The Big 18 Month Old Boy!

 It is official.  Gavin is walking.  He turned 18 months on December 26th (behind on blogging of course) and started walking more than crawling about two week later.  He resorts to crawling if he is trying to go fast and is frustrated with his wobbly walking.  I still think he crawls more than he walks outside for some reason.  He is still getting holes in his pants!!!  Gavin started nursery on January 1st and went right in without any problems.  He loves playing with toys so why wouldn't he love nursery?  He has great teachers and his cousin Carter is in his class.

Here is a little about the 18 month old Gavin:

Gavin is always on the go.  If we are playing (especially outside), he can go all day without a nap and without getting cranky.  Once we stop (like get in the car or put him in his bed), he will be asleep in seconds because he is so exhausted.  He isn't going to give up play time to sleep though!  This picture was taken at the aquarium.  I felt like I pushed an empty stroller around because Gavin wanted to be out walking. 

 Gavin is daring and will try anything!

He loves to be outside.  He will find his shoes and bring them to me when he wants to go outside.  Gavin is starting to like balls more and is enthralled with basketballs.

Gavin plays be himself so well!  He is the perfect second child.

 Gavin is a very picky eater.  He is picky about his textures.  He loves yogurt but if there is a chunk of fruit in it, he will pull it out of his mouth.  Gavin thinks throwing food off of his tray is soooo funny.  He doesn't care if he goes to time out either for that.  He just giggles and it infuriates us.  Yesterday he threw his bowl of cheerios over.  He loves cheerios and wanted them right back, but at the moment, he thought it was so funny to throw them over.  Gavin eats a green smoothie everyday (thank goodness he likes those), yogurt, cheese, sometimes a peanut butter sandwich or ham slices depending on the day and his mood, crackers, cheerios, and rolls.

Gavin loves giving kisses and we love getting them.

Gavin puts up with a lot from his touchy, loving, sometimes too rough big brother

but they are the best of friends.

Gavin is a mommy's and daddy's boy and gets so excited when one of us comes home.

Gavin knows what he wants and lets us know it too!

He is the sweetest, cutest boy ever

and he brings so much joy into our family!

Here are Gavin's stats from his 17 month well check up:
Head: 46 cm 12%
Height: 32 in 50%
Weight: 23 lbs 6 oz 23 %