We Are Alive!!

I'm so sorry it has been a while since I have posted. I did really good for a while. Boo. Things have been so crazy around here... you wouldn't even believe it. I swear my house turns into a disaster in one day.. it's very frustrating. So I spend a lot of time trying to stay on top of it... with the key word being trying. Stephen and I have been passing Will back and forth as we come and go a lot lately. But this weekend, we finally got to all spend a lot of time together. We went to the movies Friday night with Jonathan and Danielle. Mom kept Will. That was such a nice treat. And then Saturday was my mom's extended family Thanksgiving so we had that. Then there was a party Sunday for Jason to honor him for going to be a torch bearer in the Winter Olympics. Now, we are packing and cleaning to head to Memphis to visit Stephen's family for a few days. We haven't actually been to Memphis since March. The in-laws have made a few visits here.. but boy does Will change a lot every couple of weeks. I'm so glad everyone is getting to see him. It will be nice. Well, I don't really have much time but I did want to touchbase... hopefully after a trip to Memphis and a basketball game, we will have some exciting pictures to share! Happy Thanksgiving all!

Halloween 2009

I know it's a little late. Things have been VERY crazy around here this week. My house is an absolute wreck and there are piles of laundry to be put away and washed... but I have absolutely no motivation or energy to do it. I have no idea what's up. Anyways, to the point of this post: Halloween!! I think the pictures sum it up... so enjoy!

Will was a monkey!!!

The Davis Family!!

I'm showing Will his singing card from Grams.

Our little pumpkin hanging out!

That sweet face could never scare you!!

Such a happy monkey!

He seemed to like his costume pretty well, which I'm glad for.

TGIF!!

As I'm writing this, I'm facebook-chatting with my friend Michele. Michele and I are high school best friends. We actually met on a trip with our old church our freshman year. After that, we were inseparable. I love this girl... and I am so glad that we are still so close! We text almost daily and stay pretty well updated with each other. I love her!!

It has been a good day around the Davis household! We had a bit of a lazy morning.. and by lazy, I mean relaxed. You can't really be too lazy with a toddler around. But we stayed in our pajamas all morning and just hung out. After lunch, I was determined to get some housework done. So I took some before pictures to motivate myself. I really can't believe I'm doing this. Here was my house before the 45 minutes I spent cleaning it:

And here it is after:

After we cleaned, my dad came over and played with Will for a while. Will sure does love his Pop-O! And other than that, we have just hung out. Sorry for no pictures of Will today. But he just woke up, so there's always a chance for one later!

Hurray for a clean house!!

Another Sunny Afternoon!!

Thank you Lord for another sunny afternoon. Will and I ventured outside before and after his afternoon nap. It was fun as always. Here's the pics of what we did today:

Trying to climb into the neighbor's driveway...

Sitting on the bench...


And climbing off...

We go up and down these stairs a thousand times when we're outside. He loves it so much!

As I'm typing this, Will is in his crib fighting sleep a little bit. Mostly he's just talking with an occasional whine. I still rock Will but only for a short period. Mostly so he knows I love him and he's safe.. but I sing 3 or 4 songs and then lay him down. He's done very good adjusting to soothing himself and getting himself to sleep.

Anyways, back to today, we had a pretty good day. Stephen worked all day. I did very little cleaning unfortunately. I did put away one load of Will's laundry... and washed another load and put it in the dryer. That's about the extent of it. I have felt so tired today. I'm not sure why. Just exhausted. I did nap during Will's afternoon nap, which was an hour. But I woke from it with the most horrible headache. And it hasn't really gone away.

Mom and I took Kalon and Will to eat at Chick-fil-A today. Will played in the play area with the kids. He absolutely LOVED it. I have no doubt that the "Terrible Two's" really will be TERRIBLE in his household. When it was time to go, Will pitched the biggest fit. He was screaming. And I had to sit him down to get my keys out, and someone opened the door to the play area, and he took off! He was there so fast! His short, little legs moved so fast! I do wish I had the camera with me but the battery died, and I'm not good with the big, expensive one.

Tomorrow is Friday... and I can't wait!! Hope you have a good night!

Sunny Day!!!

Well, today is a sunny day!! It brings much joy here to the Davis household. I'm sitting outside on my laptop watching Will play. He loves to just explore and play with the balls. It's so relaxing. You can tell we play outside even when it's cool because Will knows how to hold his arms for me to put him on a jacket! Today he started trying to unzip it though. Not cool. Here are a couple of pictures of him playing outside today. And yes, I know my child is dressed in clothes that are on the verge of being too small. That's what we choose to let get dirty.

Trying to unzip his jacket

Will with all the balls he likes to drag out one by one

Playing with his toy lawn mower




Again, playing with the lawn mower... if only he could really mow... one day though!

On another note, I feel the housework is going to get under control in the next couple of days. After I posted my second post yesterday, I folded two loads of laundry and cleaned out Will's drawers and closet of all the clothes he had outgrown. And we got the living room back put together. It's been a little disorganized since Will was sick and we spent so much time in there holding him and rocking him. Today is Wednesday (as I am sure everyone is aware) so we are leaving in a couple hours to head to Decatur for church. While Stephen and the preacher have their meeting, Will and I will make a run to Kroger. I'll let you know how that turns out! I'm hoping to save a lot!!

Update on Ugly Day

Well, the raining has quit outside, so it's not quite as ugly, but it's still ugly enough that we can't play outside. And that's a very sad thing in his household. Will thrives for his outside time. So today after his morning nap (yes, still taking two naps) we ate lunch and loaded up to go to Mama Rie's house for a little change of scenery for a little while. Will loved getting out. We got to see Mama Rie and let her pick out the pictures she wanted from Will's portrait session. I am dying to share these with you guys. They make him look so grown!! Then to make the day better for Mommy, we went and got a Route 44 Coke from Sonic for a buck. The extra caffeine helps me out. I think I figured out that I need to start taking my iron again and maybe that will help with my energy level too. So when we got home I was determined to clean some. Will and I emptied the dishwasher and vacuumed over the floor. So it looks a LITTLE better. Far from clean but able to function in by my standards now. I'd love to do more but now I'm just pooped. I'm ready for Will's second nap, if only he was.

Speaking of second nap, any advice on this? He takes two short naps. By short, I mean around 45 minutes to an hour. I'd love for him to take one long nap. But before lunch he's unbearable most of the time he's so sleepy. What's some of y'all's schedules with naps and bedtime? Are we maybe putting him to bed too late and that's why he can't seem to do with just one nap? I'd love some help here!!!

Ugly Day

It's an ugly day... both inside and outside the house today. The rainy weather makes me so sleepy and just want to lay on the couch cuddled up with Ellie and watch TV all day... but those are the days of the past. Now, I spend my time chasing a little toddler, changing diapers, and trying to clean. If people I went to high school with came over, they'd be amazed that this is my house. The floors haven't been swept/vacuumed in like a week or so... there is so much dust on the hardwood floors. Don't even get me started on the bathrooms. Gross. I used to be such a neat freak. I straighten my house daily, if I have the energy. But man, Will these days wears me out. I am terribly frightened of the terrible 2's. I mean, he already pitches these horrible fits where he throws his head back and arches his back and screams... it's quite a sight.

Three things Will loves this week. Climbing in our shower... with all his clothes on... with the shower wet. We go through at least two outfits a day fighting this. I close the bathroom door and then get in a hurry one time and forget to close it. We are already on our second outfit of the day, if you want to keep track. We awoke in pajamas and changed, and now, we have changed again. He also LOVES to flip the switches on surge protectors. It's really beginning to be a problem. And this goes with the surge protector, he LOVES to turn on and off the flat screen in the living room. Both of these present problems, and "no" just doesn't seem to do the trick. And finally, Will has found his nose and that it has two nostrils. He hasn't learned to "pick" his nose...yet anyways. But he loves to walk around with one of his fingers stuck up his nose.... for no reason.

So today, I am going to try to clean my house a little bit at least and manage to have patience with Will. These two often don't go hand-in-hand, but we'll try. I'll be back with a recap of if inside the Davis household is looking prettier both with appearance and attitude. :)