the past week in pictures....

Today's post is a little different... I haven't posted pictures in awhile so I figured I'd do a post of pictures of our week so far...

Gabriel's baby shower cake!

This is a basket that we received here at the hospital for Gabe from the organization "Basket of Hope". It came with a teddy bear, 2 rattles, a bible, a notebook, a free family picture setting along with free pictures, a blanket, a hat, and the book "Quiet Strength" by Tony Dungy. 

Gabe in is new big boy crib at the hospital!! 

Gabe staring in his little monkey outfit

This is how I usually find him when I come back into the room. Smashed against the side of his crib. Somehow, Gabe manages to wiggle his way out of his snuggy thing and ends up smashed against the side. Tonight, his nurse and I devised a plan.... we put this "U" around him to try to keep him in the middle of his crib. Believe it or not, when he was in his isolette, there were times he would be completely sideways and against the side of it... It amazes me how much he moves even being all snuggled up!! 

Gabe and Mommy...in another monkey outfit! 

Gabe and Mommy again!! 

These past few days it's just been Gabe and I here. We've been bonding... reading books, singing songs and nursery rhymes, and practicing taking his bottle! Yesterday, he took 3 full bottles for me...and today he's taken 4 in a row! We're getting there! The bottle is one of the last things he has to do in order for him to come home!! At this rate, who knows.... it may be next week! I'm so proud of him...he's doing so great! :) 

Gabe winking at mommy after he took a bottle... he says "Don't worry, I got this down!" hahaha.