It's not all bad.

In his defense, he has moments of being cute and sweet, too.

It helps to have a big sissy to give you hugs and kisses throughout the day.

The ugly cry.

Poor Gavie. Getting teeth is hard work for this little dude. The last few days have been rough for this guy (and this mama!). He has had a low grade fever and has just been a big ball of grumpiness.

I had the camera out the other day, so I was able to capture some of the "fun" we've been having! Before you run off and call Children's Services for neglect, let me assure you that all of these photos were taken in about 5 seconds. And, as much as it looks like he is balling his eyes out, this is actually his dramatic, semi-fake, complaining yell. He makes this face and yells, then stops and looks at me and then repeats.

It's not your best look, buddy! I think Oprah would call this your "ugly cry"!!

Bathtime.

I love that these two can take baths together now... not only does it kill two birds with one stone but they also entertain each other and enjoy it!

Ky teaching her brother the correct way to bite a bath toy...

Mommy is soooo funny!

February.

Good-bye January... Hello February! I have to admit that February is my most dreaded month of the year. I'm completely over the cold and snow by this point, and despite being the shortest month it seems like it goes on and on and on!! I'm hopeful that won't be the case this year, seeing how fast January went.

January was a busy month for us. Before I turn the calendar, I want to do a quick re-cap.

*Welcome 2010.

*Gavin got his 1st cold. (On New Year's Day, nonetheless). And it lasted about 2 weeks.

*OSU was in the Rose Bowl. And WON!

*My wonderful great grandmother died... after living 94 beautiful years.

*Kylie got to have a special day with mommy and daddy- Disney on Ice!

*Kylie had her 5th cold of the season. Yes, 5th!

*We visited the doctor a couple times... (would I expect anything else in January??)

*I turned 28.

*Birthday parties. A baby shower. And lots of gym classes.

*Gavin started army crawling.

*Gavin started finger foods.

*Gavin turned 9 months old!

*Kylie turned 40 months old!!!

And because I don't believe in picture-less posts... I'll leave you with a couple of G-man.

Mr. Giggle Pants

Untitled from Shawna Schneider on Vimeo.

Eating Machine.

He's only 9 months old and I fear that he may eat us out of the house soon.

This kid loooooves to eat! Not that I should be surprised... he wouldn't fit in around here if he didn't.

Up until about a week ago, his food came in the pureed form. And he loved it! Then he started to show serious favoritism for the homemade "real" food. I don't blame him... it's way yummier! This led to tastes of food from my plate and then next thing I knew he was mashing/gumming real bits of food off of his tray. Once he discovered finger foods, he started to refuse the pureed food, although we are now able to sneak some spoonfuls in while he is shoving fistfuls into his mouth.

He loves the independence and control of feeding himself.

At this point, his favorite finger foods are sweet potatoes, apples, pears, mangos, carrots, peas, toast, cheese and little bits of chicken.

Mealtime is easily his favorite time of the day. He is so happy and smiley while eating! It can last upwards of an hour... if you keep putting food on his tray, he will keep eating it!

Mr. Bottomless Pit...

Oh, and at this point, he is strictly a lefty when it comes to eating...

Concentration is a crucial part of self-feeding.

Slacking on the job!

If you look closely at the above picture you can see the fangs! Our little vampire baby still doesn't have his 2 front teeth.

KyKy convo.

During Gavin's morning nap today, Kylie and I went down to the basement to play. I decided to put in my new exercise dvd and Kylie decided to curl up on the couch and watch my sweat it out. After I was finished, I thanked her for watching me and she said, "I like to watch you mommy"... I think I responded with an "awwww" and then she followed that up with, "and I like to watch you clean the floor." Hmmm, "You do? What else do you like to watch me do?" I ask. "Make tuptakes," she answered matter-of-factly.

I have to wonder what the motive is behind these compliments.

And, did daddy put her up to this??... clean the floors... make cupcakes. :)

Here are a couple recent pics of my little squirt.