Monday, September 3, 2012

Davis 1.25

I've been meaning to write a post about what Davis is up to these days and was hoping to have it closer to his first birthday...but clearly that has not happened.  So here we are at 15 months!

He is talking up a storm these days!  He says Mama, Dada, Bubba (with an emphasis on the second syllable...this is what he calls Garrison), Ball, Wow, Uh-Oh, More (well it kind of sounds like moy but we know what he means!), Boat, Milk, Quack Quack (more like what! what!) and Bye.  He is definitely not as verbal as Garrison was but he is catching up fast!

He loves the water - being in the pool or the bath tub.  He puts his face in, blows bubbles and is just super comfortable hanging out in the water.

He loves being in the dirt!  He is such a boy when it comes to this.  He just crawls around in it, sits in it and sometime even eats it!  If we are outside for any length of time he is generally covered in the stuff  :)   And speaking of being outside, he loves that too.  He cries SO hard when we take him in.  It's quite dramatic and traumatizing!

Davis is an EATER.  Seriously, the kid probably eats about twice as much food as Garrison on a daily basis.  It's quite impressive!  His favorite meal is probably my spaghetti but is loves pasta in general.

Davis is also Mr. Independent.   Now that he's walking he wants to be on his own two feet, going in the direction of his choosing.  And the kid also doesn't mind playing by himself.  He can just go off and entertain himself where as Garrison wanted someone to entertain him at this age.

And I can't forget to mention the beloved pacifer.  Oh how Davis loves it!  I wouldn't necessarily say that he absolutely needs it most of the time, but he sure does like it.  I'm sure I'll have to take it away at some point...but not yet!

And Davis LOVES his big brother.  He says Bub-ba! more than he says any other word.  He says it right when he wakes up...so sweet!   And even through all the abuse that Garrison puts him through, Davis thinks he's pretty awesome.  They really have a lot of fun together at this point.  Garrison can make him laugh so hard!  As a mother, it is seriously one of the most amazing things to watch their friendship and love for each other grow.

Here are some recent pics of Davis...


















Monday, August 27, 2012

Garrison at 3

Well Garrison is into quite a lot these days.  Anything that flies - helicopters, jets, and dragons.  Anything construction related - he literally yells "CONSTRUCTION!!!" every time he sees those orange cones or large yellow vehicles.  Anything having to do with yard work - the kid has a weed eater, blower and mower and LOVES to help Daddy out in the yard.  And anything that Davis has in his hands - ANYTHING!

Speaking of Davis, Garrison LOVES his little brother.  Right now he is OBSESSED with wearing matching pj's with Davis.  It is seriously the funniest thing!  Garrison tells us that Davis is his "best buddy"...so sweet!  Now don't be fooled, he can still be super rough with him, but he also thinks his brother is pretty awesome :)

His favorite meal is spaghetti.  He's still a great eater and eats whatever we eat.  He also LOVES candy and we're pretty sure he'd be happy eating that every day all day. 

He still sucks his thumb sometimes and LOVES his blankies.  Oh, the blankies!  The newest ordeal with them is that one got a small hole in it, so then that was his favorite (he has 3 identical blankies).  It was nearly impossible to wash it, so we made holes in the others as well.  Who would have thought we'd be cutting holes in these precious blankies?!?

Garrison is an outside kinda kid too.  He loves playing in the backyard, riding his bike on our walks, going to the playground, swimming...you get the picture.  And speaking of swimming, he is doing so great this summer and has almost learned how to swim.  I'm so proud!!

He's also a social little guy making new "buddies" all the time.  He may start out a little shy, but then he warms up and it's on!  He has got one of the funniest little personalities too.  Such a great sense of humor!  And so silly too!

But it's not all roses being around my three year old.  He is quite the little toot too.  He has A LOT of opinions and wants what he wants when he wants it!  Unfortunately, he hasn't outgrown the tantrums although we keep telling him they don't work anymore.  And did I mention that he's high maintenance?  It's a good thing he's so darn cute  :)

Sleep...well Garrison still takes a 2 hour nap every afternoon (YAY!)

Here are some recent pics...










*wrote this post a couple months ago and forgot to post!

Sunday, July 15, 2012

The evidence

So here is Davis just 3 days before he took off...

And here he was yesterday!

Friday, July 13, 2012

We have a walker!!

Yep, Davis WALKING!  Just shy of 14 months old, he started walking this week.  He's been so close for a while now and he finally went for it 2 days ago!  So exciting!  We had him pushing around his little walker toy quite a bit early in the week and I think that's what gave him the confidence to just get up and GO.  Yay Davis!!!

Friday, June 8, 2012

Yearly check ups!

I took the boys to see their awesome pediatrician (Dr. Schlegel!) last week.  Here are the stats:

Davis is apparently our tall, skinny kid...
Height - 30.75" (75%)
Weight - 22 lb 1 oz (35%)

And Garrison is our linebacker...
Height - 38" (56%)
Weight - 38 lb (94%)!!

Those stats just crack us up!  First of all, neither Bryan or I are tall and skinny, so it should be interesting to see how D continues to grow.  And Garrison...well he is just SOLID!  Seriously, the kid has so much natural muscle mass.  He is gonna tear it up on the football field!

Poor Davis had to have FOUR shots and get blood drawn from his heel.  No fun!  And he definitely wasn't thrilled about the whole process.  Luckily Garrison didn't have to get any shots...thank goodness!

More updates on what the boys are up to at one and three...coming soon!

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

THREE!!!

Garrison is 3!!!  My sweet, smart, wild and crazy boy is three today.  It's been an amazing 1,092 days and I can't wait to see what this next year brings.




Happy Birthday sweet boy!!

Friday, May 18, 2012

Davis is One!

Well today is the day!  Davis is ONE!  I'm too busy spoiling him to write more, but I didn't want the day to go unannounced here :)  Love my precious boy!