Our snuggle-bug Gavin is 16 months old!
~He has cut 4 molars, two on top and two on bottom. His upper canines are visible, but haven't cut through yet.
~He enjoys stacking blocks and does a great job! He's easily able to stack 5 blocks. If Mommy or Daddy starts the stack, he typically continues until about 8 blocks. He may be able to do to more, but knocking down a block tower is far too entertaining!
~He continues with his "baby talk" and his receptive language is flourishing! He doesn't have too many recognizable words, although he commonly says some "words" during appropriate times. For example, he enjoys bringing us shaker cars repeatedly and will often say something similar to "again!" Also, he occasionally says sometime remarkably similar to "you're welcome" after being thanked for something. He frequently holds objects/food towards us, as if he wants us to label it. After being given it's name, he occasionally giggle before continuing on his way.
~We've successfully eliminated his morning nap and he no longer has his sleepy appearance in the morning. He has been taking great afternoon naps, typically lasting 2.5-3 hours.
~Gavin has recently learned how to go down stairs and loves it! He does a reverse crawl and caught on very quickly after we introduced it. When asked if he wants to go downstairs/to the basement, he'll immediately drop what he's doing and make a mad dash to the basement door, shrieking most of the way there!
~We've had remarkable improvement in his skin! Previously, we were applying his steroid cream and medications daily. His face would look fine in the morning, but would start to have some bumps as the day progressed. While working on cutting his molars, we noticed that his face appeared slightly chapped. We began applying Vasoline daily at bed time which resulted in great success! We've also been avoiding egg whites, garlic, and peanuts in his diet. We haven't applied his prescription medications in weeks and his skin looks perfect! We're hoping this continues!
~Gavin makes an adorable revving car noise, similar to a raspberry, when playing with toy vehicles!
~When asking for food, he'll point at the object, sign "more", sign "please" and then flash a smile.
~Gavin seems to enjoy picking up toys! He'll happily bring toys to the appropriate bins and giggle as he puts them away. We hope this behavior continues!
~He enjoys clicking his tongue and thinks it's comical when we do it in return!
~Gavin blows kisses, but not always on demand. He'll give a sweet "a-mah!" on the back of his hand, which makes is extra adorable! He also gives sweet, sometimes sloppy, open-mouth kisses on our cheeks or lips.
