nashville. I think they saw a show and maybe had dinner (they return tomorrow so I'm not sure of all that they did). From Nashville they road to Gatlinburg, Tennessee to the smokey mountains and have been staying there in a cabin. Not sure what they're up to as cell service is spotty but he did mention taking a ride on a road called dragons tail and I saw a picture of a donut shop... They get home tomorrow and we are all excited to see Keith! We each have Monday and Tuesday off so we're planning to stay home and have some quality family time. Hopefully next vacation we take we can go together!!
Gavin turns five months tomorrow, I'm not sure how this is possible!! He is still a wonderful baby, although I'm sure all parents say that, but he is so chill and go with the flow. Unless he's hungry. He has the Carlson hunger tolerance. When he's hungry you had better feed him! Takes after his uncle Ben and grandpa Scott. He continues to roll but mainly from back to side. He seems to prefer to sleep and lay on his side. I often laugh at the positions I find him in in the morning. He's still sleeping well at night. Sleeps until 4ish and usually goes right back to sleep after eating until I get him up around 7:15. A few times he's been wide awake after eating but luckily if I put him in his bed he just talks himself to sleep. Nap time isn't as good. He sleeps really well in your arms but wakes up if put down. Not that I mind snuggling! He's a lot more vocal these days too. Making lots of noise while playing. He also is starting to really laugh when being tickled or when you play with him. His laugh is a wonderful sound. He also loves to put anything he can find in his mouth. So far he has eaten prunes, peas, sweet potatoes, and pears. He LOVES pears and sweet potatoes and gets cranky when you take too long to feed him!
I think that is the "short" version of what's been going on! Oh we did also celebrate kolbys 3rd birthday last week. We went for a walk with G'pa and Gma in Webster city and then had ice cream. Kolby got a "small" cone and had it finished in seconds before he moved onto grandpas left overs. Grandma and his mom wouldn't share...
