Gavin has adjusted sooo well to having a little sister. He wakes up in the morning asking about the "baby" and runs into our room, jumps on a stool, and checks on her.
He wants to pat her whenever he sees her. He's really extremely good about being gentle without me even having to show him.
He brings her his toys (and food, oh no) to play with. It's really sweet.
He seems to genuinely love her. He's learned to give her kisses and wants to ALL the time:
He is really curious about this new little girl. 19 months was very scary to me with how close they would be. But it's been perfect! He's old enough to know she's little and that he needs to be careful with her, but he's not old enough to have jealousy toward her. I'm so proud of him for how well he's done with this transition!!
We've been a little lax with our "no blanket outside of bed" rule since Henley came along:
And he's gotten extra attention from all of us to help with the transition, too.
His favorite person in the world:
Gram (look how Gavin sat down just like her!)
Nani (coloring is now one of his favorite things to do because Nani made it so fun!)
And me when I can. He's been snuggling with us before bed while we find a fun show to watch. Lately it's been Monster Trucks! Gavin is all boy, I love it.
And Gavin and Dakota have become the best of friends now that they're not getting all the attention:
He wants to pat her whenever he sees her. He's really extremely good about being gentle without me even having to show him.
He brings her his toys (and food, oh no) to play with. It's really sweet.
He seems to genuinely love her. He's learned to give her kisses and wants to ALL the time:
He is really curious about this new little girl. 19 months was very scary to me with how close they would be. But it's been perfect! He's old enough to know she's little and that he needs to be careful with her, but he's not old enough to have jealousy toward her. I'm so proud of him for how well he's done with this transition!!
We've been a little lax with our "no blanket outside of bed" rule since Henley came along:
And he's gotten extra attention from all of us to help with the transition, too.
His favorite person in the world:
Gram (look how Gavin sat down just like her!)
Nani (coloring is now one of his favorite things to do because Nani made it so fun!)
And me when I can. He's been snuggling with us before bed while we find a fun show to watch. Lately it's been Monster Trucks! Gavin is all boy, I love it.
And Gavin and Dakota have become the best of friends now that they're not getting all the attention:
Gavin has also learned to play by himself a lot, too, which is suuuuper helpful:
He's really gotten into "helping" us with the laundry
Especially Henley's itty bitty clothes. Can you see the joy on this little boy's face over laundry???
Trying on Gram's socks:
He's started enjoying all the baby things again! I can't believe he didn't break the swing:
And this is probably my favorite video of Gavin of all time. Ryan has been taking him outside when he works outside or in his shed to help me out. Luckily Henley was sleeping so I got to capture this boy on video jammin' out to some country music on his favorite thing in the world: The John Deere Mower
I want to say a HUGE "THANK YOU!!" to my mom and Ryan's mom for helping out so much after Henley was born. I don't think Gavin would have made such a great transition with having a little sister if you guys hadn't been here to give him extra attention when he needed it. I am so grateful for both of you!!!
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So my favorite 3 pictures are:
1. Gavin on the stool checking on Henley :)
2. Sitting with Gram - exactly like she was.
3. Gavin giving Henley kisses...so sweet!
Gavin looks like such a big boy now that Henley's here.
I like the picture of Gavin using Dakota as a stool!
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