This week in the life of Gabriel...

It finally happened! All it took was Gabriel starting solid foods and a thunderstorm, but it finally happened!!! Grace laid next to Gabriel! Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!! He was thrilled to say the least. He's been watching the big hairy doggy run past him for months now, and he's been dying to get a hold of that fur. Grace is very happy that she gets to lick out Gabriel's bowl when he's done eating and of course having all three of us by the quilt during a thunderstorm was enough to convince Grace that maybe Gabriel isn't so bad after all. Gabriel didn't let out any squeals of delight, but he was studying Grace like he was going to have take a test about her.

In other exciting Gabriel specific news...he began creeping today. He pulls his little knees under his tummy and uses them to push himself forward. He moved about a foot today (with the coffee table as his target) but then he got tired. What a fast little learner! He's mobile...aaahhhh!!!

This weekend we also visited with Jessica, Ebby, Bea, and Sebastian. It had been 3ish years since we visited with them (way to long)! Bea was just a baby then, and she's quite the little diva. :) (She is such a sweet and incredibly SMART little girl.) To see Bea as a baby click here.

Sebastian was such a cutie. So into his toys and the movie Cars. He's also a fan of dipping his chips in his Coke. lol Too funny! Sebastian is also a very caring little boy. When Gabriel was napping upstairs and we began to eat lunch, her realized that Gabriel was missing lunch time and he wanted to go and get him so he wouldn't miss out on eating. Awwww...

Bea and I had a great time playing "kitchen," working on her letters, and drawing pictures together. She was also very generous with Gabriel, sharing her toys and playing music for him.

Gabriel still has a hard time with waking up in a new place with new faces. His little lower lip shot out at the sight of Jessica when we got there, and crying ensued. But, with a few minutes of mommy cuddles he was feeling more confident and willing to be held by anyone! :)

Man...my other 2 family pictures turned out blurred. Ugh! Sorry Laepple's! But, here is their adorable family. Brian and I are envious that their kids are trilingual...English, German, and Spanish! It's so impressive and makes me wish I was better at French. Hmmm...maybe we should move to Paris.