Gavin: 15 month stats

Gavin John at 15 months:

Weight: 24 lb.s 8 oz. (50% percentile)
Height: 32 1/2 inches (90% percentile)

Our Gavs had his 15 month check up today. He also had the dreaded MMR shot today too. Ouch! We saw Dr. Bergquist for the last time today as well, which was very hard on mommy. I absolutely loved her. I felt such a strong connection with her that sometimes I thought of her more as a friend and less as a doctor. She is one of the most compassionate people I know. She helped Darrell and I thru some really tough times when Carter was in the ICU as an infant and whenever Gavin spiked a high fever. I have never felt like an "annoying" first time mommy to her. I continue to refer all my friends to her and they all feel the same way. It is definitely going to be hard putting my trust and my precious babies in another doctors hands. They will have some big shoes to fill. So thank you from the bottom of my heart Dr. B. The boys and I think you are the best!!!!
Dr. B couldn't believe how well behaved my little Gavin was at his check up. He just watched her look into his ears, he opened his mouth right on cue and sat quietly while she listened to his heartbeat. I told her if every baby was just like Gavin, I would have a 3rd for sure! We talked about all Gavin's developmental milestones. He is right on target with all of them, even pretty advanced in the speech department, which was definitely nice to hear. He has lots of words and they are very clear to the ear. He is very active, alert and understands directions too. The only thing we need to do now is eat MORE veggies!!! Definitely not a favorite of Gavin's. He loves meats and fruits, but won't touch a pea or piece of corn to save his soul!
Hard to believe my baby baby is 15 months old and running around everywhere. Yep, I said RUNNING! Oh... and climbing too!

Will post some recent pics soon! Still trying to figure out the camera on our new phones!!!

Smart Man, Smart Quote.....

"Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance" ~Benjamin Franklin

Micah & Kim's Wedding

Our family at Micah & Kim's wedding in Ohio. Carter was the ringbearer. Nice smile Cart's!

Carter did a great job following directions. He was a pro ringbearer~

Carter & cousin Lily walking down the aisle.

Beautiful Reilly one of the maids of honor. Kendra did her hair and make up. She and Bryn looked so pretty

Micah & Kim's cake. I loved it! Especially the look a like bobble heads on top. They did a whole baseball theme weekend.

My handsome little guy all ready to go! He just loved his suite. For weeks prior to the wedding he wanted to put it on and walk around the house in it. Carter is really into his looks these days and loves looking handsome!

A nice picture of mom and the mother of the groom Aunt Rene

Mr. & Mrs. Micah Robinson

A very sweaty looking mommy and goose at the Ohio Mud Hens game were the rehearsal dinner took place.

Tonya, Lily, Ken, Me & Gavin posing for a picture.

Us at the game.

Carter just loved riding the bus this weekend!

Hanging out with cousin Jake on the way to the baseball game

Rene & her boys!

Micah & us lovely ladies!

Gavin on the dance floor busting a move with his whabee!

There he goes!!! And Noonie is not too far behind him.

Fun times with Aunt Knee Knee butts!

Can't forget to post a picture of the very stunning Mr. Robert Sullivan

Let's just say that Bob & I were having a really great time!~

Goose & the Gparents

So happy that Jessica was able to fly in from Texas to join us! She truly is part of our family!

Gavin enjoying some cake with mommy. We loved the cherry chip! YUM!

Well....we "tried" to get a good shot.

Yet another try..........

Hi Gavin! He looked too cute in his mini tie!

That would be Lily & Carter dancing with Micah & Kim during their first offical dance as husband and wife. Yep, those two crashed the dance and went out there in hopes of playing a game of ring a round the rosie! Micah said that was probably his best memory of the night

The Simpson-Robinson wedding party

My Little Worker

Just sitting down taking a break. This doesn't happen very often, so I had to capture the moment. What a cutie pie!

Happy 80th Birthday Grandpa Iggy!

We celebrated Grandpa Iggy's 80th Birthday dinner at RiverView restaurant with the whole family. Carter had to "help" Grampy blow out all the candles.

A nice family photo. Happy 80th Grandpa Iggy! We hope you had a very memorable day!

Our new "rental" home

The boys love the space and Darrell and I are finding ourselves settling in and loving it too. The area is great. We are closer to family and some friends and just finding that we definitely do not miss the hustle and bustle of the city life living. We are really excited about living in Aurora now and are looking forward to hosting some holidays at our new BIG place! Santa will have a ton of space to leave lots of toys this Christmas!

Gavin: 14 months old

Our little guy turned 14 months. Time is flying by and Gavin is learning so much and growing so fast. I just thought I would jot down 14 things about Gavin.

1. Gavin loves Elmo & Woody from Toy Store. They are his favorite!
2. Gavin can say: Mama, Dadda, Papa, Melmo "Elmo", Bye, Baba, Hi
3. But the cutest word he says is "Thank you" It sounds so sweet coming out of his mouth!
4. Gavin is a CLIMBER. He climbs on everything and anything these days. He is my little monkey.
5. Gavin thinks he is 3 like Carter is. He wants to wrestle and play and do everything that big brother does.
6. Gavin's favorite fruit is bananas.
7. Gavin's favorite snacks are cheerios and cheese puffs. Although he had chocolate pudding for the first time today and LOVED it!
8. Gavin has a security blanket. Or as we call it a "whabee" The Whabee must go everywhere with us and he sleeps with it every night.
9. Gavin has the curliest hair, chubbiest cheeks and long eyelashes. He is truly a beautiful baby. Everyone always tells me this :)
10. Gavin is so good at entertaining himself and can play for ever on his own. He is a very low maintence toddler.
11. Gavin's nicknames still hold strong. Brother Goose or Gavin Goose is still what we call him.
12. Gavin is starting to walk, but much rather prefer to speed crawl or have momma hold him. He is a bit lazy in this department.
12. Gavin hates highchairs and carseats.
13. Gavin is still very much a momma's boy and is a bit shy around strangers.
14. He currently has 10 teeth and appears to be teething again. Teething has been pretty hard on him. Fevers and fussiness. Teething bites!
Below are some random 14 month old pictures of Gavin John.

Gavs just being silly w/ mommy. Look at that big belly!

Kiss, Kiss, Goose, Goose. Mommy loves you

Can I take your order please? May I recommend the mcnuggets? I just love them!

Gavin just loves this little rocking chair that mom has at her house. He just climbs up on it and will sit forever in it watching his favorite cartoon: ELMO! Notice...the puppy and whabee are with him too. Both of which he adores as well.

Gavin Goose sharing a morning smooch with Papa!

Gavin and I took a mommy and me swim class at the YMCA this summer. He loved the water and his favorite part of the class was when we sang "Humpty, Dumpty" and then he "fell" into the water. lol!

Gavin enjoying a drumstick icecream cone in Noonie's kitchen! YUM! This the only way we can ever get him to sit in a highchair by the way! To bribe him with icecream