Bath & bed time

Brotherly love

We are so blessed to have two beautiful healthy boys. They love each other so much. I told Andrew I hoped they stayed this close growing up and he informed me that they wouldn't. That would be my dream for my boys to not only be brothers but best friends. Here are several recent pictures of our sweet babies!!

Bath time photos

Bryce's 1st bath in the big bathtub.

Bryce and Grant's 1st bath together

 Both boys loved their bath together. Grant kept pouring water on himself and Bryce would laugh so hard he couldn't breath. It was absolutely hilarious. I hope to catch it on my video camera next time. I'm so glad my boys love each other so. I know time will change their closeness but right now they both adore each other. I secretly hope this never changes!

8 months

Happy 8 months Bryce. We love you!

taking a break

I have been taking a major blogging break. I'm not really sure why other then being busy. So here goes some catching up. Grant went to two bible schools in the past three weeks. He absolutely loves it. We have another nearby church that Grant wants to go to this Friday and Saturday for VBS. We are so lucky to have a young child so eager to go and learn. He makes me very proud.

Grant had his three year check-up last week. He was 32lb and 38 1/2 inches. Bryce also had his 6 month check-up the same day. Bryce was 19lb and 28inches. Both are right on track and healthy.

This past weekend we had kids water day at church. Andrew's company Incredible Inflatables LLC blew up a big water slide. We had a great time. The kids loved it and so did the adults. Bryce is too little to slide but he played in the baby pool and just enjoyed being outside.

Speaking of Bryce he is changing so much lately. He can wave bye, fake cough,  and can sit up by himself for brief periods of time. He is almost big enough to start snacking on cherrios and puffs. I know he will love it b/c he is so interested in our food. Sometimes I can't believe that he is 7 months old. Time flies by way too fast.

Andrew and I also had a date night this weekend. We went out to eat Saturday with the kids but we stayed up and watched our Netflix movie once they were asleep. I know....we have such exciting date nights. Actually I don't mind staying around the house and watching movies. It's way cheaper then anything else. Plus we are alone and that is what is important.

Last night I cooked a new EASY recipe I got off Pinterest.
 Ingredients:
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 pack of powder ranch
1 pack of pork chops

Place all ingredients in crockpot on low for 3-4 hours.

-very simple and was delicious.

I love to try new simple recipes. I especially like it when they turn out good and the family likes them. I have several other recipes on Pinterest I need to try.

Well I guess that does it for catching up. I will post some pictures from Kid's Day soon. Until next time, I hope everyone has a great week.

Say cheese

I definitely think they favor....what about you?

5 months old

Today my sweet little Bryce is 5 months old. He is growing so fast.

At 5 months Bryce:
- can hold just about any of his toys.
-can roll over like a champ.
- most nights sleeps on his stomach. He rolls over during the night.
-eats stage one baby food.
-goes to bed around 8 and I have to wake him in the mornings.
- smiles and laughes a lot.
- loves to watch Mickey Mouse.
-likes to be outside.

We put up Bryce's bouncey seat and swing this weekend. He was too big for them. We got out his Baby Einstein Entertainer. Bryce loves it. Bryce is also sleeping in his pack and play instead of the infant sleeper. He can stretch out now. I'm working on putting him in his crib in his room. I just like the feeling of him being in the same room. I'm not ready to move my baby. I'm sure it will come soon because I think we are starting to wake him up in the mornings. Here are a few pictures of my sweet little big man.

Happy Baby

Sleepy baby

 Watching Mickey Mouse

I've found my toes and my fingers

To my loving little boy Bryce,

You make our house so happy. You can light up a room with your smile and your laugh is contagious. You make our family feel complete. I love the way you watch your brother. He is sometimes the only one who can keep you from crying. I think yall will turn out to be inseperable. You love your mommy. Everytime I talk you search the room until you can see me. It makes my heart feel with joy to know you love me so. You are the best baby anyone could ask for. We love you soo much. Happy 5 months.

Just some sentences

 I keep thinking today is Thursday for some reason. I have been a day off all week. I like Wednesday nights. There is several things I like to watch on tv. Also the past several weeks Andrew has been taking Grant to church on Wednesday nights. I get some quiet time with Bryce.

Sometimes I feel a little mom guilt like i'm spending more time with one child then the other. Grant has been spending more time with his daddy and other members of the family while i've been taking care of Bryce. He by no means goes unloved or doesn't get attention. Then I remind myself that I gave Grant a lot of attention when he was a baby and I need to do the same with Bryce. I love our rides to and from school each day. Grant and I talk the whole time. I find out about his day and he asks a ton of questions. Grant loves to talk. We also talk a lot at dinner. We sit down everynight and eat together as a family. This also helps my guilt because I know Grant gets plenty of undivided attention. (Bryce is still to little to participate)

Yesterday the weather was so nice. Andrew cooked dinner on his new grill. It was nice to get to spend all that time outside with my whole family. Bryce loved being outside. We have a cover back patio so we stayed under it. I hope this nice weather continues. I could get use to spending my evenings outside watching my kids play rather then being cooped up in the house.

A typical Sunday afternoon with my boys

Bryce passed out from playing so hard.

Grant playing goat farm. Do you think he has enough tractors?? 

Bryce being strolled around while we play outside.

Mr.Hollywood

 

Playing with his new saddle

Smiling sweet boy

 

Pointing out ant beds for daddy

 

Eating my carrots

yummy dinner

 Cartoons before bed

4 month check-up

Bryce's four month check-up was yesterday. He weighes 15lb and 6oz and was 27 inches long. He is getting so big. He is even starting to get those cute fat rolls on his thighs.(Of course you would only use cute and fat rolls in the same sentence when you are talking about a baby...haha) Bryce had a really bad ear infection in his right ear. I figured he had one but I didn't expect it to be so bad. They put him on an antibiotic and some cream for the exzema on his face. Hopefully all the sickness will be gone from the Davis household soon. Other then the ear everything thing else was good at the appointment. Our doctor said Bryce is developing well. We also get to start cereal and baby food. I'm sure I will have some cute pictures of him eating soon. We do have to go back in about 2 weeks to get his shots though. Bryce did seem to feel better this monring with no fever.... so he was all smiles. And have I mentioned lately that I love him smile. It makes my heart happy.

Recapping

It has been about 5 days since my last post and a lot has happened.

Friday night we had a young adult movie night at church. We watched Courageous and ate pizza. Of course, I have already seen the movie but it was a good time to fellowship with friends. Saturday I helped host a baby shower for my friend Whitney. It was farm themed and everything turned out so cute. She got lots of great gift for baby Reid.  I forgot my camera though so I don't have any pictures. My niece was also in a pageant Saturday. I didn't get to go to the pageant b/c of the shower but I did get to see the video. She was so cute and funny. She won prettiest eyes. Sunday was just a normal day....church and lunch at Grandmas. Sunday night was a true blessing. We got to watch my brother in law get baptized. All in all we had a great busy weekend.

Bryce is sick again. They called from the daycare Monday afternoon and said he had a fever. I decided to go ahead and take him to the doctor b/c he has a croupy sounding cough. It's turns out that he has a fever virus. I have never heard of such. Apparently, running a fever is the only symptom. He was running a low fever but seems to feel better and is able to take his milk. We have his four month check-up on Thursday. I still can't believe he is four months already. I just hope he is feeling good enough that they can give him his shots. If not then I guess my husband will have to make a trip to Dothan soon. My mother is also coming Thursday to pick up Grant and take him back to Mobile. Grant is so excited about going to Mimi, Pepaw, and Bailey Rae's house. He asks me everyday if today is the day he gets to go. Finally tomorrow is the day and he is soo excited!

This upcoming weekend we are going to see The Hunger Games. I'm excited about this. I read all three book in about 1 week and 1/2. I really hope the movie doesn't stray to far from the book. I'm also helping host another baby shower for Whitney at our church Sunday. So this weekend is pretty much booked too. I am still looking forward to my two days off to spend with my family and friends.

4 Months Old

I can't believe Bryce is four months old today. At this age :

-Bryce loves to be talked too. He will whine sometimes when you walk away.
-Bryce loves to watch Grant
-Bryce laughs out loud a lot. It use to be when you would tickle him but now he will laugh when I talk to him or make silly faces.
-Bryce sits in his bumbo seat and can play with a toy at the same time.
-Bryce can roll from stomach to back.
-Bryce is eating 6oz every 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
-Bryce is sleeping all night again. He quit for a while after he got sick but is back to all night.
-Bryce is wearing 3-6 month clothes and some just 6 months. He is so long.


We go to the doctor next week for his 4 month check-up. I will post his official height and weight. I can't wait to see how much he has grown. Bryce's smile absolutely melts my heart and brightens my day.

The 3 S's... sick children, sick husband, and shopping

Our long 3 day weekend was full of  fun, laughter, love, cooking, cleaning, shopping, and lots of sickness.

 Bryce was diaganosed with RSV on Wednesday and has an ear infection. Grant's RSV test was negative but he has an ear infection. Saturday was a pretty rough day for Bryce. Nothing really seemed to satisfy him. He slept a lot, which I think helped in his recovery. He has finally stopped drinking pedialyte and is back to drinking his formula. Grant has been laughing and playing through his sickness. His cough is very nasty but doesn't seem to let it slow him down. Andrew now seems to think he is sick. And we all know men are worse then babies when they are sick!  Hopefully I won't get it. I've been keeping myself up and going... trying to fight it off. Saturday we stayed around the house most of the day. I cleaned out our master closet and Bryce's clothes he has outgrown already. I can't believe he is getting so big so fast! I also cooked yummy ranch pork chops, rice, and green beans for supper.

Sunday we didn't go to church or Grandmas like we usually do. We didn't want to get the kids out in the cold or subject the other children to getting their colds. Mr. Bobby (my father in law) came by the house to spend some time with the kids. He lives out of town and doesn't get to come in town but once a month unless something special is going on. We visited for a while and then I went grocery shopping. Later while the kids were napping, Andrew and I watch Water for Elephants. I really liked it. I do love some RPattz! And sunday night I tried a new receipe for some baked cheddar chicken. I think Andrew is enjoying me cooking different things lately. I told him not to get to use to it b/c when its back to work, its back to quick and easy: spaghetti, hot dogs, grilled cheese and soup, lasagna, roast in the crock pot, breakfast food, etc...

Monday. Andrew had to go back to work. I made plans before the kids got sick to meet my friend Cherish in Dothan to do some shopping. I decided since the weather was warmer, the kids were feeling better, and I really needed to have girl time ... to go. We met at Target to do a little bathing suit shopping. Yes, it is February but I wanted to get a new one before the bathing suits got picked over. We are going on a family beach trip in May and i'm so excited! The plan is to put in on, look in the mirror and get motivation to exercise ...haha! I doubt I will really do it but it sounds like a good idea at the time. Cherish and I went to a few more stores, ate lunch, and then parted ways. It is so nice to be able to pick back up with an old friend you haven't seen in a while so easily. I love me some Cherish! When I got home I decided to start boiling my chicken to make home-made chicken salad. I love chicken salad but it is so much work. So I don't cook it very often. It turned out great by the way. Bryce napped and Andrew took Grant outside to enjoy the nice weather. After dinner Andrew and I played Monopoly Deal. I beat him...haha! I love to play games but we are both so competitive we don't get to play that often. Last night we watched the Voice..love it! I also watched Grant run around naked showing his muscles before bath time .....which btw he looks like an Ethiopian. And trust me all he does is eat. Grant also got super excited about the bath fizzes I bought that change his water colors. He made me feel like the best mom in the world. If only EVERYONE got so happy over such little things.

All in all we had a great weekend despite everyone being sick. I hope this week is still full of fun, laughter, love, cooking, cleaning, with less shopping and sickness!

3 months old

Today Bryce is three months old. He is growing way too fast!

At three months Bryce:
~ Loves to be talked to
~ Can hold his head up very well
~ Sits in his bumbo seat, bouncey seat, and swing
~ Can hold a few toys
~ Smiles alot and is starting to laugh out loud
~ Weighes 14lb 4oz

At three months old Bryce also has his first real cold. He has an ear infection and RSV. He is not drinking his formula too well and has a horrible cough. Hopefully he will feel better soon. Here are a few recent pictures of Bryce.

updating and starting fresh

Lets see where to begin my first post....... I use to have a blog I started about 4 years ago. I did pretty well for close to a year and then shortly after the birth of our first child Grant, I stopping finding time to write. Needless to say a lot has changed between now and then. I decided to start a new blog, start FRESH in 2012. I really hope to capture the day to day moments of my life.


Since 2012 began we have been one busy family!
~ We started out the year at our friends Josh and Nicole's house. There were several other couples and a few small children there. Grant had a ball watching the fireworks and roasting marshmellows. Since Bryce was only 1 month old we decided to let Auntie Donna watch him so we could spend more time outside and with Grant.
~ I also returned to work on January 3rd. My mother kept Bryce in Mobile for my first week back. It was strange not having him around the house. However, I was so busy getting my schedule back in order I wasn't too upset about him being gone so long.
~ Bryce had his 2 month check-up on January 16,2012. He weighed 12lb and 11 oz and was 25 1/4in. He was 95% for height and 75% for weight. He is way bigger then Grant was at his age.
~ Grant got up and sang in front of the church with the other kids in his Sunday School class for the first time in Feb. He sang about 1 verse and decided it was time to put on a dance show. He made everyone laugh and needless to say i'm one very proud mother. He is also about to attempt round two at singing in front of the church this Sunday. And YES we are recording these.

We also have a couple things coming up we are looking forward to. I'm going to dinner with one of my best friends Cherish tonight. Although we only live 45min away from each other we just can't seem to get our schedules together. I'm very excited about some girl talk!! My brother, sister-in-law, and mother are coming to stay this weekend. Josh and Meagan live in California so it has been a long time since I've seen him and i've never met her. So it should be a fun weekend. My nephew Jeremiah's 3rd birthday is this month and we will have his birthday party to attend. I'm going to girls movie night with some women from work next week to see The Vow.  Also, i'm off work on Presidents day and I hope to do some shopping for our family beach trip in MAY!! I'm so excited about out trip. I think Grant will enjoy it so much especially the part about getting our unidivided attend with no little brother around.


All in all, we started out the year great and are truely one blessed family!