Ho Ho Ho!

Let me start by saying that my New Year's resolution is going to be to post more to this blog...

It is hard to believe that Micah will be 5 months old on Christmas eve. It occurred to me that Christmas eve is the day Tim proposed to me 4 years ago and now it also marks another month in Micah's life...I find this to be very touching. Micah has reached a very fun age. The smiles, coos, and babbling are endless and fill our hearts with joy. We are looking forward to being with family this Christmas but also to being home, just the three of us, for a few days to rest. Here are some more recent photos of the little guy.

Florida Sun

I decided I should post something on here since Tim went to all the trouble to put it together...It's hard to believe Micah is already 3 months old! So much has changed. We enjoy his contagious smiles and coos and love to watch him pump his legs and arms with excitement. We recently visited my grandparents in Melbourne Beach, Florida. Micah did great with his first flight; it really was a piece of cake. What a relief! Tim worked for the DewTour in Orlando for most of the week while Micah and I chilled by the pool and took walks to the pier. It was very relaxing, At the end of the week, I went up to Orlando and was able to watch the skateboard finals with Tim. I felt a little out of my element in that crowd of fans but it was a lot of fun nonetheless.

Micah's Birthday

A recap of Micah Riley Gates' birthday

Gates Fam Photo Gallery now up

Click on the image below to visit our photo gallery on Picasa. Photos will be added periodically to this gallery.

and the winner is...

Micah Riley Gates!

Born Thursday, Jul 24 at 10:47pm. Weighing in at 7lbs 12oz with a sturdy height of 21". He's very healthy and he's absolutely marvelous!

For mom it was quite a long haul. 27+ hours from the first consistent contractions. It was slow and steady the whole way, and after 2 1/2 hours of pushing and negative zero energy left, the doctors made the decision to do a c-section. Not the script we would have wrote, but we are rejoicing in the ending! Mom is tickled pink with the little guy.

Now it's time for much needed rest. More to come in the forthcoming days.

~ the Gates family

Post #1

just to prove i can do it, here is blog post #1.

gates, gates.