Gavin....

I'm not exactly sure where or how to start this blog post but all I know is that my son sure makes me smile. Maybe I should start with how my days usually begin. 

So, Gavin still sleeps with Matt and I. I always told myself I refuse to let my child sleep in bed with me but it happened. Matt was deployed the first month of Gavin's birth and since he woke up every few hours to nurse, it was just easier to have him in bed with me. I could have gotten him use to his bassinet but it was such a comfort to have him next to me. So, fast forward 15 months and he's still sleeping in our bed. Matt and I love it though. He's such a bed hog and cuddle bug and when he stays the night at his Mimi's house and we do have the bed to ourselves all we can talk about is how much we miss our bed bug and we don't sleep as well. Weird, I know, but this is what Matt and I love. Though, we both have agreed that when we have a second child we will put the baby straight in his/her crib and not even do the whole bed thing. We will see if that even happens!! ;) I'm sure I will break down and bring he/she in our bed when Matt works nights.

Anyway, I didn't sleep at all last night. I mean... literally did NOT sleep!! I had so much running through my head. Gavin has been waking up a lot earlier than normal. I have his pack 'n play in our room because we intended to have him start sleeping in that to get him use to sleeping alone but still in our room but that hasn't happened. Lately, I've been extremely tired and with Gavin waking up extra early, I've been sticking Gavin in his pack 'n play,  turning on Yo Gabba Gabba, and going back to sleep as long as he will let me. He usually lets me sleep for another hour before he wants breakfast. This morning he woke up, got out of bed, came to my side of the bed, grabbed the remote and placed it in my hand. This is how I woke up. He wanted to watch Yo Gabba Gabba!! He let me sleep for two hours this morning before waking me up to eat breakfast!! It makes me smile with how sweet he is. He normally wakes me up with a hug and kiss and saying "hiiiiiiii" in the sweetest voice imaginable. We get up and have our bowl of oatmeal and we play. Lately, he's been refusing to take naps. He fights them so bad that I have to lay in bed with him and hold him down. He kicks and screams until he finally passes out. It's so funny to watch him fight it because his eyelids are so heavy and he starts to fall asleep and then he catches himself and tries to do whatever to keep himself awake. He is such a stubborn kid. I have no clue who he gets that from!! ;)

Our days usually consist of us playing and watching cartoon movies non-stop. He's been extremely affectionate lately. He will go play with his toys and then randomly come over to me and give me a hug and kiss!! He makes my heart melt. I had no idea becoming a mommy would be my life's greatest joy!! He's also obsessed with dancing. Every time he hears a catchy tune he drops whatever he's doing and gets up and shakes his booty!! He's quite the dancer too. I think he gets his love of dancing from me. Though his daddy loves to dance but not as much as I do!! As I type this we are watching Hairspray and he just loves this movie with all the music!! Other things he's obsessed with include his blankies, lights, and brooms. He can't leave the bed without all his blankies. Whatever he see's is what he grabs. He even gets this excited giggle when he gets them. He walked into our bedroom today whining for his blankey and when I started to walk in there with him he started to laugh with such excitement!! It just made the extreme exhaustion that I feel go away!! He loves playing with the broom. Matt hasn't been putting it away after he brooms off his car in the morning. He's just been putting it by the front door. Gavin finds it and tries to sweep. At least I'm getting some extra help around the house!! Hahahaha... He's constantly pointing at lights and saying "light" or "pree light". He's such a smart cookie and loves looking at the Christmas lights. Oh and I forgot, he's also obsessed with tickling me. He'll tickle other people but mostly comes up to his daddy or I and starts tickling us while saying "tickle tickle tickle tickle". It's truly adorable. It's hard not to laugh which makes him do it even more!! I love this kid!!

Gavin has also been very much into hiding things for the last two months or so. When we can't find things we have to search every cupboard and drawer he can reach and every toy that he can hide things in. We've found the TV remote under the bathroom cupboard. I guess I should have seen that one since he can only get into the bathroom when Matt or I are in there. We usually keep all doors shut so he can't get into things he's not suppose to be in. You know.. .for safety reasons!! We find socks, toys, sippy cups, diapers, remotes, and other things in the most random places. It keeps life interesting!! =) Life is so much more joyful with him. He is definitely our families source of entertainment!!