Is It REALLY over?

Wow....7 weeks flew by, and tomorrow is my first day back to work. Forget my other blogs, I'll catch you all up on Christmas and whatever else soon. What really is eating away at me right now is the fact that tomorrow morning I have to wake up like I used to and go to work like I used to. Except nothing is going to be the same...I have to leave the most precious smiling face for 5 whole hours!! I think I have taken forgranted these last 7 weeks, although I dont even know how that's possible b/c I have cherished every second with Gavin, watching him grow, watching him notice more things, become more alert, and sleep longer and longer through the night (thank God!). He is such a perfect baby, and I can't get enough time with him.

I know that Gavin will be in the most loving hands possible while Im gone. His Nana and Grandma can't wait to spend time with him while I work. So I really shouldn't fear for his well-being. He will be just fine without me...I think. Wish me luck, this might be one of the hardest days Ive had with him, even over all the days he screamed for 3 hours straight and there was nothing I could do to soothe him. I'll take that any day over leaving him wondering where I went...

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day - Wrap up

We had a great holiday season this year! So many wonderful things to be thankful for, and we got together with all of our family that was in town.

Christmas Eve, we got all dressed up and took Gavin to see his Nana and Papa before we went to my Dads. He looked so cute, but of course, he slept the whole time we were there. So Eric and I took the opportunity to take some pictures together for Christmas and also with his family.

After we left there, we went to Norman to celebrate with my Dad. The kids opened presents from their Grandpa, and we all had fun helping them! Gavin got some cute clothes, lots of toys and a cute giraffe! And Hailey insisted on opening every single toy and taking it out of the box to play with. We turned Grandpa's living room into a war zone in a matter of minutes!

I also got some great pictures of Gavin smiling. Well, actually I was in the pictures, Eric took them! I love his lil round face!

Christmas morning, we woke up and had our own family Christmas time. Gavin started out asleep through present opening, but eventually he woke up and stared while I opened his gifts for him and acted as if he was interested! He got some good stuff from Santa this year, although it will be a few months before he appreciates any of it.

Next we went to Grandma's for Christmas morning with the family. Every year we all get matching Christmas Eve pajamas, or at least coordinating pajamas. This year the theme was red and white, and mostly OU. They were so comfy! We opened gifts, and Gavin got the cutest camo overalls and hat from Grandma and Bill. I think they have big plans for him once he can walk! Look out!!

Then we tried to take our annual group shots. You have no idea the chaos that we had trying to get Hailey to cooperate, Reagan to look at the camera, and Gavin to not cry! It was a mess, and unfortunately, most of them Gavin is still crying or pissed! He's not old enough to bribe with food or presents yet.

Later that day, we went back to Nana and Papa's house for Christmas evening. We opened some gifts, which G slept through again. And had dinner and watched a movie.

It was such a great Christmas, and I can't wait for next year when Gavin has a little more of a clue about what's going on! ;)

I just LOVE Christmas!

Family Christmas

We had Lockwood family Christmas at Mom's house this year. Everyone got together and had a great time! Hailey passed out presents, Gavin slept with his great Aunt Sharon and GG, and Reagan was just cute! Oh, and all the rest of us were there too!

I love get-togethers with the family!

Baby Burrito

Ok so I know I mentioned in my last blog that Gavin sometimes likes to be up and awake in the middle of the night. But for the past week, he has been a SUPER SLEEPER!

He loves to sleep in his swing. Naptime is a piece of cake in the morning and afternoon because he sleeps for at least 3 hours in his swing.

We just recently decided that we were going to start swaddling Gavin at night. He flails his arms about during his sleep, (see above picture) and we thought if he wasn't waking himself up, he would probably stay asleep longer! Well...WE WERE RIGHT! The first night we tried the swaddle blanket, he slept 5 straight hours. Since then, we've had no less than 6 straight hours of sleep from our little man! Some nights we even get 7! I can't complain when Ive been used to 3 or less for his first month!
My lil baby burrito!

This is my life!

I found this today....pretty much sums up my life!

Anyone who knows me well, knows that I have issues with telling time. I consider myself a very smart person, but when it comes to clocks and watches, I prefer the digital kind. Sadly, the digital kind aren't the pretty kind! Oh and my beautiful new watch from Eric, which he got for me as a "Push Present" is definitely not the digital kind. So I resort to staring at the face of the watch for way too long than a normal person should, when asked what time it is!

Not only does this clock describe me for the above reason, but it also represents how time is everything and nothing to me anymore. It's everything to me b/c I plan my life out in 3-hour spurts. That's about how long Gavin goes in between meals. And time is everything to me b/c Im running out of precious time at home with my lil bear. But at the same time, time is NOTHING to me b/c I dont care if its 7 pm or 11 pm, when Gavin goes to sleep at night, so do I. And if he decides that 3 am is the time that he would like to hang out and smile so big and play and coo and talk to me, then that's when we will play.

Who needs to tell time????

Cranky Baby Workout

I've come up with the perfect money-making idea. Not only will it help me to be able to quit my job, but I'm pretty sure that I will catapult our family into stardom.

"Cranky Baby Workout Videos"

It's GENIUS!! Moms will no longer have to wait the required 6 weeks to start trying to drop that baby weight!! All you need is a very cranky baby, or at least a needy one that wants to be held constantly, and a TV with VCR. Yes...VCR...I'm only gonna release my video on a VCR just to make it more exclusive. You know how Apple wants you to do it their way, so you end up buying and downloading all of their products. well, same goes here! For some reason if it's more of a pain to get, we all jump through hoops to have it.

Anyway, back to the video. It will consist of some fun but somewhat soothing dance music for you to pace your living room with. I'm thinking some "Micharl Buble", maybe a little "airplanes" for the hip-hop track...mix it up a little. You hold your baby in whatever position they scream the LEAST in, and follow my moves:

"The Baby Worm" - this adds a little arm toning while swaying back and forth. Just lift ur left arm, then as you lower the left, raise the right so baby looks like they're doing the worm!

"Love Handle Loser" - this involves some serious rotating side to side to really feel it! Not to mention your baby will probably really like it!

I don't wanna give away all my secret moves, but I have to say theyve helped me get all the way back to pre-baby weight in just about a month. You only have to commit to about 3 hours a day/night, and the best part? You have a NO-FAIL partner to make sure you don't try to skip out on your workout...Try telling your baby you don't feel like working out (soothing them) that day. I think you'll change your mind REAL quick when they start in with the guilt trip (aka screaming).

All I'm looking for is a few friends who are willing to spandex it up in the background as my backup dancers. Oh, and Ill need the token "modified workout person." You know, the one who uses a chair to balance? So you guys just let me know...gotta get back to my workout!!