Life as New Parents

As proud new parents many of our blog entries will be about our little guy, Gabriel. Life is such a fun, new adventure with him. When we brought him home we weren't sure if we knew what we were doing. Who are we kidding...we didn't know what we were doing, but does any new parent? But, amazingly it all comes pretty naturally and the stuff that doesn't you pick up from your family, friends and sometimes complete strangers. That is one thing we've had to adjust to...everyone has something to say about how to take care of your baby. 10% of the time the advice is needed, but the other 90% you just try to be polite...because most people mean well.

Right now Gabriel is 3 months old and is really starting to interact with us. We get a lot of smiles and carry on lengthy conversations of cooing and gurggles and screeches. I never thought such a conversation could be so fun and stimulating!

Some of Gabriel's favorite things:
-Baths
-Sitting on Daddy's Lap
-Sitting-Up (not quite on his own yet, but he loves the vantage point)
-Massages from Mommy
Some things Gabriel does NOT like:
-Naps
-Tummy Time
-Carseat

Since he has decided he does not like naps we can only get him to take one good nap a day...the rest of his naps are 30min cat naps...so he keeps us occupied during the day. But, when all is said and done he is just the most adorable, perfect baby ever and we feel so blessed to have him! Life just feels more complete having Gabriel and we couldn't be happier!