Disneyland pics

We go to Disneyland almost once a week. Gotta get as much use out of our passes as we can because we probably won't renew for a while.

James ended up getting sick while we were at disneyland and threw up 2 times at the park. The disneyland workers were great! They took care of the mess and offered to give him a change of clothes. I had brought his PJs, so we didn't need them, but they came and found us and gave James 4 cars buttons. 

First time on autopia... he ended up driving of course.

Dirt and Trucks

One of James' favorite past times is playing with his trucks in the dirt. Davis is the perfect observer.

This is the boys having some fun at Nana and Bop's house. And no, this wasn't Christmas time despite Davis' pjs. It was Easter.

We survived Tax season!

Tax season was not as horrible as I thought it was going to be, but it did have it's moments. It was hard being a single parent and I think it was even harder on Haws to go days with out seeing the kids. The kids seemed to be effected as well. Suddenly James has grown very attached to me and clings onto me and cries if I have to go somewhere. Some days everyone is just emotional. I have had to really learn to practice more patience. Some days that is easier than others. We tried to keep busy and spent time with friends and family.

But some days looked like this:

Or this

Is it horrible that sometimes during meltdowns I can't stop myself from giggling? It is the only thing that keeps me sain.

Slide fun

My boys love slides! I love these play by play pictures of them playing on our little slide. 

"James, go down backwards!"

"Here, I will help you". Mom: "this is not a good idea".

"Here I come!"

"Hahaha... that was fun!"

And this video of James going down the big slide at the bounce house cracks me up.

Davis 12-13 months

I got the flu. It was bad for the first 20 hours, but the nausea has ceased and I now feel like I can do more than lay on the couch. I had a girls overnighter planned to celebrate tax season over (Haws and I are celebrating over the weekend), unfortunately we had to cancel it, but at least my mom was already set up to watch the boys! So I have been able to lay around and rest today with out worrying about taking care of the kids. Thank you mom... you are the best!

So since I am couch bound, I decided it was time to catch up on the blog. I will start with Davis.

Davis is now 13 months. He is developing quite the personality. He is a ham and thinks he is so funny. I love that he laughs at himself and he finds James very entertaining. Davis and James have their good days and their bad. Davis adores his older brother. I know James loves Davis as well, but some days he has no patience for him. I have had to break up a fight or two :)

At Davis' 1 year check up he was:

20.8 lbs (broke into the 25th %)

30 inches (75th %)

He is still our tall and slender boy.

Davis is an amazing eater! He will eat anything you give him and eats a good amount. We just cut out daytime bottles, so he gets one in the morning, one at night and sippy's during the day.

Davis is still not walking yet. He started cruising along the furniture a couple weeks ago and I know it will be here sooner or later. He has mastered going up the stairs and will scoot him self down, feet first. He is a quick one. You set him down and he takes off! He loves climbing onto the dish washer when I am doing dishes, crawling into the bathrooms any chance he gets, loves the stairs, pulling things off the shelves and chucking things on the ground (usually food).

Davis loves playing peakaboo with his "hammy" hippo. He also loves a good motor boat. He is staring to have a little separation anxiety and will cry when Haws or I leave. But not for very long. He is still mild mannered. 

Davis says a few "words". Da-da, Ma-ma, tat-tat for that, buh for ball. 

Davis seems like he has grown so much in the last month or so. He is losing his baby look and looking more like a toddler. Good thing he is still pretty bald, makes him look more like a baby :)

Happy Birthday Davis!

Davis started his birthday with waffles topped with honey, peanut butter and bananas, and ended the day with chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. I would say it was a good day!

I will write more about Davis at age one later... 

Here is James at age 1, wearing the same shirt, with the same drool marks and eating waffles too!

Some people tell me how much my boys look alike... I just don't see it. I think they look like brothers, but I think they have such a different look... both equally cute though :)

Haws got home in time from work to join us in singing happy birthday and watching Davis eat his first piece of cake. I think he liked it :)

And more pictures of the cakefest.

It doesn't get much better than a baby covered in chocolate cake. Doesn't he look delicious??

Funny James

I just wanted to write down a few things about James so that I don't forget them.

At night, we read 1-2 books before bed. Recently James wants me to sing the books. If I start reading them, he will realize it once we get through the first few pages and say "no mommy, sing the book to me!". 

He also wants me to sing him songs before bed. (stalling tactics) He says "sing me the temple song" and I sing I love to see the Temple. Then it's "sing the other Temple song", so I sing Families can be Together Forever". I try to cut him off after 2, but everyone once in a while he can get me to sing Sweet Baby James. This one can get me a little teary eyed because my baby James is growing up so fast. 

He has become quite bossy lately. Maybe I am rubbing off on him since I am constantly saying, put that away, time to go potty, don't push your brother, eat one more bite, etc. I do say please most of the time and make sure he says please before he gets anything he is asking for. 

He is learning to have manners and instead of saying NO flat out when we ask him to do something, he says "No thank you". 

Time to eat James: No thank you

Time to go potty: No thank you

Time for a bath: No thank you.

you get the idea.

No beware of TMI here. I have stopped nursing and well... things have changed in my body. I was telling Haws about how certain parts have shrunk (just in case he hadn't noticed). Later that evening I was getting in the shower with James (time saver) and he says "oh no mommy, you have BIG boobies! I want to see them!". Oh no... what is happening here??? I didn't know how to respond at the moment, so I just said "thank you James, but lets not say that anymore. Those are mommy's private parts." To which he replied. "Ok mom, but I like your big boobies". Ugh. They start so young!

James is really into giving things names. We will be looking at a book and their will be pictures of animals. He will point to one and say "what is his name?" and I will say it's a bear or whatever it is and he says "No, what's his NAME?" to which I make up some name. Bob the bear, GG the Giraffe  Daffy the Duck.

One more I can think of right now that makes me laugh is when we are doing something and he doesn't like what is coming next, he says "that is not what happens" or "that is not happening right now". Where does he get these things? I know there are more, but this is all I can think of right now.