The Discovery Center

It is way too hot to play outside, so I brought Gavin to the Discovery Center today. He had so much fun exploring and playing with all of the different exhibits. On the way there, he kept reminding me that we needed olives. I asked him if he wanted to go to the store to buy more olives or if he wanted to play, and of course, he immediately said, "bay" (Gavinese for play). It's the first time he has said the word "play." It amazes me how quickly his vocabulary is increasing each day!

Lucky for us, the Discovery Center was pretty empty when we got there so Gavin was able to run around pretty freely. His favorite exhibits were the ones that involved balls...of course! Here are a few videos that I took of him today. (I know, I know! I'm a video crazed mom these past couple of days!)

Growing up!

I can hardly believe how quickly Gavin is growing up. It seems like just yesterday that we brought him home from the hospital, and now he's running around swinging golf clubs and telling me, "No Mommy! No! No! No!" When I ask him, "Where did my baby go?", he runs over and lifts my shirt so that he can pat my stomach. I don't think he understands that there is a baby growing inside me, though. I think he believes that my stomach is called a baby, so he pats my belly when I ask him where my baby has gone as if he's reminding me of where my stomach is.

He's now 34 1/2 inches long and 23 pounds 9 ozs (and that's wearing a t-shirt, shorts, and socks!). Now that he's on some sort of eating strike, I have to wonder if he'll EVER gain any weight?!?!? As long as he's healthy, though, I have to try not to stress too much about how much he's eating...try being the operative word!

Dancing Like Michael Jackson

Brandon was watching America's Best Dance Crew: Top 10 Performances, and Gavin wanted to dance along. When they got to a group dancing to Michael Jackson, Gavin decided he needed to get up off the couch and show us his moves. The more he watched it, the more adventurous he got with his dance moves. The second video I took of him was when he decided to move his legs up and down. How funny is that? Is it wrong of me to say that he's absolutely the cutest thing in the world?!?!?!?!

Watch Out, Tiger Woods!

Watch out Tiger Woods, here comes Gavin! Brandon showed Gavin how to hit balls with his golf club today, and Gavin took to it like a fish takes to water! He loves hitting the balls with his club. Of course, he loves anything that Daddy does! Here are a few videos of him hitting the balls in the yard. My favorite is the first video where he nearly hits the ball over the fence!

Eating Edamame

The terrible twos are here, and they are here with a vengeance! Gavin has been refusing to eat much the past 4 or 5 days, so I've been trying to make his favorites in hopes that he'll eat something. At lunch today, he decided that edamame was all that he wanted to eat, but after eating only a few of them, he wanted to throw them so that Molly could eat too. Finally, he decided that it would be ok to eat them if he ate like a dog too. Here's a video of Gavin eating his edamame like a dog! Remind me...how long do the terrible twos last????

A Relaxing Day on the Lake

What a great day for relaxing on the lake with our neighbors! That's exactly what we did today, and Gavin loved every second of it! He was a little more hesitant about getting in the water this time, but he eventually warmed up to the idea and would sit and kick his feet. He did, however, want everyone else to go swimming though! He also loved splashing the noodle in the water after "Aunt" Lorrie showed him how to, but I think the highlight of his day on the boat was the mini M&M's that he got to eat!

I didn't get the chance to take too many videos since the battery on our camera died, but here is one of the videos that I did manage to get today. In this video, you can see what a ham Gavin is becoming. He even pauses to say, "cheese" when he sees that the camera is pointed at him.

Here's a new video of Gavin driving the boat with "Uncle" Brad. He LOVES getting to drive!

Baby #2's Ultrasound Pictures

Here are some of the pictures that we got from our ultrasound today. It's amazing how much detail they can get from a 3D/4D ultrasound.

Now all we need is a name. Any suggestions?????