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Davis has a new job. This became official about two weeks ago, so this post is definitely delinquent...but we've been busy. Anyway, we are super excited about this job, for several reasons. 1)It's a commercial real estate position, and Davis loves working in commercial real estate, 2) it's a great company and the people are amazing, 3) the position is located in Austin- yes! and 4) Davis gets free haircuts for life. Not bad, huh? This job is a hugely answered prayer- and we are so thankful.

New Friends

An old pic of Davis and Porter chatting at the crawfish boil, a new picture of Davis and Brayden from Katie and Brayden's visit this weekend, a pic of Davis and Davis after a swim on the porch, and a pic of Davis watching the very cool rolling ball Brayden bought him.

Girls Weekend

Today starts a fun weekend. Katie is coming into town for the night- so I cannot wait to see her, her baby bump, and Brayden. We'll hang out tonight, tomorrow, and then tomorrow night begins a long awaited GIRLS TRIP to Fred. I've been wanting to do this for a while- but everyone has been busy and I just never really got around to planning it. Anyway- four other girls and I are leaving tomorrow night at 7 and will come back Sunday around noon. Can't wait to sleep in, hang by the pool, shop a little, show off the new location of Red, and drink lots of wine. YES!

We are jam packed with things next week too. Davis goes to Vegas Sunday, returns Wednesday, Wednesday night some of his relatives are coming to stay for the night, and then Thursday Karen and I will begin on all the shower preparations. Friday is SATC2: The Movie, Saturday is more prepping for the shower and Kirsten gets into town, then Sunday is the baby shower. So busy, so fun.

Oh and last night we went to dinner at III Forks- this really great steak restaurant in town. Davis took my mom, Nikki and I out to say thanks for all the help while he's been focused on finding a job. It was AMAZING. Such a thoughtful guy, that Davis.

May Days

New Things

About to get ooey gooey, so skip this post if you don't have the stomach for it.

- Davis loves fake coughing these days. He does it on his own, and if you do it first, he will start to smile and then will replicate the sound.

- Davis seems to have defined his favorite little stuffed animal and it's not the bunny or elephant like we thought it would be. It's a knit bla bla dog. He loves it. I'll check on him through the video monitor throughout the night and no matter where he has rolled (and he rolls all over) he brings the little dog with him and wraps his arms around him. Big Davis refers to the dog as a monkey, but really it's a dog. See picture to confirm- the dog is the one in the red striped shirt.

- He LOVES holding his own bottle. He prefers it really. But he can't always figure out exactly how to hold it upright and he also sometimes uses fists instead of fingers which complicates things.

- Yesterday I needed a nap, so I took little Davis into bed with me, just hoping that he might take a little snooze too. He laid so quietly by me, wide awake, pulling my hair, touching my face, and eventually fell asleep. When he sleeps by one of us- he loves to snuggle. He turns on his side and gets as close to your face as possible. His was a sweet little face to wake up to.

- He loves playing outside. As long as we keep him cool. He smiles and laughs and fake coughs, and squeals for hours.

- He won't lean back anymore. Which makes me sad because he doesn't really want to be held so much. He'd rather sit right up and look around.

- He has started to show his preference for Davis and I. We have noticed a little "stranger danger" in him- which I don't really want to be an issue. We're working on getting him around people more so he isn't afraid. But a teeny little bit of me loves that he would rather me hold him. I can't help it.

- He is so sensitive. He doesn't cry like most babies I've heard- he first puts out his little bottom lip, breathes hard, and looks at you like you've totally hurt his feelings. This is where I start to believe that nature is stronger than nurture. No way have we been able to teach him how to be so sensitive...And I get that both big Davis and I are pretty sensitive when it comes down to it- but really, this is so interesting how he picked this up.

This week he will start going over to the Wyrtzens to play with Laura, James and Scarlett. Of course I'm a little nervous as I know it will be a shock to him and he IS so sensitive. But I really can't think of better people for him to spend time and play with. I think he is going to have the best time once he gets used to it. I'm thrilled that Laura will be watching him and that James and Scarlett will become his big buddies. Anyway- that's what is new.

Okay so that is all for now. More to come.
Oh and PS to continue to hold myself accountable- I lost another pound last week. At this point I've lost 13 so I have about 15-18 left to go. I feel at this point, it is doable. YES!

Paratrooper Davis

Davis' great aunt, Missy, sent him this awesome bouncy thing for our door. He loves it. These are from last week- no boucing going on this week. :(

6 Months and Mother's Day

And no pictures to show for these milestones, but lots of information. Davis and I weighed in on Friday- I lost a pound and he was surprisingly lighter than we expected. He was 17.8 pounds at 4 months, so we expected 20+ easily at 6 months. He certainly feels that heavy...but I digress. He weighed in at 18.4 pounds and measures 26.5 inches, (75 and 50% respectively). He took the six month shots like a champ, and we were off to enjoy Mother's Day Weekend. Or so we thought...

He woke up with a fever Saturday morning and it continued to climb all weekend. We thought it was the aftermath of the shots- but when he woke up today (3 days later) with a fever of 103+, we took him to the doctor. Apparently he has a virus...so we're watching him and giving him doses of motrin and tylenol every four hours. I am hoping he feels better tomorrow. It's heartbreaking to see a little one so miserable.

So mother's day was sort of a bust as far as health goes- but Davis and Nikki put on an amazing brunch for my mom, my grandparents and I. Davis made little menus and let us customize our omelettes and Nikki manned the pancakes. It was really nice.

All in all, I'm so thankful to be a mom.

Summer, Glorious Summer

So much to post from last weekend- but I want to add pictures and I first need to empty out my camera. My memory card is full. I take a lot of pictures of the little guy. In the meantime, I would like to post in tribute of summer. Especially early summer, because if I'm honest, I sort of hate late summer. 105 is not a good degree of heat for me. Anyway- I am actually like a little kid this May because there are so many fun things coming up. I'm giddy.

In our near future, I have Kirsten coming to visit for a week, plus her baby shower, which I am so excited about I can hardly stand it...I have an upcoming girls weekend in Fredericksburg, we have my mom's birthday and we're doing something really fun for that, but it's still a secret, so more to come, we have our 5 year anniversary (I know, can you believe that?) and for that five year anniversary we just booked a long weekend trip to Mexico! YESSS! It's been a while since Davis and I have gone anywhere together and we can't wait to sleep late, relax by the pool, live off of margaritas and chips, rinse and repeat. We are also planning to go to the texas beach mid-summer, and amidst all of this, we have a couple fun weddings to go to. Plus, aside from these big events, I see many days at the pool in our future, considering how much baby D loves the water. It's going to be an awesome summer.

I feel like I did in about the 4th grade when my mom would let Nikki and I stay out a little later each school night, playing kickball with the neighbors, because there were only a few more days of school...and then nothing ahead but summer, glorious summer.