At the Park

Well Michael and I decided to take Gabe to the park, Peterson Park that is.

The only problem was we waited to long after he had gotten up to get there. I still had to get ready and then we went to breakfast, so by the time we got to the park Gabe was ready for a nap.

He never fussed but he never smiled!

He made it very clear that he wanted to be in bed, not at the park.

Next time Daddy and I will get him there right after his nap.

Mommy and her Baby!!

Every morning when I go to get Gabe he will be talking in his crib and when I open the door I always say, "Where's my Baby?" and he gets silent. When I get to the crib he has a huge smile on his face and starts kicking his legs and moving his arms. It is just the sweetest thing that he is so excited to see me!!

Baby Ethan's Here!!

Well the newest member of the Hanke/Adam's clan has arrived, Ethan Alexander!!

Weighing in at 8 lbs. 4 ozs. and 21 1/4 inches long. He arrived Sunday night at 6:06 pm.

Once Ethan's sissy is feeling better

we are all going to get together so Emma, Gabe and Ethan can all play!!

Happy Halloween

As you can see Gabe was a turtle for Halloween and he was adorable!!!
He actually got to wear his costume a lot more than you would think because

his cousin Charles' 1st birthday party was last Saturday and all the kids dressed up.

Then on Halloween he dressed up again and set on the porch with Mommy and Daddy

to pass out the candy to all the trick-or-treaters.

He had a lot of fun watching all the kids!!

He really didn't even mind the costume at all, except he kept kicking the booties off.

All in all it was a great first Halloween!!!

Sippy Cup

Gabe has now started drinking juice and loves his sippy cup. Right away he grabbed for it and wanted to hold it. He holds it and puts it up to his mouth and tips it up perfectly. I couldn't believe he knew exactly what to do with it.
My boy is growing up!

Big Foot

Big Foot a.k.a Mommy!!

When you sign up for this pregnancy thing you think that the weight gain will be the biggest problem you have after baby comes, not even close!! By his 2 month b-day I was back to my pre-baby weight without even trying and I was thrilled. Well now my feet won't fit into any of my shoes and I have so much hair falling out , I swear I could have made at least a half dozen wigs by now!!! At this point I just hope the feet growing thing doesn't happen with every child or I'll be wearing Daddy's shoes by the time our family is complete. I suppose my little peanut sure is worth it though!!

Veggie Video

Yum, Yum Veggies!!!

Veggie Time

Well for Gabe's first veggie he got squash and he really loves it. He wasn't sure about the first little taste but he ended up eating the entire container of it. He started fussing if I didn't get the spoon to his mouth fast enough. Hopefully he will like more veggies then his Mommy and Daddy do.

He loves to help, he guides the spoon to his mouth. most of the time it causes Mommy to spill it on him so it really isn't as helpful as he thinks it is.

Pumpkin Patch

We finally made it to the Pumpkin Patch down on Lake Morton, Gigi and Pop Pop came to take the pictures. The pictures really turned out great, I was so pleased!! I was nervous about it because Gabe wouldn't take a nap before we went and was grouchy in the car but he was an angel.

Pop Pop can always get Gabe to smile when he makes all his crazy noises!!

As you can tell I couldn't pick because I have so many great ones!!

This was the first time he wore his new brown shoes and

once he saw them he was very interested in them.

Mommy never seems to be in any pictures with her little man, so I wanted to make sure I did. Just my luck most of them turned out blurry!!

Tubby time!

Gabe love taking a shower with me at night and that is what we have been doing since he was less than a month old but now that he is getting bigger, heavy and very wiggly I decided we needed to move into the tub. So Gigi and Pop Pop bought Gabe a tube seat so he can take a bath like a big boy. Last night was his first tubby and he really liked it.

He watched his duckies swim around and played with the water.

4 months

I can hardly believe it, can you???
Well I really don't know where the time has gone, my boy is getting so big. He had his doctor visit yesterday and we have lots of exciting news. Other than the shots, which Gabe handled well, the visit was great. Dr. Ghayal said that Gabe is way ahead of schedule with his rolling over and how well he holds his head up. She also said that it looks like he will have some teeth coming through very soon.

He now weighs 15 lbs. exactly and is 25 1/4 inches tall, his height and weight are in the 50 % and his head still in the 25%. The doctor also said we can start veggies and fruits now so we are very excited about that, we will have posts of that very soon.

Just sittin' around

Gabe is getting really good at sitting up, with a little help from his Boppy of course. So now he loves to play on the floor with his toys. Daddy had to get him an Elmo the other day so Gabe gives him lots of kisses. He also has a giraffe, which is in the pictures that he can hold onto really well. Eventually he gets tired and topples over but he is getting stronger everyday!!

Yum, yum cereal

Gabe is such a big growing boy that he has been having cereal for a couple weeks now. We videoed the first time but had some difficulties editing it so we were not able to post it. I finally remembered to take some pictures the other day of him eating.He really likes it and makes a huge mess for Mommy to clean up. He also loves the spoon he constantly tries to grab it while he's eating, so I let him play with it when he's done.

Lil' Rocker

My friend Tenille gave me these pajamas for Gabe, they were her sons. I thought they were adorable and I had to take some pictures of him in them. We put them on and then put his hair in a mohawk.

After about 20 pictures Gabe was getting a little annoyed with us.

Rolling Over

Gabe has been rolling from his tummy to his back since he was about a month old but only one way. On Monday, October 8th he starting rolling the other way too and we were really excited.
Well I got much more excited when on Tuesday he rolled from his back to his tummy. He was just laying on his playmat and PopPop yelled for me to look and he did it on the first try. The hard part was getting his arm out from under him once he got over. Well he did it again for me later that day on the bed. When Daddy got home he wouldn't and then not yesterday either. Well finally this morning Gabe woke up early (5:30) and ate then Daddy took him out in the living room and put him on the floor and he did it for him, about 5 or 6 times. I finally caught the entire thing on video the very last time so he was grunting and groaning big time, I guess he was pretty worn out.
Well my son is a genius, only 3 1/2 months old and rolling over, what a big boy!!

Workout Buddies!!

We found these basketball shorts for Gabe at a Carter's outlet store and couldn't resist getting them for Gabe since Michael wears them all the time.


Daddy can't wait for Gabe to be able to get out in the "Man Room" and lift some weights together!!

Babysitting

At least once a week I watch Emma for Mandy while she goes to work and we have a ball! Emma is always busy, busy, busy and she keeps us on our toes. Gabe and her have a good time together playing. Gabe loves watching her, I wonder what his little mind is thinking.

These was taken at Emma's new house!

She wanted Gabe to lay in her new bed with her.

She also wanted him to sing into her microphone!!

Gabe just wanted to lick it and try and bite it.

One day they will understand how special it is that they are all so close!!

Also how nice it is to have each other around to play with.

Maxin' and Relaxin'!

These pictures were just too cute not to post!!

I put Gabe in PopPop's recliner and he did the rest all by himself...

WOW, my kid is adorable!!

Bouncey Fun

Gabe loves playing in his bouncey seat and has learned to do all the things on it. I can never seem to have the camera ready when he is doing them.

3 months

Well it is hard to believe that my little peanut is already 3 months old. Everyday he is changing so much and learning new things. Since he doesn't go back to the doctor till he's 4 months I did a little measuring of my own. By my calculations he is 24 1/4 inches tall and weighs about 13 lbs. Of course these may be off but at least they are better than nothing.

He has much better control now of his arms and legs, not as jerky as he used to be. He can grab hold of his toys when sitting in his Bumbo and also move all the toys on his saucer how they all go. We are also pretty sure Gabe is starting to teeth now, he is drooling so much!!

Changing Table Fun

Yay, another video!!
Gabe loves to be on his changing table, he kicks and kicks his feet.
When I put the camera in his face he stops talking as much, I guess he has stage fright.

P.S Also the other videos that come up that say they are related are not. When using YouTube you can't keep them from showing up. Please ignore, any videos of Gabe will be blogged!!

Gabe's Video Debut

It has taken me forever to figure out how to post videos so here goes nothing.
I thought it would be nice for all those who have never met Gabe so that you can get to see him in action.

Busy Boy!

It is so hard to pick what pictures to put on here sometimes, so this way

I can put them all!!

He is getting so big and is so busy all the time!!