Gavin Smith at 16 months :)



It has been awhile since I have posted- I guess I went through a time of depression but here is a long awaited update :) Gavin is such a true joy and so sweet! He is 16 months now and has one cute little tooth on his front bottom. His health is good with no hole in his heart; we discovered that closed up when we went to his 6 month cardiology appt. :) He does have hypothyroidism like me but that is easily managed with medication. He now sits up great and can do a military crawl- he is so cute! He eats well and still loves his bottle here and there :) He laughs and plays and is such a happy little man :) He truly brings joy to our lives :) I am blessed and thank God for my angel :)

Gavin at 6 months

Here is Gavin just before 6 months old :) He is a sweet baby... the best baby ever! he is so sweet and so mellow... An angel :) He saw the doctor yesterday and all went well.. No murmur was heard .. woot! Not sure if the ASD is gone but July 6th we will find out when he sees the cardiologist again but not hearing the murmur is a good sign. He weighed just over 18 pounds and he had his first set of shots. I waited for shots until he was alittle older for health reasons. He can roll from stomach to back and back to stomach and we are working on sitting up. He is getting better head control. The pediatrician said he was right on track :) I pray the cardiologist tells us his ASD (hole in heart) is gone and I can relax.... I love my baby boy that is for sure :)

Gavin is 4 months :)

Gavin was 4 months old yesterday and is doing so great :) He has not seen a doctor yet for his 4 month check-up so I do not know what he weighs but he is a big boy :) He still is so sweet :) he eats good and naps well.... he still sleeps thru the nite. He laughs and plays and is just a true sweetheart. He is trying to raise his head more and will reach for toys to play with them. He is a great student when EI comes :) I love him to peices and know I am blessed.

Gavin at 3 months :)

Gavin is 12 weeks old now and will be exactly 3 months old this Friday :) Here are some pictures I took this morning :) He is Just so sweet :) Last nite he smiled really big at me and cooed and I just cried tears of joy... I was so happy and his smiles warmed my heart :) His little personality is starting to come out and I could not be happier.... He really is my angel :)

Here is Gavin at 10 weeks... Christmas time :) He is doing great !!! He is such a sweetie. He loves sleeps thru the nite and loves his swing... He nurses now but I still takes a bottle because I do not make enough milk... but he actually nurses now :) He is a big boy and just so sweet! I am blessed. Early intervention comes every week and he will see the ENT the 19th to check his hearing. I think he hears just fine :) He will see the doctor again in February for his 4 mo. check-up and will see the Cardiologist in June to evaluation his ASD. I pray it is closed by then :) I am truly blessed !!! Thank You Jesus :)

Gavin is 2 months old :)

Gavin is 2 months old today! Here are some pictures I took today :) He is doing really well and getting bigger everyday. He actually slept through the night a couple of nights :) He is still eating every 4 hours about 6 oz and is a very happy content baby. I feel so lucky to have him in my life :) He truly is a blessing! Early Intervention came today and said he is doing really well. They are very happy with his progress :) Daddy, his 2 big sisters and I just love him so very much ! :)

~1st Cardiologist appt~

Gavin is 7 weeks old now and saw the cardiologist for the first time today. They did an echo and EKG. He had weighed 8 lbs and 15 oz at 3 weeks of age and today he weighed 12 pounds!!! He is getting so big :) The cardiologist informed me that Gavin had a PDA and ASD when born and that the PDA has closed but the ASD was still there and same size. He did not have a murmur today. The EKG was perfect. He said to come back in 6 months to evaluate and then again at 1 year. He said his ASD was not caused from DS or being premature. He also said it is not the ASD that requires open heart and that if it does not close on its own he will have catheterization to repair it around 1 years old. Gavin is doing great and we are happy he will not need open heart... we were hoping the ASD would be closed but I still have faith :) He is eating really well and is so physical strong. He is alert and attentive ... We are so blessed and love him so very much :) I asked him about Gavin's DS being so very mild and would that be the same mentally .. He referred us to a geneticists. I look forward to talking to them about it all.. I am so curious!

Gavin's dedication :)

Yesterday November the 30th, 2008 Gavin was dedicated to God :) He is 6.5 weeks old and it was a great day :) I am holding him in the picture below and Russell is holding his sister Gabrielle. They both were dedicated to God. He is doing good still and we are getting excited about the holiday season :)



Gavin and I in church before dedication :)

Gavin is 6 weeks :)

It is Thanksgiving day and Gavin is 6 weeks old :) We went to my husband's aunt's house for Thanksgiving and all of his family was there for the most part :) We ate and enjoyed each others company :) Gavin got to meet family members he had not before because they live far away and it was great to see everyone meet him :) He is such a good baby :) He slept most of the time....lol. He is eating good still and sleeping good. He is so sweet and such a blessing! I am so thankful for my family on this Thanksgiving day :)

Here are Gavin's 6 week old pictures :)

Gavin at 5 weeks

Gavin is a month old now :) He is doing great and is so strong! he has great motor control and strength :) He is now drinking 6 oz of breast milk and formula via bottle and sometimes he will nurse for a second....lol. He feels heavy so I am sure he has gained more weight :) He sleeps alot still but when he is awake I see his little personality shinning though. He makes such funny faces! He saw the PT lady yesterday and early intervention is coming once a week now. PT will come once a month. He is still so young right now but they will be here when he is ready and needing it :) He is so sweet and I love him so much. I am starting to see him as just my son... not just the down syndrome. I am blessed!

Here are some pictures from yesterday when he was 5 weeks old :)