Happy Halloween!

Gibson trick-or-treating!

Trick-or-treating at the Boo Review downtown

On our way to trick-or-treat at houses - does Batman take naps??

Happy Halloween!! Grayson had so much fun this year. Of course our favorite thing right now is Batman so of course that was the costume and he has been wanting to wear it ever since it came in. Finally the day arrived and he woke up and said "you kow what today is... it's trick-or-treat day!" And he wore his costume ALL DAY! and then got up this morning and put it back on!! We took him to the Boo Review downtown and then later on in the evening we went to a trunk-or-treat at my Grandma's church and then went to a few houses. I kept asking him if he was ready to quit and he kept saying he just needs more candy, I didn't think trick-or-treating was ever gonna end!!! Oh well, he had a lot of fun this year. Gibson on the other hand didn't much care, he slept in his stroller while we did the Boo Review and he stayed home with Great Grandma for the second round.

Gibson is growing so much - getting very big, his 2 month appt is next week so I'll update with that later. He has really started smiling a lot, too cute, and just today has really started "talking". I can't believe it's already been 8 weeks. I started back to work last week(just 2 days a week) so Grayson and Gibson both go to Nanny's on Monday and Wednesday. It worked out pretty good last week. I think Grayson was glad to see all his friends again and show off his little brother.

Grayson's birthday is just around the corner so we are trying to get everything ready for that and yep, you guessed it, Batman it is!!!

Earthquake!!!!

This is where we were today when we felt the house shake during the earthquake - that's right we have it all here in Oklahoma!!! Happened about 9:05 or so and Grayson said "momma, what is that noise?" and I replied that I had no clue! The shaking lasted about 15 seconds or so but it was significant - very weird. No damage just a few pictures scooted around a little on a table. Casey felt it at his work too. Apparently the center of it was just about 6 or 7 miles east of us.

5 weeks and new school

Mr. Gibson is now 5 weeks old. He is getting quite the chunky cheeks and is a great baby. He only cries when he is hungry and is sleeping pretty well(sometimes better than Grayson). He is a little hard to burp, sometimes no burp at all, but it doesn't seem to affect him he is not spitting up too much, just occasionally. We haven't been back to the Dr since his 2 week check up but at that appointment he had already gained a pound and grown almost 2 inches. So he is catching up to be right on pace with the same size Grayson was. He started smiling some last week - too cute. Grayson is still a lot interested in him (too interested sometimes)! Still needs constant reminding to be easy with the kisses and not swing the sword too close to his head!!! We are on our second trip to Mimi and Poppa's house and he even got to camping for the 1st time last week!!

Grayson has started going to a preschool class at our local Gymboree on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They have a very structured day and learn lots of good school skills(letters, days of the week, weather, you get it!) He is really enjoying it. He did get in trouble last week for wrestling -we'll have to remind him that wrestling is only for at home with daddy! He is going to be Batman for Halloween and wants a Batman birthday party - so we are officially all off into the superheroes!!!!

I have 1 more week of maternity leave, I go back on the 18th. I will only be going back part time - mondays and wednesdays - so I am really looking forward to hopefully having the best of both worlds - stay at home mom and adult conversation at work! Gibson will be going to Nanny's with Grayson. I think they have missed Grayson not being there - it's probably a lot more quiet without him around!!!!

Great Pa Bill with Cooper, Grayson, & Gibson(this was the best we could do!)

Gibson's first hike and first time in the baby bjorn(I really like that thing!)

Grayson going to his 1st day of preschool at Gymboree

One Week Old

Gib is officially 1 week old today. Thank goodness for Mimi and Poppa(mostly Mimi) they have been here this week and I wish they could stay forever!!! Oh well, we'll figure it out - next week will be interesting though!!! Gibson is still such a great, relaxed baby. He has had a few bouts with tummy troubles but nothing big and has been sleeping at night for the most part. Grayson continues to be an awesome big brother - very interested in where Gibson is and what he's doing. He calls him "my baby" and is constantly kissing on him - almost too much some times! Gib is already raising his head up and has moved up to 3 oz feedings today. We went by the pediatricians office for a quick visit today and he is back up to 6lbs 14oz. So I guess all is going as good as it could and we are so thankful for a HEALTHY baby!!!!!

Gibson Wayne

Going home - 9-4-10

We went to the Dr on Tuesday 9/1 and Dr Parker felt like I wasn't going to make into the next week and wanted to move the induction up. So Gibson was born on Thursday September 02, 2010 at 10:00 am. He weighed 7 lbs and was 19 in long. It was a very easy process and Dr Parker almost missed the birth - when Gib decided he was ready he meant business. I was in labor for about an hour and half - can't complain about that! He was a little earlier than Grayson so a tad smaller but basically he looks exactly like his big brother. He is such a great baby - hardly ever fusses and is just perfect!!!!!

Gibson update

We had another ultrasound last friday and it showed that his growth had caught up!! This is good news(at least I haven't been stuffing my face constantly for no reason!), his belly fat was still on the low end but had gone from 3.4% to 5% which is back in the normal range. She said he has very long legs and all his other measurements were still measuring a couple weeks ahead. I had lost 1 lb but as long as he is growing proportionately they don't care about my weight gain/loss. He did have to be zapped again this week to pass his non-stress test but Casey was there to witness the zapping this time. It did perk him right up though - I think it actually kinda made him mad!!! So we keep going weekly(I start going on Tuesdays next week) until September 10th - which is only 3 weeks away now!!!!!

Recent Happenings

Well we are nearing the end of summer - it has gotten really hot this last week. Grayson and I were on vacation last week but we didn't do much. Spent a couple of days at mom and dad's(which is the same as DisneyLand to Grayson at this point - LOL). We did take Grayson to a little waterpark in Ardmore one afternoon. It was much better than the Whitewater trip. It was like a splash park/kiddie water park/big kid water park. It really was an awesome little place. They have converted one of the old city pools and Grayson had a blast. He is now swimming under water!!!! He was going down the little slide on his stomach and swimming under the rope and jumping off the side - he has definitely gotten more brave the last couple of weeks since we have had a chance to be in the water quite a bit. I am so glad he loves to swim. In other Grayson news - he swallowed a penny!! YIKES! He was sitting in the floor watching cartoons one evening and I think he was just not paying attention to what he was doing and he put it in his mouth and accidentally swallowed it. So yes, we had to "look" for it!!! Double YIKES! Kudos to Casey for that one - I brought out the 'ole "I AM growing a human" excuse for this chore - I really only use it where appropriate and I felt this qualified!!! However, we never found the penny. It has been 2 weeks now and his pediatrician said we could do an x-ray if we wanted to but he didn't really think we NEEDED to, we probably just missed it along the way and since he feels fine and shows no signs of it being a problem we just decided to forgo the x-ray.
Well we are mostly ready for Gibson to be here, which may end being sooner than later. I had an ultrasound to check his growth since I haven't gained much weight and he is a little low on belly fat. This isn't necessarily indicative of any conditions except that it could mean the placenta is not functioning exactly like it should, it is supplying the necessary items but not able to do the extra's like store up fat. So he could have a hard time controlling his body temperature once he is here. The other problem was that he never moved during the u/s so we ended up doing a non-stress test and he had to get zapped twice(they call it the baby zapper, it makes the noise like a taser and that sends vibrations through the amniotic fluid and it startles the baby) but he finally passed. So now I go weekly to the dr and have a non-stress test at each appt and will have another u/s in about a week and half. So pretty much each Friday could be the day if they find that something isn't going just right during all these tests. I am on a super high protein diet to try and help him build up some extra fat which is really hard to do. I haven't felt a hunger pain in 2 weeks since I started this and it's not easy to just keep eating even though you aren't hungry!! So that's about all of our news - now we just wait for Gibson.

We think he has good golf potential - must be the Huff blood runnin' through him

Grayson & daddy ridin' the tube at Ft Cobb

with mommy at the water park

Ft Cobb lake with Mimi and Poppa