On April 7th: Nate was getting dressed and Gavin said (we swear!) "Dada ah dah?" Daddy all done? He definitely babbles in a conversational tone that really sounds like words much of the time. Gavin is incredibly verbal, and we are able to actually understand a lot of what he babbles!!
Also on the 7th, Gavin took two steps!
On the 14th, he stood up from the ground without holding onto anything.
On the 18th, he was really starting to walk in groups of steps.
On the 21st, he was choosing to walk more than crawl - at least to start each trip someplace! He would walk a few steps, fall, then crawl the rest of the way. This is where we still are today the 25th. His walking is adorable - more of a shuffle, with his hands way up in the air!
In the last month, Gavin still doesn't have much visible hair. It's there, you can feel it, but it's hard to see. He still has six teeth, but I see swollen spots on his gums where new teeth should come up soon. Gavin has the chubbiest little feet! They crack me up with their roundness.
He loves playing with the scooter, his woodland creatures (a tree trunk stuffy with little animals peeking out), my silicon spatula, any car that he can vroom across the floor, the TV remote, whatever Laura is playing with and books. He is totally, completely cheerfully, mischievous. He'll pull open the baby gate, go up two steps, then wait for us to come after him before climbing the stairs as fast as possible. He loves getting up the step stool to reach into the sink and grab whatever he can (gross). He's tried to open the trash a few times, too - luckily he hasn't really enjoyed getting his hands stuck under the lid, so he doesn't go after the trash too often. Gavin loves the basketball, especially when we bounce it to him for him to catch - he rolls it back to us to do it again!
