Our Wonderfully Ordinary Life

Christmas take 3- Christmas Brunch!

2011-12-30T18:22:00.000-08:00

After opening all of our Christmas morning goodies we packed up and headed out to Lake Talquin for our Christmas brunch with Gary's dads side of the family. Davis always has such a fun time with everyone playing with him and taking him down on the dock. he was in heaven... water, footballs, and a guitar.

Davis wanted to take Blue for a little stroll in his new shopping cart

this picture cracks me up!

Trying on Aunt Laurens new rain boots, he thought this was hilarious!

LOVES his new shopping cart and Elmo

Big Gary and Davis

out on the lake there where about 200 "water turkeys"(thats what gary said they are called) feeding and making all kinds of commotion. It was pretty cool to watch


Merry Christmas to our blue eyed boy!

We had a wonderful time and ate some yummy food! Davis again was spoiled rotten and scored some pretty awesome stuff! His favorite by far is the shopping cart. He plays with it all day :) We headed home for a quick nap and then up next...Christmas Take 4!

Christmas Take 2...Christmas morning!

2011-12-29T10:22:00.000-08:00

For Christmas Davis let mommy and Daddy sleep til 7:30! Best Christmas gift ever!! ha
Get ready for a lot of pictures!

Awful lighting but such a cute pic of him pointing to his tent, so excited!

He Loved it!!

Playing with his ambulance

Nana and popa came out to bring him his presents...this one by far took the cake! Meet "Neigh"!

Nana trying to show him how to ride it

He quickly caught on and hasn't been off since. It makes noises and you can feed it too. He loves it!

Davis got some good loot Christmas morning! He loves his tent and his horse so much, he runs to Neigh each morning to get in a early morning ride ;)Gary and I got Davis just a stocking this year because we knew he would be getting so much from everyone. His stocking was packed full of arts and craft supplies. Everything he would ever need to make masterpieces and messes!We had a brunch date at Gary's dads house so off we went!!

Christmas Take 1- Twas the night before Christmas...

2011-12-29T09:45:00.000-08:00

Every year on Christmas Eve for as long as I can remember we go to my Grandparents house and this year was no different! Its always a big group and a fun time. Davis was starting to get sick so he was a little out of sorts but after opening a present he was set to go with his new ambulance to play with. We had a yummy dinner of prime rib that was melt in your mouth good. Up next was the presents!!

he had present opening down pat! Love this sweet boy!


Playing cars with cousin Thomas

It was hard to take pictures because I was helping d open all his presents, but my Uncle Mark was snapping away so hopefully I will have some more pics from our Christmas Eve festivities! D was spoiled rotten with gift galore. Including: Matchbox cars, Race track, a pop up Thomas the Train tent, some more cars, and books. it was so funny to see everyone in the room with all eyes on Davis, he is definitely the life of the party. His cousin Thomas was so good with playing with him and Davis thinks he hung the moon. Pulling him in every direction and tackling him whenever Thomas sat down on the floor. He's so lucky to have so many people around him that love him
We had a wonderful night and headed home to put the boy to bed and play Santa. It was so fun setting everything up for Davis to see the next morning. He's getting to such a fun age!

Christmas in Savannah

2011-12-28T20:40:00.000-08:00

The weekend before Christmas we packed up in my new "truck"(thanks to my wonderful hubby I got an early Christmas present in the form of a tahoe!) and headed to Savannah to celebrate Christmas with Garys parents, sister and her family. We had a wonderful time full of amazing food and fun excursions. Davis loved all the attention and hammed it up all weekend.

Being so silly!

Didi's beautiful living room all ready for us to open presents

Play time before dinner :)

Helping Aunt Kathryn with some work ;)


Davis loved playing with his twin cousins Jessie and Kendall all weekend. They were so good with him! This is Jessie and D playing chase in the kitchen before dinner

The annual matching pj's pic


Uncle Gary and Kendall

And then my camera decided it was tired and didnt want to work anymore! Boo hiss! Davis was given some wonderful gifts including 4 new pairs of shoes, books, balls, stuffed animals and other fun stuff. He is such a blessed little boy! We headed home Sunday after church and breakfast. A stop at the outlet mall and two melt downs later we pulled safely into home sweet home. What is it about the last hour of a drive that makes children loose their mind??? I mean really! He was throwing toys, kicking and screaming. I had to get in the back seat and have a little "come to Jesus" meeting with him. Lord help me with this little fire cracker! Merry Christmas all!!Stay tuned...three more Christmas's coming!!!

Christmas Program

2011-12-28T19:57:00.000-08:00

Davis had his first Christmas Program at school a few weeks ago. I was a little anxious on how well a bunch of not even two year olds and two year olds would do standing on a stage singing while all their family were out in the audience staring at them. It was quite the show! Ha

Davis stood on stage with his hands covering his ears...Such a silly boy! We were all dying laughing

Ethan, Tucker, Jack, and Davis all sitting so nicely ...it didnt last long

he just kind of stood there the whole time and looked around confused..ha

hey boy!


Sweet jack

about half way through mommy had to put down the camera and go put D back on stage... we were spotted in the crowd and thats all it took for him to loose it a little. But he regrouped and finished out the performance :)we had all but two of the grandparents there with us so I was thrilled that he even made it five seconds on the stage with all his favorite people in the crowd


Nothing a little "Ba"(paci) cant fix. Hey you do what ya gotta do! Poor Jack was over it at this point too and had spotted mommy and daddy

After the performance they had a sweet little reception for the parents and the littles, Davis thoroughly enjoyed his "teet" (treat)


Mommy and D

All in all it was crazy but oh so precious at the same time. I was so proud of our boy :)I can't believe he is old enough to be having a Christmas program!? I know I say it all the time but I feel like I just had a sweet little newborn sleeping on my chest, where o where has the time gone sweet little one...

Breakfast with Santa

2011-12-28T19:13:00.000-08:00

A few Saturdays ago we went to the Junior Leagues Breakfast with Santa. I knew Davis would not sit on Santa's lap but we went anyways to enjoy the festivities. We tried Santa three times this year and they were all a no go. Each time I would say to him "look its santa! Lets go see him!" Davis would respond with 'No anta, No anta!" Oh well, what are you gonna do?
We saw a lot of our friends and Davis enjoyed running around saying hello to everyone. We met up with the Deans and the boys ran around together causing all kinds of trouble. I swear those two are such a handful!It took all we had to keep them off of the stage and from pulling down the curtains that were hung on the walls.
I only got two pictures...oh well

D's favorite part by far was when the Tallahassee Ballet performed parts of the Nutcracker, he LOVED it! ha


They were wonderful

Thanksgiving

2011-12-27T19:33:00.000-08:00

I've finally sat down to play catch up... so here goes!

Lets back up a ways ;)

Thanksgiving was crazy and wonderful as always. Davis and I went at it alone this year because our avid hunter was holed up in a tree stand in Kansas...oh the life of a hunters wife

We had three stops to make on T day....first stop was my cousin Mehgean's house. She hosted a wonderful little brunch of yummy comfort food. Davis always loves seeing his cousins, they have such a fun time playing. and davis may or may not be OBSESSED with his cousin Cole. Its so sweet to watch them play , and Cole is so good with D.

When we got there we said hello to everyone and the kids ran off to play as I ran into the kitchen to make a mimosa (kidding...kinda) As I was checking out all of the food I came across my Mama Jeans SOS. It was my favorite thing she used to make, and it was our special thing she always made me "angel, do you want your mama jean to make you some SOS?" I would do anything to hear her voice again. It was a yummy corned beef and cream thing that she served over toast. So simple but so yummy. I had not had it since she passed away some 12 years ago and as I stood in that kitchen tears started rolling down my face. It made me miss her so much. As I took my first bite of it I found myself back sitting at her kitchen bar spending a day with her and cooking up yummy food. God love that womans soul...she is why we all are the way we are. She loved every one of us so much. Cant wait to see her again one day

Sadly I didn't take any pictures of us there :( but it was a yummy good time had by all

Up next was lunch with my dad. We do Thanksgiving at his best friends house that lives next to him and then my dad host Christmas at his house. Its always a ton of people and a lot of fun. I'm going to let pictures do the talking from here on out ....

Playing with his great uncle Steve

Everyone relaxing after our huge meal, and of course Davis running around like a crazy man

My dad

Third stop was My Aunt Carrah's where we gave thanks with my moms family. This was our last stop so we just sat back and relaxed, it was wonderful!

He found a basketball and didn't put it down the whole time

Yummy Oysters and stone crab legs


Hi boy!

We had a great day and welcomed daddy back home the next night :)

Up next....Breakfast with Santa!

overwhelmed

2011-12-08T17:55:00.001-08:00

I keep on trying to sit down and get this blog caught up but it just over whelms me. I'm soooo far behind. ugh. I just started my new job at the hospital and combined with the holiday season I'm doing everything I can to keep my head above water. For the next month I'll be training on my floor so it requires me to be there a lot more than I actually will be when I'm not training. Anyways..its hard being away from D and I feel like my house is falling apart without me here to keep up with it every day. I hate to wish December away because its my favorite time of year but I will be glad when I'm not at work all of the time. All in all I need to stop having a pity party for myself. Life is wonderful right now and we are so blessed

I promise to sit down and get caught up...I have so much to blog.. it will probably be bullet style, fair warning ;)

I will leave you with a picture of me and my boy enjoying the Christmas parade downtown. My sweet friend Brooke was nice enough to take a picture of us since someone forgot their camera..oops!

Faith's Trunk or Treat

2011-11-03T11:07:00.000-07:00

On Friday we kicked off the Halloween weekend with a little Trunk or Treating with friends. It was fun but crazy at the same time!

sweet boy

We saw snow white too!

Davis the tiger!

Davis the Tiger and Dawson the Cow

This was Dawson and Davis last year...when did our babies get so big!?

Sweet H enjoying her first Halloween!

and Queenie the Clown was there! Her costume was precious!

Sweet boys sharing their candy

Gary's dad and Step mom came to see the "Tiger" in action. This is D telling Grandma Kim all about it. Hes part skeleton part tiger here ;)

We had a packed full weekend so stay tuned!!

Pumpkin Patch!!

2011-11-03T10:39:00.000-07:00

We headed on over to faiths pumpkin patch one afternoon to meet Davis's BF Dawson...these two together are T-R-O-U-B-L-E! God love em'

this picture cracks me up! "Look what I got!"

Dawson pulled Davis around in the wagon....silly boys

They took over the check out stand

he took a minute to take a picture with Mama

Hey Boy!

This is probably one of my favorites

hey there!

We had such a fun time running all over the patch, Faith always does it up good and the children all love it. Its a hot spot in October...your bound to see people you know :)

Pumpkin Patch- gainesville addition

2011-11-02T18:07:00.000-07:00

We headed out to a real pumpkin farm while we were in gainesville(GA that is). Davis had a big time playing in all the pumpkins and running through the corn maze.

This was a little horse race thing that D was obsessed with! He didn't race though just sat and bounced ;) SN- if that's not a Gary look I don't know what is, I mean seriously

Going into the corn maze!

Just checkin' on the corn

On the hay ride..

Checking out the pumpkins

Family photo...not the best but the only one so it will do!

Walking with Daddy

We had such a fun time running around and exploring. Davis loved every minute! especially the funnel cake..yumm!!

Thanks Bagwells!!

On the road again!

2011-10-21T18:16:00.001-07:00

I'm going to attempt to play some catch up here so hang with me!

A few weekends ago we went up to visit one of gary's best friend and fraternity brother William and his family up in Gainsville Ga. We went last year and had such a fun time that we are making it an annual fall trip. They live on the side of a mountain and it is beautiful! The leaves are changing and the weather was crisp and cool. Combined with great friends it was a perfect weekend.

their B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L home

The view from their back porch...

he carried the kittens around all weekend..sweet boy

playing basketball with daddy and Emmaline

on saturday we went around the property checking things out... first on the list was
the horses. Davis is definitely his mothers child...loves all animals

on to the chickens! He thought they were so funny!

so beautiful!

the next day we headed to the pumpkin patch....stay tuned!

Nursery

2011-09-27T10:26:00.000-07:00

I have been meaning to take pictures of D's nursery for oh i guess around 20 months now..ha! So here goes!
since I plan on printing this blog one day I want this to be included so he can look back 20 years from now and see where he slept and played when he was a baby.

when I got pregnant I immediately started thinking of what I wanted the nursery to look like.. of course I had a girl nursery all planned but I couldn't figure out which way to go with a boy nursery. i wanted it to be babyish but not corny. I bought all of my fabric from Trolly's in thomasville and my mother in law sewed it all together :)

As you walk through the door..

A picture of mommy 34 weeks pregnant taken by the wonderful Terri smith.. I went into this hospital about an hour after these pictures were taken and that's where i stayed until I had D at 37 weeks

Davis' PB chair and precious rocking chair found in Havana. He loves to stand in his pb chair and yell at the dogs out the window. The rocking chair is his prime reading/looking spot

The crib bumper fabric and valance fabric is called topsy turvy. The skirt is a green and blue plaid and the inside of the bumper is a green chennile

Changing table(ignore the pile of clothes!) restored by grams

I made these letters for above his bed, I love the way they turned out

where sweet boy lays his head

I love the way it all came together... its hard to have the vision in your head and to get it the way you want it but I think this is pretty close to what I had in my mind. Sweet and boyish but still baby :)

Catch up!!

2011-09-20T11:25:00.000-07:00

My computer was acting funny and not letting me upload pics for awhile...hopefully it has resolved the problem!

Davis had his first day of school on September 1. Everything was packed and ready to go!! Mommy was just praying that I wouldn't cry and that he wouldn't either...we took daddy with us for re-enforcement ;)

Sweet Boy sooooo excited, ha ha
Probably more at the fact that daddy was playing in the front yard..

Posing for pictures at school

Biggest Boy!! Breaking Mama's heart

Classroom

Checking out everything

Sweet baby had a great day!! Every day he loves it more and more!

Pride

2011-09-18T14:22:00.001-07:00

Last night the number 5 team in the country, Florida State took on the number 1 team Oklahoma. College Game Day was in town, Tallahassee was electric with the excitement in the air. We all put on our best Florida State gear and headed to Doak to cheer on our Noles!

The game could not have been more exciting! ! Our boys showed up to play and I could not be more proud of our team! We held our own with a back up quarterback and two of our best receivers out of the game. Although in the end we fell a little short, you can't be mad at them...They played their hearts out and it showed. We have come such a long way in just a year. It makes me so excited to watch my Seminoles play!
Last night Doak was rockin!! It was So loud that we were told the cameras were shaking. I loved every minute of it!!

The picture below is of our famous mascot Chief Osceola and Renegade....Yes thats an indian riding a horse holding a flaming spear. Thats how we roll ;) Its an awesome thing to see and the stands go CRAZY when he gallops out to the middle of the field and throws the flaming spear down in the middle of the Seminole head. There's a reason he was voted the number one mascot in all of college football.

The whole package of Osceola and renegade combined with our B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L stadium and awesome team makes for a really amazing experience.

I have always had a love for Florida State Football, it is in my blood. I am so proud of our team and Jimbo Fisher that I just felt the need to share.

Looking forward to next weekend! Watch out Clemson, we're comin' for ya!!

Go Noles!!!!

2011-09-03T09:57:00.001-07:00

Its game day here in tallahassee and we are pumped! !! Go NOLES!!!

Twas the night before the first day of school....EVER!

2011-08-31T18:05:00.001-07:00

Tomorrow our little baby goes to his first day of preschool. I'm so nervous and excited for him! ! I just know he is going to love it, and he needs it. I feel like he's bored being at home with me all the time.

I've got the jitters tonight getting everything ready...camo backpack(per daddys request)- check, brand new baseball jon jon-check, keds shoes-check!

Wish us luck! Pictures to come!!

Too much

2011-08-22T19:46:00.001-07:00

There is just some thing too cute about a baby(really a toddler but I can't bring myself to say it, he will always be my baby) in jeans!! God love him...I could have eaten him up tonight in his jeans, button up polo and vest. It makes me so ready for fall :)

We are chugging right along down here, school got started back today, football is a mere 2 weeks away and I can almost smell fall in the air.

We've had some exciting things come up in our family in the past 3 days...gary is making a job change and we are absolutely beside ourselves with excitement about this amazing opportunity. God is good!

Blessed Be The Name

2011-08-09T06:54:00.001-07:00

I'm up to my ears in bbtn orders! ! If you haven't ever heard of this company go check out their website at blessednames.com
They are a wonderful childrens clothing line with a faith based company behind them. I love their clothing and enjoy selling it every season. If you interested in ordering please don't hesitate to email me at aedennis04@yahoo.com

Hope everyone is having a great week!!

Leavin on a jet plane

2011-07-27T10:04:00.001-07:00

Headed to Knoxville! ! For a week! I'm flying solo woth davis and I would appreciate your prayers. This is only my third time flying and first by myself! Ahh!!! Freaking out a little!

Off we go!

Friday fun

2011-07-22T07:51:00.001-07:00

Constant motion! !

We love our zoinks playdates :)
Maybe he'll take a good nap?

Davis and grady were giving eachother some love!

And sweet jack and davis playing on the cars

Happy Friday y'all!!

(Bare with me if these are all out of order, I'm doing it from my phone)

*Update: Davis slept for an hour and a half ??!! What do I have to do to get this child to sleep?!

Catch up!!

2011-07-17T19:57:00.001-07:00

So sorry for the lack of blogging! But I just got all caught up! yay!! round of applause please and thank you ;)
School is over next week, hallelujah!, so hopefully I wont be so absent.

Scroll on down and enjoy! theres four post so don't miss any!!

Randomness

2011-07-17T19:40:00.001-07:00

Just a few random pictures that I thought were too cute not to include :)

Hank swimming in the ocean at Indian pass. I think if he went to heaven this is what it would be

Davis and cousin Parker at cousin Paige's dance recital. They were being so sweet together

Wearing Grandpaws hat

He loves my dads hat. they will sit and play like this forever, and my dad gets so tickled with him

putting it back on grandpaws head

Suprise!

2011-07-17T19:29:00.000-07:00

As I was uploading pictures tonight I found this little surprise from my sweet friend Brooke :) A few weekends ago Brooke was my saving grace and watched Davis for us while I was at clinicals and Gary was at work. She took Davis along with her two to go swimming at another friend Becca's house. What awesome friends I have!!

LtoR: Sweet little Grace, Davis, and Jack enjoying their lunch

I love finding surprise pictures on my camera! Thanks Brooke!!
You may recognize handsome Jack from http://adambrookespicer.blogspot.com/

Corn!

2011-07-17T19:08:00.000-07:00

Ive tried to get Davis to eat corn a million times but he just has wanted no part of it. that is until grandpaw gave it to him with some streak ajus on it...apparently that's the trick

See for yourself...hilarious

Here Grandpaw you try it

Kisses for LBJ(this is a joke in our family that has been now passed on to davis. Its a nic name that was given to my oldest cousin steven, it stands for little baby jesus. haha Meaning he could do no wrong and was the golden child in my mama jeans eyes. well now Davis has it, bc this child can do nothing wrong in any of his grandparents eyes. he has every single one of them wrapped around his finger. its quite precious to watch)

getting after it!

yummm

Big bite! Notice that huge steak on my dads plate..it was such a yummy dinner!!

after dinner relaxing in Grandpaws chair :)

Birthday Weekend at the Cape

2011-07-17T18:17:00.000-07:00

For my 26th birthday we headed down to the cape for the weekend for some fun with friends.
The weekend consisted of yummy food, a little shopping, a lot of beach and boat drinks to go with it. Exactly how i wanted to ring in year 26(when did that happen??, wasn't I JUST waltzing down Tennessee street??)
We stayed up way to late and indulged a little too much, but inst that the way you celebrate!?!
we always have a wonderful time at the cape and Davis absolutely adores the
beach....and honestly with this view who wouldn't love it. the cape is a little slice of heaven

Digging right in and playing with his truck

Pure bliss...he LOVES the beach. He was throwing himself into the surf and rolling in it.

Checking things out

I love the look on his face

ready to take on the waves...I hope he never looses this fearless spirit...the world is yours little one

Hey big boy!

Where did my baby go??

giving sweet Harper some love..boy loves him some babies

Davis and Hank just hanging out

these two are T-R-O-U-B-L-E

We had a fabulous weekend, I am longing for another beach escape...sadly I have no idea when that's going to happen. but rest assured we will get away to our beloved cape a few more times before the weather gets cold

Until next time !

Going mobile

2011-07-13T05:08:00.001-07:00

Trying out blogging from my phone! Maybe it will make it easier with our busy schedule
Keeping up with this blog! Bare with me while I figure this out.....

Here's a picture of the sweet boy this morning

St. George

2011-06-20T16:57:00.000-07:00

Sorry Ive been MIA for a couple weeks...our computers both crashed and had to be completely re-done. We have them back and were thankfully able to get every thing off of them. We have a fancy new external hard drive that will help protect our stuff. On to the fun stuff!!

A few weeks ago we went down to St. George with my Mom, Step Dad and Sister Kathryn. We had such a good time! The more and more we are at the beach the more he loves it. This time he loved getting out in the waves and "riding" them on his float. His favorite thing was to run up and down the beach waving and yelling at people as he ran by. He would just run and run. It was so funny , my mom said he looked like he was just happy to be free. It was precious to watch.

These were in order but somehow when they downloaded they came in on crazy. Sorry!

Big boy playing with his bucket

Making a sand castle with Nana. He would make it and then destroy it

Hard at work

This one goes in the favorite picture file. he looks so big here, Where did my baby go??

First taste of mint chocolate chip ice cream at Aunt Ebbys. He LOVED it

Taking over Aunt Kaddys ice cream

Yummm!

making Nana do all the work

The infamous Bucket Head. He thinks this is hilarious

playing on the beach

Hi Mama!

I had to include this... this is what happens when I try to brush his teeth. I literally have to hold him down to get them good. For some reason his incisors get really dirty? Gotta get those bad boys clean.

Stay tuned! We are headed down to the Cape this weekend for my birthday with a post to follow. Love our beach trips!!

Sweet Boy

2011-06-01T11:03:00.000-07:00

Oh sweet baby please stop getting so big!! Your breaking your mama's heart and making it grow even bigger with everyday you grow. You melt everyones heart with those beautiful blue eyes and big smile. I could not be prouder to be your mama, you make me who I've always wanted to be.

Well if there is one thing you got from me.. its your ears. Bless your heart haha

I'm afraid your gonna break some hearts one day.

Davis is at such a fun age right now. He's starting to act like such a big boy. Go go go all the time and into EVERYTHING. We call him 'coon. As in Raccoon. God love em

The Cape

2011-06-01T10:29:00.000-07:00

We headed down to our favorite place for the holiday weekend.. Cape San Blas! Gary grew up at this beach and I have since found my own love for it. Its just beautiful and not as touristy as say St. George. Its our little slice of heaven.

We had friends join us for a few days with their little bit Morgan. She is the sweetest most smiley baby ever! Davis just loved her. He said clear as day "Baby" as soon as he saw her. He says a lot of words some more clear than others but this one is by far one of the clearest he says. Its soooo precious! I just love it. Hopefully I'll get it on video soon :)

On sunday We headed out on the pontoon boat in search of a good sand bar for us to play on. Gary is officially the beat sand bar finder. I think I said 10 times or more "this is just perfect! It couldn't be any better"

See what I mean... breath taking

the water was about ankle deep. Perfect for our little babies

My boy loving him some water. This child was born to be on a beach. its in his blood

Bryan walking with sweet baby morgan

Big D driving the boat :)

He loved that he could just walk around and play

He finally figured out that there was sand under the water, He proceeded to pile it on mommy :)
My camara died(of course!) about this time. Why does that always happen!? ugh

We explored the sand bar finding cool shells with crabs in them and lots of scurrying sting rays. Davis thought they were really cool{dont worry I was holding him}

We headed in around 2 and said goodbye to Kim, Bryan, and Morgan. we rested for a little bit and then went to play with some more friends that were at the cape. Monday we had a fabulous cookout at the boyettes and then headed back to tally. We will be back for the Fourth though! With bells and Whistles :)

Davis and I are headed to St. George on Friday. we are just a bunch of beach bums this summer!

Mothers Day

2011-05-13T10:28:00.001-07:00

Mothers Day weekend Gary and I escaped on Friday to the beach just the two of us for our anniversary. We had a great night complete with a good nights sleep! We headed over to Apalachicola to browse the cute stores for a bit. Such a sweet little town. When we got backDaddy took a nap and I went to the pool to get some sun :)

Then late afternoon Nana and Popa(my mom and S. Dad) Brought down the boy so we could all enjoy mothers day together.

We ate each night at "The Fish Camp" and it was soooo yummy and was a stones throw away from our house. We just walked right over :) Fresh Seafood is always so good! Their soft shelled crab was to die for. If you go anywhere near Carrabelle do yourself a favor and go. Its on Timber Island, oh and they have some yummy boat drinks there too ;)

Sunday morning we packed the boat and headed over to Dog Island

Beautiful

Davis loved the water, we were on the bay side so the water was calm and perfect for him.

We saw these two bald eagles in a tree near by. How cool

Close up (kinda) of one

Playing in the sand with Nana

Yelling at daddy and popa

Feeding Popa

Oh Davis

We call this the death stare... my mom says this is an "ashley" face ... I have no idea what she is talking about

Sweet Lilly hanging out on the boat.

We had a wonderful time playing in the sand and water. We headed back in time for Davis to take his nap and for mommy to lay out for a little at the pool :) We got all packed up and headed back to tally. Cant wait to go coastal again at the end of this month! we are off to St. George :) YAY

Savannah part two.. Easter

2011-04-28T17:35:00.000-07:00

Saturday afternoon Gary drove up to finally be with us. We were so happy to see him. He got there while Davis and I were taking a nap. I heard him come in so i went down and gave him a big old hug and smooch. I was like a school girl I was so excited to see him :) Absence does make the heart grow stronger ha ha! Gary went up when it was time for him to wake up and got him. The look on Davis' face when he sleepily looked at him was priceless. He was sooooo happy! He threw himself around the bed laughing and looking at him for a good 5 minutes. Sweet boy loves him some Daddy.

Earlier in the day we went to the clubs Easter party. Complete with a petting zoo, Easter egg hunt and the Easter bunny. Davis wasn't really sure what was going on, there were TONS of kids everywhere. I think he was a little overwhelmed. But we got some classic pics and a few Easter eggs so mission accomplished!

Egg Hunt time! sooo many kids! Davis got one egg before he got knocked out of the way by a little girl. It was like a plague of locust.
The Boy did look precious in his seersucker outfit{BB outlet, see previous post ;)}

I'm gonna go off on a little tangent real quick...I know all children are a little greedy and get a little carried away but I believe it is the responsibility of the parents to take a little more hands on approach to these kind of situations and make their children share a little. Its our responsibility as parents to step in and say OK, you may get x amount of eggs and then you need to leave some for others. Poor D didn't stand a chance. He was going to pick up his second egg and this little girl who had about 25 eggs already knocked him over and grabbed it. I about died and had to bite my tongue. I scooped him up right then and said OK we are done. Mommy needed to remove herself before I started giving dirty looks. ha ha

Saying hi to the Easter bunny

Getting ready for the hunt

Sweet friends :)

All the eggs.. the 4 and under area

We had a great time at the Easter Party and got a really cute picture of D with the easter bunny that i'm waiting to get from Shutterfly :)

Now onto the Easter Sunday pictures...

Our Sweet boy Easter Morning at Church

Whats This??

Checking out the egg

love the face

A nice man helping Didi and Davis put flowers on the cross

Oh I love him to pieces

worst picture ever but the only one i have of the three of us so it will have to do.
I believe I was in the middle of saying something and Davis was clearly done with pictures

Got one!

On Daddys shoulders after brunch at the club

We had a perfect Easter Sunday! We all just love Savannah and are thinking of making it a tradition to go each year fro Easter. Such wonderful memories

Savannah part one

2011-04-26T17:29:00.000-07:00

the Sunday before Easter Davis and I headed out to Savannah. We stopped in Jacksonville for a few days to visit Gary's sisters family. She has twin girls and a 16 year old. All three were so great with Davis, he got a lot of love and attention! Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures :( next time!

On Wednesday Gary's mom (didi), Davis, and I headed out for Savannah, Skidaway Island to be exact. Which is heaven on earth, only other place I could see myself living. We spent our days riding the golf cart to the pool and playing on the wonderful playgrounds. To say we enjoyed our stay would be an understatement, it was wonderful. Davis so enjoyed being with his Didi and Granddaddy(his namesake)

Silly Boy eating a lemon

Loved it

Playing Ball with Didi

Having a yummy Blueberry muffin for breakfast

Playing in the pool. It was gorgeous weather, we went everyday and got some good water time. He absolutely loved it! I'm thinking maybe some swim lessons might be in our future?(comments on this are welcomed please!) D has no fear of the water what so ever. Would go straight in if I didn't catch him. He would go under the water and come up smiling and kicking. It was so fun to watch! People would stand and watch him and comment on how much he loved it and how he looked like he was ready to swim :) In true boy fashion he wanted nothing to do with baby pool or the shallow end.

He boy!

Swinging through the water and laughing hysterically the entire time
SN-cant believe I put a pic up of me in my bathing suit. Gross. Would it be too much to ask to look a little bit like I did pre baby?! I noticed something while we were there and I was beating myself up about the way I looked, all these women walking around had extremely flat stomachs. Like so tight you could bounce a quarter off of it. It then hit me..their belly buttons looked weird? Ah ha! Tummy tucks! Gotcha! ha ha made me feel a little better about myself

didi and her wonderful sweet friend Mrs. Nancylee and her grandchildren with Davis

Feeding Granddaddy Chips

First dip..kept laughing and splashing

we were soooo happy when Daddy joined us Saturday

after bath playtime

His favorite place in the house, the leather chair in Granddaddy's office

On the way from Jacksonville to Savannah Judy and I stopped at the bailey boys outlet on St. Simon's Island. I'm going to go ahead and tell you that if you go anywhere near St.Simons you need to stop. It will be more than worth your time. We walked in and I literally squealed with excitement. No lie, It is that AMAZING!!! I went primarliy for schurch clothes for the boy and came out with just that! I could have bought one of everything though. It was overwhelming, WALL to WALL clothes organized by size and gender. Ive had dreams about going back. haha
I got the boy 4 outfits and a pair of shoes for 150 ish. Which if you know bailey boys you know that is one awesome deal. Plan a trip... you can thank me later ;)

More to come! We had a wonderful time celebrating Easter!

Beach

2011-04-26T17:06:00.000-07:00

Two weeks ago we went to a wonderful little beach island with some good friends of ours. They were so sweet to invite us down! We had so much fun playing with the babies on the beach during the day and sitting around with cold drinks at night. Thanks Millers!! We love you guys

The boys played so well together.. well as long as D wasn't trying to steal W's Pati and yay yay! ha ha

The boys sitting together

our beautiful view :)

Davis pushed this table all over the patio, He thought it was the funniest thing ever

It was so fun sitting on the beach during the day and watching the boys play together. Their Daddy's have been friends since they were boys and its so awesome to watch Davis and Woods build a friendship together. I have a feeling these boys will be friends for years to come

Teaser

2011-04-19T08:10:00.000-07:00

Just a little peak at what we've been up to....

(probably one of my favorite pictures of him, it captures his spirit)
This boy loves the beach! No fear, running straight into the waves and laughing as they crashed over him. It was wonderful to watch

We went to the beach last week and now we are in Jacksonville til Wednesday and then on to Savannah til Monday! Whew!

back with more later!! happy Easter all!

Fun at Grandpa and Grams

2011-03-23T18:50:00.000-07:00

My dad is newly retired so we've been visiting him a lot lately. Today Davis was boycotting his nap after only sleeping 45 min(someone please tell me this passes and he goes back to napping???) We needed to get out of the house so off to Grandpa's we went. He has a huge yard with lots of exploring to do so it is perfect.

{you may notice the boys hair looking a little less mullety, Gary FINALLY let me cut it last weekend! We both love the way it turned out. He looks like such a little man :) It falls just perfect now. I could just eat him up!}

LOVE THIS WEATHER!!

2011-03-19T10:07:00.000-07:00

We have been spending many afternoons at the park enjoying this wonderful weather!! Now that D is a full on walker, park time is much more enjoyable :)

This picture makes me giggle everytime I look at it...love that little smirk on his face. I could just eat him up!

Oh the Joys...

2011-03-19T09:58:00.000-07:00

this is what I got to clean up last night

Our sweet pea has a hell of a gag reflex. Combined with mucus drainage, maybe a little bit too much indulgence at Nana's and this is what I got pulling into our neighborhood. Poor thing, It just kept coming and coming. I reached back and held his hand and told him its OK, mama's right here. I was afraid we might be sick but he was all smiles with daddy and in the tub. He has a sensitive stomach and sometimes if things don't sit right this is what we get. Although I think this one takes the prize on being the messiest! It was all over his car seat and as you can see all over my car. Not fun cleaning that up. Oh the joys ;)

Time Change....grrr

2011-03-14T07:58:00.000-07:00

Just added: * D has taken one nap today at 11. Slept for an hour and hasn't taken another one. heaven help us

The whole time change thing has thrown us for a loop over here at the Smith household! Davis usually goes to sleep around 7:30 and sleeps till at least 5. well last night he went to sleep at 9:00 and woke up at 4?! he went back to sleep thankfully after some mama time. I love that it gives you more time in a day but goodness does it throw a baby/toddler off schedule!

We are going to try again tonight to put him down between 7:30 and 8. I just got him sleeping through the night and I really am going to be quite upset if this time change stuff throws us off.....

and just because no post is complete without some pics of the boy :)
{These all were taken by Jenna Reichert Photography}

sweet boy loves to look out the window

Long time no blog

2011-03-11T13:26:00.000-08:00

Its been so long since I've posted! Bad blogger! Bad!

We have just been enjoying the wonderful weather here in Tallahassee. We have been getting all the way up to the 80's some days. We have been getting some good use out of our Spring and Summer Jon jons :) Nothing cuter than a little boy in a jon jon....love it.

I could just eat Davis up, hes been so cute these days. Such a little boy. Talking away and just all over the place. He is a little raccoon, into everything he can get his hands on. He crawls up on everything!! Today we were eating lunch with a friend and he was adamant about crawling on the table...crazy boy. I told him we are civilized people and we don't crawl on tables. He didn't listen, ha

He just this week has turned into a walker. I would think in the next week he wont be crawling at all anymore. So cute to watch him toddle around.

Hes also eating a little better these days! Thank you lord! grilled cheese and fruit being a favorite :) He is not to into veggies but I try and sneak them in where I can. He will eat a whole plate of Chicken pot pie and I just try and pack it full of veggies. We also cut down on bottles which I think has helped his appetite.

Hope you all are having a good week!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARTY DAY!

2011-02-15T18:41:00.001-08:00

On Saturday we celebrated Davis' first birthday party with wonderful family and friends. It could not have been a more beautiful day! I really enjoyed planning it and I think it turned out pretty darn cute! The kids all seemed to be having fun and the parents enjoyed good company. Thanks to all who came! We loved having you xoxo
(get ready for a picture overload!)
These loaded backwards...annoying

Sweet Dawson and Davis...Brit and I have our hands full

Ha ha... DD helping DS open his gifts

Feeding Mama Cake

Apparently something was funny... probably something paparazzi Wilson said ;)

Yumm! Thanks Nana for making my cake!

Classic picture

Sweet boy! Cant believe your a year!

Loved the icing

not so sure...but thinking about it

Singing happy birthday to you!

Blow out your candle! He tried to grab it but we were quick!

Singing

Friends Nathan, Ryder, Jennifer and Chanley{davis' GF} (and me!)

Dawson, Davis and Woods
All three of these boys daddy's were friends growing up. I just love these next series of pictures. How cool that all these years later and the legacy continues! Caroline and Brit... all I can say is lord help us!

T-R-O-U-B-L-E! Just like their daddy's!

Davis apparently thought it was appropriate to lick Woods' head

Davis and Woods...

Well hello there!

Giving Woods love

Drink table

Even Birthday boys have to break for a little snack!

Caroline and Woods

Cousin Mehgean and Peyton(4 weeks)

Hey Boy!

Sweet pictures done by Jenna Reichert

Happy Birthday plate! Thanks Mrs. Ann!
(coton colors showed up in full force at this party!)

Lots of yummy food!

The adult beverages :)...is this wrong?? haha
this is how we do parties... just a little Toddy to wined down your day

Thanks Grandpa and Grams for hosting the party! What a perfect day!

Sweet cousin Isabella

Bounce house fun

Cupcakes by Nana

We had a wonderful day! What sweet memories we made :)

LOVE!

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As always, a wonderful job done by Jenna Reichert Photography

http://jennareichertphotography.com/?p=2689

Happy 1st Birthday Pics!

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY!!!!

2011-01-31T17:06:00.000-08:00

*written yesterday 1/31/2010

Today my baby turned one!? How did that happen?? As I was rocking him to sleep tonight I was singing him Happy Birthday and rubbing his back..... I all of the sudden for the first time today was over come with emotion. This time last year my sweet baby was in the NICU and I was fighting tooth and nail with the nurses to get me out of bed to go see him (csection). I remember in the wee hours of the night going down to the NICU and just sitting there with my hand on him for hours. At one point the nurse came in and told me to go rest and that he would be OK. I responded with " I have waited my whole life for this baby, there is no where else I need to be" to which she patted me on the back and walked out. I loved every minute with him. He was so tiny but so strong. Within 36 hours he was in my room with us and was being loved on by family and friends. All day to day I have played the "this time last year" game. Its crazy to think its been a year.

So Davis... What are you up too??

*size four diapers
*Size 18 month clothes.... I ordered 24mth and 2T for his summer jon jons! This seemed crazy but they actually fit
*22 lbs- 40%
*29 1/2 inches 50%
*Stands on his own and is right on the brink of walking just needs to build up some confidence
*size 4 shoes
*starting to be a little better at eating... for awhile he got really picky
*No longer nursing :( he weaned himself almost a month ago. He now takes about 4 Goats milk bottles a day. He just didn't do well with cows milk. I hope to in the coming months start cutting his bottles with regular milk and weaning him off the goats milk. It so expensive! 3.58 for a quart and he drinks one of those in a day and a half.
* Talking away- not always understandable but he's trying! some favorites are "Mama" "Daddy/Dada(he'll say both) "Ba" - bye "Na"- No "Nana"
* Loves to clap and dance when he presses the music button on his farm friends fridge thingy
* Crawls up on his anywhere chair and looks out the window. He loves it, yells at the dogs in the back yard.
*Loves being outside and swinging in his swing
*really enjoys playing in my cabinets, we are fixing this tomorrow!
*points to things he wants and grunts. We are working on please
*the dogs still rank pretty high on his list, he now chases them around the house. They look at me like "mom do something with this thing!" ha

I got an update from baby center today that said You toddler: week one
Ummmm excuse me? when did I have a toddler??? it really hit me then. My baby really isn't a baby anymore

On a different note thank you all so much for your prayers for Garys parents. They landed in Greece today and will be home soon. We asked them if they were going to stay in Greece for a few days and they promptly answered "No, we've had enough of this vacation" Cant say I blame them!

Prayer Request

2011-01-30T04:54:00.001-08:00

If you could take a moment and say a prayer for Gary's parents I would so appreciate it. They are in Cairo, Egypt right now. They went on Vacation with another couple, the day they arrived the violence exploded and as you have probably seen on TV has just gotten worse. At first the travel agency was saying that where their hotel(right by the pyramids) was safe. Well we got a call from them early this morning and they told us that they were going to try to evacuate them to Athens but are unsure of exactly how to get them out safely. This is just a mess. and unfortunately Egypt is surrounded by countries that don't necessarily like the United States. Please please pray for their safety. They are such wonderful sweet people. My father in law is a retired Neurosurgeon and my mother law was a nurse at one time. The couple traveling with them is also a retired pediatrician and a retired nurse/teacher. I say this because these people devoted much of their lives to helping and saving other peoples lives, I know they would appreciate the thoughts and prayers for theirs. My mother in law I believe is quite frightened. and rightfully so. Thank you all so much

(somebodies birthday is tomorrow.... more on that later )

stay at home mom and computer "issues"

2011-01-20T19:12:00.000-08:00

I could really really really get used to this stay at home mom thing. Its pretty much solidified in my mind what I was put on this earth to do. What really stinks is that it's not going to last that much longer. I'm in the process of trying to figure out exactly what I'm going to do....I'm trying to find something that wont keep me too much from my babe and husband and something that doesn't stress me out to the max. which is what my last job did. Over the past almost two weeks I have really realized that this job loss thing was really a blessing in disguise. You would think Gary and I would be stressed but its actually been quite nice. Not stressed, clean house, happy child, dinner on the table... I just LOVE it. Sigh... maybe some things will change in the coming months that will change our situation. Keep praying !!! Please!!

Davis and I have been having such fun days... I know I say it all the time but he is at such a fun age. We just play and play together, I cherish every minute of it. We have enjoyed having play dates with special friends and just being able to play at home and enjoy each other. I think he loves having me with him all of the time. We will be playing and all of the sudden he will reach forward, grab my face and give me a big open mouth kiss, then he goes right back to playing. Boy melts my heart

On another note our home computer(laptop) is sick. Not sure what is wrong with the dang thing but it will not log onto the internet. I'm on Garys work computer right now and am enjoying this little Cadillac :)

Until we get the other computer fixed I'm afraid we are sans pictures.

Hope you all are having a wonderful January. xoxo

Mid January and lots of changes

2011-01-13T17:27:00.000-08:00

Well here we are mid January... 2 weeks away from Davis' first birthday. We are doing his actual birthday party the second weekend in February, which I am thankful for. It gives me a little more time to get things planned and in order.

Which brings me to the big change. Monday afternoon I was laid off from my job. Big hit, but I am choosing to look at the positive side of it. Gods blessing in disguise. Time for a change.
I am going to be able to be home and spend some time with my sweet boy for the rest of the month but will be starting a new job come the beginning of February. God dropped a job in my lap that is just what I have been needing and looking for. Somewhat of a pay cut but something that I am passionate about and Davis will be with me :) I'll share more when I can

the only thing that is going to be tricky is the health insurance... if anyone has any tips in this field I would appreciate it. I will need to find a private health plan. which can be costly, but we are determined to make it work.

Any who! On to some fun pictures from Christmas and on. Enjoy :)

Davis' Christmas present from Gary and I was this storage system. we put all his new toys in it ready for him to explore Christmas morning... he loved it!

Opening his very first Christmas present the day before Christmas eve

He loved tearing into the presents.. he was a pro!

One of his Christmas presents from Nana and Popa

nana helping Davis play in his bus

Checking things out

This boy loves his bath time, he is free to roam and is a wild man in the tub. I cant hardly fill it up because he throws himself all over it, laying on his tummy and kicking his legs like a frog. Silly boy.

Cousin Paige and Davis on Christmas night

Table One at my dads house on Christmas night. We have a big crowd and I love it

table two :)

Aunt Lauren was here for over a week. Davis loves his aunt laun

Trying to get a good picture with Mama but D would not look at the camera

This is his new thing... he tries to eat the upholster nails/pins off of the couch... strange child
you can see the slobber marks where he was licking them.

We call this look the bull dog

Have a great weekend everyone!!! xoxo

2011??

2011-01-04T10:59:00.000-08:00

I seriously have no idea where 2010 went?! Wasn't I just pregnant? It absolutely blows my mind.
Our Christmas was wonderful and full of special memories with family. Davis loved all of the attention and new toys that our family got him. He is one rotten little boy. He tore right into the presents like he was an old pro! I thought he would be a little hesitant but he wasn't. I think he was more interested in the paper than the actual gift inside, isn't that how it is at this age? We have a whole new play area set up for D and he loves it. All his toys right there and I got a great little storage system for him at target(pictures coming)

On Christmas morning we had everything set up with all his new toys in his buckets. He LOVED IT! It is so precious to see him sit and play on his own, talking away as he takes Noah and the animals in and out of his little people ark( thanks Nana and popa!)

He got more toys than we know what to do with so we left some of them at Gparents houses. That way he'll have something fun to play with while he's there. We have his first birthday(tears) coming up this month... lord only knows what we are going to do with the stuff he gets from that! I told G the only thing that would solve our toy problem would be a bigger house! he laughed

We rang in the new year watching the Noles take down spurrier and eating steaks with some good friends. At 12:01(we were dead asleep, ha!) Bella(lab/bulldog) decided that we were under attack and began growling and barking very loud every time a firework would go off. which in turn sprung Hank(English cocker) out from under the bed and on top of Gary and I barking. Lovely. Davis then decided he was missing out on all the fun and woke up at 12:30 for some mama time.

Davis is now 11 months old and creeping everyday towards his one year birthday on the 31st. I just don't know how this happened??! He is more and more like a big boy everyday. Talking and playing and really showing us his Personality..the good, the bad , and the ugly! ha
I wonder where he gets this attitude and temper from?? I just have no idea... ha ha(those of you that know me are laughing right now)

Davis' first big step to becoming a big boy is getting a milk bottle. My supply has been quite pitiful for the past few months and all of the sudden a week ago he became uninterested in nursing during the day. I was a little heartbroken but we are still going at night so that helps my heart a little. He has taken to his milk(goats milk) bottles wonderfully. Soooo much easier than mixing formula that's for sure! I'm hoping we can go a few more months of nighttime feedings before he's ready to stop completely. I love our time together

So we are pressing on to the new year and hoping that some things that we have really been praying about will pan out for our family!! I cant say much more than that, but if your the praying type, PLEASE keep us in your prayers. We are possibly about to under go some really exciting things as a family that could change our lives for the better(no its not a baby)

Happy New Year everyone!!!

Photo Dump

2010-12-17T18:56:00.001-08:00

I feel the need just to dump these on ya! They are piling up and its stressing me out.. so here you go!

Davis and Hank playing on the couch, they love each other!

We went to "elf night" last night. It was great till it started pouring down rain.
He looks a little confused! ha

Hey boy! Gary's mother made Davis this adorable longall. She is AMAZING!

With the penguin

Last weekend we went to Victorian Christmas with the Normans. Brycie and Davis are buddies.. just like their mama's. This Santa was just wonderful!! So sweet

Sweet Brycie, Aunt ashy loves you

One of his many faces he gives us

Eating his cracker and trying to stay warm!

The weekend before that we did the Festival of Lights downtown... Daddy and Davis. D was too distracted by the floats!

Tub Time!

Playing in the water

Playing in the bubbles! We actually hardly use this seat anymore, I just put him in it at the beginning so I can bathe him and them I let him splash around the tub. Its hilarious.. he throws himself everywhere, splashing and putting his face in the water. Its so fun to watch him

Getting Real

2010-12-17T18:37:00.000-08:00

Do you ever feel like you cant keep up????

The house needs to be vacuumed....

The laundry is piling up

(this little stinker sneaks into every picture.... don't just lay there Hank, FOLD SOMETHING!)

I cant keep my kitchen table cleared to save my life

I don't have a Christmas tree yet...

Davis's room STILL needs a few touches...

The guest bathroom needs to be painted....

and here I sit on a Friday night, baby in bed, dogs asleep on the couch, Gary had to go to work ... one of his stores got robbed(tis the season)

I'm hoping that this and steel magnolias will turn this week around

I know we have so much to be thankful for and believe me I am, but sometimes i feel the need to "keep it real"

Merry Christmas Ya'll!!

Sweet Verse

2010-12-15T06:47:00.001-08:00

I came across this bible verse last night. I will have to say it is one of my favorites. Ive heard lately of some heart breaking losses, this verse brings me comfort.

"People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them. Mark 10:13-16

10 Months

2010-12-07T06:36:00.000-08:00

He is actually 10 1/2 months now....

Sweet sweet Davis you are 10 MONTHS! You are the most precious thing to us and are becoming such a sweet and talkative little thing. Love you to the moon and back...

* Size 12-18 mth clothes

* Size 3 diapers

* You have become very picky about your food here recently...sometimes you want it pureed and sometimes you want in in chunks

* tried avocados again mixed with a little applesauce and you LOVED it.

*Sweet Potatoes are still probably your favorite.

*You take 2 bottles a day when you are away from me. Usually one is formula and one is BM. Mommy is having supply issues so it looks like this will be the norm from here on. I'll be lucky if i can keep you going til a year!

* you have 5 teeth. Front two bottom ones and on top you have your 2 front ones and one coming in right next to your right one.

* you are becoming very talkative and are actually saying some more things now. Dada, mama(maaa, when your mad or crying) Baba (bye, Bye? or Bottle?)

* you have started to clap and I just love it. At the parade Saturday you pretty much clapped the whole time.. precious!

* When I start to sing the itsy bitsy spider to you you put your hands together as to mimic the motions that I do along with the song

* pulling and standing up everywhere. My new prediction is that you will be walking by 11 months.. we'll see

* Hank is still the coolest thing ever to you.

* You were sleeping 8:00- 5 but have not been feeling very good lately so you've been up and down with me all night mostly to comfort nurse. I don't have the heart to make you cry when your not feeling like yourself

* you take 2 naps a day. with a cat nap on the way home every day.

This is such a fun age and we are loving watching you learn and grow everyday. BUT(ha) along with this fun age comes a little bit of attitude. You are very opinionated and let us know when you are not happy. You scream and cry when I change your diaper or your clothes. you would think we were killing you! the back arching and rolling over. Boy oh boy... you are as sweet as can be but definitely have a fire in you too.

We are so looking forward to the next few weeks and all the festivities!!

Hot Damn!

2010-11-27T19:00:00.000-08:00

GO NOLES!!!!!

What a great game...so proud of our boys. We sent those Gators packing!
Each one of our players came out to win that game, and boy did they win! Everyone kept their heads and for the most part made good and thought out plays. I'm so looking forward to next season, and better yet our championship this year since NC state lost. (Good job Maryland)

Jimbo did a great job, definitely proved himself!

We love you JIMBO!!

(not sure why all the lettering is so LARGE, guess the computer feels my excitement)

Thankful Heart

2010-11-26T05:34:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday. I could not have asked for better food and better company. Davis was in the best mood, played and laughed with everyone at lunch (26 to be exact). From lunch we went to my Aunts house for our second meal of the day, I was so full! Davis ate at both places, trying everything from turkey to corn souffle and he loved every bite. Although I will have to say that the sweet potato casserole was probably his all time favorite, it was so fun to watch his expressions as we gave him taste of all kinds of new food!

As I looked around the rooms yesterday I was reminded of all I have to be thankful for. Wonderful family and friends who love our sweet boy so much. I'm so thankful that he will grow up around such solid people, people who know God and are kind and loving. We have our crazy moments just like any other family but in the end we love each other more than the world. There is so much bad in the world, I'm just glad he will always have a safe haven around the people that love him the most.

I wanted to share a story that our minister of music shared with us a while back at church. I think every mama in the sanctuary had tears streaming down their face...

There was a little boy who's mommy and daddy were bringing home his new baby sister, he was so excited for his little sister to be home. He kept telling his parents how much he loved her and how he was going to take care of her and be the best big brother. He asked his parents if he could be alone with her, they just kept telling him no but maybe soon when she got a little older. The mother and father wondered why he wanted to be alone with her and why he was so persistent about it. they just chaulked it up to being a new big brother and wanting to take care of her by himself. Well he kept on asking till one night the mother and father gave in and told him he could go into her room where she was sleeping and sit with her as long as he was very quiet. He was so excited and assured his parents that he wouldn't wake her up. The parents let him go in and as he crept in the room the parents watched from the cracked door. He stood at his sisters crib staring at her sleeping, just as the parents started to walk away they heard their little boy begin to talk to his baby sister.... as they listened they heard him say "Tell me what Jesus is like, I'm beginning to forget"

Such innocence in children, I believe they are all sent directly from him. Perfect and pure. Its our jobs as parents to never let them forget what he is like and maybe we can learn from their sweet hearts.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, I hope it was a wonderful day for you and your family.

Camera

2010-11-16T19:14:00.000-08:00

I NEED A NEW CAMERA! any suggestions?? something not to expensive because I'll either 1. loose it or 2. Break it

So around 100-150?

One that takes good face pictures and action shots

HELP!

Tonight we Made a Mess

2010-11-16T18:50:00.000-08:00

Every once in awhile I let go of my "clean" side and let Davis dig face first into his dinner. Well we went for it tonight!

"eating" his pumpkin bowl

{see that sippy cup? finally found one he likes! boy loves him some juice!(mostly water)}

Hello monkey!

what?

Davis did this after I would put a bite of fruit, meat, whatever into his mouth. He would take it out look at it then out it back in... over and over with a look on his face like "what is this!?" silly boy

9 months?

2010-11-05T18:58:00.000-07:00

Nope not possible.....

Its so hard to believe that D will be ONE in 3 months...

This age is so fun!! He has such a fun personality and is right on the verge of trying to walk. He pulls up on everything and has stood on his own for a few seconds at a time. I would almost rather him just go ahead and walk now and get up off the floor. I feel like all I do is vacuum and mop trying to combat the dog hair and dirt that he is crawling all over, ugh. He thinks that he can get down and crawl anywhere.. which we all know is not possible. Crawling in publix just isn't exceptable! haha

Lets see what the boy is up too...

* size three diaper
* 12 month clothes
* still eating pretty good, although he is becoming more and more picky
* eating snacks now and drinks apple juice and water during the day, in between nursing/bottles
* still doing great with nursing, I'm the one who has to fight to keep my supply!
* Goes about 4 hours in between nurses
* Pulling up on everything
* STILL not sleeping through the night.. yawn
* has had his 3rd ear infection in 4 months... Dr says we may be on our way to the ENT's office soon
* still only two teeth... oh where oh where are your other teeth d?
* favorite thing is Hank, absolutely loves him
* loves his baths
* kisses the baby in the mirror now, too funny
* Is having a little stranger anxiety now.... freaked out at his 9 month appt. when the Dr got to close
* loves to read at bedtime every night and now helps me turn the pages and lift the flaps
* goes to bed at 8:00-8:30
* Such an easy going personality!!

We love you sweet boy!! I cannot wait to see what the future will bring!

Happy Halloween!!!

2010-11-01T06:20:00.000-07:00

Davis had a wonderful first Halloween!

We had him dedicated to the Lord Sunday morning, followed by a wonderful lunch at my moms.
It was so special to have all of our family and friends present for this wonderful event. He was such a good boy too, besides trying to eat my necklace! He smiled and flirted with the crowd :)

Later in the afternoon we took him to a Halloween festival at a local museum/park. We had such a good time visiting with friends and enjoying each others company. After we finished up at Goodwood we went home to eat dinner and take little D around the block to visit neighbors. He loved it! such a cute little pumpkin!!

We had such a wonderful time!! Thanks WD for taking these pictures!

Davis and Dawson with their grandmothers :)

Davis LOVES Dawson! These two are gonna cause us some trouble one day...

Not only are Dawson's daddy and Gary good friends but Dawson's mommy is a very special friend to me... and the grandmothers have been best friends for years! I love small towns :)

Davis with his Didi and Granddaddy.

Cutest little pumpkin I've ever seen! Mama loves you!

REALLY??!!

2010-10-29T06:18:00.000-07:00

Last nights game against NC State left a lot to be desired.... I simply cannot understand how ponder was on the 4 yard line and fumbled the ball. I mean really?? Frustrating to say the least. We did what so often we have done in the past... get a good lead, get cocky and then give away points, then we make crucial mistakes like a fumble or an interception that cost us the game. I know these boys play their hearts out for us every week but man is it hard not to yell at the screen. ugh

Here's to next week

Standing

2010-10-26T08:51:00.001-07:00

This is what we accomplished last night. The ability to stand and hold on to anything.... I guess my Halloween decor that was on our coffee table is safe no longer....

I don't think walking is far off in our future

Please note the spoiled rotten dogs in the back ground lounging on the sofa.. Hank especially, laying on my brand new pillows.. ugh

oh and the fact that my son is shirtless... we were having a little WT moment

Fall Fun

2010-10-25T07:07:00.000-07:00

We have been so busy lately.. its hard to find the time to sit down and do a post! Our sweet boy is getting so big! I know I say it all the time but he grows and changes everyday. I feel like every time I turn around he's doing something new. Just this week he has mastered the art of pulling up and standing. He does it on just about anything he can, it makes me so nervous that he is going to fall backwards and hurt himself. But I guess that's just a part of it. Ever since he has started crawling bumps and bruises are happening more often. He lets out a high pitched scream when he has hurt himself and only wants mama or daddy. He lays his head on my shoulder and holds on real tight then when he feels better he lifts his little head up and gives me a big open mouth kiss. SO SWEET! He has the sweetest personality, such a lover.

In other big news, we have finally mastered the art of the sippy cup! He loves his water and juice now. He will sit there and jug the whole thing and then throw it on the floor when he's done with it... thanks buddy

He now crawls everywhere! This is him in the kitchen kissing his reflection in the dishwasher

He then will back up and pat pat his reflection.. ha ha

First time in a park swing. He loved it!! We are going to put a swing on our back porch this weekend so he can swing when ever he wants

Such a big boy!! The other day my mother and I were out to lunch and I was showing her how if you ask him where someone is he will look all around for them. Well I asked him where Daddy was.. he looked around and then looked at me and said "daddy"! Not Dada or anything else but Daddy! My mom looked at me and said oh my gosh he just said Daddy clear as day! Of course I called Gary and told him. It made him so happy, he told everyone he saw that day.

We love you sweet boy!

Prayer Request

2010-10-11T05:27:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine delivered a baby boy last night at 25 weeks please keep them in your prayers. the baby's name is Aaron

8 Months

2010-10-05T19:01:00.000-07:00

Where have these 8 months gone???
Our sweet baby is growing into such an adorable and loving little boy...with a wild streak(courtesy of his mama)

We haven't been to the doctor since 6 months but I'm guessing D weights about 20 pounds and is maybe around 29 inches?? We go back to the doctor next month so we will get the official stats then. He has gotten so long in the past month... all of the sudden he is long and skinny, with rolls placed in the perfect places :) I could eat him alive ...or maybe just nibble ha

He is still such a mama's boy and I just eat it up. He gives open mouth kisses and grabs my face. Probably one of the sweetest things EVER
He gives Daddy kisses every night before I go read to him its quite precious and makes Daddy smile

He is now full on crawling.. let the baby proofing begin!

and trying his hardest to walk... please no!!

Some of Mr. Davis's Stats

*Size three diapers
*Wears 12 month clothes, mostly for length
*STILL waking up at night
*eats 3 meals a day and is starting to get more table food than pureed food
*still not a fan of the sippy cup, just chews on it
*Nurses every three to four hours and takes a BM bottle when he is a daycare
*Still not handling formula well at all, which is fine as long as I pump enough!
*takes two good naps a day.. one in the morning around 9:30 - 10 and then one in the afternoon around 2. He takes a short snooze on the drive home everyday too
*Crawling every where
*pulling up and standing
*gives the best sugar!
*We are pretty sure we heard him say "hank" the other day.. he pronounced it "ank" He absolutely LOVES Hank so it would not surprise me at all. Anytime Hank comes near him he squeals and starts laughing, I'm sure they will be best buds as Davis gets older.

We could not be more pleased with the way the dogs have handled Davis. Bella takes the more stand offish but protective roll and hank just runs circles around him. Neither one has ever showed any kind of aggression or weird behavior towards him, which is a HUGE relief. You can tell they both love him and he just adores them too. Every little boy should have a dog :)

I feel like I'm forgetting something??

Oh yeah! I entered Davis in the pottery barn baby of the month contest on FB... If you could please go to PB kids fan site on FB and go to contestants. He will be in a blue bucket with a big ole' smile on his face (maybe page 13??) :) Thank you so much!! xoxo

Davis's Pictures

2010-09-25T08:13:00.000-07:00

Our wonderful friend and very talented photographer Jenna Reichert took pictures of Davis last Sunday. I could not be happier with what she captured!!

http://jennareichertphotography.com

Weekend Fun

2010-09-23T04:35:00.001-07:00

A few weekend ago Gary, Davis, and I went to Gainesville(right outside of Atlanta) to visit his Fraternity brother William and his family. we had such a wonderful time. Full of wonderful fellowship, food, and shopping. It was my first time meeting Williams wife Jennifer and their two children Will and Emmaline. Jennifer and I clicked right off the bat! I loved every minute I spent with her. the first thing she said to me when she opened the car door at 9:00 at night was hey, its so nice to finally meet you, give me the baby! She was wonderful all weekend with helping me with him. I hope Davis and our future children are as sweet and well behaved as her two. Emmaline was the best helper... she was one step behind me the whole time we were there. Wanting to help any way she could. Davis absolutely loved her too! He would smile and reach for her. Too cute!

This was Davis's first long car ride and I was a little weary of how it would go. Thankfully he was as sweet as he usually is. Slept most of the way.

This is a picture of him passed out with his lovies close by :)

Jennifer and I sat on the porch each morning and let Davis see all the cats(7 total!) and the one lone dog Huck. He loves animals as you can see by the smile on his face

Emmaline was helping me give him a bath Saturday... loved the big deep sink. I think I need one!

Happy boy!

Playing on Emmalines princess blanket, He would pat their faces and talk to them, he likes his women ha ha

I took his walker with me and it came in handy! They have an absolutely beautiful home on the side of the mountain. Lots of open space inside for Davis to run around in his walker.

This is the view out of their HUGE window that is as tall as the house is. I mean I could seriously live here! It was beautiful. In the mornings the fog would rise up through the trees, I told her I was coming back when the leaves start to change. Can you imagine how pretty it will be?

Sweet Emmaline with one of the many cats. They have 7 cats total to keep snakes away from the house. Jennifer said so far its worked and no cats have been harmed! they were by far the sweetest cats I have ever been around. They would let you hold them and cuddle them any way you liked. William said its because Emmaline has broken their spirit ha ha

We went full force while there and enjoyed every minute of it. While the boys went to the Clemson/Presbyterian (where they went to college) game. Us girls had a fabulous girls day(plus D) complete with a yummy lunch topped off by a chocolate cream pie, YUMMY!!

That night Jennifer and I cooked the Pioneer Woman's "best ever roast" I will have to say Jennifer and I were a little disappointed but we think we just need to try again and then make our final ruling :)

Sunday mid day we headed back to good ole' Tallahassee. Davis didn't do so hot on the way back. Daddy tried to make us both feel better by stopping at the outlets, Mama was happy!!

I can't wait to go back and visit them again. So special to have such sweet and wonderful friends. We love you guys!!

First Boat Ride

2010-09-08T06:38:00.000-07:00

Davis had his first boat ride on Monday evening... he loved having the wind in his face. He did not however appreciate the life jacket. he kept pulling on it and squealing. Maybe we need to get him one that is a little less bulky.

This is when we had stopped for a minute, I let him have a break with the life jacket. He was enjoying playing with Grand Kim (Gary's dads wife)

Guess who??

2010-09-08T06:24:00.000-07:00

Guess who slept in his crib til 6 am this morning!!!???

and then he slept for another hour with me in our bed!

Makes for a happy mama!

I could eat him up!

Fun at home

2010-09-04T07:16:00.000-07:00

At 7 months Davis is becoming such a fun and energetic little boy. We are enjoying every minute with him. He is developing such a fun and silly personality, he will laugh at the drop of a hat.

Playing on his changing table... the onsie he has on is 12-18 months...when did my baby get so big??

Hanging out with Daddy after bath time....

He loves these foam letters. He holds one in his mouth like this while he plays, I guess it feels good on his gums?

Those eyes just melt my heart

He is becoming more and more insistent on trying to feed himself. After he has eaten most of his food I give him his spoon and let him explore getting the food to his mouth. He usually gets it everywhere, but I think its important he learns how to do this

He loves his sink baths! (notice the green beans on his forehead...that would be from him trying to "feed" himself)

I love that he is starting to listen to us and understand what we are saying. Its so cool to watch them learn right in front of your eyes. Some things that he understands lately are.."wheres Hank?" he will start to look around for him and then squeal when he finds him.
"wheres mama? wheres Daddy? He will look and find us and smile
"No sir" He is starting to understand when I say this to him. He will stop and look at me. which is a step up from no response at all

I can't wait for the months ahead and all the fun things that come with the holidays. It will be so fun this year!!

I can feel it in the air....

2010-09-04T07:00:00.000-07:00

Its that time of year again,...the weather is starting to change, kids are back in school and ......ITS FOOTBALL TIME!! YAY!!

We are gearing up for the first FSU game today at 12:00. I haven't missed a game at the stadium since I don't know when but this season we will be watching mostly from home. Football games and 7 month olds don't quite go together. We will be taking him to some tailgates but we probably wont be braving any of the games with him this season.

Although he is ready to cheer our Noles on to victory!

As we speak he is resting up so he will be all ready to go!

I want to remember

2010-08-22T18:01:00.000-07:00

I want to remember every detail of this time in Davis' life... its something new everyday. I want to look back 20 years from now and remember how little and sweet he was.

I want to remember his sweet smile

His two teeth....(no picture)

the way he tries and tries to crawl

the way he gets messy when he eats...

The way he fits in the sink to take a bath...

His many funny expressions

His infatuation with his Baby Einstein video(life saver!)....

The way he looks sleeping next to me ...

The way he adores Hank...and Hank adores him, or likes to smell him either one!

I feel like these days go by so fast. They are fleeting and I'm doing everything I can to savor every last drop of this baby goodness. I love this child more than life itself, and he loves me so innocently and pure. The way he stares at me with this look of pure love on his face is better than anything in this world, if you could bottle it up it would be worth millions.

One of his favorite things to do right now is play in Gary and I's bed. He loves it when we are all in there together, he just laughs and rolls everywhere. We all love it!

I love that sweet face

Blessed Be The Name

2010-08-16T09:37:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to announce that I will becoming a representative for a childrens clothing line called "Blessed Be The Name" It is an absolutely ADORABLE childens clothing line that I have been eyeing for months now. Their clothes are offered in sizes 6 months to size 10. I'm thrilled to be bringing it to Tallahassee! I think all you tally moms out there are going to love it!

I will have the trunk for Fall 2010 next week and will be taking orders through Saturday the 28th. If you are at all interested I encourage you to go take a look at their websites "sneak Peak"http://www.blessednames.com/

I will recieve many more items in my trunk that you wont necessarily see on their web site, so I also encourage you to contact me if you would like to come and take a look. I will be having an "open house" on Saturday the 28th from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. If you are interested in coming please shoot me an email and I will email you directions.

I am always looking for cute functional clothes for Davis and I believe Blessed Be the Name has hit the spot!

6 Months!

2010-08-11T11:37:00.000-07:00

When did my baby get to be 6 months?? pure craziness

Davis is doing new things everyday, it really is so fun to watch him grow and learn. He is trying his hardest to crawl right now, gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth.... not sure I'm ready for that yet!

He also cut two teeth last week. bottom right Friday and bottom left Saturday. Bless his heart it had him a little out of sorts. He wasn't what I would call miserable, just irritable. Unfortunately he has stayed this way since then which makes me think he may have some more coming in right behind those. He just wants me to hold him, which is OK with me! :)
Update: what I thought was more teeth actually turned out to be a cold, poor thing

Gary made the comment last week that he is a mama's boy and that I need to toughen him up a little.... I told him to back off, and that pretty soon Davis wont want anything to do with me and he'll be all about him. So give me my time and let me soak it up! ha ha

We have been having some problems with sleeping lately... seems like he has reverted back to being tiny. He wakes up every night at 12:00 to eat, then goes back to sleep till around 5:30 eats again and is fidgety from then on out. Any suggestions?? I'm not OK with letting him cry for longer than about 10-15 minutes so the "cry it out" is out of the question.

We also had his 6 month check up last week. They said he looked "perfect' and that whatever we were doing to keep it up! It feels really good to hear that as a mom.

some stats :)

* 17 lbs 14ounces(55th percentile)

* 27 1/2 inches long(75th percentile)

* almost crawling

* has TWO teeth!

* Can sit up all by himself

* Eating Breakfast lunch and dinner

* nurses(or bottle when I'm at work) about every three hours still.

* nursing is still going good

* sleeps from 8:00 to 12 eats then sleeps from then til about 5:00-5:30, goes back to sleep but its a fight.-obviously we need to work on our sleeping issues

* his absolute favorite thing to play with is Hank(our dog). He can be fussy and I can call hank in the room and Davis turns into smiles. These two are going to be the best of friends :)

*Loves to be outside

* is having more and more fun playing with Daddy. Gary was talking the other day about taking him hunting, it was so cute. I told him we might have to wait til next year to do that ;)

* enjoys watching Baby Einstein in the morning while mommy and daddy get ready for work.

* just starting to get a little separation/ stranger anxiety. Its really not bad at all, but he has started to look at me or Gary with a look of "am I OK" once we reassure him, he adjust just fine

* started at an in home day care this week, and has done great! He really loves watching all the other kids play. He is the youngest so he gets lots of attention.

* got his first cold last night, it was a ROUGH night. poor thing, I had to hold him most of the night so he could breath better. Any suggestions on that mama's? Not sure if there is anything I can really do for him?

On another note, I cant find my camera. So his 6 month pictures are going to be posted once I can find where I put it!

But for now, here's a picture of the sweet boy in his new highchair(thanks Didi and Grandaddy!) eating green beans

*we had a wonderful time in Mexico... I'll do a separate post on that soon!

Anxious

2010-07-27T12:00:00.000-07:00

So my wonderful husband surprised me about two months ago with a trip to Cozumel with some good friends of ours. I am very excited to get away with Gary but I am also very anxious about leaving Davis for 4 days. I have never been a fan of flying and now there is so much more to loose. When I start to think about it it makes my heart race and my throat clinch up.....I am so thankful that Gary noticed that we needed a get away to a tropical paradise but I just wish I didn't have to leave my baby.. but then that really wouldn't be a get away would it?? Sigh.. this mama's gonna need a few drinks on the plane so I can relax. My mama will have D for Fri, Sat, Sun, and we get back Monday evening. I have been pumping like a mad woman trying to get enough bottles for him while I'm gone. I'm also taking my pump with me to keep things going...I'm going to TRY and get back in the country with the milk I pump but we'll see how that works out. I'm so worried that D will not be good for my mom. He's never been away from me like this and he is such a mama's boy I think after a day of not seeing me he might start to be a pill. Rest assured there will be lots of cuddle time when I get back! I know I will come back refreshed and revitalized... oh and tan ! But right now my anxiety is getting the best of me. Do you all mind saying a quick prayer for us as we set out Friday morning?? I would greatly appreciate it.
While we are there two of our good friends are going to get married right there on the beach, so exciting! We are thrilled that these two are taking the plunge... and what a beautiful place to do so!

Davis LOVES his dogs! Anytime either one of them is near they catch his attention. I can see them all three being the best of friends... Bella's more of the let him grab on her and lick him type... where as Hank just wants him to play. D is especially fond of Hank.. I think it is because of his black and white coat. These pictures are from the other day when I put Davis in the hamper so i could fold some clothes on the floor.. he loved it and sat in there and watched the dogs run around him. I think he liked it so much because he could sit up really good and could hang on to the sides. It was too cute!!

Hank sniffing him out... I would have died if he had done this when he was really little but Ive loosened up a bit. Boys will be boys
**Disclaimer-D does not usually run around in a white shirt and diaper...we were having a W.T. moment ha ha

Watching Bella and Hank play

Best friends... Hank looks scared.

Happy baby!!

We have Davis's 6 month appointment coming up... do I really have a 6 month old!!?? Crazy how time flies. I weighed D the other night and we are looking at about 17.5 pounds. I'll have the solid stats once we go to his appointment. I seriously cannot believe he is getting so big. He is becoming such a little boy!

Yumm!

2010-07-21T19:15:00.000-07:00

We tried green beans last night and D loved them!! YAY! I was so worried that he wasnt going to like his green veggies, but turns out those are one of his favorites so far. Small victory in the mommy world :)

I get so tickled with him when he's eating, he really enjoys meal time. Grabs the spoon, hands in mouth, squealing..... and then cries when its "all gone!"

Making a huge mess at breakfast. after he is all done eating I let him take his spoon and bowl and "practice" making it to his mouth. This is usually the end result.
*Note the applesauce on the side of his head

"Whats this?"

Green Beans... Yumm! We are getting some GREAT use out of the bumbo lately. He eats in it every day and will sit in it while I cook. He loves to beat on the tray and play with his toys.

Anybody have any good baby food recipes they want to share??

little booger!

2010-07-20T04:36:00.001-07:00

This is what Davis does now if you put his Bumbo to close to the paper towels.... Crazy boy.

He unrolled about half of it... We have since moved him to another counter where he cant get to anything

And a video of the attack. He was getting mad at this point because he couldnt get to it.

2010-07-20T04:29:00.001-07:00

Just some random pictures :)

Davis and I at Coopers 3rd birthday

Nap time, I love this picture... so sweet

Cozy and I on my birthday

Gary and I at masa on my birthday. We had such a fun night at Masa and then Level 8. Happy 25th to me!

Baby Food

2010-07-19T09:49:00.000-07:00

I decided before I had Davis that I wanted to nurse as long as I could(up to a year) and I wanted to make his baby food. Well we are still going strong in the nursing department so I figured it was time to get to cookin'! I went to publix last weekend and bought some organic carrots and Sweet Potatoes, Ive heard those are the easiest to start out with.

I boiled

and blended

and got a whole lot of this!

Davis absolutely loves both the sweet potatoes and carrots. He gets very upset when they are all gone, its actually pretty funny

Sweet boy

We do those at night and organic applesauce in the morning. Yesterday I had another baby food making session. This time I made Squash and zucchini, sweet potatoes, carrots, and Green beans. We'll see how he likes the "Green" veggies. I let him taste test yesterday and we might have a problem with the green beans....we'll see

OOPS!!!

2010-07-09T19:01:00.001-07:00

So I completely forgot to do Davis 5 month post.... took the pictures but just forgot to post them! shhhh... if you don't tell I wont

All dressed up in his Sunday best :) I think he looks so chunky in this picture

And the comparison shot....
4 months :)

he has started to take notice in his bunny now when we go to take the pictures, here he was trying to eat him. ha ha

*wears size 6-9 month clothes
* Size 3 diapers
* goes to sleep around 7:45-8:00 every night
*STILL wakes up twice a night, sigh
*has the best personality... so sweet and quick to smile
* has started to laugh when we do something funny.... he got going the other night at the beach and I started to laugh and he laughed even harder. So cute!
* LOVES bath time
*Hank and Bella always catch his attention, he loves to watch them play
*Started eating solids.... so far he likes apples, prunes and bananas. I am going to make some carrots and sweet potatoes this weekend and try them. I know they say not to do fruit first but he was having some trouble going potty so we had to try some apples and prunes.
* is really finding his voice, loves to sit and talk to you.
*Gets on all fours, but not sure what to do when he gets there.

everyday is something new, it is so fun to watch him grow and learn. I love this sweet baby more than life itself and cannot imagine our lives without him. I thank the lord for giving me this wonderful gift everyday.

Wrap Up!

2010-07-08T08:06:00.000-07:00

We had such a wonderful time at the Cape this weekend. Davis absolutely LOVES the beach, we were on the beach for 5 hours on Saturday. We had a tent set up for shade,so it worked out perfect! He took two naps, played in the water and in the sand. When he got all sandy Gary stripped him down and dipped him in the water. He never cried once, Gary and I joked that maybe we should move to the beach..... I was ready! ha

mamas sweet boy :)

Hey sweet boy!

ha

Daddy and Davis

Wearing Mr.Keith's hat :)

Sunday we headed over to the Boyette's beach house for the annual fourth of July cookout. Always a good time with yummy food!! Davis again was the perfect little attendant. Everyone just loved him and he was loving he attention. Gary and I said all weekend how lucky we are to have such a sweet baby, he is so easy going.

Sweet baby hiney

Hey there blue eyes!

Davis and Mims enjoying the nice weather

taking a break from the festivities!

We headed back Monday and spent the rest of the day unpacking(you sure do take a lot of stuff when you have a little one!) I cant wait to take Davis back to the Cape, ....it will be so fun to watch him grow up on the beaches that his Daddy grew up on. Special memories

We started solids on tuesday and Davis absolutely LOVES his new food choices! We started with apples and have since had prunes, and avocados. He gets so excited that he squeal when he sees the spoon headed towards him. I plan on making most of D's food, this weekend I am going to make some sweet potatoes.... we'll see how they turn out! It also is helping him space out his feedings a little bit more, which is nice for me. but the boy still loves his mama time :) and I love it too!
First bite.....

LOVES IT!

and Bath time!
Rub a dub dub another picture of the boy in the tub!

Beach Time!!

2010-07-02T07:09:00.000-07:00

We are headed to the Cape this weekend! I cannot wait, it will be so nice to get away for a few days and get to spend time with my elusive husband ;)

Excuse the quality of these next few pictures... they were taken with my BB.

Sweet Boy fell asleep after eating last night. Chunky little thing

I got these little plaques at target yesterday for 7 bucks, I just love the way they look in my kitchen

And last but certainly not least a picture of the sweet boy in the tub! He is getting a little harder to bathe here lately... last night I had Gary come watch him for a second while I checked on dinner. All of the sudden i hear coughing and Gary saying "you OK buddy?" and patting his back. Davis was just fine, he rolled off of his seat and took in a gulp of water. He was back to smiling by the time I saw him. Gary looked at me and said " He could have drowned!" I responded yeah that's why you NEVER leave a baby alone....glad he saw first hand how easy it can happen. It will make him cautious!

Off to the beach! HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYONE!!!

A Day of Blog Silence

2010-07-01T06:27:00.000-07:00

"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Matthew 19:14

http://sendlovetocohen.blogspot.com/

Good News

2010-06-28T07:34:00.000-07:00

We started probiotics last Friday 6/18. It was a shot in the dark that it would help with the blood in his stool. I was very skeptical but at this point was willing to try whatever anyone would suggest. So we started giving it to him Friday night and by sat mid day the blood was completely gone. I was very cautious at first thinking this has to be a fluke, but it continued through the rest of sat and then Sunday. I called my mom Monday morning after I had dropped him off with her to check and see if he had had a bowel movement yet(it had been since Sunday morning) she informed me that he did and that it had no blood in it. I was so happy I cried. I have prayed really hard for this, I have prayed that God will heal whatever is going on in his body and that I would be able to continue nursing. Well God has answered my prayers. Please pray that he continues to improve and that the blood stays gone. The Dr's at Shands said they cannot explain it but that if it works it works! I have a prescription for Flagyle(antibiotic) to give him if the blood returns. This was the medication that worked at eliminating the blood when he was three months old. Dr. Jolley wanted me to have it "just in case" I'm praying we wont need it. The doctors also said that I could reintroduce Rice cereal which we started Thursday, he did not tolerate it well and spit up a lot of it. Saturday morning he had a little spot of blood in his stool, so I completely backed off and I am staying off milk for awhile longer also. I'm thinking his little digestive tract just might not be ready for all of that quite yet. So please pray that we don't see that again :) I appreciate everyone's prayers, I am a believer in prayer and I know that God has his hand on Davis, helping him get better.

Birthday and wishes

2010-06-25T08:01:00.000-07:00

Today's My Birthday... the big 25! For the first time I feel it. I'm tired and my back hurts from sleeping in a weird position with a baby next to me for the better part of the night. I swear 12:30 hits and that boy is not staying in his bed come hell or high water.... I'm usually so tired I give in and go get in the guest bed with him. It just works people... don't judge ;)

I'm having a great day so far... Davis slept in til 7:15 for me this morning, I get to go to lunch with my grandmother and I get to go to masa tonight! Three things that make me very happy. Oh and I get to go do pedicures with my best friend of all time tomorrow, I'm so happy I get to go do this... we need some "us" time together :) She has a 4 year old and I have Davis so when we have the kids our little gossip talks don't really work. Its always oh crap hold on or spelling out words instead of saying them. ha ha we sure have come a long way from our diaper days together :) Wouldn't trade her for the world, You know who you are...love love love you!

I also have been thinking a lot lately about working versus being home with Davis. My heart aches to be at home with him...I feel as though I'm missing so much. I'm OK with the situation right now because hes with my mom, Come August he will be in a wonderful in home day care with a lady I have known for the better part of my life but it still is going to hurt dropping him off. With my mom he gets undivided attention and I think that's why I'm so OK with leaving him. When he goes to day care he wont be the only child and while I know this is going to be good for him(he's slightly spoiled) it still bothers me. I feel like I'm going to miss a lot of first... and well damn it its not fair. Just something I'm going to have to get over. I think that's why I have fought so hard to continue nursing.... its a closeness I have with him that no one else does. Anyways... just some random thoughts. and to all of you stay at home mommies, just know that this working mama is insanely jealous

Heres a pic of my little sweet thing!

January 31,2010

2010-06-22T18:02:00.000-07:00

The absolute best day of my life... I got Gary's camera tonight, thinking there was just one picture on there from the hospital that I wanted. Little did I know there were like 75 pictures from the time we got to the hospital on! It was like finding a
buried treasure, I thought I had all the pictures from the hospital already and I had forgotten that Gary took some in the delivery room. I cried looking at these...such sweet memories.....

(these are out of order)
right after little bit was born :)

Watching the Doctors work on him

This was in the labor and delivery room before they took me back to the O.R.

Seeing my sweet boy for the first time

So precious

:)

The day after he was born, in the NICU

Right After they let me out of recovery, I was listening to the NICU doctors

Sweet baby

Going home, so tiny

I just wanted to share... hope you all enjoyed :)

Hilarious!

2010-06-20T08:06:00.000-07:00

This is tooo funny!

http://www.suburbansnapshots.com/2010/06/10-reasons-having-toddler-is-like-being.html

Happy Fathers Day !!!

Show Us your Life-Proposals

2010-06-18T08:52:00.001-07:00

I'm again joining Kelly at Kelly's Korner for Show Us Your Life. This Friday its Proposals, how fun! Our story goes a little something like this....

I think from the time Gary and I started dating I knew that he was the one. There is just something different when you know, it just feels different you know?
Well we had been dating for 7 months when he popped the question. I knew it was coming because my dad who I think was in a state of shock called me and told me that Gary had come and asked to marry me. My response... Daddy I dont think your supposed to be telling me this! haha
So I definitely knew it was coming at some point. Although when asked I was told that he wanted to wait a while longer and that it wouldn't be until Spring and he didn't even have a ring yet. He was trying his hardest to keep it a suprise....bless his heart my dad kind of blew his cover. Well little did I know he was having the ring designed and hand picking the diamonds himself, making sure it was just perfect! I love knowing that he designed this ring just for me. :) As soon as it came in he proposed! He said he just could not wait to give it to me. It was a Thursday night and I was in gym clothes coming home with take out. We were house sitting for my mom and step-dad. well I opened the front door and there he was on one knee! I was so shocked I slammed the door in his face! He asked if I was going to come inside and I just said yes, but give me a second. ha ha It completely threw me for a loop!
I opened the door and he said the sweetest things to me and asked me to be his wife. I of course said yes! We spent the weekend going out with friends and celebrating, showing my ring and telling the story to anyone who would listen! It really is a magical time.

This is from our Engagement Pictures :)

and this one is my favorite from our wedding day... I wanted the perfect southern wedding, and thats exactly what I got :)

So sleepy

2010-06-17T09:32:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went to pick up Davis from my mom(Nana) and head home. Well the ride home before we got his new car seat was usually a not very pleasant one. Now he is happy as can be, as we were turning on our street I noticed that he wasn't making noise anymore. When I got out to get him out of his car seat this is what I found.....

Sweet chunky little thing! He never did this in his old car seat...again money well spent!

BIG BOY!

2010-06-16T06:23:00.000-07:00

We moved Davis to a big boy car seat Monday to see if it would help his attitude in the car. He LOVES it ! I think he was just over laying down and not being able to see around him. I went with the Britax Marathon and could not be happier. It has all the safety features I wanted and it will grow with him until 60 pounds. Definitely an investment but one that I'm glad I made. We are going to go get a car seat for Gary's truck this weekend. I think we are getting him the safety first alpha omega elite(I think that's what it is called).

Look at that big boy! and smiling none the less!

UGH!

2010-06-15T13:18:00.001-07:00

Davis is still having blood in his stool. We have been back and forth with the doctors done every test they can think of, put him on special formula(i hate this) and still blood. I feel like we are chasing our tails. The doctors just look at me with a blank stare. We have another appointment at Shands next week. I am praying hard and would appreciate if you would too that this gets resolved. It is not fair to him and I don't want him to be in pain. We went to church this past Sunday and I told them to page me when he had a dirty diaper so I could come change it, so those poor sweet ladies in there wouldn't have a heart attack when they saw it. I am open for anyone's advice or experiences. We went completely off of BM and it didn't seem to help at all so we went back to bf for the time being, but I feel as though those days are dwindling. I have a feeling the Dr's at Shands are going to have me stop breast feeding and put him on an even more elemental formula. I hate that because this sweet boy loves to nurse, its our quite time together. Its going to be tough. I just want my sweet boy to feel better, so whatever it takes.

Our Sweet Blue Eyed Boy

2010-06-11T20:32:00.000-07:00

We recently had Stacy Ferris take some family pictures of us at Maclay Gardens, besides it being really hot we got some pretty good pictures I think :) here are a few of my favorite...

I love this one of my two boys :)

sweet boy

Such a flirt

there are those blue eyes!

Mama's sweet boy

hey there!

Show Us Your Life: China Patterns

2010-06-11T08:11:00.000-07:00

I'm joining in on the Show us your life from Kelly's Korner.

I absolutely love both my everyday pattern, china, and Christmas China(a must if you ask me, it just makes Nov and DEC a little more special)

Here we go: My everyday is Portmeirion Botanic Garden. I love love love this pattern and have for as long as I can remember. My grandmother has this pattern and i have loved it since I was a little girl. It looks so nice on a set table, so fresh and spring-y.

This plate happens to be my favorite flower out of all of them, I love magnolias :) That's another thing that I like about my plates, There are different flowers on all of them

I even have a set of these glasses to go with them. I think they are just lovely, again different flower on each one!

Next is my fine china, it is Mottahedah Imperial Blue. I love the way it looks on a set table, now i just need a formal dining room to put it in. It is really to fancy looking for an ordinary table. Unfortunately I'm still collecting pieces to this collection(it might take awhile!) I wanted to have a full set of my everyday and my Christmas china so I sacrificed in this department! Its still beautiful though and one day I hope to have a full set

I love how timeless it is, not trendy just beautiful !

And last but definetely not least is my Spode Christmas Tree China. Again I have loved this pattern since I was a little girl. I have always said, even when I was WAY to young to be thinking about getting married, that when I did I would have Portmeirion Botanic Garden and Spode Christmas Tree China. What can I say, I know what I like

I have a full 12 piece place setting of this thanks to my mother in law and her best friend. It was one of my favorite wedding presents. Every year on thanksgiving i get out all of my christmas decorations and thins is the first thing i pull out of the china cabinet and put in my kitchen, retiring the portmeirion for the holidays

I also have these glasses that I absolutely love, it makes me happy when I drink out of them

2010-06-08T17:19:00.000-07:00

Anybody know how to get a picture up there ??

Hospital take 2

2010-06-07T19:15:00.000-07:00

Now I'm in the hospital, with severe mastitis. and some weird lump that we will know more about tomorrow. sigh.....

Hospital

2010-05-30T19:19:00.000-07:00

We just got home from a 35 hour stay in the hospital with Davis. I'm exhausted he's exhausted we are all exhausted. Im going to bed, I'll explain our stay when I'm a little more rested.... it might not make much since right now. I will say that Davis is doing just fine now and I'm back to no dairy. ugh

Beach Time

2010-05-26T10:39:00.000-07:00

We are going to the beach this weekend :) I cant wait to take Davis to the water, we wont be getting in just getting our feet wet. Pictures to come of his first trip to the Cape!

Four Months

2010-05-24T06:34:00.001-07:00

Our sweet baby boy was four months yesterday. I cannot believe he is four months old, were has the time gone? I swear it was just yesterday that he was this little bundle of sweetness that was so tiny and squishy :) now he is 14 pounds and is 23 1/2 inches long. We get the official stats next week when we go for his four month appt. he is changing everyday I wish I could stop time and just enjoy these little moments of wonder.

What are you up too little one?

*weighs about 14 lbs
*is about 23 1/2 inches long
*Eats about 5 ounces when he gets a pumped bottle, nurses for about 15 min.
*Eats cereal every night and LOVES it!
*Size 2 Diapers
*Size 6-9 Month Clothes
*goes to sleep around 8-8:30 every night without a fight(most nights ;). Sleeps till about 3:45 eats then goes back to sleep. Still haven't had a through the night sleep yet but I'm ok with it, I cherish those middle of the night feeding/ snuggles :)
*His Hands are ALWAYS in his mouth! I think he is teething a little
*trys to roll over but hasn't quite gotten there yet
*loves sitting in his bumbo
*Still HATES the car seat if no one is in the back seat with him
*Had his first sleepover at Nana's house so mommy and daddy could have a night out :)
*When he's on his stomach he lifts himself up and tries to get his legs under him
*Talks all the time, loves to talk with Daddy.
*still very much a mommas boy, loves to snuggle and loves to nurse :)
*Has really found his voice, new sounds every day!

Now for some pictures :)

Cereal time! What a mess!

First time in the jumparoo

Four month picture with bunny :)

Comparison Shot, this was taken on Easter around 3 months. He has gotten sooo big!

Look at those chunky legs!! I could just eat him up!

Born to hunt :) Just like daddy and Grandpa

This is Gary's nanny from when he was little, Ethel, that came over to meet davis, She kept calling him "her" baby :)

Talking with Daddy, He thinks Gary is hilarious

He lOVES the octopus on his activity mat

So serious!

2 Years and Shands Appointment

2010-05-11T11:15:00.000-07:00

In the chaos of last Monday(Robbery) I completely forgot to post about Gary and I's two year anniversary. We celebrated two years last Monday by going to outback and to Costco. Things have most definitely changed from last year. We have so much to be thankful for this year, most of all our sweet Davis. In the two years that Gary and I have been married me have seen many ups and downs, economy, death, failed pregnancies.... but we have stood strong through them all and I am convinced it has made our marriage even more solid. We are looking forward to raising our sweet boy and good things to come in the future.

On another note, we had our appointment at Shands yesterday with the G.I. specialist Dr. Jolley. We found out last week that Davis has a bacterial infection called C.Difficile. He more than likely got it in the NICU and it has just been hanging out in his body ever since. We started him on heavy antibiotics and he already seems to be doing soooo much better! No more blood in his stool :) So we kept our appt at shands just to make sure we are on the right track and we are! They said that he looks good and the stool tested negative for any blood. I can have dairy as long as the blood does not show back up and little man should be fine when we finish up the antibiotics :) YAY!! We go back in three months to make sure he is still doing good and that should be the end of it. I am so thankful for the good news, it is something I have been praying hard for. Nothing like a trip to Shands where you see little babies and children with cancer and other serious illnesses to make you count your blessings.

Tonight Gary and I are headed to dinner with my Mama and Step-dad to celebrate our 2 years together, I love extended celebrations :)

Robberies, formula, and bacteria......huh?

2010-05-05T18:56:00.000-07:00

Well that title definitely needs some explaining! We will proceed ahead in that order, here goes!

Well as you all know monday was my first day back at work. I was having a rough day but was trying to make the best of it. I called my MIL at 11:10 and told her to go ahead and give him a bottle that I wouldn't be home to feed him for his 11:30 feeding. I then went to the back pumped and then went back to my desk behind the teller line and began to count down my drawer(count your money and make sure that you are in balance) well at about 11:50 i looked up to see a man with a black mask on and a gun coming straight for me.....yes you read that right. He came straight to me pointed the gun at my head and told me to put the money in the bag. He kept the gun on me while I filled his bag. Thankfully the other teller had hit the panic button so I did not have to try and do this while this thug had a gun pointed at me and risk him knowing what I was doing and shoot me. I put every last dollar I had in his plastic bag and he was gone as quickly as he had come. I collapsed when he walked out the door into a puddle of shaking and tears. Im pretty sure I kept saying over and over again "I cant do this, I have a baby at home"
I was pretty shaken up by the whole situation. My dad who works for the sheriffs department came as soon as I called and Gary pulled in right when he was. It was nice to have people there that I knew. Not just only my dad and Gary but all of the Sheriffs deputy's that showed up. They all came up and hugged me and made sure I was ok. Such nice people. They are unsure if they will ever catch this man. He was covered from head to toe and had gloves on. No way to identify him, so that really sucks, but he will get what is coming to him. My work gave me off tues and wed and want me to take off the rest of the week but I'm going to try and go back tomorrow. We'll see how it goes. I'm currently looking for another job, I dont ever want to be staring down the barrel of a gun again. Great first day back at work huh?

on to the next subject....Davis got his first soy formula bottle. I am not giving up breast feeding by any means, this is just to give me a break every once in awhile( i currently do not have a lot of milk in the freezer, need to work on that) He liked it ok and seemed to handle it just fine. We wont be doing this a lot but its nice to know we have it and can use it if we need it :)

and for the last topic.... Bacteria. Remember when I said that we were having some issues with Davis having blood in his stool? well what we thought was a milk allergy we found out today is actually a bacteria infection called c.difficile. which means it can be treated by a strong dose of antibiotics. this bacteria can be very serious in children older than two and can cause them to be very sick and can even be fatal, but in infants it does not present itself in that way so thats wonderful news. While it scares me that he has a bacteria infection it also makes me happy that it is not a milk allergy. So we dont have to worry about dairy products with him and even better... MAMA CAN HAVE DAIRY AGAIN! YAY!!! poor thing though you know it has to hurt if blood is in his stool :(
Hopefully we will get this cleared up quickly and get our sweet boy feeling a little better. we are still going to go to Shands on Monday just to make sure we are on the right path.
Now for some pictures from the last few days :)

Sweet boy sleeping on his swing

giving me the stare down

loving his bath time

Napping on the couch

Sweet Bella :)

Crazy Hankinson

Mama and me photo shoot.... he loves his mama!

This picture cracks me up! Look at his face, too funny!

a very sad day.....

2010-04-29T14:08:00.000-07:00

A very sad day is on the horizon for me. I go back to work Monday. I have known this day was coming for, well since I got pregnant. I knew all along I would have to go back to work but I chose to ignore it and hope maybe something would change. well here we are 3 days away from D day and I haven't dealt with the fact that I will be leaving my sweet baby come Monday at 8:00. I am crying right now writing this. It is so incredibly difficult for me. I just want to stay home and love my sweet boy everyday, I don't want to miss one moment with him. and quite frankly I don't want to be stuck behind a desk all day doing something that means nothing to me anymore now that I have him in my life. People say that I will be fine and it will get easier but I just don't see that right now. Gary and I both think it will be a little hard on Davis too because of how attached he is to me. He is definitely a mama's boy, and I like it that way. All i can think about is him crying for me and not understanding where his mama has gone. I know I'm being dramatic but thats just how i feel. I'm no sure how this is going to go. I will keep you all posted. I plan on pumping every two hours at work, its the least I can do for my sweet sweet boy. Gary's mom will be staying with us for the month of may to keep him until my mom gets out for the summer. He will be in the best hands this month and this summer next to mine so I take comfort in that. I will also be going home everyday for lunch to see him and feed him. we live 5 minutes from where I work so that is good!

Some of my anxiety is stemming from the fact that Davis is having some G.I issues right now that we are trying to get worked out. I have cut out all dairy and it seems to be helping a bit. We go to Shands to see the G.I. specialist May 10th. Hopefully we will get some answers. My prayer is that it is nothing serious and that I can continue to breast feed.
Now for some pictures of that sweet boy!!

I love that little face :)

the crib

2010-04-16T08:25:00.000-07:00

Davis slept for 5 hours last night in his crib! We are making progress!

oh so precious!!

2010-04-08T15:37:00.001-07:00

I know I'm partial but I mean he really is adorable :)

Hankinson saying hello