{Gavin 25 Months}

Dear Gavin,

Wow, I can't believe that you are over 2 years old now. 25 months seems silly to write, so I am not sure how I will do this from now on, BUT I have been writing you a letter each month since you have been born, and I am not going to stop now!

This past month you have had a lot of new things going on...first real illness, travel to Ohio, starting potty training, and starting school! So many firsts for you, and of course you have handled it so well. You are also talking in sentences like crazy now, and there is never really any confusion with what you want or need...and you even talk to strangers in sentences...and even ask them things! You recently asked the carpet sales lady to "go get you a pillow please" so that you could jump on it while playing on the showroom floor. You also asked a man at the grocery if he could "go buy it for Davin" (You were holding Oreo cookies, and I told you that we could not buy them....so you moved on to a strange man!) Shy is certainly NOT one of your qualities. You talk to strangers even if they are not paying attention to you...:)

Except the few rough nights when you were sick, your sleep has been as great as ever. Most days you don't get up until 630 or 7am and you go to bed at 8pm. Your naps continue to be 2.5 hours, and you are still in your crib....with blankie/paci! Your Dad and I have talked about the paci, and how we think it might be time to take it away soon...but since you just started potty training, we will do one thing at a time. We really want to do it before your little brother gets here!

Yes, we found out you will have a little brother! We are SO excited about it, and we think you are starting to get excited too...Every night at bedtime, we all read books in your room. You sit on Daddy's lap and read and then go to my lap. You get confused when you can't lean back on my belly, and then you snuggle with baby. You lift up my shirt, pat my belly, and then lay your head down on it to snuggle...and you even give it your blankie:) It could be the sweetest thing I have ever seen you do. We asked you last night what baby's name would be and you said "Baby brother" :)

We have a very busy fall schedule with school, art class, and playdates. You saw the pumpkin patch getting set up today, and you are so excited to "Pick Pumpins!" We look forward to a really fun fall:)

We love you Gavin!
Momma & Daddy