Sunday, August 17, 2008

Gavin pictures, yay! He's quite the active little monkey, crawling around, eating grass when he can sneak it, chasing cats, and generally causing mayhem- in a good way, of course.

I ended up not needing to make more baby food, as Gavin has quite quickly learned how to self-feed and is eating chopped up table food. He regularly eats bits of fruits, vegetables, and bread of any sort. He's not quite ready for meat yet, but I expect he'll make the transition soon. He is also quite vocal in voicing his opinion. If he sees that what I'm feeding him is different from the food on my plate, he loudly demands that I share. He seems determined to grow up quickly- he's got a big brother to keep up with after all!

He's getting his top front teeth in, too. The one on the left has already broken through, and judging by his crankiness, I expect the one on the right any day now. He's quite adept at crawling and pulling up, and can even climb a bit. He seems to prefer all fours to standing or walking, though I've seen him stand alone for a second or two at a time. He loves to play ball and will attempt to roll a ball back and forth, with limited success. He also rolls a ball and chases it around, amusing himself quite well.

He's learned a few new words besides Mama and Dad dad. He now says 'good', which means anything that goes into his mouth, but particularly food. He also says 'bird', as we've visited the tropical bird exhibit at the zoo several times in the last few weeks. He loves to watch them eat while we hold them.

Gavin at Grandma's house, playing in the sprinkler and of course, the mud!

Watching Mommy work in the garden.

Look, Mom, I can do it myself!

He wants to go to work with Daddy.

Little chubby baby boy.

Playing with Gwydion while Mom tries to get some work done.

Gwydion loves his giraffe.

A day at the lake, testing out the mei tei carrier Mommy made.

Gavin wants to eat the camera. Big surprise, hmm?

Showing off his new tie dye shirt and matching diaper.

Gwydion goes to school!

Well, it finally happened. My little boy has started school. It is only for 2.5 hours a day, but he loves it! It gives him plenty of opportunity to gain some social skills and practice for the academic stuff he's picked up here at home. He loves library time (daily!) and music time once a week. He's even made a friend already. His teacher has said he's doing quite well and is impressed that he's such a good reader already.

There are lots of other 'firsts' below. It has been a big, busy month for Gwydion.

Gwydion explores his classroom on the first day. He's already helping the teacher organize things.

Daddy and Gwydion in front of the school.

Gwydion's first carwash. My car never looked so shiny! He had so much fun that he washed his bike too.

Gwydion goes bowling for the first time. He had a blast!

A winning team!


Riding the new rollercoaster. This thing sees nearly non-stop action when we're outside.