Saturday, March 31, 2012
Saturday afternoon at the Gahan house...
Hey Everyone!
Thought I would post some pics from around the house today...
Grayson likes to return to his roots and play in Avery's (formerly Grayson's activity center)...:)
Someone is already likes to pose!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
March updates
Hey all,
Sorry I've been so bad at this stuff this year. I'm going to try a different approach and just write more because it is very easy to do. Then I can just post pictures when I can carve some time out on the weekends...
Let's see, what is going on in the Gahan household? Allyson is getting back into the groove of work. She is home so much earlier than when we lived in Annapolis, so she/we get so much more time together with the kids before bedtime arrives. This new location has been a God-send for us in many respects. Now that the weather is warming up we love being outside as much as possible before the real heat gets here. We like to walk to go on walks and take Truman with us as I have finally stopped taking him on my runs. I'm running further than I was before and he is now 10 years old. He just can't keep up... Grayson has also started shooting hoops in the backyard so I LOVE that!!
Grayson will soon be moving up to the next class at daycare (this June) so that will certainly be an interesting transition for him. He is so particular about how his day goes so we never know how he'll respond to those sorts of changes. He is potty-training really well! He really has no wet dipes anymore and he's very good about telling us whenever he has to go. He is still only taking baby steps on the other side of things though. He definitely seems to grasp that we aren't fans of cleaning up dirty underwear so that is at least a small victory as he is much more selective about when/where he goes. He just finished up swim lessons at the local rec center, but they are pretty much a joke. Looking forward to the neighborhood pool opening up in May so we can continue on our own. He kicks well and has the arm motions right, but I can't get him to open up his hands into paddles to save my life. He keeps his hands balled up in fists which isn't going to keep him afloat. I guess I just have to wait on a switch to flick in his head before he gets it.
Avery continues to be a very happy go lucky baby, although it is getting harder to call her a baby now. She is getting so big so fast, and now prefers sitting up to laying down. She is using her hands alot lately and cutting her first teeth. She is still a much better sleeper than Grayson was, but is hardly sleeping long hours. She has good nights to be sure, but still has nights where she is up every 2 hours to feed. The common theme in our house "we can sleep when we're dead". She has also started to be able to hold onto Grayson's toys, which he doesn't like very much LOL. It starts already!! His refrain "Give Avery a baby toy!"
The family we do a nanny-share with just found out their daughter has a major heart condition, so we've been trying to find another family to share Susan with. We can't afford her on our own for much longer, but we have a fish on right now that is very promising and wants to start at the beginning of April. Cross your fingers that everything works out there!
Anyway, the weather this weeks is mid-70s and this is the perfect time for some of you northerners to come visit us to get an early taste of spring! We love to have out of town guests!
Love you,
Kyle
Sorry I've been so bad at this stuff this year. I'm going to try a different approach and just write more because it is very easy to do. Then I can just post pictures when I can carve some time out on the weekends...
Let's see, what is going on in the Gahan household? Allyson is getting back into the groove of work. She is home so much earlier than when we lived in Annapolis, so she/we get so much more time together with the kids before bedtime arrives. This new location has been a God-send for us in many respects. Now that the weather is warming up we love being outside as much as possible before the real heat gets here. We like to walk to go on walks and take Truman with us as I have finally stopped taking him on my runs. I'm running further than I was before and he is now 10 years old. He just can't keep up... Grayson has also started shooting hoops in the backyard so I LOVE that!!
Grayson will soon be moving up to the next class at daycare (this June) so that will certainly be an interesting transition for him. He is so particular about how his day goes so we never know how he'll respond to those sorts of changes. He is potty-training really well! He really has no wet dipes anymore and he's very good about telling us whenever he has to go. He is still only taking baby steps on the other side of things though. He definitely seems to grasp that we aren't fans of cleaning up dirty underwear so that is at least a small victory as he is much more selective about when/where he goes. He just finished up swim lessons at the local rec center, but they are pretty much a joke. Looking forward to the neighborhood pool opening up in May so we can continue on our own. He kicks well and has the arm motions right, but I can't get him to open up his hands into paddles to save my life. He keeps his hands balled up in fists which isn't going to keep him afloat. I guess I just have to wait on a switch to flick in his head before he gets it.
Avery continues to be a very happy go lucky baby, although it is getting harder to call her a baby now. She is getting so big so fast, and now prefers sitting up to laying down. She is using her hands alot lately and cutting her first teeth. She is still a much better sleeper than Grayson was, but is hardly sleeping long hours. She has good nights to be sure, but still has nights where she is up every 2 hours to feed. The common theme in our house "we can sleep when we're dead". She has also started to be able to hold onto Grayson's toys, which he doesn't like very much LOL. It starts already!! His refrain "Give Avery a baby toy!"
The family we do a nanny-share with just found out their daughter has a major heart condition, so we've been trying to find another family to share Susan with. We can't afford her on our own for much longer, but we have a fish on right now that is very promising and wants to start at the beginning of April. Cross your fingers that everything works out there!
Anyway, the weather this weeks is mid-70s and this is the perfect time for some of you northerners to come visit us to get an early taste of spring! We love to have out of town guests!
Love you,
Kyle
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Merry Christmas!!!
Here are a couple of candid shots with Grayson and Avery near the tree...
We actually have an obnoxious blow up Santa with Mrs. Claus and a little elf coming out of a present like a jack in the box in the front yard. Grayson was very cool with it at first...always talked about him from a far.
One day we get back from the grocery store and Allyson takes him over to Santa and starts impersonating him and pushing him around....Grayson became terrrified of the kindest old man that ever lived...Never wanted him blown up after that... "Keep Santa sleeping.." he would say.
Then I started getting him up after Gray went to bed (I love old man Christmas too!). Gray now gets up every morning 
and checks if Santa is sleeping or not. Literally the first thing he does upon waking up...
and checks if Santa is sleeping or not. Literally the first thing he does upon waking up...Random pictures from the last month
My God time flies...seems like things are going so much faster then when we had Grayson! Of course Grayson plays a big role in how fast we are going...LOL. Look at this picture in the black/white with the purple flower and tell me she doesn't look like a Gahan!
He's very sweet with her. We even have the pictures to prove it. Some of the best pics below are with Avery and my mom and pop (many thanks to Elishia Yadrick for taking them!)...
We were very thankful this year...My parents came out for thanksgiving and basically took over our kitchen...thankful indeed. One good thing about having your parents come in for Thanksgiving, you get treated to a little bit of thanksgiving you had as a kid.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Grayson plays in the leaves
Welcome home!
Here are some pictures of our last day at the hospital. We couldn't wait to get out of our cramped room and bring Avery home with us.
We got Grayson some gifts "from Avery"...it seemed to go pretty well!
Of course Grayson wanted nothing to do with the pictures and everything to do with driving the wheelchair!
The jealousy begins...LOL. He doesn't understand why mom is holding Avery so much and he's not able to get up on her lap.
Ed and Linda decorated the house a bit before we got home...it looked GREAT!
Going in the front door as a family of four!
Her first bath...she didn't like it very much!
Our little helper...
Flowers from friends and family
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