Christmas is almost here. Its so hard to believe how fast the holidays have come! We can't wait to share Gabriel's first Christmas with him. Gabriel's ninth week has been a week of first for Gabriel already. After 2 days at daycare he got his first cold, had his first fever, took his first trip to the ER, had blood drawn for the first time (while Stacey sobbed), and got his first antibiotic shot (more sobbing by mom). He has now completed his first week of daycare and is feeling much better.

Gabriel is such an active little guy, even his Doctor can't believe some of the things he does out of the blue! Whether it was intentional or not we don't know, but this week Gabriel picked up his pacifier on his own and put it right in his mouth for the first time just in time for Dr. Galan to see it. She was quite surprised!

It is so fun to see how fast Gabriel is growing. Last night we looked in his bassinet in disbelief. It seems like just yesterday that he looked like just a tiny peanut in it. Now he takes up almost the whole length! He is long and lean at nearly 12lbs (the 58th percentile for his age) and almost 24inches (75th percentile). It seems time is going way too fast. We love where he is at now, it is so fun and adorable, but its not going to last long. It is awesome to watch him grow and achieve new things, but every day we are reminded of how fleeting time is, and how soon he'll be a little boy, and no longer a baby!