Here are some videos of Mr. Gus. I finally figured out my computer and the videos. The first one is of Gus feeding himself. Usually once he gets the food in his mouth, he swallows. However, in this video he saw me with the camera and with the grin so he decided to perform. I just think the hand eye coordination for the little kid is awesome. Of course, when food in involved, Gus can do anything.
The second video is of Gus waving. Isn't he adorable?
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Gus, the traveling baby.
So much has happened since my last blog. Gus and I have been moving and shaking from one side of the country to the other. We went camping twice and made a trip to Virginia for the wedding of good friends Kent and Katie. Along the way we met up with old friends and Gus had plenty of babies to learn from.
First, we went on our second camping trip but first real one. It was just my dad, me, and Gus. Grandma stayed home with the old dog. Gus went swimming. Gus went hiking. He even stayed up for the camp fire.
That is Gus asleep while I hiked
Gus and I then trekked to Virginia for a tour around the state and to meet up with old friends. I lost my camera the day of the wedding and did not get any shots :( But I had a blast at Kent and Katie's wedding. Thanks to Heather for babysitting, I was able to enjoy my time at the wedding without worrying about Gus having a good time too.
We flew into National Airport where Emily greeted us. After spending the day with her and Geoff, we rented a car and headed to ole Cville.
In Cville, Gus had the opportunity to meet his Granddaddy for the first time. From the picture, it is hard to tell who loved who more?
Thanks to Grant and Erin, Gus and I had a place to stay that was fully equipped for baby-mania. They have an awesome baby girl named Chloe. Chloe is a couple of months older than Gus, so she showed him the ropes. Of course we had to do the obligatory naked babies in the bathtub picture:
I had to also meet up with my dear friend Theresa Love. We went out to dinner and then went back to her house for some good bonding. Gus loves her husband Chuck. In general, Gus loves tall men with booming voices. Here is a picture of Gus with T Love's daughter Mckenzie.
As I said earlier, I lost my camera for awhile so there are pictures I wish I had taken. I got to hang out with my Hokie friends like Chris Geiman (Uncle Geiman!!), Dave Johnson, and of course the couple we traveled across the country for. We got to meet up with Alison and her daughter Marley. Marley is 1 year old and she had some majorly cool toys that she shared with Gus.It was nice to visit with Heather (Gus got to stay in Heather's baby's nursery. . . thanks Avery for not getting out of your mom's bed yet!). Heather and Blain hung with Gus and were impressed by how much food that boy can eat. Since my breast milk I had left from April went bad, Gus had his first taste of formula. According to Heather, it went down like he had been drinking it his whole life.
Which brings me to my next point. Gus is pretty slow at many milestones. He only started turning over at 6 months. He refuses to "creep" or try to crawl. He can sit, but that is about it. However, Gus EXCELS at eating. It is almost scary how much he can throw down. I will try to post a picture of the boy feeding himself. Yes, he feeds himself now, too. It is a good thing that I am not a neat freak because a 6 month old feeding himself is a scary sight.
Back to our camping trips. Again, Pop-pop Gus and I went camping yesterday. This time, Gus refused to sleep and kept us up all night. It might be his last trip for awhile due to sleep deprivation.
I wanted to post pictures of Gus feeding himself and his new skill -the wave. I am still having trouble with the whole video thing so look for it as a separate post!
First, we went on our second camping trip but first real one. It was just my dad, me, and Gus. Grandma stayed home with the old dog. Gus went swimming. Gus went hiking. He even stayed up for the camp fire.
That is Gus asleep while I hiked
Gus and I then trekked to Virginia for a tour around the state and to meet up with old friends. I lost my camera the day of the wedding and did not get any shots :( But I had a blast at Kent and Katie's wedding. Thanks to Heather for babysitting, I was able to enjoy my time at the wedding without worrying about Gus having a good time too.
We flew into National Airport where Emily greeted us. After spending the day with her and Geoff, we rented a car and headed to ole Cville.
In Cville, Gus had the opportunity to meet his Granddaddy for the first time. From the picture, it is hard to tell who loved who more?
Thanks to Grant and Erin, Gus and I had a place to stay that was fully equipped for baby-mania. They have an awesome baby girl named Chloe. Chloe is a couple of months older than Gus, so she showed him the ropes. Of course we had to do the obligatory naked babies in the bathtub picture:
I had to also meet up with my dear friend Theresa Love. We went out to dinner and then went back to her house for some good bonding. Gus loves her husband Chuck. In general, Gus loves tall men with booming voices. Here is a picture of Gus with T Love's daughter Mckenzie.
As I said earlier, I lost my camera for awhile so there are pictures I wish I had taken. I got to hang out with my Hokie friends like Chris Geiman (Uncle Geiman!!), Dave Johnson, and of course the couple we traveled across the country for. We got to meet up with Alison and her daughter Marley. Marley is 1 year old and she had some majorly cool toys that she shared with Gus.It was nice to visit with Heather (Gus got to stay in Heather's baby's nursery. . . thanks Avery for not getting out of your mom's bed yet!). Heather and Blain hung with Gus and were impressed by how much food that boy can eat. Since my breast milk I had left from April went bad, Gus had his first taste of formula. According to Heather, it went down like he had been drinking it his whole life.
Which brings me to my next point. Gus is pretty slow at many milestones. He only started turning over at 6 months. He refuses to "creep" or try to crawl. He can sit, but that is about it. However, Gus EXCELS at eating. It is almost scary how much he can throw down. I will try to post a picture of the boy feeding himself. Yes, he feeds himself now, too. It is a good thing that I am not a neat freak because a 6 month old feeding himself is a scary sight.
Back to our camping trips. Again, Pop-pop Gus and I went camping yesterday. This time, Gus refused to sleep and kept us up all night. It might be his last trip for awhile due to sleep deprivation.
I wanted to post pictures of Gus feeding himself and his new skill -the wave. I am still having trouble with the whole video thing so look for it as a separate post!
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