The touch of your hand...

This morning when I was getting the kids ready to leave I put Gavin in the car first and then went to grab Ja. When we opened the door, our little Gavi was crying...I think he just felt alone because he was absolutely fine once big brother was next to him.
After I put him down tonight, I heard a little baby cry from upstairs and went in to check on him. It wasn't quite dark yet so I know he could see me. I rubbed his back and he was instantly soothed. One thing I noticed is that no matter what I was doing to ensure that he was okay to shut his little eyes and drift off to dreamland, he HAD to touch my hand almost as a sign to make sure I wouldn't leave. I knew he was staring at me and I stared back and smiled. There is something tender about little baby hands holding onto your skin and softly caressing it like their favorite blankie...it makes even the most sleep deprived parent stand by a crib without worry of what they are missing in their subconcious. It is priceless.
Everyday these boys do something to make me realize that the moment they came into my life my heart had been stolen....and I don't ever want it back.

"Aren't you glad we found a circle song..."

Jeff hurt his back and decided that he needed a well deserved soak in baby jacuzzi (also known as the smallest tub EVER!). While he was up there resting his head, I was downstairs playing with the monsters. We turned on the Toddler Tunes and I started singing...just then Gavin's jaw dropped in amazement. It was the cutest thing ever. He then got really excited and started doing the Gavin Flap. I realized that I am blessed to have both of my boys share the love for music that both Jeff and I have. I went and got a bunch of musical instruments and we had a jam session. It was so darn cute I had to share just a little snibbit! Once I turned the camera on, the boys got a bit sidetracked but soon would tune it out. Jacob was so overstimulated, he couldn't figure out whether or not to play the maracas or the harmonica so he did both. Mom was in charge of the tamberine and lead vocals....hehehehe apparently I've made it big after all!

Our first Wagon Ride

Here's Jacob and Gav on thier first wagon ride together! They had so much fun. I can see their little friendship blossoming.

Our new little babies!

So we finally planted our garden! This picture was taken a couple weeks ago and every other day Jacob and I will go out and look at all of our new little sprouts. We call them our little babies. We have lemon Cucumbers, herbs, summer squash, baby carrots, tomatoes tomatoes TOMATOES and sunflowers! Can't wait to show off the production (I'm keeping my fingeers crossed that my mom blessed it with her green thumb when she was here last week).

Family Pics!

We finally went and got pics of the whole family! Yay! We have scheduled some with our lovely Sandy Runner for the summer time that will be outdoors (perfect for Gav's first birthday invites...I know...I'm a nerd).

Little Giggles Make My Day!

My Two Cutie Patooties

So the other night Jacob and Gavin were sitting at the table eating dinner when mommy got the urge to grab the camera. Jacob started saying "puff and puff" and then blowing in Gavin's face. Gavin thought it was hilarious and started belly laughing so of course I kept egging Jacob on! I can see their little friendship starting to blossom and it makes my heart smile...

Go Beaba GO!

I went on a baby food making spree this past weekend and put a lot of emphasis on veggies. My freezer if fully stocked. I decided to take a walk on the wild side a dabble with some poultry. I made Chicken with rice and apples and Gavers just gobbled it up! Cristina has even made beets for him and he's has enjoyed every last bit. He just loves food and I love being able to cook these food items for him and have it be SO SIMPLE. I made acorn squash the other day during a conversation with my mother in law and within 15 minutes, I had dinner for Gav! I don't know how they did it but pulling out the blender and boiling food separately seems like an ancient inconvenience. Thank you Lissy. Thank you Beaba.

Cupcake Faces

The kids were having so much fun at Wacky Tacky just watching the slideshow of pictures and eating their spiderman cupcakes. I couldn't get that blue icing off of Jacob's chubby little fingers no matter how hard I tried. As bad as this sounds, apparently that icing doesn't change color once it leaves your body as well. EWWWWWWWE!

Wacky Tacky Here we come!

So I think I found out the next place I am having Jacob's birthday party! This place was so much fun! I wish Daddy could've seen it! the kids and adults were having a blast! Here is Jacob goin down the slide....backwards! I was telling Mariah that he went down the slide when we had first gotten there and it freaked him out. I was convinced that he would have nothing more to do with it. But of course all he needed was a little encouragement from his buddy Mema and wouldn't you know it he went down! Shoot! The kid even went down backwards! Where did that come from?

It's the GAV-O-LANTERN!

So I promised Cristina (creator of the name Gav-O-lantern) that I would take a picture of our little Gavi's snaggle tooth before his two front teeth come in (which is happening right now). Well I guess it isn't a real snaggle tooth but it sure stands out like one! Shesh...My little guy is gonna have 5 teeth before he's 8 months old! What the crap! Not to mention he's been trying to crawl and has now decided that he is beyond that and wants to stand. That little stinker is now doing the downward dog trying to stand. They grow up SOOOOOO fast!