The Rise of the Toddler

Well, where to start? Lets see, my son, the toddler, the adorable tyke, the raging bull or as I like to call him, my mini self aka DRAMA! He is getting very cranky while eating. I guess we are not shoveling the food in fast enough. The other day he was being quite the pill while eating and I had had enough. I slapped my hand on his high chair and sternly told him that I was tired of the attitude and he needed to learn patience. My lovely sons response was to take one look at my very serious face and start laughing hysterically. BRAT! I immediately called Greg and we both admitted that I deserved it since I laugh at him whenever he throws a tantrum! Paybacks are already coming. Gavin is loving this 55 and higher weather, the boy would live outside if he could. We spent several hours outside on Sunday with the Kunz's, so he could do some off roading on his Lil 'Quad. Daily we are exploring different parts of our yard, rocks are rocks to me, but not to a little boy!
It was a monumental day Monday, I actually gave him a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich. For those that don't know, I do not like peanut butter, and can't believe I broke down and gave it to him. He of course loved it and was a sticky stinky mess when done. He also tried halibut this week. He scarfed that down too. There really isn't too much that he won't eat. Right now he is loving eggs with ketchup on them! Yuck! Oh well, he is definitely Greg's son!
On another note, some Gavinisms this week, as I am typing this he decided to bite my big toe! EWWWWW. Gross! Last weekend Greg put up a permanent gate to the downstairs, Gavin loves to throw toys down there daily and yesterday decided to wiggle under it to get a toy. I was in the kitchen and heard a sort of screeching sound. The only thing that was sticking out was his huge head! I can't believe he actually wiggled his body under it, but he did. I had a freak out moment, but was ok after I realized, duh, pull him out the way he went it. His love for the dogs is stronger daily, he now loves to give Crash toys and feed him. Crash is so gentle that he will take it straight from his hands. The other night we caught Gavin "rolling" Elvis. Poor Elvis, he takes a beating from that kid!