- He talks like a little man, just recently moving from small phrases to near-complete sentences. I'm always laughing when he's trying to put his ideas into words, I frequently hear "What doing, Mom?" "What you say Mommy?" "What going on, what happening?" "Essan (Ethan) so sad" (any tantrum), "I see ______", "Dat bug is so cute, it's cutie, Mom!", "okay, so, umm...." and "oops! I sorry mom (or ethan, wall, toy or whatever he stepped on) and at breakfast today-- "My waffle so handsome!".
- Gavin loves music. I'll often hear him playing with toys, singing complete verses to "I am a Child of God", "I love to see the temple", "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (or ABC's), "Jesus Came to John the Baptist" and "Old McDonald". He can memorize most of a song by hearing it only once or twice, so I think he got the Cheney music genes!
- He loves to learn. He's already learned pretty much everything necessary to learn in kindergarten, and those are just things he's picked up from us talking to Ethan about (and often catches on to things first).
- Ethan and Gavin are the BEST of friends. I never knew siblings could get along so well at this age. They rarely fight and mostly you can see Gavin trailing after Ethan's "babe, you wanna come play with me?" by responding "Yes, I pomming (coming) Essan!" Gavin has a laid back personality that complements a 4-year-old's orders perfectly.
- Gavin is almost always happy and content and loves to play with others or by himself, as long as he's well fed and rested. We just moved him to a toddler bed, and he feels this is a license to talk and play for an hour or two before napping or at night, so this has left him a little more tired than usual lately.
- A month or two ago, Gavin when through a very needy phase where he wanted to be carried everywhere and constantly cried with his outstretched arms "I NEED MOMMY!" Luckily, that phase is gone and independence has begun (this week he keeps pushing me away with a "No, I do it!") He's always a daddy's boy and can't get enough of Brian when he get's home from work.
We LOVE Gavin and couldn't imagine life without him!
ps--yes his curls are adorable, but they've been quickly getting out of control, so I have since cut his hair. It will all grow back!
