8 months!

It is so hard to believe that our sweet big boy is 8 months old!  He is such a little sweetheart!  He is crawling all over the place and into EVERYTHING!  He wants to eat cat food so bad!  He is starting to pull up, and is always so surprised if he gets up.  He loves his toys, but really wants to get into the garbage can or play with paper towel rolls.  He LOVES to play rough!  He and Stan make me so nervous, but Gaines loves every minute of it.  He doesn't seem to be scared of much right now.  He loves to take a bubble bath, and will face plant into the bubbles.  I am right there to pull him up, and he never cries.  Kind of scary!  He loves to look at himself in the mirror and "kiss" the cute little boy in there.  He has so much fun playing with all the little ones at Dane Dane's.  The only problem is that he is so nosy, he refuses to do much napping at her house.  He loves to eat, and is starting to eat some table food, which is very exciting to him.  However, he STILL does not have a tooth in his head!  He also loves to drink water out of his sippy cup.  I don't think he gets much out, but he thinks it's fun.  A new favorite is our garage door.  He loves to watch it go up and down.  He is just growing up so fast!  I can't believe it! I wish I could slow down time, but I am having a blast watching him discover new things every day!

Oh how he has changed!  

 All suited up and ready to play some Rebel football!  I have a feeling they could really use him!

                    This is my FAVORITE picture!  The two little Rebel fans at Dane Dane's

7 Months old

Our big boy is now 7 months old!  He is such a big, sweet boy.  He is a busy busy little boy.  He loves to play with his toys, swing, and splash in the pool.  He is starting to crawl.  It ain't pretty, but he gets where he needs to go!  He is going through a sleep strike, but will usually settle right down when he gets in our bed.  Hmmmmm...I think we've created a monster!

I am back to work after a really fun summer at home with my boy.  It's good to be back, but I miss him!  He has started staying at Dane Dane's, and he loves it.  He loves playing with all the other children!

                                                   Playing with Sam

Lou made this beautiful blanket for Gaines using the adoption tshirt.  Needless to say, I cried!  We love it!

This boy has it made!

Playing at Dane Dane's

He loves bath time in his big duck

Gaines loves to be thrown around

This big snuggle tooth boy started 1st grade today at a new school!  He is growing up too fast.

We received our official "Order of Adoption" today!  It's all official now!

Swimming!

Adoption Tax Credit

http://www.change.org/petitions/help-make-adoption-affordable-keep-the-tax-credit-and-make-it-refundable

Please please please follow the link above to sign the petition to extend the adoption tax credit!  It does not take long at all, and it would be helping so many! Thanks!!!

This boy is worth every penny, but the tax refund would definitely help with the expenses of adoption. It's not cheap!  

In other news, Gaines is sitting up by himself so good now.  He still does not have a single tooth, even though he has been drooling and chewing on everything for 3 months now!  He is so sweet and hardly ever cries.  We are just so blessed!

Dr

Gaines had his 6 month check up today. He weighs 18 pounds 6 ounces and is 26 and 1/2 inches long. Big boy! Dr. Smith said he looked great! He got 3 shots again and was not pleased about that.




In the waiting room












We love Dr. Smith!



Happy Independence Day! We are very proud to be Americans!!






Gaines thinks he needs to keep an eye on that giant duck head.

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6 months old

Gaines is 6 months old today! Wow! He is sitting up, (not for long periods of time yet)
rolling all over, and eating lots of new foods! He gets more fun every day.

He loves to eat, swing in his new swing, jump in the jumper and grab the cats. They are pretty tolerant right now. Hope it lasts.




















Fun at the beach with my cousins! Here Reed and I are modeling our matching outfits.






Laughing at Aunt Ashley!



Enjoying a nap on the beach.



And a nap with Daddy



Jack eating "the best ice cream ever"










Swinging in his new swing! He LOVES it!



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