13 Months

Gavin has been a busy boy this month!

Got to see his Unk from New York for a couple of days!

We went to Charlotte with Ryan on a work trip a few weeks ago. Gavin and I had time to kill so we went to Ikea. He fell asleep right when we got in the parking lot. So I got him out of the car--didn't wake up--and put him in the cart--still didn't wake up. I shopped at Ikea while he did this for over 30 minutes:

He is learning so many new things!

Learning to have an attitude is NOT one that I'm fond of! He scrunches his nose up when he's mad.

Learning to read with Nani...
...and Pop.

He learned to unroll toilet paper! You can't see his face very well here but he was SO proud of himself!

He figured out to raise his arms up like this so we'll pick him up.

He is a PRO at going down stairs. I hope I can get a video one day of him backing up to the stairs. He starts backing up about 1/2 a mile too soon. So cute.

His favorite thing he's learned: how to get in the cabinets.
Why is this skill so important?
To get to his favorite thing: Lucky Charms marshmallows (we do not buy sugary cereal normally, but I am pregnant and couldn't help it!!)

Speaking of food, he's getting the hang of it for sure.
Yes, this is a whole piece of pizza and he ate every bit like this:

A pineapple core? Don't throw it in the trash, Mom. I'll eat it.

No need to cut up cheese, either.

For his birthday, we set up a playroom in our sunroom to keep all of his toys. He loves it!

Braden and Gavin are going to start a band in it, I think.

And the big new thing as of last week? WALKING!!! Just a few steps at a time right now, but we're working on it every day and he's getting better and better!

We love our precious growing boy!