10 Weeks

And I think we're seeing a bit of an improvement this week.  We're learning some things about Ben:
-the swing has to be on high
-the white noise has to be loud
-the bouncing has to be vigorous
-the rocking has to be hard
I'm blaming all this on doing zumba when I was pregnant:)
-when he gets super fussy he's just tired, even if he's only been awake for 30 minutes.
-he has to be swaddled even for naps.

We're getting there.  Hopefully it passes soon.  Let's just hope our vacuum makes it that long.

 He laid on the floor for, like, 3 minutes (a record!).


My little coworker.

Avery has been having fun this week.  She got some rain boots which she's been trying out.  Not a drop of rain in sight, of course.

I ordered some decals for her room.  She had a blank wall and I needed to put something on it.  I think they turned out pretty cute.  Next I'm going to have Rob make a ledge shelf for books to run along a portion of the wall.

 

 When he's happy, he's really happy!

Labor Day Weekend

We had a pretty good weekend around here!  As usual, I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Avery was trying to help entertain Ben by letting him watch Mickey Mouse with her.  Very sweet but he wasn't too interested. Soon, I'm sure.

The one place he will chill for any amount of time

Swinging (no clothes, per usual)

 Saturday morning I took Avery to a birthday party (my boss's daughter).

Goody bag

Birthday girl and Avery

We spent the rest of the afternoon playing around outside.  We definitely miss our neighborhood pool.  This kiddie pool just isn't cutting it.  I hooked her up with a pool at the bottom of her slide, which was fun for a while.

Sunday some friends who live in our old neighborhood invited us over to swim.  Ben didn't swim but he looked cute in his swim suit in the shade.  Side note, between Avery and Ben we have most definitely got somebody's (as I'm sure it was a gift) money's worth out of that thing.  Avery loved it and Ben does too.  $30 well spent.

Avery and Olivia checking on Ben

Actually taken with the real camera

 

Monday we headed to Tulsa for brunch and them to the aquarium with Mimi.  Avery was pretty excited about seeing sharks.  She kept saying "I can't believe we're going to see a shark."  Ben wasn't all too impressed.  Maybe next time.

 And last night I started rereading this:

Whew.  So far Ben is a much more challenging baby than Avery.  As I've said before, he sleeps well at night but during the day he is pretty fussy and when he gets worked up it's very hard to calm him down.  I read this before I had Avery, but have forgotten much of it.  Of course I know about the calming methods of swaddling, swinging, sssh-ing, etc. (all of which we do) but I didn't realize that for fussy babies, they have to be done in layers and with vigor to really work.  So I'm going to be trying these methods out this week and hopefully they work.

2 Months

From his appointment today

Weight: 10 lbs 12 oz (27th percentile)
Length: 23 inches (54th percentile)
Head: 15.25 inches (22nd percentile)

*I looked back and Avery was 11 lbs 11 oz at two months.  But she outweighed Ben by almost two pounds at birth so he is catching up pretty quickly.

Ben is in perfect health and doing great.  Here's what he's up to:
-He can hold his head up pretty well.
-He sleeps great at night, usually 12 hours, waking up once to eat.
-He doesn't mind tummy time.
-Not too crazy about the swing, although he will stay in it for a bit and is starting to watch the animals that dangle overhead.  Likes the bouncer (just like his sister).
-He's been pretty fussy lately.  Lots of crying, especially in the evenings.
-Likes bath time.
-Smiles and is starting to coo.


Poor guy got a couple of shots today. He was very unsuspecting, relaxing on the table unaware of what was ahead.

Watching his sister

Love you sweet Ben! Can't wait to see you grow more over the next month.

Funny Girl

Yesterday evening we went for a walk and I picked up a home flyer for a house for sale (nosy) which Avery had quite a good time "reading."  

While I was getting dinner ready she was having quite the heated phone (one-sided) conversation with her Mimi.  

"OMG, Mimi.  O.M.G.  JEEZ.  UGH." 

slams play phone down

Unfortunately I didn't have my phone handy to get the conversation on video and I only got the very tail end.  

Seriously?  Three going on thirteen.  This scares me.

*I honestly do not know where she picked up OMG or such dramatic phone conversations.  Not from me. I talk on the phone pretty much never. And even if I do, well, I'm 32 not 12.

And yesterday, her teacher said she told her friend Coen "awww, stop being so silly.  Just give it up."

She is funny girl.  Her attitude is starting to scare me a bit, though.

The Last Few

Ben was 8 weeks on Friday.

Avery stayed home so Mimi could spend some time with her.  We started the day off with a walk.  She likes to take a turn pushing. Her turn lasts about five steps.

The weather has been much nicer lately (not over 100).  And yes, we put clothes on Avery.  She takes them off.

Talking to the horses

Ben fell asleep during tummy time.

Avery brought him a companion.

Ben is still a great night time sleeper.  He's been sleeping about 12 hours a night, waking up once to eat around 4 or 5.  Dare I say, he sleeps better at night than Avery did.  If I recall correctly, it was hard to get her to go back to sleep when she woke up.  Daytime is still a mixed bag.  Some days he's happy, some days he's super cranky.  His crankiness doesn't seem to stem from any sort of stomach issues or anything, so far as I can tell.  I think he just gets tired yet fights sleep.  I've been getting a decent nap out of him in the morning, but then maybe just cat naps throughout the day.  He seems to get a good amount of sleep overall (in a 24 hour period) but maybe he needs more (hence the crankiness).  He goes to the doctor on Wednesday for his 2 month checkup.  I can't wait to see what he weighs.  He's definitely filling out.

Joy

My Aunt Joy was wise, strong, funny, smart, and sensible.  She was the rock and the center of the Davis clan.  I have so many memories of her from throughout my childhood and beyond.  

Rob recalled the first time that he met her.  Nine or so years ago, when my mom bought her house, her sisters were helping her do some remodeling.  And I don't mean painting and throw pillows, I mean taking out walls and the like.  Rob went by to help with something.  He came home and said "the oldest one? Joy? She was hanging off a ladder with a saw in one hand, demolishing a wall! Then she basically started talking crap to me, insinuating that I wasn't handy enough."

Needless to say, he was impressed...

It's very un-Davis-like to smile for photos

Your presence will be missed by many, Aunt Joy.

Weekend Wrap Up

Friday night we went to dinner for Memaw's birthday.

Happy birthday, Memaw! 85 years young.

Ben turned 7 weeks old on Friday.

Saturday we spent the morning hanging around the house. We got some much needed rain so Avery and I spent time inside doing our nails.  Avery hooked Ben up with some accessories.

Saturday afternoon I took Avery and Ben to visit my aunt Joy who is not doing well.  Ben seemed to enjoy meeting his aunts and, of course, seeing Mimi.

Rob's aunt and uncle are in town from Texas so we spent some time visiting with everyone at Grammer and Gramper's house yesterday.  Once Avery warmed up to "the purple shirt guy" (uncle Tom) she was full of energy and sass.

And this morning, four years to the day we found out we were going to have our first baby, Avery started her new pre-k3 class.  Where have the last four years gone?