My Favorite Thanksgiving Moment

Dutch doesn't like to be dirty, so he is always washing his hands. Unfortunately, he doesn't like being wet either, so when he got his shirt wet yesterday he decided to take it off.

About an hour later someone asked Dutch if he was cold. At the time I was snuggled under a couple of blankets and told him that if he was cold he could snuggle me. He assured me he wasn't.

A few minutes later Dane, who had been fully clothed up to that point, came up to me not wearing a shirt and said, "I cold, I snuggle you!"

I explained to him that he didn't have to be cold to snuggle me and definitely didn't need to be half-naked. He shook his head and said something I didn't understand, but the gist seemed to be, "I totally absolutely do need to be cold and shirtless."

And that was my favorite Thanksgiving moment this year.

My Baby is 2

Dane's 2nd Birthday Party

Here are my five favorite pictures from Dane's birthday party. The pictures were taken by my sister Heather, and they turned out amazing!

 The banner I made for Dane's party.

The font uses mustaches for every letter!

 Dane and Bah putting together his new Lego car.

 Aunt Amy helping Dane blow out his mustache candles.

 That is one good Oreo cupcake!

Like a sir!

The party was so much fun. Thank you to everyone who could come and we missed those of you who couldn't. More pictures and party details later this week!

A List for Tuesday

A Few Dane-isms

• He jibber-jabbers so much, the best is his little "Please!" followed by "Thank you, Dutch" whether it is Dutch who helped him or not.
• Me: What does a cowboy say?
  Dane: Yeeee-har.
  Me: What does a pirate say?
  Dane: Arrrr, matey. (Though sometimes the "matey" is merely implied.)
• Lego guys are the greatest invention of all time and must be used in every game he plays.
• When you ask him if he wants something he gives you this whispered, 'kay, instead of saying yes.
• Anytime he drops anything, or just wants a little extra attention, he says "Oh no!"
• He is the cutest, sassiest, cry-babiest, little boy in the entire world, and he's the sunshine of my life.

What's your favorite thing about Dane?

Baby Dane's 18-Month Stats

Baby Dane turned 18 months old on Sunday. Yesterday he went to the pediatrician for his well-baby visit. Here is a list of Baby Dane facts:

• Weight: 22 lbs 11.5 oz, putting him in the 12th percentile
• Length: 30.6 in, putting him in the 8th percentile
• Head circumference: 46.6 cm, putting him in the 15th percentile
• Weight/length: 50th percentile
• Long story short, he's a little dude
• Favorite thing to eat: anything but meat
• Number of shots he had to get yesterday: two
• Favorite thing to say: "No-no!" Usually said to me when I'm scolding him or to Captain when he barks.
• Favorite thing to do: Climb on the table and yell for me to get him down.
• Number of times he's done it in the last hour: 3
• Halloween costume: the cutest parrot you've ever seen
• Number of haircuts: 1
• Favorite person in the world: Jenel (my writing critique partner and good friend), or Bella (his cousin)
• Autism screening: PASSED! (I will probably write an entire post about this later, but I was so excited to realize that Dane has none of the warning signs of autism that Dutch had)
• Number of books he's destroyed: 4+
• Favorite music: anything but country (seriously, he'll be dancing and then a country song will come on and he'll immediately stop. It's crazy!)
• Number of kisses he's willingly given me: 3
• Number of kisses I've asked for and been denied: 100+

Anything else you want to know about Baby Dane?

Dane's First Haircut

Before:

Cute hair, but a little mullett-tastic

Before:

I've got a sucker,

I get to play in a peddle car,

I get to watch Phineas and Ferb.

Life is good.

During:

Why?

Why are you letting her torment me in such a fashion?

After:

That wasn't so bad.

I got a balloon afterwards.

And now I look like a little man.

A Quiet Moment

Dane usually sleeps in until 8 or 9, a practice I obviously encourage. This morning, however, I woke up at around 6:30 and heard him crying. I went into his room and picked him up. Poor baby was cold. It's time to turn off the fan and start pulling out the warm jammies.

I went and sat on the couch with him. Dane was still tired so he snuggled up against me and stared out the window. I wrapped him in my blue silk blanket from when I was a baby. I played with his hair, soft like the down of a chick. We watched the sun rise over the mountains.

It was only a moment of quiet before everyone woke up and the day began, but it was nice to share that moment with my Baby Dane.

Dutch and Dane Stats

We took a trip to the pediatrician this week to see how the little bubbas are growing. Dutch went in for his 4-year check-up and Dane went in for his 15-monther. Here are the vital stats:

DUTCH
Weight: 50 lbs 6 oz (97th percentile)
Height: 45.7 in (99th percentile)

DANE
Weight: 21 lbs 3.5 oz (10th percentile)
Length: 29.3 in (5th percentile)
Head Circumference: 46 cm (15th percentile)

So, in short, Dutch is super-huge for his age and Dane is super-small. They are both healthy and adorable. They also both had to get shots and neither one of them cried! The nurse was very complimentary about my tough, brave boys!

Some Stolen Pictures

So I have pictures from Dutch's graduation that I need to upload. Unfortunately I can't remember where I put my cord. In the meantime I will offer you some pictures I swiped from my sister Heather. They were all taken by her.

 Dane at Roy's in Ephraim 

eating my sunglasses instead of pizza

 Dane with his cousin Bella

(she taught him how to clap)

 Dane and Bella

 The face Dane gives anyone he's not sure about

(he has yet to stop giving it to his Uncle Zaque)

 Dutch in desperate need of a haircut

He's so handsome

(even with a scratch on his face)

More Baby Dane Party Pics

Chris took some pictures on the other camera and I haven't uploaded them yet (mostly because I don't know how), but here are a few others that I took with my camera.

 Dane and Dutch with Bah

 Chris and the boys

Dane was completely in awe of the Cat in the Hat hat

 The boys with their Mama

You can't see my shirt, but it's Seuss-tastic

 Dutch playing with Dane's new toys 

and wearing the Dr. Seuss hat.

Dane is following him, just trying to play with his own toy!

Baby Dane's 1 Year Well-Baby Visit

*Birthday pictures will resume on Wednesday*

Picture by Jodi

Today I took Dane to his 1 year appointment with our pediatrician. I've been thinking of getting a new one lately. While I like Dr. Lash okay I really don't like his nurses or MAs or whatever they are, and since they're the ones handing out the shots I am really considering moving on to someone new. Suggestions are welcome.

Here are Dane's stats:
Weight: 19 lbs 4 oz (putting him in the 6th percentile)
Length: 28 1/2 in (putting him in the 10th percentile)
Head Circumference: 44.8 cm (putting him in the 10th percentile)

So he's small, but healthy. He's gaining weight consistently and he's okayed to go from formula to milk. (Side-note: Chris has two favorite milestones; when the baby can hold his own bottle and when the baby goes from formula to milk.) His iron levels are good and the only concern the doctor had was about Dane's eczema. This bubs has super sensitive skin! Poor guy had to get his blood drawn and 4 shots today. The nurse nicked him really good and he bled pretty badly (one of the reasons I don't like her). Luckily I had given him some Tylenol just before he got the shots so on the car ride home he fell asleep.

When he woke up he was SO happy! It's like he didn't even remember what had happened. I cannot believe how lucky I am to have such a happy guy.

He's SO close to walking and he loves to talk and babble all the time. He still won't clap, but loves to wave bye-bye (especially to his Jenel) and I guess now I'm supposed to teach him how to point. Who comes up with these milestones?

Just for fun here are Dutch's stats from his 1 year baby appt:
Weight: 27 lbs 12 oz (95th percentile)
Length: 31 1/2 in (95th percentile)
Head Circumference: 47 cm (75th percentile)

Dane's First Birthday

Yesterday our Sweet Baby Dane turned one! I can't believe that my baby is growing up. To celebrate his birthday we threw a Dr. Seuss bash. Here are some of the pictures from the party. I'll post more tomorrow since I don't want to overwhelm you with all this Seussical goodness!

 We had Pink Yink Drink for our beverage

(Strawberry kiwi Juicy Juice with Sprite)

 Truffulla trees

(Broccoli salad)

 Horton held the forks and napkins

 And all along the windowsill were bouquets of

Horton's clovers (with the Who puff on top)

 Yot in a Pot

(my mom's baked beans)

 Hot Dogs on a Spool

(mini pigs in a blanket)

 Green Eggs and Ham

(yogurt covered pretzels with a green M&M)

 One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish

(Swedish fish)

The birthday boy!

I bought the boys Thing 1 and Thing 2 shirts from Etsy.

It took me a long time to decide whether Dane should be

Thing 1 (because he was turning one) or Thing 2. I finally

decided on Thing 2 since he's my second born! 

 Bah bought Dutchie a T-ball set which got out some of

his wild energy (do you like his shorts? They were way too

big, but looked so cute with the shirt)

Stay tuned for more party awesomeness tomorrow!

Easter: Davis Style

Our Easter Sunday was fabulous. We started with new outfits and Easter baskets for both of the boys. They both got candy, new shoes, a new movie (Curious George episodes), and more candy. We went to Greg and Kellie's home ward for church where my mom-in-law Kellie and my sister-in-law's mom Kathy both spoke. They did a great job. I was then lucky enough to go to the Sunday School class that my friend Jenel taught.

After church we went to Greg and Kellie's for brunch, egg hunt, and playing. Here are pictures:

 Zaque and Josh putting together a styrofoam plane

 Dutch and Chris checking out their booty

Dane eating an unpeeled orange by his Aunt Amy

 Xander

  Dutch and Chris

(with Amy in the background)

 Xander and Dane

I love Xander's face in this one.

 Because of Dawn's leg in the background you can see the extreme awesomeness of Dane's hair. It pretty much always sticks out in the back like that.

Happy Dane-Dane

The Party's Over

 Not only is this guy ridiculously happy (which he is), he is now trying to climb stairs and is mere seconds from walking. Sigh. I guess the party is over and my baby will soon be replaced by a toddler. Emphasis on the toddling.

Look how proud he is!

Playing at Bah and Honey's.

He loves to walk with this push-toy.

Dane's Feet

The Goal for March

I feel like my blog has been lacking in pictures lately. I feel like I have been very bad about pictorially chronicling our crazy life. To remedy both I've decided to post pictures every day in March (except Tuesdays). I hope you will enjoy them!

Dane, as taken by Dutch

Our sweet baby Dane is currently sporting 6 teeth! 4 on top and 2 on the bottom. All but two of these teeth have come in the last week or so. He has been getting them 2 at a time which must be miserable. He's still amazingly mellow, even when he's in a bad mood.

Lately he has found Bo hilarious. The other day Bo sneezed and Dane laughed about it for 5 minutes straight. He, much like Dutch at this age, finds Bo's ears fascinating and is constantly trying to taste them. So far he has been unsuccessful in this endeavor.

In sad (for me) news, Dane is trying to walk. Okay, so he is walking, but he still has to hold on to something. Lately, however, he has been trying to stand up in the middle of the room (and, hilarious enough, he looks like he's trying to Tebow when he does it). This is very upsetting for me! I don't want my baby pie walking around; I want him to stay little forever. 

Dane loves baths, anything and everything Dutch does, and absolutely adores his Daddy. If Chris doesn't say hi to him almost immediately he fake cries until he does. He's learned to wave, but not clap, despite my best efforts. If anyone is eating something then he wants a taste of it. He's busy busy and constantly on the move.

Any requests for pictures this month?

Dane's 9-Month Stats

Age: 9 months
Weight: 17 lbs 3 oz (putting him in the 5th percentile)
Height: 27 in (putting him in the 10th percentile)
Head circumference: 43.5 cm (putting him in the 6th percentile)
Percentile for Weight/Length: 25th (meaning that for his weight his height is normal)
Number of teeth: 1 (on the upper right-hand side; I thought babies got bottom teeth first!)
First word: Dada (which was also Dutch's first word, quickly followed by Bobo)
Number of misshaped heads: ZERO! We thought we might have to put a helmet on him to even out his head, but he did it all on his own. Hooray!
Number of different crawls he has: About 5
Attempts at walking: 2 so far
Overall personality: Happy and mellow

And just to put Dane in perspective, Dutch at this same age was 24 lbs and 30 inches tall! It's so amazing how different they are and how much I love them both!

My Little Kewpie

Today is Dane's 9-month birthday! To mark the occasion I decided to do a post about him. I'll give you all his stats after his pediatrician appointment on Tuesday, but this will be all about him as a little person.

A few weeks ago my mom-in-law pointed out how much Dane looks like a Kewpie Doll. It is absolutely true! Not only does he have that little smile and look at you sideways, but his hair sticks up on top and at the sides too. I have taken to thinking of him as my little kewpie.

I try not to compare Dutch and Dane to each other, but in some ways they are so opposite that I can't help it. Dutch didn't walk until he was almost 18 months. He had absolutely no interest in it at all. Dane, however, has decided that he wants nothing more in this world than to walk. The other day he let go of the couch and took two steps backwards before he fell on his rump. I scolded him and told him that he can't walk yet! I'm not ready for him to grow up that fast! If anyone knows how to make him stop (without causing physical or psychological harm) I would love to know.

He is such a good eater. In fact, if you are eating something and you don't share with him he gets pretty upset about it. He loves to sit in his highchair at the dinner table and eat with all of us. This leads to him needing a bath every night before bed, which he also loves. At his Aunt Cari's house over Christmas he had his first bath in a real tub and he hasn't looked back since!

Mellow is still the best word to describe him. He's just so easy-going and happy. I love watching him watch the world around him and taking it all in. He's a looker, that's for sure. Uncle Zaque finds this very creepy, since most of the time Dane is looking at him.

He likes to "talk" a lot now. He sort of gurgles and mumbles, but every once in a while he'll say da-da and just keep repeating it. He'll also do this little moan/whine noise that lasts until he runs out of air, then he takes a breath and starts all over again. This is funny or annoying, depending on how tired I am.

His enormous blue eyes are by far my favorite of his features. They are round and crystally blue with silver lines all through them. I love when he looks at me and smiles - his whole face lights up and it makes me just want to squish him.

Now I don't want to complain about him, but I do want to acknowledge that he's not entirely perfect (though to me he is). The one trouble I've been having with him is napping. He doesn't want to do it. The problem is that he still needs them and if he doesn't get one he melts into this very sensitive little ball of tears. When he's tired everything is incredibly upsetting and he just wants to be held, but the minute he starts to fall asleep in my arms he jolts himself up and demands to be put down. Silly baby. Of course I wouldn't want to sleep either if this is how I slept: 

How uncomfortable does that look?

Yes, he really was asleep when I took this!