The 2 Year Old

On April 27, lil Gav turned 2. As I've said before, and I'll say it again......time goes way too fast. It's really hard to believe he is 2 already! Didn't I just have him? We opted for a very informal cake and ice cream party with a handful of family and friends. We figured this will probably be our last year of him not really understanding the whole concept, so we took advantage of the cliche "less is more" :). Gavin had a great time and loved his Elmo cake that I made for him. Then again, he pretty much loves anything with sugar in it!

(Poor Elmo's eyes kept "bleeding" into the white frosting.)

(They looked cuter than they tasted!)

THE BIRTHDAY BOY

Gavin's favorite teacher at school...Ms. Miriam (Mer-Mer)

I took cupcakes to Gavin's class to celebrate his birthday. I didn't even think about all the colored frosting. I'm sure the other kid's parents wanted to kill me! Check out Gavin's friend, Shawn! Gavin seems concerned as to why Shawn would waste so much precious frosting onto his hands and shirt?

Some 2 year old stats: (These may bore you....more for my memory down the road).
Height: 35"
Weight: 26 lbs. 9 oz.
He's in the 35th percentile for weight and 63rd percentile for height. I had a friend tell me that if you double your child's height at 2 yrs of age, that will determine how tall they will be as an adult. If that's the case, he's only looking at 5' 10". Not too tall.....like his Daddy. :) I wonder if that's true?

He is still working on getting all his teeth. The bottom canines are coming in as we speak. We still have the top canines and his 2 year molars. It will be nice when I can "rule out" teething as a source for his occasional crankiness.

Our little boy has had a rough bout with ear infections since January. At that time he was diagnosed with his first ear infection ever. I was really happy about that given that he went 18+ months of being healthy! However, since then, he has had 4 ear infections, and is sick again. I am trying a homeopathic medicine at the moment and will let you know if we get any results. Our pediatrician mentioned seeing an ENT if he gets another one. Pray for healthy ears! I really don't want to have to do tubes.

Aside from the illnesses, Gavin is mostly a pretty happy dude. He definitely is a BOY! He loves to tackle me while I'm folding clothes or body slam me while I'm trying to do crunches (which isn't often enough!). He would stay outside all day if we let him. We are working on "soft", "gentle" and "no hitting"! He loves to throw things, get filthy, and be in constant motion, but at the end of the day, I wouldn't have it any other way. This lil boy loves his momma! :) (And his Daddy, too, of course). Mothers of sons have told me that boys will always love their mommas....even when they are old and leave us! I hope this always rings true for my 2 year old.

On a quick side note....we had a visit from my sister and her family last weekend. We got together with all the Maynard cousins for a cookout. The weather was yucky but we had a great time. Gavin loved seeing everyone. He was talking about all the cousins for days!

Baby Chase
Samantha Joanne
Drew and Olivia
Ty man!
Baby Haley and Livi
Miss Piper
The Grill Masters