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Gavin’s 1st Haircut

April 11th, 2010 | Posted by chanin - the mom in Family - (5 Comments)

At 16 months, we finally decided Gavin was old enough and his hair was long enough for his very 1st haircut! We researched the local hair salons and decided on Snip-its in Chandler, an entertaining and interactive fun place for kids to get their hair cut by real professionals. Mommy didn’t want to attempt cutting Gavin’s hair in fear he’d end up looking like he cut his own hair. We were a little afraid that Gavin wouldn’t cooperate at the salon, and he’d end up being sent home with only half of a new hair-do. But to our surprise, Gavin was very good and only had a brief 30 second meltdown.

Gavin’s hair was cut by Juan Carlos, a real perfectionist. He made sure that Gavin was happy the whole time by enticing him with lollipops, animal crackers, bubbles, computer games and cartoons.

Mommy and Daddy watched and instructed Juan Carlos, who made great efforts to please us. We were super happy with the final result. Gavin was given a toy and sticker for being a good boy, and Mommy and Daddy were given a lock of Gavin’s baby hair. Gavin looks so adorable in his new hair-do. Well, he always looks adorable to Mommy and Daddy, but now he looks extra handsome. We hope you all agree. Take a look at some of the pictures from Gavin’s very 1st haircut ever!

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Gavin’s First Year

January 18th, 2010 | Posted by james - the dad in baby - (3 Comments)

Throughout the year we (mostly Chanin) wrote down Gavin’s “firsts” and other interesting/funny things he did. Read the list and you’ll feel like you were right there during his messiest poo ever (and other not so grody things).

2-Jan-09	First Trip to the Mall
19-Jan-09	Gavin discovers himself in the mirror
22-Jan-09	2 Months Old
23-Jan-09	Gavin weighs 14 lbs
1-Feb-09	Gavin says “Hi”
9-Feb-09	First time Gavin got very scared. Windy outside and leaves were blowing around.
11-Feb-09	First time at urgent care. Fever and nurse said to bring him in.
22-Feb-09	3 Months Old
24-Feb-09	Gavin’s Adoption Day
22-Mar-09	4 Months Old
22-Mar-09	Rolled over for the 1st time
23-Feb-09	26.5 inches, 17.95 lbs
24-Mar-09	Gavin starts playing peek-a-boo with Daddy.
24-Mar-09	First night in crib all by himself! Mommy was sad.
24-Mar-09	First bite of real food, Rice Cereal
5-Apr-09	Gavin finishes his first whole meal
6-Apr-09	Gavin slept 8 a full night (8 hours)!
22-Apr-09	5 Months Old
29-Apr-09	Gavin sounds like he’s saying “mama” this week.
1-May-09	Gavin eats Peas for the first time
10-May-09	Gavin started rolling over a lot this week.
17-May-09	First earthquake. 5.0 in Lenox, CA
22-May-09	Starts Singing
22-May-09	6 Months Old
23-May-09	1st tooth comes through, right lower
28-May-09	Second tooth pops through, lower left
6-Jun-09	Gavin’s 1st word is “Mamma” and he knows what it means!
6-Jun-09	Pulls himself up to stand in his playpen
7-Jun-09	First time a fly landed on Gavin’s head. Haha!
21-Jun-09	This week Gavin is doing the army crawl all over
22-Jun-09	7 Months Old
29-Jun-09	Gavin gives mommy a real kiss, on her shoulder
1-Jul-09	First cowlick, he has enough hair now.
19-Jul-09	Gavin starts saying “dada”
22-Jul-09	8 Months Old
25-Jul-09	First nightime babysitting
8-Aug-09	Pulls himself up and stands on his own
16-Aug-09	Stands up on his own without assistance
22-Aug-09	9 Months Old
22-Aug-09	First top tooth comes through, left side
31-Aug-09	Shakes head side-to-side
1-Sep-09	First time giving High-Five!
1-Sep-09	First Camping Trip
12-Sep-09	First time eating lime and cilantro
14-Sep-09	Starts Dancing
22-Sep-09	10 Months Old
26-Sep-09	Starts waving “Hi”
27-Sep-09	Right front tooth breaks through
29-Sep-09	Messiest poop EVER, after he ate prunes! Carpet, clothes, mommy, etc.!
30-Sep-09	First mini step without falling down
2-Oct-09	First trip to Sea World. Gavin touches a bat ray.
8-Oct-09	Starts running in his walker
14-Oct-09	First time taking multiple steps without falling!
17-Oct-09	Eats first french fry. First trip to In-N-Out
22-Oct-09	11 Months Old
23-Oct-09	Fifth tooth pops through, right top
31-Oct-09	First Halloween, Dressed as Darth Vader
1-Nov-09	This month Gavin starts holding entire conversations with himself, in his own language. Talking a lot.
6-Nov-09	6th tooth pops through
21-Nov-09	Gavin starts clapping
22-Nov-09	Gavin turns 1!!! Party at Nana and Papa’s house
5-Dec-09	Gavin starts clicking his tongue
9-Dec-09	Gavin starts blowing kisses
10-Dec-09	22 lbs 7oz, 32 inches
13-Dec-09	Gavin’s first time eating pizza
25-Dec-09	Gavin woke up sick on Christmas morning. Fever, runny nose, coughing, etc.

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Trick or Treat! Gavin’s First Halloween.

November 1st, 2009 | Posted by james - the dad in Family | holiday - (2 Comments)

This year we were really excited to celebrate Gavin’s 1st Halloween! A couple months ago we started looking for a costume and thought about dressing Gavin as an Ewok, Yoda, or Chewbacca. But, once we saw the Darth Vader costume we knew it was the one. The first one we purchased was too small so we ended up getting a size 1-2T for our tall boy. Isn’t he just the cutest Darth Vader ever?!