Davey the Toddler

So, my big man is officially ONE! I truly marvel at how much he has grown and changed over the past year... it's just AMAZING! He has gone from a tiny, helpless creature to an smart, independent child in just a few months. Davey, here are some of my favorite memories this year (in chronological order):
- Learning to nurse and having milk everywhere while we try to get ready for your first doctor's appointment
- You pooping and peeing on daddy during your first portraits at Mrs. Linda's
- Our trip to St.Louis with GiGi (Grammy) and how worried I was to give you formula for the first time (You were a champ about it, by the way.)
- Learning the ins and outs of cloth diapering
- Your baptism with Father Jim, who is a Georgia fan
- Our trip to Disney where you marveled at the lights and fountains
- Your first time in the pool with PawPaw Buddy, looking for hot chicks
- Teaching you to crawl and luring you across the room with the camera case
- Your first experience with bubbles while we did bath portraits at Mrs. Linda's... you were not too impressed and we couldn't get you to grab at them
- Your sweet hugs and kisses
- Trying to lure you into taking your first steps using the remote control as bait
- The first steps that I witnessed at Nanny and PawPaw's house, even though you walked for daddy earlier in the day
- Buying your first pair of shoes at Ansley's Attic and laughing as you squeaked around the floor... man, you thought those squeaky shoes were the coolest thing!

Those are the things that stick out to me the most. I wish I had time to write a blog post about each and every one!




The birthday party was fantastic. We had a sailboat/beach theme at the pool and all of the kids had a super time. I was so busy that I didn't even get any pictures, but luckily someone snagged my camera and took some shots for me after all of the fun in the pool. (IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS POOL PICS, PLEASE EMAIL THEM TO ME!!) We had a great bar-b-que lunch and then Davey helped open cards and presents. He was SO exhausted as you can tell in the pictures! Davey got lots of cool toys, some shoes and clothes, a potty, and plenty of money to pay for his slide and new zoo-themed bedroom decor (very inexpensive at ikea-yay!). We also received a couple of gift cards from his favorite aunts and uncles so that we can shop for new toys and books as we see fit. Thanks!

Poor baby was so tired after all of that excitement. As soon as he was buckled into his carseat, he was out like a light! Mommy and daddy wished that they could take a nap too, but alas, there was too much cleaning and unpacking to be done.

Walking Tall

So sorry for the delay in posting... so much has changed! On April 11, 2009 (a day after Davey turned 10 months old), he took his very first steps all by himself. Yay! Mark was home that Saturday morning while I was at work when it happened. Of course, as soon as I walked in the boys were showing off their new trick. That's been almost 2 months ago and he has really taken off now... it's more of a sprint than a walk now.
We bought him a pair of squeaky shoes at Ansley's Attic Children's Boutique that he absolutely LOVES. He'll walk around in circles just to hear himself squeak. It's the cutest thing!

April 2009

This first pic is of Ben and Davey in a tickle fight! Ben is my friend AJ's son. They are visiting a neighbor of ours from an army base in Germany. Her husband David is stationed in Iraq and headed back this week. Keep this family in your prayers!


These next two are images of Davey at swim lessons. He's my little water baby! He had such a good time getting comfortable in the water and learning to chase noodles. We can't wait to enjoy the pools this summer!

So much has happened in a month! The last pic is one of my favorites and here's the story... If you know Grammy (GiGi), you know that her puppies are like her children. They know that she will always be there to love on them, pamper them, and of course, feed them from the table! Davey caught on quickly! This pic is of Davey and the four dogs begging for food in GiGi's kitchen.

New sounds

Davey is really experimenting with sounds. He still mostly say da-da-da, but he has learned to change the shape of his mouth to make new sounds too. Still no sign of anything that sounds like mama, oh well. The pictures here are of Davey saying "ooooooo" (as in moo, maybe?).
Another really cute thing that he's been doing lately is dancing in his high chair during dinner, unaccompanied by music, I might add. He will growl or grunt at Mark, take a bite of dinner, and then bop along in his chair as he chews. He really marches to the beat of a different drum. :-)

Davey is a smartey!

Davey has been watching the Your Baby Can Read DVDs for almost 2 months and it is really helping him with his developmental milestones! He can clap and wave with the video and has even been doing it on command for a couple of weeks. He also seems to know "toes" and "yes" and "no", but of course he will only do these when he thinks we are not looking.

I will post some other videos and pictures that we took yesterday as well... it was a snow day here so we had a lot of fun indoors! Don't you just LOVE the monkey hat? :-)

My BIG boy...

A few months ago, I got Davey the cutest whale thing to chart his growth throughout the years. I knew that I wanted to keep up with it for at least several years and perhaps even multiple kids, so I didn't want to apply it directly to my wall. I like our house, but I am pretty sure we will be moving within the next few years, especially if we have another baby. So, I went to Lowe's and bought a piece of acrylic today and put it all together. Davey helped as you can see. I just LOVE it! I wrote down the last couple of measurements from the doctor's office. It's amazing how much he's grown since birth! Before long we'll be planning his birthday party. I just can't believe it!

Sweet baby Davey

Davey is doing so well! We started a play group last week and he just loves playing with all of the babies. He'll finally have some little boys to play with too! He's almost done with the first month of Your Baby Can Read and he's already finished reading Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Well, not exactly. But, he has started to clap and wave at the appropriate times when he is watching the video so, I have seen some progress.

I joined Facebook yesterday... finally! So, look me up if you're on there too. It's neat to see what everyone's up to. My friends say that it is addictive, but I am determined that it will not become an addiction for me- I just don't have the time!