16 Month Fun

It's impossible to think that 16 months have elapsed since the entry of our little guy into our lives. But it has. I often get the question from co-workers or people I haven't seen in a while or on a routine basis, "how's your little guy, he must be close to a year old now. And maybe walking" Well, he's running and he's quickly jetting through his second year of life. 16 months, gosh!

It's pretty incredible over the past few weeks -- the language skills are running at record speeds. And curiosity is also at an all time high. It's incredibly fun and fulfilling to watch this little boy develop and learn. And love learning. He is saying many new words. And most exciting, understanding what they are. I can't recall what I blogged previously (and I'm too tired to look back on the blog), so I'll document a few of his very favorite words...all of which he can point out in a book or, in the case of body parts, on himself: car (caa), ball (ba), bus (ba), dog (dok), duck (sounds similar to dog), shoes (shu), nose (noh), toes (toh), truck (trah), knee (nee), leg (leh), teeth (tee), strawberry (nah-berry), star (stah).

By far, car wins for being his favorite word and object right now. Anything with a motor and/or wheels that even semi-resembles a car IS a car...lawn mowers, boats, motorcycles, trucks, wagons. This boy is a boy and loves his cars. He goes to bed now with two little plastic Tonka trucks, one in each hand, falls asleep with them in hand - and proudly shows them to you first thing in the morning when he wakes up. He is rarely without his little trucks ("caas").

Gavin also has an obsession with climbing - on everything - with absolutely no fear of falling. He frequently conquers the chairs and coffee table, as well as toy box. Any day I'm sure we'll find he's climbed out of his crib.

And the last thing I'll mention in this post is that our child is just a little ham. He does little dances, spinning stunts, goofy faces - anything to get a good laugh. So happy, but also a little naughty at times, too.

I must say I love this little man!

Between playing cars and reading, Gavin is very content.

This is a classic Gavin face.

Coloring Dad's Father's Day card.

And yummy summer strawberry shortcake...a staple in our house this time of the year.