Gavin was able to spend this past week with his Auntie T. He had such a blast! He really laughs hard whenever she's around. Perhaps it's the crazy faces and noises that she makes at him. She brought her web cam with her, so Gavin's Goong Goong,Po Po, and Auntie Em were able to see him too. Since they watched him for what seemed like hours, I guess this means I'll be getting a web cam sometime in the near future. I really am glad that Gavin is lucky enough to be able to see his family even though they live far away. It's great that technology allows far away family to see him grow up.

Here's a picture of Gavin with his Auntie T reading to him. He's really loving it!!!

Gavin took his very first "steps" on his hands and knees last night. He's such a big boy now! I was eating some dehydrated apples, which he LOVES, so of course, he comes crawling towards me with his mouth wide open for some. Instead of putting it down low, I held the apples up a little higher so that he would have to look up. Lo and behold, we now have the beginnings of a hands and knees crawler! I think Brandon and I are about to be in some SERIOUS trouble soon :)

Happy Birthday, Katie!

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Gavin's Friend

I am so excited that Gavin has made his very first friend. Gavin has had several play dates with his friend Damon. Damon just turned 1 in June, and if you consider Damon pushing Gavin over to steal his toy as playing really well, then they are the BEST players there are ;) It's really nice to know that Gavin has such an easy-going personality. As long as he's got a toy to play with, he doesn't mind sharing at all! I just hope he stays that way! Here's a picture of Damon for those of you who don't live near enough to meet him in person. (Brandon is VERY envious of Damon's full head of hair!!!)

Having Some Fun

Gavin and I were just having some fun today. I discovered that he likes it when I make a growling noise and then toss his toy at him. He's such a boy!!!

He is growing up so fast! And boy oh boy has his personality developed. He's SO dramatic about things. We went grocery shopping today and he wanted a bag of candy that I had. I didn't want him to chew on it, so instead of screaming for it, he started throwing his head backwards and moaning. When I didn't respond, he started putting his hands on his head while he threw it backwards too! What a little drama king! I am NOT looking forward to his terrible twos!!!

I've read that it's good for a baby's butt to get some naked time. I don't know if it's true or not, but Gavin LOVES his naked time, so that makes it good enough for me. We spent this evening outside while Brandon worked on his latest project. Gavin LOVED LOVED LOVED being outside, especially when he was completely naked. He kept crawling to the edge of the blanket so that he could play with the grass. When he realized that the blades of grass were sticking up right near his mouth, he must've thought that he needed to taste some. So he opened his mouth and tried to let a couple of blades in his mouth. Thankfully, I caught him before he sucked on some. You know me...I'm a germ FREAK and the very idea of him sucking on grass that was most likely pooped on by one of the girls gave me the heeby jeebies! I know his grass eating is inevitable, but I just hope that he does it without me seeing or knowing!