Davis' Baby Blessing

We blessed Davis on April 29th (yes I am behind). It was such a special day and it was great having family and friends there to share it with us. We missed the family that couldn't be there, but know they were there in spirit. Haws did a great job even though the mic was a little low. I am so grateful that I am married to a man who lives his life in such a way that he is able to receive inspiration as to what our children need to be blessed with. The blessing was unique to Davis and very special. Davis didn't make a peep and was awake for the blessing. Once we sat back down, Haws got him to sleep on his lap. 

Is this not the cutest sleeping baby? 

The family 

We had everyone over to our house for lunch/dinner after the blessing. It was so much fun to entertain everyone. I was actually surprised that the kids didn't destroy the house a little bit more.
We didn't have time to take pictures of Davis in his blessing outfit the day of the blessing, but I got him dressed up in it for a photo shoot later.

2 Months

2 months really?? People are always saying how fast time flies when it comes to your kids... and we are no exception! The past 2 months have just flown by and soon I will have a 2 year old and a 3 month old. I guess the past 2 YEARS have flown by.

But on to Davis. This little guy is still the sweetest thing. He has grown a ton and has now past how much James weighed at this age! Considering he was a pound and a half lighter at birth than James, I consider that pretty impressive. He is a good eater but already gets distracted when too much is going on around him. He also messes around and plays when he should be eating, but he seems to be getting enough :)

Here are his 2 month appointment stats:

11lbs 4oz (50%)

22 3/4 inches (50%)

His head is in the 25%

Davis gave me the best Mother's Day gift possible... a full nights sleep! It was the first night he slept through the night and woke up around 615am. I woke up trying to remember if he had woken up during the night, but my breasts let me know he had not. What a champ. He hasn't slept that late since, but wakes somewhere between 430 and 530 most nights.

Davis is a mover. As you can see in some of these pictures it is hard to capture him while he is not moving around. He has rolled from his stomach to his back about 5 times now but it's not consistent. He is a smiley guy and loves to coo. I love having little conversations with him.

He got his first round of shots this last visit to the doctor. He did pretty good but was definitely more fussy that day. Luckily it didn't last past the first day. 

Davis likes having a schedule. He takes at least one nap while we are on the go, usually for our morning walk, but he prefers to sleep in his crib. If I get him down before he gets too tired he will just fall right asleep on his own. If I wait to long he fights it more. The evenings are the hardest time to get him down for a nap if I waited too long. His wake time is about 45min to an hour. Seems so short, but that is what it is. I look forward to when he stretches that out a bit so we can do more.

Love this little guy to pieces.

 Knocked right out after his shots.

Hmmmmmm

 Hanging out while James does his swim lesson.

Rolling?

I just want to document that today, at 5 weeks, Davis rolled from his tummy to his back! 

I couldn't believe it! He was doing tummy time while I changed James' diaper on the floor next to him. Then all of a sudden he rolled over! I guess he wanted to be closer to his brother :)

He is a strong little guy. I guess all that water in the womb gave him a lot of space to exercise.

1 Month Photo Shoot

I am not the best photographer nor do I have a fancy camera... but this little guy sure looks good :)

I forgot to mention...

He gave me his first REAL smile at 3.5 weeks and has given us an occasional one since. 

He will randomly start cooing and makes the cutest little baby noises. He has already changed so much since he was born! I love his facial expressions. He has some good ones.

And just for fun... here is James at 1 month old in the same onesie. The definitely have their own look.

The First Month

I can't believe my little peanut is already a month old! And yet, it seems like he has been with us longer than that. Does that make sense? It is kind of like when you get married... it is all so new, yet comfortable to the point that you feel like you have been married for years. I just love this sweet little boy. This past month flown by despite the lack of a full night of sleep. I am healing pretty well and feel almost like I am getting back to my old self. Hopefully in 2 weeks I won't have discomfort in my incision area at all. These days it is just occasional, like when I have done too much. I was good the first 2 weeks about not lifting James, but it is kind of a joke to think I can take care of him all day and never pick him up. I just try to lift with my arms and legs as much as possible.

Davis has already grown so much! I have no clue how much he weighs now at 1 month, but at his 2 week check up he was 7 lbs 8 oz... so I am sure he has passed the 8lb mark. He is such a sweet baby. Just look at him!

His umbilical cord fell off about 10 days in, so we have been enjoying bath time a few times a week. He loves the bath... must remind him of that huge pool of water he was swimming in before he was born! The bath I have has hamock like thing to place your newborn in. He likes to hang his feet over the sides and stick them in the water. He just looks so chill in the bath.

He is starting to get little rolls on the inside of his thighs, which I love.

This is his maddog look. Both of our boys got their mom's scowl. It is much cuter on them than it is on me.

Davis loves to lay on the floor and stare out the window. This is one of his wake-time activities. Seeing that his wake-times are still pretty short, their is not a whole lot we do during those times. He does tummy time, hangs out in the bouncer while I do things, we go for walks or we just sit and talk :)

James has decided he also likes to lay on the floor with Davis. When I lay the blanket out, he hops right down beside Davis to hang out.

Davis is sleeping in 3 hour stretches most nights. Every once in a while he will do 4 hours or 2.5... but 3 is pretty standard. During the day he is on a 2.5-3 hour feeding schedule with 1 hour wake-times. I still have to work to keep him awake while I am nursing. It is funny how it makes us both so tired!

James loves the bounder too! I will often find him like this. It wasn't that long ago that it belonged just to him.

Easter Bunny and Discovery Science Museum

I took James to see the Easter Bunny at Fashion Island the week before Easter. I wasn't sure how he would react to the bunny, but he loved him! While we were waiting in line, he was trying to cut so he could get up closer to the bunny. 

He even gave him a high five.

Haws had Good Friday off of work, which was awesome!!! So we planned a family outing to Discovery Science Museum to see the bubblefest. They wouldn't let us take pictures in the bubblefest, but it was pretty awesome. The only downside of the day was it was super crowded due to spring break. 

There were all sorts of activities inside for kids to do. James loved the slides and Haws loved the Hockey simulation room. 

Haws and James riding the Zamboni.

Easter morning the Easter bunny brought James a new Thomas the train with a train track. He loved it!

I was a horrible Easter Bunny this year. After being up early with Davis, I went back to bed. I had planned to make a yummy breakfast and set out the Easter baskets with a little hunt. But no... Haws gave me the gift of sleep. I am such a lucky girl...  he even made German Pancakes for breakfast and set out an Easter basket for me! I was able to get James' basket together while he was eating breakfast and he didn't even notice. I know next year I might not get off so easy, so I better get it together by then.

21 Months

This big guy is 21 months! I say big because now that their is a baby around, James seems so much bigger! But he is still my Baby James and I have to remember although he is officially a toddler, he is still a baby in a lot of ways.

This of course has been a big one for James, with lots of changes. He has become a big brother and I have to say he is a very good one. I haven't seen a lot of jealousy or aggression towards Davis yet. He loves his baby brother. The first thing he does when he wakes up in the morning or from naps is he looks for the baby. When he finds him he is so excited saying "baby! baby!" Recently he woke up from his nap right when I had put Davis down and I didn't want him to go into his room and wake him up. Oh my goodness... full on tantrum! He was so upset that I wouldn't let him go in Davis' room. It took him a good 30 minutes to recover from that incident. Note taken for next time.

We had a big break through this week with James! While leaving a friends house where he had been playing with a motorcycle and truck I told James we had to go and he needed to give the toys back to his friend. Let me just say that James is not the best at sharing. He thinks everything belongs to him and is pretty possessive. But to my surprise, he handed the toy over to his friend!!! I was so excited and he could tell he had done something right. The next day he even shared his beloved trash truck book with Davis. I didn't even prompt him to! Maybe we are turning a new leaf? We will keep working on it.

As far as stats go... I have no idea where he is at! He doesn't see the doc for another 3 months. I am guessing he is still in the 25lb range. He can still wear 12-18 months pants, but wears 18-24 month and 2T tops. Thanks to the Davis genes of long torsos and short legs. Not sure where he gets that tiny waist from, but I am envious of his abs.

He is a climber. The other day he built his own little stair case out of boxes so that he could climb up and reach the candy dish on the piano! He loves to go to the park and run around. Spinning in circles and walking backwards are activities he thinks are so funny. He also does this thing called the creep where he slouches and throws his hands behind him while running around making animal noises. It is pretty entertaining and I have no idea where he got it from. He loves trucks, trains, cars, blocks, puzzles and anything to do with the trash can or trash man. He is total boy. He hates stopping what he is doing for a diaper change or leaving anywhere that he is having fun. He has figured out when mom is nursing I am not as quick to discipline. This leads him to believe he can get away with things, and sometimes he succeeds. 

James likes to get out and play and I am so grateful for those family members and friends who have taken him places or had him over so that he can have fun and I can relax a little. Taking care of a busy toddler and a newborn at the same time can start to wear on a person... so thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Playing with his cousins Monte and Tanner. He loves going over to his cousin's house. Whenever I tell him we are going to either Aunt Brooke's or Aunt Kori's he gets all excited. And when we get on the freeway going north... he says "Nana?" Crazy how he already associates going certain directions with places/people.

His Angels hat from Nana that has already disappeared. We are still looking... he was pretty excited about it.