Happy 1st Birthday, Gavin!
It’s hard to believe that Gavin is already 1! He is such a blessing and brings joy into our
lives every day!
To celebrate our little guy, we had a bouncing ball themed
birthday party the weekend before his birthday.
Gavin loves to bounce on beds, the trampoline, etc. and we thought this
theme was appropriate! We had a fun
party with friends and family. The
weather was perfect, allowing the kids to play and swim outside. Gavin enjoyed being around loved ones,
opening presents and eating his cake and ice cream!
Birthday Buddies, Gavin and Grandpa Mealy!
Happy Birthday, Gavin!
He spent the day at the babysitter’s house on
his actual birthday and brought cupcakes to share with his friends. That evening, he opened presents from
Brennan, Mommy and Daddy and enjoyed more cake!
~Gavin is quite the babbler!
We often hear repeated “Ga”, “Ma”, “Ba”, “Da”, “Oh”, “Ah” and
combinations of these sounds.
~He signs “more” at meal times to request food. His adapted version of the sign looks like a
clap and is adorable!
~Gavin has made great progress in eating table food! Previously, he would apprehensively look at
bites of food and then at Mommy/Daddy as if he was asking “What am I supposed
to do with that?!” When he ate, he would
occasionally give dramatic facial expressions.
Now, he willingly tries food, isn’t dramatic, and eats much faster! He still gives funny faces at sour or cold
foods. Sometimes, he seems picky about
which bites he wants to eat. For
example, if there are two bites of bread on his tray, he’ll throw one on the
floor and eat the other. He does a great job feeding himself!
~He’s also made great progress in sleeping! Between his 11 month and 12 month birthdays,
he woke up once overnight and needed help going back to sleep. After a quick diaper change and snack, he
went back to bed. He usually puts
himself to sleep easily and wakes up happy!
He takes 2 naps a day, both about 1.5 hours long.
~Gavin is a very fast crawler and is slowly starting to show
interest in standing and walking. He
enjoys cruising along furniture, walking while holding our hands and pulling
himself up on nearly everything, but doesn’t seem to have much confidence in
standing and walking independently.
~He’s becoming very proficient at climbing! He can now easily tackle the stairs,
Brennan’s bed, and the mini-trampoline.
He’s also able to climb back down, feet first. We haven’t attempted going down the flight of
stairs to the basement, but he successfully climbed down the two stairs to the
garage.
~He’s showing more interest in books, especially
lift-the-flap and touch-and-feel books.
He enjoys turning the pages, so be prepare to read fast or be
interrupted!
