My New Year's Resolution was to be consistent with posting to this blog (which does not mean consistently NOT post). So my goal is to post twice a week. I want Gabe and Gavin to have this as a baby book, so to speak.
Gabe will be 4 next month. It's amazing to me that is even possible. How is it that time has just flown by at light speed?
He has turned from my little baby to a big boy before my eyes. He actually likes to share with Gavin, sometimes. He helps mommy a lot. He is a little snuggle bug! He loves mommy and has recently been giving me lots of what Casey and I used to call "unsolicited" hugs and kisses. He'll say, "I love Mommy and Daddy." And I'll add, "and Gavin." Sometimes he won't correct me. :)
He has somehow gotten this idea that you can only love one or two people. And he'll say, "I like Noah and Brody." And I'll say, "What about Abby and Evan?" And sometimes he says, "No. I like Noah and Brody. They are my best friends." Other times he'll say, "I like Noah, Brody, Abby and Evan." He does this while he counts them on his fingers. Casey and I have tried to explain that he can have more friends.
At a birthday party at the church in December, he asked his little friend Katie if she could have a sleep-over. His cousin Abby has stayed the night a couple of times and he just loves having her over! Katie ran to her daddy and told him Gabe wanted her to have a sleepover. He of course did not like the idea. :) I explained to Gabe that Katie wouldn't sleepover but could come over to play and that Abby can sleepover because she is our cousin.
But now Gabe says, "I want to have Katie over for a playover." And yes, he came up with that on his own.
Gavin is almost 18 months. This completely blows me away. He has just come into his own. In the last 2 months he has gotten so many teeth. He had two on top and two on bottom. And then suddenly his little molars all came in at once. Within a day he had four teeth on top and four on bottom.
He is saying lots of words and has just recently started repeating words when we ask him to. He said "star" two nights ago when we were coming home from church. He calls everyone mommy. His first word was daddy but once he learned mommy he hasn't really used the word daddy again. :)
At one point a couple of months ago he called Gabe "Gaga." He of course, LOVES his big brother.
He says, "Lila." "Wiii---Wa" He says it as if he's calling her. Which reminds me of something funny. When we first got Lila, we were watching the Dog Whisperer to try to train her. From what we learned about her breed she could be very strong-willed. She is a big dog too so she wants to be the boss!!! The Dog Whisperer was not working. I'm sure we were doing something wrong. Casey started using his own technique. we call it the dog growler. He started growling at her and showing his teeth. This has actually really worked! She has really turned into a good dog. Well when Gavin was younger before he could actually talk, when he saw Lila he would growl. Now he will say her name in a growling voice. "Wi-wa ugrrhhh."
It is so cute! He can say cracker, cookie, people could probably understand these words....He says bubble bath, open please...of course no one else can understand these phrases but he says something new everyday! Something he does that is so cute...when he wants something, whether it's a toy, or some milk or crackers he says, "Me. Meee. Meeeee."
He has the sweetest personality, but is also very strong-willed. He will throw temper tantrums if he doesn't like something. especially if I tell him he can't do something or take something away from him. He'll run across the room and hit the couch. He'll sometimes throw himself on the ground and scoot himself backwards on his back. He has also started to throw his head back continuously. Casey and I have been amazed at his temper. He knows what he wants and this became apparent from a very early age.
I love my babies and am so blessed to be able to stay home with them! We have so much fun!
