I haven't been able to get very much video of Gavin lately because he is so into looking at the "babies" (himself) on the playback. On this day in particular, I was wanting to catch my new favorite word that he says ("tissue") on video. He ended up cooperating for a lot longer than usual so I trimmed the video to give you an idea of some of the words he is saying now - believe me, these are just a few in his chatter repertoire. :)
He's been putting two words together more and more lately, which is neat. He's also doing a lot of parroting - which isn't always the best. Like today, I wasn't where he could see me and so all of a sudden I hear from around the corner "TEFF!! TEFF!!" He also yells for his daddy by calling him by his first name - I guess Jared and I try to talk from different rooms a little too often, eh? I think the most hilarious thing that he does is that when he's calling for Jared he will sometimes pair it with stomping on the floor (I have been known to hit the floor with my foot when I'm rocking Gavin to sleep and I need something from Jared who is on the floor below). So when I ask him to go get daddy, he will sometimes just stop in the entryway at the bottom of the stairs and stomp on the floor yelling "DARED!!! DARED!!" It's amazing how you can get an idea of what you look like through your child's mimicry!
Other than that, life at the Royer homestead is great. We're excited to have Matt living with us. ESPECIALLY Gavin, who never fails to ask where Matt is within a minute or two of waking up...I mean, we're talking prime chatter position - right up there with Elmo. :)
I hope everyone has a great weekend - Thanksgiving is just around the corner!!
