Gabriel (and his parents) have made the move to Blacksburg. And even though he won't hit the 9 month mark until next week I figured a little update and some pictures were in order.
In short, the move was a little hard on Gabriel. Everything just became so different so quickly, and for a boy that likes routine that messed him up a little. He seemed more fussy the week before we moved too (probably because there were boxes everywhere and everything looked different in general around our apartment). When we got here his sleep was totally off. It's starting to get back on track, but he was having a very hard time napping even though he was very tired. He was also waking up way too early (that's worse than not napping in his mommy's book)
Loki seems to be adjusting ok too. All of the sudden Gabriel is fascinated with her. He gets really excited when she walks by. I think that Loki is torn on what distance to keep from him. If she gets too close he's likely to grab her hair. If she stays too far away she might miss out on some food he's likely to throw her way. I think she's warming up to him now, especially since she gets to eat whatever falls off of his tray.
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| Ready to head off for his first Sunday at our new church |
Besides all of that, I'm adjusting to being home with him more. I am so glad to be here with him and not be staying up all night working 3 times a week, but at the same time I've started a whole different kind of work. I think that it will take the two of us some time to get into a routine together of what works for our day (and I'm sure that will be constantly changing too).
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| Looking all grown up in his t-shirt and jean shorts |
Gabriel still isn't crawling, but he'll do it when he's ready. He scoots and twists his way across the floor for the most part. Here he is exploring a cabinet while I do some things in the kitchen.
One thing that I really have enjoyed the last couple weeks is getting out with Gabriel more than I have in the past. I've tried to take him somewhere every day so that we can both explore our new town a little. Some days it was just running some errands and picking up things that we needed. Today we went and wandered around a new store. We went for a long walk. And the most fun of all was that Taylor and I took him to a little park a couple of times. It's nice to be able to go outside and get some fresh air without so much humidity.
He loved the swings. He thought it was so funny to try and pull our sunglasses off each time he came towards us. He got pretty good at grabbing them off of our faces. I'll have to figure out how to post the video!
