Nice Day

Today is the second nice day in a row we've had in a really long time. It feels like spring at last. I took Gabriel outside with me while I did some yard work. He had to try out his first sour-grass, of course.

Everywhere

I can't believe more than a week has passed without a new post. But it's been crazy-busy around here. Last weekend Paul went to a game convention and sold more games for Stone Tablet Games. It was exciting! I've been working full time, trying to get the three books that I'm managing off to the printer. And Paul has been happily challenged by his new job.

And we've been chasing Gabriel around the house. We turn our backs for two seconds and he has crawled across the room and is into something. It's really cute and fun actually. The poor thing has been teething lately too and finally he has a bottom tooth that has poked through!! This first picture is proof of Gabriel's adventures. Yes, he crawled *through* the jumper to the other side. The second picture is just a great smile.

7 Months

Gabriel turned 7 months old yesterday. Here is a list of things describing Gabriel at this point.

Gabriel is eating solid baby foods for lunch (rice cereal) and dinner (oatmeal, squash, peas). He can't get enough squash, but isn't so sure about the pureed peas yet. He likes his sippy cup, mainly to chew on and he gets a little surprised when water comes out.

Gabriel can roll easily from his back to tummy and back again. He can crawl when he wants to (belly off the floor). Mostly he turns in circles and scoots (army crawl) and reaches for toys very well. Gabriel can sit by himself. He'll only fall over if he's reaching for something too far away. He has great balance though.

Gabriel makes lots of noises. Lots of vowel sounds. He especially enjoys talking with fingers or toys in his mouth to assist him in making more complex sounds. He sometimes coughs to get attention. He has just recently started screeching. So far I think it's a playful experiment to see what his voice can do and how loud he can get.

Gabriel has two white lumps under his bottom gums, teeth slowly making their way up. He loves putting anything he can grab into his mouth. He will grab food out of mom and dad's hands in order to taste and gnaw on it.

Trip to Southern California

We drove down to Southern California this past weekend for Paul's sister Michelle's wedding. Gabriel did great in the car and we all had a wonderful time! Michelle got married at sunset on Saturday and it was beautiful!

Gabriel got to meet lots of family members on Paul's dad's side of the family. Here are the 4 generations of Gunns.

On Saturday, before the wedding, we drove down to Newport beach to kill time. It was Gabriel's first experience with the sand and the waves.

Bottle Holder

Gabriel held his own bottle for quite a while for the first time yesterday (enough time for me to grab the camera). He was squirming around on my lap while I was trying to feed him so I let him play on the floor. He still looked hungry, so I offered him the bottle and he held it on his own. As you can see, it sometimes took the help of his feet!

Game Buildin'

On Saturday, we had a game-building day. We invited people to come help us put together the pieces of our games for our little business: Stone Tablet Games. John came with his son so Gabriel got to play with his cousin! Here they are looking so cute together. Everett is about 7 months older than Gabriel. Gabriel was fascinated with him and watched him nearly the whole time.

Almost Crawling

Gabriel is growing up so fast. Here is his reason to learn to crawl: chase after the cat. They had a mutually pleasant exchange, with not too much fur pulling. Gabriel is pushing himself up and can turn completely around while trying to crawl after something. He can crawl across our bed within seconds but doesn't make much distance on the carpet. I feel like he'll figure it out within a few weeks.


We love this little boy!