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Thursday, December 1, 2011

November Update

November came and went in the blink of an eye.  It is all a blur.  I will try to remember some of the highlights.
We spent one weekend in Orlando visiting Derek, Jason's brother.  While we were there we stopped by Animal Kingdom for the Safari ride to see some animals up close.



After Animal Kingdom we headed over to Epcot for some delicious food (no wine :)  
And the best part of the trip.  DATE NIGHT!  Jason and I actually got to go on a date courtesy of Derek, who watched Gavin for us.  The last date night we had was in July.  We were long over due. We did nothing fancy just dinner and dessert but it was great to just talk and be alone together.

Once we got back home I finally put Gavin's play set back together.  He received it last year as a Christmas gift from Jason's mom and dad.  We took it down when we put the TN house on the market.  Now that we are finally settled and completely unpacked I was able to put it back up. Gavin loves it and plays on it everyday.  It makes my days much easier.




Update on Gavin:
He is FINALLY talking-ish.  He is speaking some words very clearly,and is now making an effort to repeat words that he hears.  He tries so hard to tell me stories but I still only understand about a tenth of what he is saying.   
  • The words he has learned (or now speaks clearly)  this month: Bubbles, up, down, off, on, out, max, bye, turtle, dog, peanut butter, bath, spoon, water, juice, cheese, cereal, more and birdy
  • He knows all is body parts. 
  • He is still learning animals and their sounds, there are just so many.
  • He is now starting to dress and undress himself with limited help. 
  • He does a great job picking up after himself. 
  • Food:  He is still very picky except with cereal, he will eat any cereal 
  • Still getting the hang manners, he says "please" or "thank you" not both, it is a work in progress.  
Gavin is very independent gets out food when he is hungry, puts his clothes in the hamper, wants to do it all by himself.

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