Sunday Walk

After Church, Matt and I took Gavin for a walk through a beautiful neighborhood by an elementary school. There are a ton of trees with leaves changing colors, and it smelled sooo good. On the way we met Cooper. He is a Leonburg, and weighs 179 lbs.

As you can see, Cooper is super friendly and Gavin really liked him. All he needs is a saddle.

Buuuuuttt..... I think we'll hold off on getting a dog for now. Although he LOVES dogs and gets so excited when he see's one, you can see he doesn't know what to do with Cooper. Gavin just looked at him wide-eyed and probably wondered if he was a horse.
It was such a great walk with the two men I love the mostest.

Helmet Closure.

Monday morning I got a phone call from Gordon, the specialist working with us to make Gavin's Helmet. He said he didn't have good news. Unfortunately the people who make the helmets from the scans, measurements, and molds he takes, had rejected it.....again. This was the 4th time we have gotten this done and sent it off in hopes of getting the helmet for our little son. Each time it takes up to 2-weeks to send and have made, not to mention the time it takes to get the initial appointment with Gordon to take the molds. Its a time consuming procedure and cost thousands of dollars, but we were more than willing to do it because Gavin's plates aren't forming together normally, and we want our son to be healthy.

After talking with him for about 10 minutes he apologized and said it has never happened to him in his 28-years. He would totally understand if we decided to go with another specialist but still urged us to get it done.

I got off the phone feeling so frustrated and hurt. My heart had sunk and I felt helpless. I've been trying to do everything I can for Gavin and I now felt like I was running in circles, there was no end in sight. Every time we took him in, they couldn't give us what we needed. He was supposed to have one before the 4th of July and it was now September.

I fell to my knees and began to pray. Crying in between my words I wanted to know what I should do, how I was suppose to help my son when doctors couldn't even help him. I'm his mom, I'm suppose to make it alright, and I was failing. Not to mention my poor son had been put through so much in the last 3-months and his head is still significantly flat and misshapen. The plats still aren't where they should be, and his head is getting harder and harder each day, taking away precious time we could have used to fix it.

In my pleading and helplessness, I remembered all the prayers Matt and I have given when I was pregnant and when Gavin was first born. We have never prayed so hard in our lives. Never has anything been so important to us. We wanted nothing more than our son to be healthy and happy. I paused and remembered all the times we had prayed for that............. I needed to make a decision, and so I did. "We're not getting the helmet, we're not going to go through all of that again.....is that right??" In that moment, all my frustration, all my helplessness, all my hurt and confusion went away. He was going to take care of it. I needed to let go, turn it over to Him and let Him do what we asked him to do from the start. He had heard our prayers and was only waiting for me to give Him a chance. I felt peace. I felt comforted, I felt right for the first time in this whole ordeal.

I called my mom and she mentioned a scripture from the top of her head, Psalms 118:8....she couldn't remember if that was the right one or not, but wanted me to look it up anyway. I read aloud, "It is better to put trust in the Lord than to put Confidence in man."

Having faith that everything be okay, and that Gavin will in fact grow and develop like he should because I've received an answer to my prayers. Hardest thing I have ever done because its not MY life that I'm asking for help, its my son. Putting all my faith and trust in someone higher than doctors. Gavin will not only be alright, he'll be perfect.

Family Pictures, Gavin 6-months.

Gavin was really mellow throughout the whole picture process, so we were very happy to get even some type of happy look. He hardly smiled the whole time which is not like him, but he wasn't upset. He was just observing everything around him.

No, there are no photo adjustments or photo shop in this one.
Matt calls this, "Gavin's Trick". It makes Mom very nervous.

Family hands. His little fingers and so sweet and chubby.

I don't really like how I look from this angle but whatever. The park was really nice.

This was another time where he usually lights up really big but he was so ho-hum. He must have gotten camera shy. I still think he looks perfect.

I love this picture.

Dad and son playing.

He does this wide-eyed face A LOT!

Happy boy.

The parents. Let me know what you guys think. I would like your opinion on what pictures you like the best. There are more but I couldn't fit all of them. We did have some of all three of us too, but we didn't like how they turned out as much.

Bath time and Summer fun

Dad getting Gavin ready to go to the Park. As you can tell, he loves it when Daddy picks him up, no matter how.

We were sitting in the grass waiting to play ball, and Gavin only wanted to play with moms keys. How come kids love adult things better than any of their toys?!

Getting ready to go down the slide. He still hasn't figured it out quite yet. He thinks its fun, but so is sucking on his socks. They both bring the same amount of excitement.

Gavin was actually really intrigued by the play horse. He looked at it, like "okay, what are you going to do to make me laugh?"

Mom showing Gavin the ropes.

Swinging. He really likes this for a while, but gets bored fast.

Bubble-Bath time. I love this picture. He little bum is so cute.

Gavin in the bubbles. He really likes baths, especially in the tub where there's a lot of water to splash. He also takes after his dad, he likes his water hot. Silly rump-rump.

Gavin and Dad-O.

Happy little one. He's the best little son we could ask for. After his first bubble bath, I figure he'll never want to go back to his normal baths. O'well, what can you do.

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Our Boy is Growing!

Dad and Little one hanging out before bed. I tell you what, we have been blessed with such a happy, well behaved little son. He is never really cranky, or extremely fussy. Even now when his FIRST TOOTH is coming in. Such a great little boy.

He has such a sweet face. He recognizes my voice when I call his name.

Getting ready for his nap. He loves his big fluffy blanket, won't sleep without it.

The picture is somewhat blurry because he wouldn't stop jumping. He loves, loves, loves to kick and jump, anything with his legs.

Getting back from church he gets a "good job" kiss from Daddy-O.

The family in blue.

I go to get Gavin in the mornings after he's been talking to himself for 10-15mins and I always find him like this. I have no idea how he gets there but he's always lying this way. Silly kid. Time to take the bumpers out.

This is Gavin's really big and scary grin. He was very excited to play.... yikes. Can still lift my spirits any day.

By far my favorite picture this week. It cracks me up. He's too big for this little get-up, his belly is hanging out, and he's still posing and looking so happy. Cracks me up every time I look at it. I love my little Rump-Rump.

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We so Crazy!

It was hot. So we took all the kids outside and just let loose. Here I am regaining my inner Gymnast. I always wanted to be a gymnast. If only I were a foot shorter.

Look at that extension.

The kids swimming, or wading I should say. Gavin, Ashley and Daniel.

Whoa, look at those eyes.

Hangin in the back yard....a little "lift" if ya know what I mean...

Making Gavin laugh. Its the best part of our day. He laughs so much more when he's really tired, so he was laughing a lot today.
Even though it was hot, its always nice to be with family....and water.

The Many Sides of Gavin

I took this picture right before I went to the gym. He really loves the Kids-Court because he gets to watch all the other kids run around and play. Plus, he gets to sit in a jumper that's shaped like a horse. This horse-jumpy has a mane for him to pull on, and it plays western music like he's galloping when he jumps. He's so cute in it.

We were on Kirk and Melissa's boat, and this is Gavin having a good time with his toes. This was also his first time wearing his duck hat and he didn't mind it at all.

Eating his dinner. He likes his rice cereal as long as it has something tasty, like juice, mixed in.

I love this picture. We put my swimming goggles on him and he didn't even notice. He really lets us do anything. He's the best son ever.

I thought these pictures were funny. First he shows his ferocious side....Grrrr.

Second, he models his "Oh, oh no.... I couldn't" look. I'm bashful.....

Asleep in mom's arms. I didn't even know he was tired. I was watching a show Matt and I looked down and he was out. I love this kid so much.

Lost Cord, Triatlon, Gavin's helmet

So I took some pretty cute Pictures of Gavin the other night with some swimming goggles on. He looks so silly. But I lost the cord that connects my camera to the computer...soooo....everyone will have to wait and see how cute he is until I can locate it. Funny, casue I cleaned to house today and it still hasn't come up!

On another note, im feeling pretty good about my triathlon in September. I just got a road bike from our best friends, now I can jump on that instead of taking group ride classes....which actually kicks my butt. Those classes may be harder then going out and riding.

Still nothing from the doctors about Gavin's helmet. Im feeling frustrated because it's been over a month and a half since we got the prescription from the pediatrician. If we're going to do it, then lets get it done. But Matt and I feel like we're getting the run around and nothing seems to be moving forward. On top of that, its going to cost a lot more then we planned. At least we've been tight-wades for the past 6-years so we have savings to cover it all. No help from our insurance! I'll try to keep this updated so you know what's going on.

Cute pictures to come soon.

4th of July Weekend

Lovin on my perfect son.

Gavin and Grandma Hill. He loves his great grandma.

Daddy and Gavin floating in the Sun.

Dad looking studly! Grrrr.

Gavin actually did really well seeing how the water was so cold. He didn't fuss once.

Me and my seester.

Playing in the back yard, Grandma and Grandpa's wading pool.

Me and the hubby at the Rodeo.

All four babies, Gavin, Ashley, Emily, and Weston.

Our happy son. He's so cute and he did so good the whole weekend. He loves watching all his cousins. Its better than sitting at home with mom all day.