Happy 4th of July!

I'm thankful to live in a free country!!! Happy 4th of July everyone! Here are a couple pictures of our little cutie...and one picture of the local fireworks. We can see these every year from our front yard. :) Gotta love that!!!

Two teeth!

Our sweet little boy is growing up so fast! In just a couple weeks he will be 8 months old. He is SO close to crawling and you can now see he has 2 very prominent teeth. He is holding his own sippy cup and just looking so grown up!!! He's just the happiest child, we are so in love with him!!

The first tooth...

I made a little discovery today.....something white and sharp in Gavin's mouth...what's that?? His first tooth! If you look real close on the bottom you can see it. :)

7 months!

The day after our finalization was Gavin's 7th month mark! It's been an eventful week in the Oliver household (today is MY birthday...the celebration just continues!)
At 7 months Gavin is sitting up very well. He looks so cute sitting up on the floor playing with his toys, he looks like such a big boy! No teeth have popped out yet, but I'm pretty sure the first one is right around the corner. Gavin is trying really hard to crawl...he's up on all 4's and rocking a lot. I'm not quite sure I'm ready for him to be mobile yet! LOL! We've got some baby proofing to do around the house!
Gavin is such a happy baby, he laughs a lot. He definitely knows his mommy and daddy and is starting to reach out for us. We've started to have a few moments of separation anxiety when someone else holds him. He LOVES to jump. It's his favorite thing. Whether in the jumper or just holding him...those legs are always wanting to jump, it's really quite funny. He's a great sleeper and a great eater. We just can't say it enough, he's such a wonderful child. We are looking forward to all of the milestones that will be happening soon. The first crawling...the first words...the first steps. So honored to be this child's mommy!!!!!

It's OFFICIAL!!!!

Wednesday, June 8th was a day we will remember forever! The judge said: He is forever your child! Gavin is officially an Oliver and we couldn't be happier! No one can ever take him from us and he is right where he belongs. :)
More pictures to come....but I had to share this sweet moment and announce to all my blog readers that the long awaited day has finally arrived!! Thank you all SO very much for every prayer you prayed along the way.

1/2 a year!

Where does the time go?? Our precious baby boy is 6 months old already! At his 6 month check up on Monday he weighed in at 18.8 pounds and 27.5 inches. He is 75th percentile in weight and 90th percentile in height! Needless to say we have a solid big boy on our hands! Gavin is now rolling around like a roly poly....back to front, front to back. We FOR SURE can't leave him on an elevated surface anymore without keeping a hand or eye on him! LOL! He sits up good with support, but isn't sitting up totally on his own yet. We know that is going to happen very soon though. Gavin is still a very good eater. We recently moved him up to stage 2 baby food and he really loves the apple/blueberry combo. His favorite though is still the bananas. His face just lights up when he eats those. Gavin is a great sleeper as well. He generally goes to bed anytime between 6:30 and 7:30 and now typically makes it till around 6am the next morning....but every now and then he'll wake up for a bottle around 3 or 4. We are beyond blessed. I feel like I need a new word for blessed. :)

Here are some precious pictures of our adorable miracle.

Bathtub graduation...

If there is such a thing....Gavin graduated last week. From the kitchen sink "fit over the sink tub"....to the real bathtub. :) He LOVES the water. Here are a few cute pictures from the first bath.