Gavin's Pool

Today we filled up Gavin's new pool. I think he had more fun with the hose than with the actual pool. He threw a fit when we made him come inside, and then threw a little fit at dinner because he could see the pool outside the window. He enjoyed playing in the pool once it was full and the water warmed up some, but what he really liked was running around the backyard then cooling off in the pool and running around the yard again.






This week was pretty productive. Monday we got Gavin's new birth certificate. That afternoon we went to apply for a new SSN for Gavin. The SSA lady told us his adoption final decree was wrong, that it had to have his date of birth on it. She said we either needed a corrected decree or some other legal documents with Gavin's old name and DOB, which we do not have. I called our lawyer, and finally got to speak to her on Wednesday. She said it's common to have problems with the SSA, and that depending on who you talk to you always get a different answer. She also said she'd check with our adoption agency and then if necessary have the decree revised. Thursday we went back to the SSA with the same documents as before. A different lady was there, and she processed our info without hesitation. We'll have Gavin's new SSN in 2 weeks. Guess it really just depends on who you talk to. I couldn't help but think about what life will be like dealing with the nationalized health care system. What really sucks is that we'll probably get an unnecessary $300 lawyer bill because of that little escapade. In other news Gavin's big trick for the week is that he learned what to do when I say "Simon says touch your head." He's also into the wheels on the bus song lately. He tries to do some of the hand motions, but isn't coordinated enough to do them correctly. He mostly just moves his arms up and down. It's pretty cute. Wednesday we went out to eat for lunch while our house was being shown. A lady there jokingly said to Gavin "you're so pretty you should have been a girl."