Spring has SPRUNG!

Spring has def Sprung! We have been enjoying the beautiful weather and I have not had time to blog. I'm sorry. I've been slammed at work and in the evenings it is non stop until D is down and once he's down...this mama goes to bed too!
A little of what we've been up too....

• Little League has started in our town and that means between Cole, Turner, Payton and Hunter there are games 4 days out of the week!!! We have enjoyed it but have quickly realized that we are not going to be able to attend every game. While D loves all of the extra attention he gets there it is a bit much getting home after 8 every night when he normally goes to bed at 8:30....that means feed, bathe, bottle and BED!

• Grandma got a new ride. She went from a convertible bug to a Cadillac SRX. Explain that one...she said needed something that carseats could fit in. However she is still driving the bug b/c she can't seem to "part" with her dream car.
  
• Grandma also had some surgery yesterday. She had the bones of the inside of both feet shaved and pins put in. YUCK! She is down for two weeks and wearing two big 'ol boots. We went over last night (dad's out of town for work) and cooked supper. I made Chicken Primavera and Chocolate Chip Pound Cake that I found here. And they were both quite delish.
  
• Uncle Paul and Aunt Kelley had their 20 week ultrasound yesterday and it confirmed that they are in fact having a boy, Nathan Orie Davis. (Orie was my gf's name) And yes this means 4 boys and 0 girls for the Davis family. Turner used to say maybe Aunt Katie can get a girl however this weekend he said he thinks he likes it being all boys.
  
• TWO of our friends that we have grown up with announced that they are both expecting in November!
• A certain big boy got a new big boy carseat. (Yet it's still sitting in the living room...)

• We have a busy couple of weeks coming up with two very important guys having birthdays, hubbylove/baby daddy and my first born nephew Turner Dane next Wed (yes they have the same bday), my cousin Leslie getting married and Easter next weekend and we're hosting a shower for Tripp and Stacey and their precious "no name yet" baby girl the following weekend.

Here are some pics from the past few days...
D wore his Easter shirt for the first time Friday..ain't he just precious!!!Cole giving Davis some sugar after his game. He sure has come a long way since D was born.Cole and Weston after their game.These two can't seem to get enough of their mama!Big boy in his new seat...

It's Days Like This

It's days like this, today, that I so wish I could spend everyday with my sweet, adorable son. I, never in a million years, thought that "I" would want to be a stay at home mom. (I normally can't stand staying home) That was until the day I had to leave babykins for the first time and come back to work. Some days aren't as bad as others but some days I miss him SOOOO much. I read about so many SAHM and I can't help but envy them. At the same time I realize that b/c we would like a "new to us" house and all of the adorable cuteness that I have a habit of buying the cutest baby ever...it only makes sense for me to work, to contribute.
Boogie playing outside at daycare....
Two sweet babies!
My mom was trying to take a picture of him and I can only imagine that he was jumping up and down and trying to grab the phone...I know you're probably thinking..."at least he looks happy in all of these pics" but it still makes me really sad that I feel like I'm missing so much :(
Don't get me wrong, I realize that I am extremely fortunate to have a job and one that understands that I am a mom and that "shit happens" but I still wish that I could be home.

Face Lift

I'm so excited about my new blog look. I definitely needed some help and Danielle Moss delivered. Of course I HAD to use one of our pics from D's 6 month session. Although he was asleep this was one of my favorites...and baby girl....well isn't she darlin'?!? Thanks bunches, Danielle!
I think D is finally back to his old sleeping ways (I sure hope this doesn't jinx it!). He has been going down at 8:30 and sleeping until 7-7:30 and I couldn't be happier! This mama needs her sleep.
Quick weekend re-cap..
Saturday we nearly shopped til we dropped. We left at 10:30 and did not get home until 9:30! Don't worry while we did shop the majority of the day we also did lots of socializing. Ashley H. went with D and I and we met up with Aubrey, April and Ricky and Erin. We shopped all around Charleston, ate good food and brought home lots of goodies. I managed to get some bday gifts for hubs, an adorable bathing suit for lovebug and a couple things for myself.
Sunday we went to church, lunch with mom then hubs went out in the boat while Mom, D and I headed to Lowe's. We got flowers, ferns and more flowers. I got home and got everything planted while D sat in his bumbo seat in the grass and tried to see how many leaves he could sneak in his mouth. Of course b/c I got all of this done it is supposed to frost tonight. Seriously. Ridiculous!
Somehow we've almost made it to Wednesday! Woo hoo!
I'll leave you with some pics..
Two sweet babies...Babylove has this new face that he keeps making..not sure what that's all about (Please note the "I Voted" sticker, he had to help Daddy make the right choice :)..

Friday Randomness

This week has been slightly exhausting to say the least. I know, can I get some cheese with that whine??? But seriously, my child has decided that he does not want to sleep at night and it is getting the best of his Mama. I came home today and tried to take a quick nap to somewhat catch up and prepare for another night. Let's hope he (we) sleep some tonight so that we can be well rested for a big day of shopping tomorrow. I know, I know you're thinking why wouldn't you stay home in your pj's and nap any chance you get. My theory: The weekend is only two days and as exhausted as I may be, I'll worry about that later.
Anyways...
Yall may be thinking..."You must be saving tons of money with all of this couponing you've been doing.."HA what a joke...ya see, I've mentioned before that I have a weakness for all things cute for my adorable child....These are some things that I have purchased this week. I think I mentioned that someone contacted me through another website that had a pic of D wearing something monogrammed and she said that she had a "Davis" and had tons of monogrammed stuff and wondered if I was interested in buying them for cheap..YES, PLEASE! Then I went to one of the local boutiques and fell in love with the other two pretties. Too bad I had to pay that boutique price.
I got the stuff for a Spring wreath for our front door. Isn't it pretty? I'd be lying if I said I made it but I did watch so that maybe next time I can figure it out :) And the pic below it...two taterheads peaking through the blinds trying to see what I'm doing...Happy weekend party people!!

6 months

Babylove,
Holy Smokes where is the time going?!?! You are growing and changing way too fast for this Mama. However, each day is so much fun watching you as you learns new things.We went for your 6 month check up yesterday. You weighed 19.6 lbs (80th percentile) and 26 inches long (50th percentile). You took your shots like a champ and only cried for a minute. Dr. S. told us that we should start thinking about removing the bumpers and lowering the mattress because you seemed to be quite "busy". Also, it looks as if we need to start looking into our next car-seat since you are pretty close to the maximum weight capacity of our much loved Chicco one. Here you are waiting on Dr. S... Can we say HAPPY??
This month...
Foods- You started out this month eating stage one foods for supper. In a week you were already eating THREE TIMES A DAY!!You have a fruit and cereal/oatmeal for breakfast, veg and half a fruit for lunch and fruit and veg for supper. Last week we started stage two foods and you LOVE all of the fruit combos. Last night I gave you blueberry&apples and I could not get it in your mouth fast enough. You are still loving squash and really anything orange. You're not such a big fan of peas or green beans but will eat them with lost of airplane tricks. You tried a few big boy things this month..not to mama's likings. We won't call any names but you have been given icing, ice cream, a lemon, and those are the only things that I am aware of! Once again, not calling any names but Daddy and Duke seem to give/let you take whatever he reaches for. Oops, did I just call names?!? I have given you a couple peas, mashed potatoes and a rutabaga at different times off of my plate mashed up. Who am I kidding I took the rutabaga off of Grandma's plate. (Kuddos for me trying to get you to eat yucky things that I don't eat.) The face you made with the rutabaga = priceless!!
Clothes- You are wearing anything from 6 to 12 months. We have put away some of the 6 month stuff already. As I am sad that you are getting big so quick I am still really excited about all of your summer clothes :)
We will be retiring the swing and bouncy seat any day. You seem to think it's funny to "see" if you can get out of these toys and while you haven't succeeded Daddy is on the verge of a breakdown that it could happen. You get in your walker and Grandma and Duke's but you haven't figured out how to move it. Why would you when you have two big cousin that love to push you everywhere. Your favorite toy right now has four legs and gives unlimited amounts of sugar. You got that right, you absolutely LOVE Roxie.You just squeal and laugh when she comes near. (And, of course she is extremely jealous of all of the attention you get.) You can't see in this picture but you're holding on to her lip...and she just takes it...
You are sitting up some but some days you can be pretty lazy and don't even try (must get that from you Mama) AND you want to crawl SO bad. You get up but go right back down. Maybe the belly is just in the way? However, you have discovered that you can get anywhere by rolling. Yes, rolling, from one side of the room to the other.
You have developed some horrible nighttime sleeping patterns that we are hoping to nip in the bud this week. (If mommy dearest doesn't have a breakdown) Dr. S says you are doing it b/c you know you will get what you want and that is ME to pick you up or a bottle. What happened to my sweet baby that was sleeping all night at less than two months old?!? I'm ready for him to return so these bags under my eyes will go away. (Even though you are really sweet during the night all cuddled up to me) Your napping has shortened some but you still seem to get 3 naps a day-30 mins in the morning, 2 hours after lunch and 30 mins in the evening during the week. On the weekends you just do whatever. If we are busy you don't seem to nap b/c you are so "curious" as to what is going on around you.
You still love bath time/ naked time! You get so excited!
Still, NO TEETH. You are a drooling, chewing machine but haven't managed to get any teeth.
You reach for EVERYTHINGGGG including but not limited to Mommy's hair, dangly earrings, glasses, Roxie's ears, mouth and tail, and much much more. If I walk by you when you're in your bouncy seat you always grab my leg. And of course, I think it's cute.
You are one talkative little fella! I'm pretty sure you love the sound of yourself b/c "talk" non stop.

Even though I would love a whole night's sleep and clothes with no spit-up stains I wouldn't trade them for the world. You have definatly stolen mine and Daddy's hearts and we just feel so honored to have been chosen to be your parents. You make us so happy Davis Samuel!!! Happy half birthday!
Love,
One Happy Mama

Phew! These weekends really need to slow down. They seem to flyyy by!
Thursday night we started our weekend off with a bang. We had Turner and Cole for a few hours. We played and played some more. I took some really cute bath tub pics with all three boys but I have to edit them before putting them on the www :) Let's just say they will be perfect for a senior yearbook lol
Hubster got a new toy this weekend. Since we started dating he has always wanted a a john boat. Well homeboy finally got it. He has been so excited about it all weekend. Watching him getting ready to take it out for the first time was like watching a little boy on Christmas morning. We went out Friday and Saturday afternoon. I know him and D will have tons of memories with this new toy.
I finally finished organizing my coupon binder and was prepared for today :)
We had a horrible storm last night/this morning so we got to catch up on some dvr. Later I headed out for some deals at CVS and RiteAid. Once again I dominated and got stuff like body wash, deodorant for hubs, pledge, toothpaste, and tons more.
Tomorrow a certain little boy goes for his 6 month check up! Hopefully mommy won't get too upset.

Keep Dreamin'-Part 1

I know that when (if) hubby love reads this post his response will be "keep dreamin"...
Today I want to post about my "dream" house!
I'm the type of girl that just sits and oohs and ahhs over Pottery Barn, Southern Living, etc. I've always said "one day".
So here is the beginning of my "list" of wants for our (or my) dream house....

I grew up in an old historic house. I lived in the same house for 18 years, until I left for college. One of my most favorite things about my parent's house is the tall ceilings and windows.
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The kitchen....

Found here

• I love an open kitchen.
  

• I know, I know you're thinking white? with kids? are you smokin' crack?!?! I love the "clean" look. And dark hard woods...love love love them! The wall color I think would be gorg as grey, a light teal, green, blue or really anything "fresh" looking.
• I can just see D running around this island...

THE closet...drum roll please...
Of course every girl's dream is to have a closet like Carrie and Big, BUT, this girl is taking it down a notch b/c even this one will probably be far from what ours will look like..a girl can dream..

Courtesy of Shram Homes

I mean this is like an organizer's dream! Some where for EVERYTHING to go :)
I'll save the rest for a later date!
Hey, a girl can dream, right?!?!