Pictures

Here are some new pictures of our boys from the last week or two.  Blogging has taken a back seat to the daily chaos of having two newborns and a toddler in the house.  We are doing well, but are very busy.

Alex

Grandparents and our boys

Davis and Alex

Davis and Alex

Davis and Alex

Davis and Evan

Davis and Evan

Me and my Boys (Davis, Evan, Alex)

13 Months!

Davis turns 13 months today which reminded me just how bad we have been at updating the blog.  The last few weeks seem like a whirlwind.  Some of the highlights include:

• Kristen putting in 70-80 (or more) hour weeks to finish her thesis, get her presentation done and prepare for a conference
• Kristen's conference being postponed just days before we leave due to the Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
• Kristen's parents coming to visit and take care of Davis
• Planning and taking last minute tip to Costa Rica Puerto Rico.
• Kristen's thesis defense and celebration

It has been a busy few weeks, but things have settled down a little for the time being.  It seems that Kristen and I are both back to working normal hours, Kristen's parents have gone home and we are back to our old routine: chaos. The next couple of weeks should be pretty sedate by our standards: Kristen is wrapping up revisions to her thesis (due date: May 21st), our daycare is closed for the last week of May and then Kristen will go through graduation ceremonies.

Davis has really grown in the last month. He:

• Has about 8-10 words, including: Up, Done (finished eating), Mama, Dada, Thank You (when given something), Hello (usually reserved for answering the phone) and Uh-Oh (dropping something).  His language has developed a lot over the last couple of weeks and besides these words has a lot of different vocalizations.  We think he uses "Ya-Ya" for grandma and has a word for the cats, but we aren't as sure about those.
• Spins around in a circle after watching mom or dad spin around in a circle.  This scares me a little bit as I nearly lost my eye spinning around in our kitchen and hitting my head on a sharp drawer handle when I was young, but it is really neat to watch.
• Can walk backwards
• Knows the song "clap your hands if you are happy and you know it" and does the clapping and stopping parts.  There really isn't much cuter than a stomping toddler.
• Is very opinionated.  If he doesn't get what he wants, he lets us know about it.
• Has a good understanding of basic language and commands.  For example, tonight, while skyping with Grammie, she said "do you want more" and he used the sign for "more".
• Gives fantastic raspberries when mom lies on the ground.
• Takes good and consistent naps at daycare (knock on wood).
• Has transitioned to milk instead of formula (woo hoo).
• Likes whipped cream, ice cream and popsicles 

Those are just a few things.  He is growing up so fast! I can't believe its already been 13 months.  Looking back at where he was a year ago, it seems like it must be longer than 13 months.

Back

We returned today from a 7 day trip to Puerto Rico.  It was a fantastic trip with a great blend of relaxing and doing nothing and being very active.  It was perhaps one or two days too long to be away from Davis -- for both him and us.  Kristen's parent's were fantastic and took care of the little guy while we were gone.

Davis acquired a new sandbox in our absence and we had a good time playing with it in the yard this evening as the temperatures threatened the 90s.

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