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Doug & I were married on October 6, 2005 in the Salt Lake Temple. We are currently living in the Dallas, Texas area. We have two sons, Gavin Douglas born September 18, 2009 & Liam Robert born October 14, 2011. We are so happy to be a family of four & love our boys so much! It is always one adventure after another in this house.

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Thursday, March 31, 2011

18 Months

Gavin turned 18 months on the 18th of March & I completely forgot to put up his stats. I can't believe how fast time goes by with this kid. He is constantly learning new things & challenging himself & us as parents. He is becoming so independent & I love watching him grow!

Weight: 25lbs
Height: 31 3/4in

Some things about Gavin:
*He loves to sleep with his frog & blankie
*He takes one nap a day
*He says "Uh huh!" all the time when you ask him if he wants something. We do get the occasional "no".
*He has 12 teeth
*He finally lays still for diaper changes.
*He wears size 5 shoes & 18 mos in clothes
*He likes to 'run'. He still isn't very fast. More like a fast walk which is fine by me.
*He loves to say prayers & says "Amen"
*He just learned the hand motions to the song 'Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree'.
*He is still learning more signs. A few are: tree, star, flower, bug, frog, today, rain, snow, go, etc.
*He calls any type of drink 'water'.
*Marshmallows are called 'moners'.
*He is still a huge Daddy's boy. Even more so now that Doug is back from Tonga.
*He is fascinated with babies. Every time is friend Collin is mentioned he has to mention 'baby'. Collin's little brother.
*He is now in nursery & LOVES it!
*He likes to wear his winter boots inside & clomp around
*He is getting very good at imitating faces. It's so funny!

Being silly. He likes when I pull his shirt up from the back & on top of his head. He runs around not being able to put his arms down.

Daddy's little helper. He loves being in the garage with dad.

It's not the best picture but here he is showing off his muscles. Probably the cutest thing ever!
We love our little man & all the fun he brings into our home.

8 comments:

Stephanie Evans said...

Awww! I seriously loved this post! We LOVE Gavin! What a cuite pie. The pic of him and Doug is great. Two peas in a pod!

Anthony and Kristie said...

Gavin is so cute. He always waves bye to me if he is in the child watch when I drop off my girls.

Anonymous said...

He is getting so big! I love this stage! All the cute words, finally being able to communicate some what with you, Being Goofy and knowing they are funny. So fun!

The Hessing's said...

Rachel, he is adorable. I think this stage is my favorite! I hope we are blessed with a little man too!

Becki Madsen said...

Cute Cute boy! We miss you little Gavin (with BIG muscles!)

Bob, Emily, Ellie, and Kate said...

I can't believe he is 18 months. Wow, what a darling little guy. I love how he flexes his muscles. Such a little boy thing to do. Loved talking to you this week. Oh how happy it made me!

Sheila Madsen said...

Seeing these pics makes me miss him even more! I had such fun with the two of you!

colleen said...

18 Months. Oh my gosh where does the time go and in nursery. So glad he likes to go. It's hard to send them in when they cry. LOVE YOU ALL.