Another Stokes: Time goes so fast

Wow... so if I don't get better at posting on this blog people are going to quit reading. I have been so busy with school, studying, taking test, working in the lab and so on. I am really learning a lot and although it's getting complicated and confusing at times I'm enjoying myself and can't wait for January, well after Christmas, of course. I've met some really nice people and the girl that sits next to me in Lab will be joining me in January in the Nursing program so it will be nice knowing someone going into it.
Anyway, enough about me. Gavin is, as always, growing and learning and keeping things interesting. Just this past week he started riding his tricycle by himself and he is so proud, as are we. His speech and language are getting much better and we are starting to be able to have the cutest conversations with him. He picks up on everything and things we don't even realize, like last night he was watching Olivia before bed and saw a bone in a museum and said "dinosaur bone". I thought, how the heck did he know that was a dinosaur bone??? He has a GREAT memory and can finish sentences for me in his favorite books, or when a toy is lost he almost always knows where he left it. I'm just amazed at how much he is growing up. He has started his Christmas list, for example... we were watching TV last week and a Tonka Toy commercial caught his eye and with an excited face he said "wuz dat??" and pointed at it. I said "what is that?"... Gavin "i'dun'no"... me "do you want that?"... Gavin "uh-huh"... me "you want to ask Santa for that?"... Gavin "UH-HUH". So we now have our first item on his Christmas list. Speaking of, I cannot wait to see him at Christmas this year. We have already purchased his BIG gift from Santa and I can't wait to see the look on his face Christmas morning... sorry guys, you're going to have to wait to see what Santa brings.
Gavin is sooooo much into trains, its ridiculous but I love that he loves something. He has his train set downstairs that he plays with every night and I swear he can hear the train coming all the way at our house... ha. Tomorrow after class I will be taking him downtown to see the Steam Engine and I cannot wait to see his expressions... now I just hope I can get him to leave when it's time. I will post pictures from that next time.