Davey at 2 Months

Davey reached the 2 month mark on Wednesday. He is growing like crazy and really is an awesome baby. His check up isn't scheduled for another couple weeks, so I don't know exactly how big he is, but I would guess somewhere in the neighborhood of 14 pounds and 24 inches. I'm starting to think the size 12 month Christmas sweater I found for him is going to fit in July instead of December :)

- Davey at 2 Months - 

• I don't want to jinx anything, but he's slept for a 7 hour stretch for the last four nights. He wakes up to eat around 5:00 am, and then I bring him to bed with us where he spends an hour punching me in the face before falling back asleep again. 
• Has started smiling and gives the best grins just after he's eaten. We've also heard some little laughs, and he likes to babble when he's feeling content. 
• Is warming up to the binky and only rejects it half the time now
• Loves bath as long as the water is really, really warm. Sophie is super heat sensitive, but he likes his bath like a little spa - that's my boy!
• He's getting really good at supporting his own head, but still dive bombs from time to time so we have to be careful. He also loves to be held standing so he can push off with his legs, but still has some newborn floppiness. He's like those dancing inflatable things you see at car sales lots :)
• Wears 6 month clothing, but is ready for pajamas in the next size up. 
• The drool is starting to appear and I think it will be time to break out the bibs soon. Sophie got her first teeth around 4 months and it looks like he may be on the same timeline. 
• Had a relatively healthy month. After fighting colds/congestion for several weeks, he has finally cleared up and is feeling good. 

He is capable of smiling, but we also see a lot of this serious face...

Or his wide-eyes, wide-mouth expression. Hello world!

Davey is also starting to enjoy nakedness, just like his sister.

He has always been good a tummy time and is happy to look around for awhile before starting to fuss. When he was a little baby he was able to roll from tummy to back, but then he got fat, and we haven't seen him do it for awhile. Now that his strength is starting to catch up to his size, rolling might not be too far off! 

Mother's Day

I had a good Mother's Day this year. I was able to sleep in as much as a person with 9 am church, a hungry baby, and an excited three year old can. Dave helped Sophie write a card and she brought it to me along with a balloon and some cinnamon rolls. After church we had a relaxing afternoon and Dave cooked up some steaks for dinner. I am so grateful for these little ones that made me a mother, even if they also make me crazy sometimes. 

It was a grey, rainy day, but I really wanted a picture with the kids so we took one inside by the closet

Then Sophie was jealous that I was holding the baby instead of her, so we took one with her as the "baby"

I also tried to take a picture of the two of them while we were at it since I don't have one yet, and was only semi-successful. Out of over 100 shots, this was the best. 

My big boy - notice that his top two buttons are undone. He has quite the tummy and I couldn't get them all fastened up :)

Later that evening Davey was sleeping on my chest and then Sophie came over for a snuggle - perfect way to end Mother's Day!

Painting the Fence

For some reason Crayola paints were on sale for earth day (I don't really understand the connection, but nice for us!), so I bought Sophie the 10 pack. On Saturday I diluted them with water, gave her sponge brush, and let her paint our vinyl fence! I have never let her do anything with paints so she LOVED it. It was a great activity until she got upset about me mixing orange wrong, which led to some paint dumping, and a ticket inside for her. Oh the emotions of a three year old...

The only downside was the clean up didn't go quite as smooth as I had hoped.  Almost all of the paint sprayed right off with the hose, but I didn't dilute the blue enough and it didn't come off as easy. I had to get out the gloves, brush, and put in some elbow grease to get the fence back to white. Now I know for next time!

She asked me to paint a "Sophie"

My artist with her mural

Back to white again!

April Roundup

April has come to an end and we are so excited that summer is just around the corner! We had a few glimpses of it mixed in with the rainy days and it's given Sophie summer fever. She can't wait for the pool to open in a few weeks. Davey continues to grow and is turning into quite the chunker. He has been smiling for a few days now, but it's been tough to catch on camera. I am back at work at the school, which only has a short 3.5 weeks left until summer break - hooray! And Dave is still plugging away at his PhD. He earned the student teaching award for his department this year, and is getting ready to defend his dissertation next week. The end is near!

And now a TON of photos, especially of Davey. It's been so fun having him around and he doesn't run away when I get out the camera :)

Dave took Sophie to her first ever kids workshop at Home Depot. She got to build and paint a butterfly house, which is currently being used to store her necklaces. 

Playing doctor with daddy

Getting acquainted with the Disney princesses

Tough Guy

Helping mom make dinner

Afternoon naps are the best

One rainy/hailing day we went to the mall for an indoor picnic

 My little chunker

Playing xbox with dad

Late one night I was in the kitchen and heard a noise. It scared me to death, and when I opened the blinds in turned out to be a cat. Our yard is surrounded by other yards and has no outside access, so I called Dave down and he picked it up and threw it out the front door. Then 20 minutes later it came back and he moved it out again. In the morning it had returned once more. It hung out all day before finally deciding our yard was no fun.

Sophie drew her first "real" picture. This is a rainbow, with a sun, and some clouds. 

Snuggling my little buddy

Sleep smiles

Playing go "night night" together

Big yawns

Enjoying a brief stretch 80 degree weather

My muscle man

I have no idea what he's looking at in this picture...

Almost a real smile

My handsome chunk

His favorite past time is looking at the ceiling fan; Second favorite is spitting/peeing on our sheets.

Last Hurrah

Today I went back to work (which went great) and the kids stayed with Dave. They'll start with their new babysitter tomorrow and I hope it all goes well. The new babysitter is a parent from the school that I've known for a few years now and I am confident in her, but it's still a mom's job to worry :)

Sophie loves to get out and do something (even if it's just a walk or trip to the store), so last week I planned a full schedule of activities to celebrate our last few days together while I was still on leave. We were super busy, but we also had lots of fun. I'm looking forward to the summer when we can play every day!

MONDAY: We went to the Curiosity Museum at Thanksgiving Point. They do not allow field trips on Mondays so the crowds were really light and we were able to enjoy all the activities without Sophie getting lost in a sea of kids. In fact, I think this is our first visit that didn't include a breakdown at some point.

She got very wet at this station, in case you were wondering

TUESDAY: We went to Jungle Jim's in Midvale for $2 Tuesday. I don't think this place has changed much since I went here as a kid 20 year ago, but Sophie had a great time on all the little rides! She went on the airplanes, the swings, the carousel, the roller coaster (with me), and played on the inflatables. The only thing she didn't do was bumper cars because she is the world's worst driver. This is definitely something we'll go do again!

Then that afternoon we met my friend Heather and her kids at the aquarium.  We signed up for a family membership together and I'm really looking forward to another year of aquarium fun. We also now have 2 guest passes we can use each visit, so come join us sometime - Sophie would love to have a friend come along!

Davey chilling in the stroller - he's been an awesome baby to take places

Lining up to be as long as the anaconda

WEDNESDAY: Today we stayed close to home, but it was also one of our busiest days. First we hit up our local thrift store for a sale they were having and I was able to get some summer clothes for the kids. After that we went to library story time, which Sophie has really enjoyed this past month. The theme for the day was bugs and they read some bug books, sang some bug songs, made a butterfly craft and played some bug games. After the library we pushed our luck and made a run to Costco. Sophie finally decided to try a hot dog and realized she likes them, so we've been eating lunch there about once a week lately.

Sophie has become very independent lately. She used to never want to leave my side, but now she will go sit right up front next to kids she doesn't know. 

Butterfly hopscotch

THURSDAY: I had my final OB appointment (all is well!) and then we went to the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point. There were several field trips, but we started in the middle of the museum and worked our way through in reverse so we never really ran into the crowds.

She has also become very social and finds a friend everywhere we go. Unfortunately she decided to play "bury me" and "make sand angels" with her friends before I realized what was going on. 

FRIDAY: On Friday we made our grocery store run. Sophie really loves the grocery store and has decided that she is big enough to walk instead of ride in the cart. She's actually really good in the store, so it's worked out well to let Davey have the cart to himself, and let her walk to burn off some energy - double win! After the store we went to the aquarium one more time to play on the indoor playground and eat lunch. We are really looking forward to the Asia exhibit that is opening at the end of the month that will feature a leopard - one of Sophie's favorite animals!

We ate lunch in the play area and when I put Davey on the floor, she moved her food down to join him so they could have a picnic together. 

Then that afternoon Sophie had her 3 year check up. It was originally scheduled it for 8:00 am the week after Davey was born, and I pushed it to the end of April since I knew there was no way on earth we would make that appointment. She is doing great and they confirmed that she really is growing before my eyes!