What's Up With the David's: Gavin is 2!

Our little firecracker of a child, our precious second-born son, our larger-than-life little man, Gavin James turned 2 on Saturday! Life with Gavin is never dull and he makes us laugh and smile every day. He's the typical middle child and always has to scream the loudest just to remind us that he's there. But there's no way we could ever overlook him! He's so amazingly adorable, wickedly smart, funny as all get-out and so full of energy from the moment he wakes up to the moment his curly locks hit the pillow each night. He can be as sweet as pie one minute and as sour as a lemon the next. But his smile could light up a room. He's our little Gav and we love him to pieces!

I honestly feel like Gav just turned one. Its as if I snapped my fingers and the year was over. Like he went from a baby to a toddler overnight. In some ways I guess that's true because as soon as he could walk and keep up with his big brother, all Gavin wanted was to be just like Jack and do all the things that came with that. So he sort of skipped the Elmo, Thomas the Train, Little Einstein's, Sandra Boynton phase and went right into CARS, Ninja Turtles, Superheroes and Dr. Seuss.  It actually makes me really sad because we loved that time with Jack - the time when he was walking the line between baby and toddler and exploring the world in a special sort of way. I would have liked to keep Gavin a baby a little bit longer. But with the addition of Dylan, Gav was sort of forced to grow up a little faster - I mean the poor kid had to move to a toddler bed and start pre-school at 20 months! I guess I have a little guilt about that. It's definitely been a big transitional year for him but we are so proud of him for handling it all so well. He's doing great in school and the bottom line is that he's a really happy boy so I know he's ok!

Gavin's favorite things are still his daddy and brother Jack. Not so sure he would say Dylan is his favorite but I know he loves her. And I am also happy to report that he's definitely warming up to his mama....he's gone from only wanting daddy to wanting mommy too. I'd say its a good 60/40 split. I have to tell you that I LOVE this new phase! Gavin is so affectionate towards me and misses me when I'm gone. I seriously love this kid and feel closer to him than ever before! He also loves CARS, PLANES, Ninja Turtles, Spiderman, Octonauts, Paw Patrol, Team Umizoomi and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He loves peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, milk, breakfast bars, nacks (snacks), raisins and any kind of fruit you put in front of him. He loves reading books, doing puzzles, playing outside, wrestling Jack and dancing....boy can this kid dance! But I'd say his all-time favorite thing is singing. The kid seriously never stops singing...nursery rhymes, commercial jingles, TV intro songs, and a few pop songs we taught him.   I wouldn't be surprised if he forms a rock band in high school!

Our beanpole has finally put on some pounds and continues to get taller. We went to the doctor today for his 2-year well check and he's 35 1/4 inches and 31.2 lbs....both 90th percentile.   So if we use the theory of doubling his height at age 2 to determine how tall he will be as an adult, Gavin will be between 5'10 and 5'11. That makes sense since Christian is 5'11. At least he won't be a runt like me! But he'll be a bit smaller than Jack who they estimate to be about 6'2.

So that's our 2 year old in a nutshell. He's such an important part of our family and we love him beyond words!! Here's how our crazy boy spent his 2nd birthday...

Gav wanted a new scooter like Jack got for his birthday so we got him a cool Radio Flyer for toddlers. We gave it to him as soon as the kids woke up. You can tell it was early by his crazy hair and Jack's tired pose...

Daddy took him for a spin! He's already getting the hang of riding it by himself...

Next up we went out for his fave breakfast....donuts of course! I like his eating style...

Mimi and Papa joined us for the big day...

After our healthy breakfast, we went to watch Jack at T-ball practice. Check out my little All-Star...

Dylan had fun with her second favorite person, Papa Bear...

The Birthday Boy joined the game...

That afternoon we had a PLANES party for Gav! It was small, just our family and a few close friends. But it was perfect and so much fun! I'll post all the pics another time but here's a sneak peak...