10 months

Here they are, finally, Gavin at 10 months.  He is a complete joy and a bundle of energy, always on the move.  

 He's obsessed with his tongue and putting everything and anything in his mouth.  Loves to eat and does not like to see anyone else eating unless he can enjoy it with them.  Luckily for him, he has a sister who likes to share and therefore got to enjoy a few tastes of chocolate chip cookie while on an outing to Sam's Club while Jason and I were blissfully unaware. 

 He is the sweetest thing and loves to cuddle when he is sleepy.  He likes to rock in the chair and give kisses.  He also will give high-five and loves to clap. 

Gavin is at such a fun age.  It is so much fun to watch him explore and test out this world.  He is quickly clinging to his favorite toys and loves to be wherever Reegan is.  Reegan is an excellent big sister and is patient with him most of the time.  They love to give each other hugs and play peek-a-boo.  She can make Gavin laugh like no one else can. 

 Gavin has developed a routine but is great about being flexible.  Days we spend at home, he takes a 2 hour nap in the morning, 9:30-11:30ish and then another 90 minute nap in the afternoon.  He likes to go to sleep much earlier than Reegan and is always asleep by 7:30 and wakes up at 7:15 in the morning.  A few mornings a week we go to the gym, or run errands, or do something fun and Gavin is such a good sport and goes with the flow.  Those days he usually just takes a 2+ hour nap in the afternoon.  I sometimes feel bad about taking advantage of his go-with-the-flow attitude.  He is such a good baby!

 Gavin likes to pull up furniture and cruise around.  He finds chairs or any toy that he can possibly push around to get from one place to another.  He took his first steps without holding onto anything this week, but I think we are far off from walking.  Anytime he looks like he's thinking about it, he just drops to his knees and crawls off.

His favorite thing is to crawl around and see what he can get into.  He is learning what he is not supposed to get into and is just a little sneakier about it.  If he is headed somewhere we don't want him to go, he will crawl faster when we call his name or chase after him.  Gavin is fast too. 

Gavin- wild man, joyful, laid-back, funny (he makes us laugh with his funny faces and games), loveable, independent, sweet, lovable.  We love everything about him!