Music Lessons

As I've said before, we are hoping that one day Gabe will be a musically inclined little fellow. We need a mandolin or fiddle player in our house. Actually, it would be great if he was one of those kids that could play ANY instrument, then he could just play whichever one we happened to be lacking at the time. This weekend, he got lessons in both guitar and piano...

I thought it may also be a good time to list some of things that Gabe is doing now. The list is growing so fast!

• Laughing - ALOT!! Seems like everything and everyone just cracks him up these days. He has also added sqealing to his talents! He is quite good at it!
• Eating several new foods. His list consists of pears, peaches, applesauce, carrots, sweet potatoes, sweet peas, and green beans. I must say though, he was not too fond of the green beans! Sweet potatoes are his favorite vegetable and pears are still his favorite fruit.
• He is THIS CLOSE to being able to sit unassisted. He can do it for a second or two, but then he topples either to one side or backward. He can sit pretty well in the Boppy pillow by himself, but you have to watch the front of him because he will tend to fall forward.
• He is still sleeping great every night. He usually sleeps 11-12 hours every night and very seldom wakes up.
• He sits in his highchair for meals and is very content to play with some toys and watch us eat if it isn't exactly time for him to eat. Here is a picture of him in his highchair...

Yesterday when I picked him up from the daycare, the director was telling me how much she has enjoyed watching him grow over the past couple of months and what a great baby he is, with such a wonderful personality. It really makes a mommy proud when someone else points out something that she already knows about her baby! He DOES have a sweet personality; he grins at everybody and is very attentive. He craves attention, but he doesn't beg for it. He is laid back and cool. He is so much fun!