Halloween 2014

Halloween was so much fun this year and I love that Henry was so excited for all the festivities.  He talked about trick or treating for weeks and couldn't wait to be a "Fireman".  They had a costume parade at school and Henry insisted on wearing his costume that morning even though the parade wasn't until the afternoon.

Charlie was dressed as a Shark and it was so cute to see all the babies come through in the cribs. Charlie seemed a little confused as he came by but he sure looked cute!

Henry was so excited to see that we were there and couldn't stop waving at Ryan and I through the window of the other classroom when he saw us.

 Henry was also pretty excited to see Mimi!

 Family pics are near impossible...

 All dressed up and ready to go to the party at the park before trick or treating!

 Shark boy!

 Henry insisted on bringing his lawn mover to the park....

 Henry and the girl down the street.... I think we're in trouble with these two!

 Cutest shark!

 Love these two :)

 Mimi & Pops came by for a quick visit...

 And so did Nana...

Lined up for the parade... Henry got Best Costume for Two & Under!  Just barely made the cut by two weeks!

I didn't get any other pics at this point since it was dark and we were busy going door to door.  It was such a great night and I loved watching Halloween through Henry's eyes.  He was so excited to say trick or treat and loved trying to keep up with the older boys down the street.  Charlie was also quite the trooper and hung out in his stroller most of the night.

It was such a great day and I can't imagine how fun it will be next year with two boys running around!

Charlie at Ten Months...

Charles Davis... you are ten months old! 

You are such a happy boy and always have a smile on your face.  You are even more mobile than before but not yet walking.  You cruise along the couch and have no problem pulling up on any furniture or even against the wall. We will catch you standing on your own for a few seconds so your balance continues to get better.

You weigh 20 pounds and are wearing size 12 month clothes.  You are taking 4 bottles a day with 7 ounces in each. You are also eating three times a day and an afternoon snack.  You LOVE puffs and have no problem eating those.  However, you do not seem too interested in other foods that you would pick up so we continue to spoon feed you baby food for your meals.  I continue to place things in front of you and I know one day you'll show more of an interest in eating solids.

Sleeping is getting better and you go down between 7:30-8 at night and can usually make it until 4 or 5 before waking up.  We will usually give you a bottle and sometimes you go back to sleep or you may be up for the day. You are also taking two naps a day.  Usually you go down around 10 am and will sleep two hours and then take another shorter nap in the afternoon.

Your personality is really coming out and you are so different than your brother!  You are aggressive, fearless and such a determined little boy.  You love to wrestle with your brother and at this point Henry just laughs.  I imagine that will change in a few years when you really are beating him up :)

Speaking of Henry, you absolutely adore your brother and he feels the same way about you.  We love watching the two of you interact and you both get so excited to see each other in the mornings.  You constantly want to play with his toys which doesn't always go over well....

You love any type of ball and love to chase it around the room.  You are also really good about throwing the ball and have great hand eye coordination at this age.

You also love to be outside.  Even if it's when your brother is pushing you in his dump truck :)

At ten months you do not have any teeth and I was sure you would have at least a few based on the amount of drooling you've been doing the past few months.  I have to say I love your gummy grin though so I'm OK if you hold out a little longer.

Bath time is always a favorite time for you, especially if it involves your brother.  The two of you splash and giggle and water will be all over the room.  Hard to get mad though when I see how much fun you're having.

Charlie boy, we love you to the moon and back and love seeing your personality shine.  Looking forward to watching you grow!

Charlie's Baptism

Charlie was baptized back in August and it was such a wonderful day celebrating our sweet boy.  The service was at 11 and we were thankful that most of our family was able to attend.  Several others were being baptized that day and when we were waiting in line up front I was a little nervous how Charlie would do.  He started "chatting" and making motor boat sounds and I was glad we had brought the pacifier up there with us to keep him quiet until his turn.  Henry was also up there with us and did such a great job.  After Charlie was baptized the pastor turned him to the congregation and he gave such a great smile to everyone.  It was definitely a moment I won't forget!

Ryan and Henry before we left for church - I love this picture of the two of them!

All smiles before the service!

After the service we had everyone back over to our house for lunch.  Charlie slept for some of his party and then was a little shy when he woke up.  He seems to be pretty timid with a crowd but Henry didn't have any issues as usual.  Henry loved having other kids around to play with him and spent most of the afternoon running around outside.

Nana brought Henry some new toy horses and he loved it!! 

Tired boy after a big morning... 

He was so excited about his new "barn" - Also love that he has an Oklahoma band-aid on his knee :) 

Emily and Alexis with Charlie 

Love this of Henry - hot, sweaty, playing with his drill and annoyed that I'm making him take a picture... all boy for sure!

Charlie at Nine Months

Charles Davis... you are nine months old!

You turned nine months old last Saturday and I'm having a hard time believing it.  Not too much longer and we'll be planning your first birthday party!

Monthly pictures in your chair are no longer possible.  I attempted a few and quickly realized that I would not get any pictures of you posing with a smile and that it was very likely you would do a nose dive into the floor if I didn't have my hands on you.  We decided to move to the crib for pictures :)

You weigh about 19 pounds and are pure muscle!  You are wearing size 9 and 12 month clothes and wearing the last of the size 3 diapers we have.  You are taking 5 bottles a day and are eating baby food three times a day.  You are finally able to eat puffs without gagging but still don't have much of an interest in actual food.  You do not have any teeth yet but I'm thinking soon considering how much you are drooling!

You are happy, happy, happy and I love when we get notes from daycare saying how much you love to smile and laugh.  It's never easy leaving you all day but it helps when I know that you are doing so well and seem to be so loved by the ladies taking care of you.

You had another case of Hand Foot Mouth this past month and thankfully it wasn't anything near like the last time.  You actually had a low grade fever one Sunday and that Monday I had a call from school saying you had a few spots on your feet and around your chin.  A few other kids in your class had this and you picked it up as well.  It didn't seem to phase you though as you were all smiles as usual :)

This past month we had you baptized!  We had attempted a few months ago but due to your first and much more severe case of Hand Foot Mouth we put it off until August.  It was such a great day and we were so blessed to share this special day with family.

You have a new favorite game of peek-a-boo!  You love to hide behind the wall and pop your head out with the biggest grin.  You also love to play this with a blanket and you cover your face when we ask "Where's Charlie?!?"

You started crawling last month and this month you are cruising along the couch and coffee table. We have also caught you pulling away from the table and standing on your own for a few seconds. It's hard for me to believe but I think you'll be walking in the next 6 weeks or so.  You've even started climbing the stairs which scares me to death.  You are hitting these milestones too quickly for me but I know you are just trying to keep up with your big brother.

Bath time is a favorite of yours and you could stay in there forever  You love to splash around and laugh and you love it even more if Henry joins you.  The bathroom walls (and my clothes) are always soaked when we get you it.

You absolutely adore your big brother.  He loves to drive his Lightening McQueen car around the island and you love to chase him.  You are both giggling and squealing and it's so fun to watch you interact.  You are constantly trying to keep up with him and want to be right beside him at all times.

You have started noticing (more like chewing) books but your favorite toy is any type of ball.  You love to push a ball around the room and squeal as you crawl really fast to go get it.  They say you do this at daycare all day long and even push balls back and forth between another little boy.

I can't avoid the sleep update and unfortunately it's about the same as always.  Nothing consistent and sometimes you sleep through the night but not often.  You typically make it until 3 or 4 am and we will either give you a paci and rock you back to sleep or give you a bottle.  We can typically tell by your cry if you are hungry or not.  If you take a bottle you will normally sleep until 6:30 or 7 but if you sleep all night you're normally up for the day between 5 and 5:30.

Charlie boy, this has been such a great month and we love seeing your personality come out.  You have the best smile and are such a sweet, loving little baby.  Love you and looking forward to what's to come!