If he's not busy being an MD, then he's probably referring to himself as "This Lizard." As in, "Mommy, do you think this lizard is so funny?" Except it comes out sounding like "wizard." He and Dylan started a lizard game a month or two ago, and I guess it just stuck. The lizard antics have kind of gotten out of control, but we're just rolling with it.
And his third favorite thing to be, besides just being Gavin, is a baby. Yes, he still quite often says that he is a baby and crawls around and does baby things. We're not pushing "No, you're a big boy!" because that's proven to backfire. Plus I read that doesn't help things anyway. It's just a long-lived phase for him.
But mostly, Gavin just surprises me every day with the things he does and says. I have no idea where he comes up with most of it, but his antics are usually my favorite part of every day. He's turning out to be a remarkable little guy. He is social, talkative and LOUD, like his dad, and loves being outside and using his imagination, like me. Just yesterday, while he was playing independently in his sandbox for almost an hour, we remarked how lucky we are that he can hang out by himself for so long. And more and more, he is behaving more maturely when we're out with other people. He sticks close by and doesn't act like an animal. He challenges us on the daily, but not beyond what you'd expect for a 2-year-old. Sometimes things get really ugly, and we have some hurdles to overcome, but he's really coming along.
As I write this, he is loading up Dylan's shoes from the other side of the house into his toy and rolling them over to me. He asks me to put the shoes on and then goes back and gets another pair, and then I have to switch shoes when he gets back with the new pair. Over and over. I have quite the pile of shoes under my computer.
Where are all these lovey dovey emotions coming from all of a sudden? I'm on a mom-high, I guess. After writing about the struggles of every day life yesterday, I ended up having one of the best days of my mom career. Gavin, who had almost completely given up naps, has decided to add them back into the daily routine every now and then. It was nice to not plan the day around his nap, but overall it's much better if he does indeed sleep. I heard that once the nap is gone, it's gone forever. I guess we can't always believe what we read and/or hear. Well, he slept for 2.5 hours yesterday. I was almost certain he was sick, but that was not the case! Meanwhile, Graham napped at the same time, and he fell asleep with no coaxing (and probably some crying...but I don't know because I went out into the garage for 15-20 minutes) in his own bed. I'm sure things won't go this smoothly very often, but it was a nice break for both of us and little self-esteem boost for me.
We decided to let the good times keep rolling and headed out to Arcadia for a FUN night. Gavin and Luke rode together in Shawn's bike trailer, and we rigged up Baby Graham's car seat into our trailer. Then, we all rode down the canal to O.H.S.O. on 48th St. for dinner. It was the perfect venue. Loud and outdoors. All the little boys did so well, including G2. It probably helped that Elaine sat next to Gavin and played with him and gave him toys and stickers all night. (Thanks, E!) In fact, we had so much fun we lost track of time and ended up chasing daylight on the ride back to the car. A race that we did not win...but we made it back safely, thankfully. Apparently Luke and Gavin spent the whole ride home busting up laughing at each other. When we got in the car, Gavin said, "Luke shared his blanket with me." Luke's thoughtfulness must have really left an impression.
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| Dancing in his seat to a favorite by The Refreshments (...or is it Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers now?) |
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| Next pitcher is on me, guys. |
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| These two knuckleheads had a grand ol' time. |
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| Graham was a champ |
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| D stepping in for Elaine as Gavin's benchmate |
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| Trying on Luke's shades |
For the ride back, we took a detour down Lafayette St., which had us all dreaming of winning the lottery so we could move there. Sprawling grassy green lawns (yikes...the water consumption...but also WOW), epic front yard tree houses and the most beautiful homes in Arizona, in my opinion. I would be lying if I said I never checked out the more affordable real estate in Arcadia from time to time. I do dream of living there quite often, especially since I find myself driving through the area almost weekly. But where we are right now isn't half bad either.
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| He just looked so snuggly in this moment |
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| Catching a little extra shut-eye this morning |
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| My big handsome guy |
So there you go. I'm high, I'm low, I'm everywhere in-between. Can I still blame this on the post-partum/breastfeeding hormones? Who even cares.
Everyone was up past their bedtime, but so far we are recovering smoothly today and taking it easy. The boys and I spent some time outside while D was on a ride with the guys and I might take my turn next. It's a fly by the seat of your pants kind of day, but it should shape up to be a good one.
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