The holidays

We had a very busy holiday season. We went to Lansing to have Christmas with my side of the family. Gabriel got to meet his Uncle Nick for the first time. Uncle Nick even came to our house for a few days to have a little more time with us. It was sure wonderful to see him!

We spent Christmas day at Gabe's parents house.

New Years we were going to go to Lansing to spend it with a childhood friend of mine but Gabriel was so tired out from all the excitement the week before we decided it was best if we did not make the two hour drive down.

Gabriel has been doing pretty well. He is a strong little man. We took his feeding tube out as often as we dared over break so that there was time to let his little nose heal. He is showing signs of weakness and not eating very well without the tube. We want him to be as healthy as possible but we also want him to not hurt (the tube gets moisture under the tape which causes sores under his nose). Gabriel has been sleeping a lot lately. With all of the excitement of the holidays he has slept so much. He is at full force when he is awake.

Gabriel has learned to flip from his back to his front. He started doing this at about two months but stopped doing it. He is now doing it anytime he is set down. He does not mind being on his stomach until he is too weak to hold his head up then he cries until he is flipped back over. He has yet to flip over in the middle of the night, thank goodness. Today he flipped from his back to his front which was extra exciting!

Gabriel is full of giggles. He loves his massage time and laughs though it. He also loves his kisses from his daddy. He laughs so hard! It is beyond cute. I have uploaded a video of Gabe and Gabriel during kiss time. I hope it works and that you enjoy it. I am not sure how it will turn up. We got a video camera for Christmas and have not quite mastered it, so we will see.