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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Gavin's first time picking a pumpkin!

So Gav, you are 16 months old now!  Time is just flying by! I often find myself looking back at your baby pictures wondering how you are learning so much so quick! This past month you did lots of things:
You visited the pumpkin patch and apple orchard.  -- Tuttles.  You had a blast touching a pony, picking pumpkins, walking in mud, going through a hay maze, jumping in a hay pile, driving a pretend tractor, and getting some apples!  One thing is for sure, you sure are an outside boy.... finding bugs, playing with bubbles, running up and down our mulch beds, picking berries, finding flowers, digging in mommy's flower pots, and just running around the yard with your bubble mower.  You even got to experience your first time raking leaves.  You wanted to take the big rake and get going, you also tried to help bag the leaves for daddy. 

                                                       You still like to sing on your toy.. big boy!
                                                 you love vaccums, and helping daddy and mommy whenever!
                                                   your first official trip to Tuttles pumpkin patch , a few miles away from our house... you did go last year, but were held the whole time of course..you kept wondering what the vines were.
                              this was the first pumpkin you wanted.  it was hard for you to walk around, you kept tripping on the vines!
                          of course, being stubborn, you insisted on pulling the cart all by yourself.  priceless.
                                               daddy helped you find your way through the maze.
 
                            weeeeeeeee.. Hay!  You wanted to be like the big kids and jump off the hay pile!
                                                you and papa were driving the tractor!
you and your vaccum!  of course everytime i pull out the video you stop!
just getting ready for the lady's.  DANCE MOVES!
Just chasing your cody around..... cody may be 10 years old.. but i am sure you will keep him young!
This month you:
*Words you say: NO (and you actually will scream it at us and sometimes throw something.. toward the last few days of being 15 months old), bird, turtle, bubble, side (outside), doggie, puppy, bug, book, more, O -cheerios, ma-ma (sometimes mommy), da da, down, gigi, papa, and starting to repeat more things we say... CONSTANT chatter all the times
* animal sounds you make: cat (meow), duck (a weird kkkk sound), dog (woof), bird (tweet, tweet), cow (moo),
* toys you like this month: VACCUM (it was supposed to be a christmas gift.. but daddy had to give it to you...), bubbles, BOOKS (you constantly bring us books you will clear the shelves and go to your room for more,)
* you love your Gavin chair, you like to stand on it and crawl all over it -- even though you know you shouldn't.  You often only stand if you see us watching you and then get a smile on your face when we tell you to sit.  We take it away from you if you stand more than twice in a row.  You usually follow up with crying and then walk over to where we put it and say "more, more?" 
*You love chasing your dog.  You enjoy taking a toy, having him chase you then run away laughing.  SOmetimes you get upset if he takes the toy, other times you just go and get another one.  This scares mommy and daddy...
* You have 13 teeth, with one more about to pop out any day.  you always are walking around with drool dropping and with your hand in your mouth.  Usually you get medicine before bed and daycare daily. 
* Your favorite meal is breakfast and usually eat pancakes, waffles, muffins, etc.  You still eat a lot but some days you don't have much at daycare. 
*You are getting put in time out at daycare, and miss amy says she hasn't had such a stubborn kid in awhile. she is suprised that with a dad as a attorney and mom as a teacher that your personality isn't more of a follow the rules type.  --Great... this should be interesting in a few years!
*You still are taking two naps a day, usually each nap is for 1.5 to 2 hours long.  starting at 9 and 1. 
*You love to have a napkin or wipe to "clean" your hands, face, hair, and clean up around the house.  YOu will go and wipe down toys, dishwasher, your highchair, etc.
* You certainly love outside... that is all you want to do.
* you know eyes, ears, mouth, nose, feet, bellybutton, teeth, hair, head,

You are such a big boy, growing more every day.  I can tell that you understand much more than I would have given you credit for.. .you love learning.  You are starting to imitate what we do such as dancing, or talking.  If we tell you to find something or do something you usually respond by doing what we ask.. (find your ball, get cody a toy, wipe your nose, clean around your mouth, go get a book -time for bed.)  Love you my big boy! So many fun things coming our way!!