17 Months :: Mr. Mischievous

Dude is starting to look like a little boy. After all, he just turned 17 months!

 

Recently:

* Gavin can sing the chorus to 'Jesus Loves Me' (video coming soon!)

 

* He is standing up and walking on his own!!!  The night before we left for Christmas Vacation he started standing independently and then a week later he was walking on his own.  (video coming soon!)

 

* He will mimic lots of things we do. Most notably he will clear his throat any time he hears someone doing it. Test him, it's super funny!

 

* He has a new growl.  It sounds like Darth Vader's breathing.  I'm not a huge fan but it's growing on me.  Soooo boyish!

 

* He has been chatty for a while but now he is regularly engaged in things and laughs a lot. I think he knows some of his jokes are funny since he will laugh after doing something silly.  Things like this make him seem so much older.

 

* He is waving bye bye now!

 

He has started sporting crazy bed head hair

He loves to cuddle still!  And seems to watch everything David is doing these days!

I like to put my shades on him to see his reaction :)

He is getting better about being gentle with our faces but still loves to grab our noses!

Wearing my red hat... and it fits him perfectly.  Dude has a big head :)

Helping daddy organize work papers

He is my favorite sidekick

He loves cranberries

He has become a RASCAL!  In addition to rolls of wasted toilet paper he has figured out how to spin around in carts.  At first I thought it was cute he was interested in where we were going until...

I took a moment to look at greeting cards and caught him standing up.  Moments after this picture he grabbed a bag in the cart and tossed it over the side.  Then said, 'uh oh'...

We got home and the tricks continued

I have grown quite aware of his shenanigans this month and have to keep my eyes peeled at all times!  He is more of a handful these days but also a lot of fun.  He continues to have a wide range of expressions- some are very serious and others are melt-my-heart precious!  It is awesome having this little guy in our family!