May Was...Family Vacation! Austin, TX

I had my first road trip this month; we went down to Austin to attend Crystal A-Yi's college graduation. I did ... okay ... in the car. It was good until we were about 30 minutes away, and then I was just done. Luckily, Daddy forgot to pack everything he needed for the weekend, so we stopped at the outlet mall to stretch our legs and spend some money.

As far as I can tell, you do all the same things on vacation that you do at home. I ate my food (in my carseat since I didn't have a highchair and my upright sitting is a bit "eh"), laid around, and rolled back to belly/belly to back. We did get a nice surprise visit from Xiao-Jiu, Crystal A-Yi, and Kirby. Although I don't really remember them, they're some of my big sisters people, so I love them, too!





The day of the graduation, we went to breakfast and then got dressed up to attend the ceremonies. I got to sit in the stroller but it was short-lived, and then I was back in the Ergo again.






After naptime, we got dressed in our finest for a fancy dinner out to celebrate Crystal A-Yi's graduation. Po-Po was tickled by my outfit and super pleased by all the kisses I gave. I pretty much spent the entire dinner at the adult side of the table being cooed at, and with Claire being taken care of by Crystal, it was like a date dinner for Mommy and Daddy! Some quick pictures after dinner, then it was bedtime for everyone.







The next day, we played in the hotel -- I got stickered by Claire ... again -- before going to visit George Shu-Shu, Aunt Christina, and cousin James.






Family vacation success! If you want to see more pictures, check out my May album!

May Was...Grandparents

All of my grandparents came back again this month to watch me during the day. It also ended up being the last month that they were here full-time because I started school right after this.

Po-Po and Gong-Gong
Po-Po valiantly tried to get me to drink from a bottle ... and then gave up and went for the cup instead. Po-Po also discovered a trick that made the trip extra-enjoyable:

"Gavin likes to put his face down and buries his head under one of your arms, between him and you, you can make a sound like ‘Hmmm’, ‘Hmmm’, ‘Ohhhh’, ‘Ohhhh’, just a simple sound in a fix time interval, he will then echo back with “Hmmmm’ to you. After several minutes of ‘Hmmm’, ‘Ohhh’ back and forth, he will quietly fall asleep. It appears that he really likes this position with this conversation before he falls asleep. After I showed to your dad once and he could make the same trick also. We both laughed many times whenever one of us put Gavin to sleep in this way."

Nai-Nai and Ye-Ye
Both Nai-Nai and Ye-Ye love indulging me, so I'm getting lots of playing and stroller time. Nai-Nai discovered how much I like to stand up, so she's letting me prop up against the playing tables to play music and pump my legs.








Lots more love for our grandparents in our May album!

May Was...Solids and Sitting Up

More milestones met! Mommy can't believe how quickly I'm growing and doing more things. She's definitely not ready (though I think she exaggerates when she tells people that she knocks me down when I try to sit up ... she's just exaggerating, right?)

Solids
I'm doing solid foods now, which I love. Sometimes I forget and stick my thumb in, too, but I'm happy to pull it back out if you keep the food coming!






Sitting Up
Okay, so "sitting" is probably stretching it a little, but I'm definitely tee-peeing. I like being upright much more than just laying around, so as long as you remember to prop pillows around me, I should be fine. Mommy has found that whatever side you don't put pillows will be the only direction I want to fall. I'm at least upright enough that I can combine the sitting with another favorite activity (that would be the solid foods) and sit at the table like a big kid now.





Misc
I'm still sleeping well. I fall asleep at 8:30pm sharp. Sometimes I fall asleep earlier than that, but then I wake up at 8:30pm just so that I can fall asleep again. Yes, I'm still sleeping with Mommy, but mostly it's for her self-preservation since I feed at night. Sometimes, if it's "one of those days", I also


I love my jumperoo. You should see when I get that thing going! In fact, I'll work on getting a video posted, though it might make you dizzy from all that motion!


You gotta check out the May album to see more messy food pictures!

May Was...Festivals, Parties, and Playdates

I've been getting out a lot to do fun things. Sure, I end up sleeping through a lot of it, but I'm also watching, observing, and storing it all up to participate in it soon!

Neighborhood Festival
Our neighborhood had a festival that we attended. They didn't have too much stuff for babies my age, but I enjoyed taking a nap in my Ergo.



Primrose Spring Fling
I went with Claire to the Spring Fling at her school -- my school starting soon.



Playdate with Chloe
Chloe's family came over to play one evening, and we all headed to the part where Mommy took me into the tunnels after Claire. Getting IN was okay ... getting OUT was a little bit trickier.




Random Stickering
Mommy was sitting in her room one night reading while I slept when she saw Claire sneak into the room and climb on the bed. She couldn't figure out what Claire was doing, so she snuck up to the bed and snapped a picture. Here's what she found:



Birthday Parties
Claire's friend Luke (who's about to have a baby my age!) turned 2, so we went to his birthday party at the part to celebrate. Kaylie turned 3, and we partied down at the jump place (well, maybe me, not so much).



Playdate at Lily's
One evening we went over to Lily's house to play and get munchies. Lily and I chilled on the couch and floor together while the crazies ran around us in circles. Check out the rare picture of multiple kids actuall sitting on the couch quietly at the same time!




Fun in the Sun
We also went over to Jacob house to swim. Mommy and I didn't get in the pool too much, so I stayed cool by drinking (from actual bottles and cups, of course ... no nipples for me!).





More pictures in our May album!