JJ and Pops Visit

JJ and Gabe wave for the camera


Pops and Gabe

Tofu

Tofu. Why not?
A little for Boudreaux too.
And then a spastic head shake to top it all off.

Basket of Boy

 

A Quiet Walk

Gabe (and a few stuffed friends) bundled up into his wagon and went for a nice quiet walk in our neighborhood today. We had a great day filled with walks, naps, friends, pumpkin pie, and some Cheerio tossing.

Because Laughing Videos Never Get Old

Artsy Gabe

A Typical Saturday Morning

Dad and Boudreaux nap.Boudreaux and Mom play with Gabe.
Teaching Gabe to "make nice" and not pull wiskers.

Mama's Boy

Box of Gabe

Bundled with Friend

First Wheels

Teeth and Tush

Good shot of Gabe's first two teeth.

Kind of looks like he is covering himself in this picture :-).


Cute tush on the way to the toy bin.

Play Time

We've been spending more time playing inside now that it is getting colder. Here are a series of photos of Gabe from this weekend, just after waking from a nap...

Standing up in crib!

Nap hangover.

Gabe figured out how to transport objects across the room.

Urban G-Lev

Man's Best Friend

Gabe is starting to be much more interested in Boudreaux. At times, we put the him in his crate for his own safety (the dog, of course).


Here is Gabe trying to enter Boo's domain, calmly at first...

A little licking to make friends...

Followed by a mighty roar to show Boudreaux who rules the roost now!

Gobble

Here are a few recent pics of growing Gabe...

The Nierman Elves

The Nierman Elves wish you happy holidays! (Thanks Barritt and Annabelle...this was hilarious!).

Just in case you missed the link above, copy and past this into your browser: http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9602794498

We Give Thanks

Laugh Attack

On the Go

First Car

Museums are a Snore

We were in Tucson for a wedding this weekend and Gabe spent the entire time sick. If he wasn't crying or sad, he was sleeping. You can see below how much he enjoyed the Desert Museum...

Chill in the Air

Gabe seems to like the chilly weather and was all smiles on a recent walk.

Time to Babyproof

Helping with the Laundry

Gabe helped us with the laundry this morning.

It was hard work!

Piggy Back

Today was Gabe's first long hike riding piggy back. After a solid two hour hike in the mountains of Maryland near Camp David, we stopped off at Pryor's orchard. Picked up some great cider, fresh preserves and a fantastic wagon that Gabe was pretty excited about. All in all, it was a perfect Sunday.

Vintage Baby

Gabe's grandma (JJ) did an amazing job at saving alot of Evan's cute baby clothes. Check out Gabe's Vintage Daddy-o sweater. He also looks super cute in this hat (thanks G+J!). Just another fall day getting bundled up for day care.

Little Moo

Ok, so we kind of slacked in the costume department. Gabe wore a cow onesie he already had and as you can see, he was jealous of the other cow in his class.


Family photo at day care Halloween party.

Marathon Mom

Not to steal the spotlight, but...

I RAN A MARATHON!!

I can't say it was the most glamorous 4 hours and 55 minutes of my life, but I did it 8 months after having a baby and having a C-Section and being re-diagnosed with diabetes and taking insulin everyday...so I'm pretty proud if I may say so myself. I was really inspired by all the people out there who were running for something -- a mother lost to cancer, a soldier fallen in Iraq, to raise money for diabetes, etc. Not quite as inspiring, but I ran for myself and for Gabe. All new moms need some time away from baby and I spent that time training for a marathon. It made me a better Mom which made Gabe a happier baby.

My brother Morris ran the race too (first one!). He tied my best marathon time of 4:07. Guess he'll have to run another one to beat his sister. Hahahhahahaha.

I'll post marathon photos as soon as I get them, but in the meantime, back to the reason you check this blog....

Not happy in new coat

Double chin!!

Swingin' Good Time

We had a fun visit to the park yesterday. Gabe played in the swing, dug in the dirt and rolled around in the grass. When we got home, Boudreaux was especially excited to see Gabe.