Gavin is my joy 18 months and counting!

My lovey bear . . . Gavin Chris .  ..

SO time is flying and I am NOT doing a good job of capturing my baby's growth on paper . . but I have a hell of a pictorial collection!

Whats my dude up to????

Well . . these days. . . we are ALL about MINE and NO.  At 18 months of age, my son, Gavin Chris, is weighing 30.4 lbs and he is approx 33 inches tall.  He is tracking and he is a sturdy dude . . everyone says that . . I find that so amusing.

He's solid like his MAMA.  NOW.

His vocabulary is absolutely insane . . he has a plethora of words   . . from:

Moon
Alright
Bye Bye
Star
Sky
Sun
Umbrella . . which is more like a um bell la lalalalala . . yep  .. like that
Peas which is Please
Thank You
I love you  . . aka ah NA na
carrots
banana
water
write
pen
paper
ready aka Rea- REE
bottle
blocks
train
car
truck
and the oh so lovable AIR PLANE!!!!

Not to mention he can recognize multiple letters on sight includng . M, A, E, S,O and B.
He loves to blow kisses, blow soup, dance, sing (in response to his mama), RUN, Gabba, Kai Lan, and crazily  . he LOVES to write . . pens, paper, crayons . . he ASKS to write . .

I find that absolutely amazing.

Oh!  AND he finally calls for me . . MAMA . . another amazing experience . . I get kind of show when people ask me about my mother experience . .

It's such a personal thing for me . . . the changes that my life went through from pre Gavin to post Gavin . . have been so profound that I often have difficulty putting my emotion into words. . . not to mention I am a better writer and non verbal communicator of my feelings.  Id much rather people "see" how I feel . . vs. "tell" them.

But that being said . .  Gavin is such a joy . . to watch, to play with, to instill goodness in  . . . and he has none of the baggage that everyday people have . .  I mean . . my word. .  he looks like my mama.  My mama who I miss and wish could see my baby . . if only for a moment . . just to see her smile and see him smile back . .  shit . . my eyes are welling . . . enough.

He is my joy . .. And lucky me . . he is ALL MINE. And that's all I have to say about that.

Today we woke up to NO.

SO my little guy's favorite word is No. . . NNNoooo!  NOOOOOO!

This morning before his eyes opened  . . No was coming out of his mouth . . . I couldnt help but laugh as he looked at me and tried to focus his eyes.  We watched Gabba . . had a little milk and cereal . . and then we were ready for our day!

My biggest issue?  I need to get Sir Gavin in his OWN bed.

I know .. . i know.  .. I allow it . .  and it is more fun for me . . BUT I know in a few years he won't want anything to do with sleeping with his Mama . . . so I'm going to secretly enjoy it . . .

Nobody's business anyway . . . JUST MINE.  And i like it like that  . ..  :)

Watching him grow moves my blood through my body . . .

I have been remiss . . .  I have not been tracking my baby as he grows.

The fact remains that he is AMAZING!

Walking at 10 months

Saying I love you at 12 months
Saying Thank You at 14 months
Teasing me at 14 months . . .
Feeding himself . . . @ 15 months

And today he is 16 months and he is quite the man . . .

I love watching him grow and learn new things . . of the latest?  Ta Da!!!!  As he puts some foreign object on his head . . . LOVE him.

So adorable!

Stay tuned . . this is my first foray in tracking my baby's growth . . and winding down my day.

See you soon!