Another Stokes: BAD blogger

Yes, I have fallen prey to the bad bloggers... how dare I??!! Let me explain... work has been super hectic, I started night classes again, we have been running non-stop and just this past Monday I came down with a stomach bug which left me barely able to lift a finger in which Jim had to call in sick to work for me because I couldn't move, let alone talk. Needless to say it's been a little crazy around our house lately. Let me catch you guys up on things that are probably a bit more interesting... Gavin's speech has come leaps and bounds, he's still not ready for spelling bees but we can tell a dramatic difference and it's so much fun. He mimics every single thing we say, has for a long time, which I think has helped with his speech... even when I said 'crap'... yep he said 'crap' and it was so hard to not laugh. Just as last year and the year before he is such a water bug, he actually gets mad if we tell him he has to get out of the water. My mom and step-dad live on a lake and we went there over Memorial Day weekend and if we would have let him float in his tube all day I think he would have been happy. I was able to get him out to do some tubing with me though, he wasn't even scared, he just laid back on me the entire time. The next day we took him to the campground to visit Jim's family and he got to swim again in the kiddie pool. I don't know what it is about kids and water but they just go together so well.

Gavin has moved to a 'big boy' bed at the sitters and is doing really well. He is such a big boy and only has set backs on Mondays after spending the weekend in his crib at home but then is right back on track and sleeping good for her. I just don't know if I'm ready for him to be that grown up so he's still in his crib and will stay that way a little bit longer until Pam, his babysitter, says it's disrupting his sleep at her house too much. Besides, if it isn't broke then don't fix it... right??!! He is also using the 'big boy' potty to go to the bathroom, of course not every time but Pam said that one day he had no accidents and used the potty a couple times even before lunch so that was a huge success. I just wish he would use the potty for us at home, I guess having other kids to go with makes it easier. I can get him to stand in front of the toilet and prep and make a grunting noise like he's trying but so far he's only gone a couple times at home but we know he'll get there. So other than the normal 2-year old happenings we are still hanging in and enjoying our time.

I have started taking more professional, that's what I call them, pictures of Gavin to save us some money and really I just love taking pictures and have found a new hobby. I'll post some pictures as soon as I get time... promise!!! Hopefully our next update won't be as far out.