tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46741954948501828032024-02-20T23:23:25.682-06:00The Davis Family NewsDavis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.comBlogger291125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-52140387493654259692013-10-02T14:52:00.001-05:002013-10-02T14:52:38.161-05:00ChicagoThis past weekend Matt had a conference in Chicago. We have known about this for almost a year, and when we decided Ben was going to school this year, we also decided that when Matt had short conference trips, we would pull Ben out and go with him. Despite the fact that Matt is in his conference all day, it makes for a nice family getaway.<br />
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So we left Sunday morning for Chicago and Matt dropped me off with the boys so I could meet my college friend Mollie and her dad to go sailing. Her dad has a sailboat and offered to take us out for a ride. It was a beautiful day for a sail. Slightly chilly, but not too windy with lots of sunshine. We had a great time!<br />
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We walked around downtown a bit before heading back to the hotel and saying good-bye to my friend. Then we crashed for half an hour before Matt got there and we headed out to dinner. We were staying in an Embassy Suites that was just blocks from tons of shopping and restaurants, so choosing where to eat was no simple task. We found a Chinese/Thai place and just as soon as we ordered, Elijah let us know that he had missed his nap that day and was ready for the day to end. I felt a little sorry for the tables of people around us. We were one loud and fussy table.<br />
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Monday morning the boys were up by 5:20! I am usually a decaf only coffee drinker, but I went for the caffeine that day. We headed out early to go to Millennium Park and see the Bean.<br />
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As we walked down Michigan Ave., I was overwhelmed by the number of homeless people sitting along buildings, holding signs with various pleas for money. As one man asked us for money, I offered to buy him some food. He looked embarrassed and turned down my offer. We went back to our hotel so Elijah could nap and I felt heavy. In small group last week, we were challenged with a simple yet profound concept, which was to approach every person you come into contact with as someone Christ had died for. Simple, yes, but do I live that out regularly? No. But I've been amazed at the amount of ugliness I have in myself when I don't view people this way. So much pride and so much self focus. So as thought about the people I had seen as we walked, and about how Christ had died for them and loved them, I was overwhelmed. When Elijah woke up, we went back out. We passed some of the same people. I felt paralyzed. I wondered what their stories were. We headed to Subway and bought a few sandwiches to offer. One lady was standing outside when we walked out. I asked her if she was hungry. She hadn't eaten all day and was grateful for the offer of food. She asked me if there was mayo on the sandwich. I told her there was, and she asked me to help her scrape it off because she had an allergy. So I gave her money to go back in and get something she could have. She left her money cup with me and asked me to hold her spot because she couldn't lose it. When she came back out, she told me that she is hoping to get into an apartment by Friday. She's been waiting three years to get in. But she has to come up with $59 each month. Her husband was abusive and she left him. She has two kids. They ride the train back and forth at night so they are not sleeping outside. She's afraid of getting caught and losing her kids. When she can come up with $27, she and her kids stay in a cheap motel. Her kids get breakfast and lunch at school, but providing dinner and a place to stay is often impossible, so she does what she has to, which sometimes means selling herself. I felt powerless. My offer of food seemed so trite. But what could I do long term? I prayed with her. I've kept praying for her.<br />
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We headed back to Millennium Park and I let Ben take his shoes off and play in the weird face fountain. I rolled his pants up thinking they might stay dry. Ha!! He slipped and fell and had a blast getting soaked from head to toe. The temperature was pretty cold, but he didn't seem to mind.<br />
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Elijah was a bit more cautious about the cold water</div>
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Elijah did not want Ben to be in the picture. :-)</div>
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Later on the way back to our hotel, we passed the same man who didn't want me to buy him food. I offered him a sandwich and some water. He told me he had gotten lots of food donations that day, but asked if he could have the water. Then he told me that he doesn't mean to be dishonest asking for money for food, but if he told people he wanted it for a hotel, they would look at him like he was crazy. He told me that he finally had enough for one that night and would be getting a shower for the first time in three weeks. He said he starts trade school on the 8th and is hoping to get a job.<br />
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We met a coworker of Matt's for dinner Monday night at Rainforest Cafe. Ben had a great time and wished there were more thunderstorms. Elijah loved the music and was dancing in his high chair.<br />
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By Tuesday morning we were all super tired! We had breakfast, loaded up the car, and then I put Elijah down for an early nap. He slept for two hours before we had to check out of our hotel. We wandered over to Navy Pier. Then over to a beach just a couple blocks away. Both boys ended up covered in sand, but had such a great time! Lunch was pretty late by the time we walked there. We at at a deep dish pizza place. It took an hour to get our food, but both boys did really well even with the wait. By the time Matt was done with his conference, we were ready to sit for a while. Overall, a great weekend away! <br />
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<br />Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-74942951184140635722013-10-01T05:00:00.000-05:002013-10-01T05:00:02.820-05:00Backyard Fun!Ever since we moved into our house, we have been talking about getting a playset for the backyard. We thought about doing it last year, but since we moved into our house when Elijah was 10 weeks old, I was still nursing seven times a day and not sleeping enough, and well, nothing really got done but the essentials. We are blessed to live so close to the school with an awesome playground, so we made use of that a lot. But this year, we planned on that being Ben's birthday present. We had a busy spring with landscaping and yard stuff, but other than a few casual searches, we never spent time researching playsets and figuring out what we wanted. Finally, in August, we decided it was going to happen this fall for sure. We had pretty much decided on a set, partly because it looked nice, and partly because you could have them install it. We are not really DIYers when it comes to that stuff, so in our minds, professional installation was a given. But, as is my usual way, I have a hard time spending big money before I make sure it's really the right thing, so I was still researching. We are not good with maintenance and I just could not see us being diligent to stain/seal a wooden playset every couple of years. I had come across a line of metal playsets a few months before, but they were well over our budget, so I didn't think they were an option. So when I was looking at Costco's website and came across that same brand, only for much less, I started getting excited. We went back and forth quite a bit because installation was not included and we were freaked out that we would start in on it and not be able to get it together. But in the end, we decided to go for it. Our yard is anything but flat. Not only that, but it's solid clay, so putting it together was a beast! Matt's parents came to help out and Matt and his dad worked on it for about 22 hours total. Much of that time was spent digging out under the poles to get the playset level. And the first day of that was done in off and on, but mostly on, pouring rain. But it's together and the kids love it. <br />
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The boys enjoyed getting to play in the rain!</div>
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The playset was delivered in this crate and Ben had a great time trying to tear it apart!</div>
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This is how you keep a six year old occupied during the long hours of patiently waiting for a new playset. Masking tape and a very patient grandma. :-)</div>
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Two happy boys!</div>
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<br />Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-31900647505665253372013-09-30T05:00:00.000-05:002013-09-30T05:00:02.839-05:00Elijah's First HaircutMy sweet baby boy is growing up much faster than I would like him to. I find myself clinging to the little bit of baby that's left in him. And one of those things I clung to for a long time was his little baby curls. It took Elijah quite a while to get hair at all, and then what he had was wispy and so blond that it hardly looked like it was there. But a couple of months ago, it started getting longer and I had to think about that first haircut that would take him from looking like a baby to looking like a toddler. I wasn't ready at first. I didn't want to do it myself because I didn't feel like I could cut those sweet little curls off. I looked into taking him somewhere, and actually planned to make a trip to Indy to take him to a fun little place just for kids. They would take his before and after picture, save that first lock of hair, and we would get a little certificate as a keepsake. They also have fun little chairs for the kids to sit in, so I figured it would be a fun way to mark the first cut. But we have been crazy busy on the weekends for the past several months and this month is no different, so I finally decided I could handle doing the cut myself. And so my little baby looks all grown up now. <br />
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The day after he got his hair cut, Elijah kept reaching up to his ears like it felt funny not to have hair there anymore. </div>
Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-49577549345869008072013-09-28T05:00:00.000-05:002013-09-28T05:00:00.191-05:00Wall TransformationI might spend a little too much time on Pinterest. I love getting ideas for our house, but sometimes the number of ideas is overwhelming and most of what I pin, I never even go back and look at let alone do. But one Pinterest inspiration caught my eye well over a year ago and I have not been able to let it go. I actually planned to start in the dining room, but we have this back hallway that was not designed with mudroom in mind. The problem is, that it is the garage entry and therefore the one we use more than any other. It's where coats, purses, diaper bags, backpacks, shoes, etc end up getting dropped. It's super crowded and kind of drives me a little bit crazy. So, that area is where I decided to try my inspiration out with a faux board and batten wall treatment. Once I decided to do it, I spent forever looking at tutorials before I had the courage to actually spend money on anything. I'm always so afraid of messing things up and have to go through quite a bit of self talk before I will even get started. Darn perfectionism!! We don't have wood working equipment and neither of our home improvement stores do precise cuts in wood, so I had to spend a bit more than I would have liked to get boards that were the width I needed. I did purchase a cheap miter block and saw, so I cut things to the length I needed with that. Sawing by hand was not easy! Maybe someday we will have some grown up tools. So after I primed all the boards, installing them was pretty easy. Then came the caulking. Not my favorite part of the job, but well worth it in the end. I love how it turned out and can't wait to get some hooks on the wall for coats and backpacks, as well as a couple of hanging baskets for hats and gloves. Perhaps this area will feel a little more functional! For now though, I'm just loving the character that the treatment adds to the walls. <br />
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<br />Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-28374383922288987652013-09-27T11:12:00.001-05:002013-09-27T11:12:12.340-05:00Elijah's First SuckerA couple of weeks ago, Matt and I were heading out for a date. Matt had brought home a caramel apple sucker that a coworker had given him and Ben was going to get to have it after dinner. I knew that Elijah was going to be sad not to have anything, so I decided he could have his first official sucker. I bought these yummy earth organic suckers, and while they are of course candy, they don't have dyes and HFCS, so they relieve a little mommy guilt. Haha! So my sister Melody came to babysit, and since we were going to be gone, I asked her to take a few pictures with my camera. <br />
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I think he was enjoying it!</div>
Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-36466753487068814822013-09-24T08:38:00.001-05:002013-09-27T13:06:08.225-05:00Picking ApplesI used to say that fall was my very favorite season. It still is in many ways. I hate to say good-bye to the simplicity of summer shorts and flip flops and the daylight that lasts from early morning until way late at night, but I love the cool crisp mornings, the colorful mums, the pumpkins and straw bales lining front porches, the changing leaves, and the apples. Oh how I love the apples! We have a couple of orchards not too far from us and this year was the first year that one of them offered U-Pick. I had visions of us picking baskets of apples in every variety and it being an entire morning's activity. But it turned out that you could pay $10 for a 1/2 peck bag and get a $2 credit for the store. And there were only two varieties of apples available for picking. So, we paid for two bags and headed out to pick. The apples were huge, so it didn't take long to fill our two bags. Despite the picking being over almost as soon as we started, the boys had a great time, and we got some cute pictures. We bought two other types of apples from the store and have been in apple heaven every since. If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, we will be set for the year. Ha!<br />
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<br />Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-48424327986296544122013-09-23T10:03:00.003-05:002013-09-23T10:03:56.652-05:00A Year of Catch UpNot that anyone is reading this anymore, but wow, I can't believe I've let almost a whole year go by without posting. Life is so busy sometimes and I'm just not taking the time to record it like I want to. But looking back over this little blog reminds me that I love seeing all the memories it has kept for us. Unfortunately, I have to actually write them for the blog to keep them.<br />
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So here we go. The past year in a nutshell. Ben played outdoor soccer for the first time and had a blast! I got a fun inspiration from Pinterest and stuck Elijah in a pumpkin for some fun pictures. We traveled to KS to visit our friends Brian and Katie. We traveled to Ohio to visit Matt's sister and her husband and kids. We had our first Christmas with two kiddos. So. Much. Fun.! We endured yet another winter in Indiana that made me wonder why on earth we moved back here from Texas. We celebrated one year of life for Elijah. He is a total delight in our family and we are so blessed! We were excited to have a week and a half escape from the yuck of winter when we traveled to Florida for Matt's work and a family vacation. We spent Easter with my sister and her family in Fort Wayne. We finally started doing some things to our yard to make it feel more like home. Tons of mulch, four trees, and some new bushes and landscaping. We finished up homeschooling Ben for kindergarten. It was a tough year, but he learned to read some short words and sentences.We prayed and prayed and finally decided to send Ben to school for first grade. We enjoyed a rather cool summer with a short anniversary getaway from Matt and me, strawberry picking, Celebrating six wonderfully blessed years of Ben's life, blueberry picking, trips to the farmer's market, lots of family
walks, a couple of hikes, a day trip to St. Louis, a trip to Holiday
World with most of my siblings, fun in the backyard kiddie pool and the sandbox, and a visit from my brother Will. School
started five weeks ago and Ben has adjusted slowly. He's doing well now
and his reading is improving quickly. And while he still wishes work
were optional, he's catching on and doing much better. It's been strange
being home with just Elijah, but we are falling into routine and it's
been really good. <br />
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There is no way I can play catch up with pictures from the last year, but I have to post a few from the highlight moments. <br />
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Happy First Birthday!</div>
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Sanibel Island</div>
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Easter 2013</div>
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Happy little mess maker</div>
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Homeschool - butterfly unit</div>
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First day of First Grade!</div>
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Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-57324639729818779722012-10-10T08:30:00.000-05:002012-10-10T08:31:19.573-05:00School FunniesI have so much catching up to do and way too many pictures to go through for posts, but today I just had to post a little tidbit from our day of homeschooling. Ben and I started a unit on nests this week and we were talking about how birds take care of their babies. Our Bible lesson was about God taking care of us. So one of the verses we read was Psalm 91:14-15. After reading it to Ben, I began explaining how he could call out to God whenever he was afraid or in trouble and God would answer him and keep him safe. He has a pretty intense fear of dogs, so I told him he could remember these verses whenever he was around a dog. Ben looked at me for a minute and I thought he was about to comment on the verse or concepts we were learning, but instead he says "Mommy, why does gas come out of me?" Followed by "Will we have gas in heaven?" And that's the mind of a five year old boy for you!Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-22082425895309702462012-09-01T05:30:00.000-05:002012-09-01T05:30:02.165-05:00Sitting Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So far Elijah is making things a little easier for me in terms of his motivation to move. He rolls around and turns in a circle, but for the most part, still stays in one place when I set him down. A couple of weeks ago, I thought he was not really even close to sitting on his own, but we tried working on it for a few days and in no time, he was sitting all by himself. He loves to sit and play and can now sit for five or ten minutes before he topples. Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-54892161277804741002012-08-31T10:21:00.001-05:002012-08-31T10:21:56.195-05:00SchoolThis week marks the official start of school for us this year. I actually did some with Ben last week, but this is the first week we've had a regular schedule. So far, it's been going pretty well and he seems to be listening and learning. The first two weeks of our curriculum are really a lot of review from things he learned in Pre-K, so we've doubled up some days. So our curriculum is broken up into units and this first unit is a bit longer and covers creation. Today's assignment was to go on a walk and look for things God had made and things man had made. After we kind of ran out of different things to point out, we started talking about different foods, buildings, and other things God made. I mentioned the Grand Canyon and asked if God made it, or if man made it. Ben was adamant that it was made by men. I finally gave up arguing with him and told him we'd just have to go see it some day. He asked if we got to shoot bombs when we went. I thought that was a little odd, but explained that we would probably never be shooting bombs. He said "well that what are we going to do with it if we don't shoot bombs?" Suddenly it became clear to me why he had been so adamant that the Grand Canyon was man made. He thought it was a grand canon. Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-28963911133312198402012-08-27T11:33:00.002-05:002012-08-27T11:33:57.417-05:00Benjamin FunniesIt's been a while since I've posted any of these. I wish I was better about recording them because I think I could make a whole book.<br />
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-Saturday morning was Ben's first practice for soccer this fall. We were filling water bottles before heading out the door and this was our conversation:<br />
Ben asked: Will there be vampires at soccer?<br />
Me, a bit puzzled by the question: No, there won't be vampires.<br />
Ben: Oh, those are only at football games.<br />
Me: Oh, do you mean umpires?<br />
Ben: Yeah, umpires<br />
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So, yeah, we are a bit confused about our sports, but we'll get there. And yes, I did explain that umpires were in baseball.<br />
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-Sunday afternoon we went to lunch with my family after church. Ben was, well, lets just say, very spirited throughout the meal. I seem to have suddenly become allergic to being outside and was feeling fuzzy headed and extremely tired. So by the time we left, all I wanted to do was crawl in bed and sleep. Ben was asking question after question on the way home and after answering a few, I finally said "Ben, can you please just not talk right now. Mommy's really tired." To which he replied "But I have to talk, that's how I breathe." Matt and I looked at each other and he said "Wow, that explains so much!" Ha!<br />
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-And then there was Sunday night. Ben was in our room with Matt.<br />
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Ben: Daddy, your bed looks really comfortable. Maybe someday I'll have a comfortable bed.<br />
Matt: I think your bed is pretty comfortable too.<br />
Ben: It's cold. Your bed is more comfortable because mommy is in it.<br />
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So essentially he was saying that someday he'll have a comfortable bed because someday he'll get married and have someone to sleep in bed with. :-) <br />
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<br />Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-27013207674150836692012-08-24T15:07:00.004-05:002012-08-24T15:07:29.957-05:00My Five Year OldIt's hard to believe, but my oldest little man turned FIVE this summer! It really is true that if you blink (and even if you don't) they grow up crazy fast!<br />
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This year was Ben's first friend party and it was so much fun! I was super nervous because well, lets just say Pinterest has taken parties to a whole new level and I couldn't compete. But once I decided that kids were still kids and that they would have fun doing simple games and activities, I had fun with it and Ben had a great time with his friends. We've decided that friend parties will not happen every year, just to keep them special, but after this year, I feel much less nervous about future parties.<br />
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In addition to his friend party, we also celebrated with Matt's parents and my parents. It's so fun to be able to do that! Ben got some super fun toys and Matt and his dad built Ben an awesome sandbox in the backyard. The house often feels like a beach, but the sandbox has been a huge hit!<br />
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So, as a five year old, Ben is constantly amazing us with how much of life he takes in. He loves reading books and being read to. We read all of the Ramona/Henry/Beezus series by Beverly Cleary this summer, and also listened to numerous books on tape. I love that he is getting into chapter books now. I love a good story, so it's fun to introduce him to some of my favorites from growing up. <br />
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And by far the most exciting event of the summer was on June 24th when Ben accepted Christ as his Savior. For months before that, Ben had been asking some pretty deep questions about heaven, Jesus, sin, and hell. He had told us a few times that he wanted to be a Christian, but Matt and I questioned whether he was really understanding it, so we waited. But that night, we were reading about Pharaoh and his army being covered by the sea and Ben asked if Pharaoh got to go to heaven. When I told him that no, he didn't, Ben had a ton of questions that finally led to him asking me if he could ask Jesus to forgive him of his sins and commit his life to Him. My prayer for my boys has been that they would come to an understanding of their need for Christ at a young age and that they would have a strong faith for the rest of their lives. What a joy to see the first part of that prayer being answered. <br />
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Ben requested a monster truck Spiderman party. So we had a monster truck cake and Spiderman cups and then made super hero capes. (which I missed getting in a picture)</div>
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One of the gifts Ben received was a slip and slide. So fun!!</div>
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Ben insisted on everyone wearing their party hat like unicorns for his party with our families. Love this kid!</div>
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<br />Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-35199090541892645932012-07-13T10:35:00.001-05:002012-07-13T10:35:31.697-05:00Running AwayYesterday was a fun day of going to the park, riding the park train, going to the fair, riding a few rides, and getting yummy fair treats. It was not a day of cleaning my bathrooms, my floor that is covered with sand (yay new sandbox), and picking up around the house. So today is the day for at least some of that. When Ben woke up this morning he asked me what we were doing today. I explained that since yesterday was a day filled with all sorts of fun things, today would be a cleaning and work day. He stomped his foot and said he didn't want to do work. So back to bed he was sent. He came back a few minutes later declaring that he was running away. I told him that I would miss him terribly. I was nursing Elijah at the time, so when I heard the front door open, I finished up as quickly as I could and went to take a look. He was at the edge of the yard with his pillow, his toothpaste and toothbrush, and a hand towel. He was telling the lady watering the flowers next door that he was running away. I came out and asked if he wanted breakfast before he ran away and he said he better pack some food. So this has been going on all morning and the list of things he needs to take is growing. He just left with his pillow, toothpaste and tooth brush, hand towel. a few toy cars, a coloring book (which he says is a map to Indianapolis), markers and crayons, his steroid cream for his eczema, and a half eaten sucker he's been slowly nibbling away on for over a month. He specifically requested a note from me before he left so he would know how much I loved him. So now running away has turned into more of a game and an adventure and less of a threat. I love my crazy Ben!!!Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-17992360632978212552012-07-11T15:16:00.003-05:002012-07-11T15:16:33.857-05:005 MonthsElijah is five months old today. Several people have asked me how that happened, and I honestly don't know. Seems like only a few weeks ago that I gave birth. I met a girl today who is pregnant and when she saw my car seat, she said "oh, you have a new one too." Then she looked inside and said, "oh, he's not new, he's a big boy." I suddenly saw him through her eyes and realized that he really is so big already. I'm treasuring each moment of this baby stage, but it's still going much too quickly for me. At five months. Elijah is getting better and better at rolling over and he loves to play with his toys. He reaches for everything that comes into his line of vision, so it's about time for me to put away my long earrings for a while. His smile, his dimples, they melt my heart every day. He's still kind of lacking in the hair department, but I think it just makes him look cuter. His eyes are still such a pretty blue that I'm starting to wonder if they will stay. I always joked that since Matt and I both have brown eyes, the only way we could have a blue eyed child was through adoption. And now I have two handsome blue-eyed boys, one by adoption and one by birth. Sometimes the blessing is overwhelming. I don't think I will ever get over how amazing it is that I have two children. I love them to pieces.<br />
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I have a really hard time getting Elijah to smile when I'm taking pictures, so lately, Ben has been standing behind my shoulder and Elijah just lights up. He loves his big brother!</div>
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I think this was the first time Elijah noticed his toes. He's been fascinated ever since!</div>
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Ben is getting him interested in cars early</div>
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Love these eyes!</div>Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-68270298091571057722012-06-19T14:43:00.000-05:002012-06-19T15:31:09.347-05:00Meeting More of the FamilyWe have not traveled just a ton since Elijah was born. It's a little more complicated with two kiddos and between that and moving, it took us a while to make it up to Marion. But a couple of weeks ago, when we dropped Ben off before our anniversary trip, we had fun introducing Mr. Elijah to his great grandma Hilliman and his Aunt Cathy and second cousin Jackson.<br />
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Smiling at Great Grandma</div>
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Not his first time meeting Aunt Connie, but the first pictures I have to post. I left my small camera at a friends house back in March and I still need to get it. :-) </div>
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Hanging out with Jackson</div>
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Snuggling with Aunt Cathy</div>Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-45908168221461877612012-06-12T05:00:00.000-05:002012-06-12T05:00:16.384-05:00From Four Wheels to TwoA few months ago, Ben started talking about riding his bike with no training wheels. We got him his bike last summer for his birthday and about a week later, I started having morning sickness. Since we were in an apartment without the best places for bike riding without me there, he didn't get as much practice as I would have liked. So, when we moved to our house, he spent a lot of time riding his bike up and down the driveway and on the sidewalk. I still wasn't sure he was ready for no training wheels, but he was insistent, so I took them off and we gave it a try. Our first attempt was on grass, but he did so well, I let him go right to the road in front of our house. I got him started and after a few times of having difficulty balancing, he got the feel for it and took off. He's so grown up!<br />
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<br />Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-35564100324748830762012-06-11T05:00:00.000-05:002012-06-11T05:00:05.967-05:00The First Roll OverWe have been so busy these past few months with moving and settling, and of course, caring for two little boys instead of just one, that I feel like I have not done a good job of keeping track of Elijah's firsts. First laugh was for my sister Rachel on May 5th. His laughter is still pretty rare, but he's doing it more and more.<br />
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Another first for him was rolling over. Elijah hates tummy time and is usually pretty upset within a minute or two of being put on his tummy. But on May 26th, he was in a pretty good mood, so I put him down and grabbed the camera. I was so glad I had it, because he rolled from his tummy to his back.<br />
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Of course, mean mommy that I am, I put him back on his tummy after he rolled over and I caught this sweet face. </div>Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-89741188901338803812012-06-09T05:00:00.000-05:002012-06-09T05:00:04.202-05:00GraduationBen had such a great year at school this year. He learned a lot and made a lot of friends. We were all sad to see the year come to an end. Since he will be in Kindergarten next year, his school had a little graduation ceremony for all the pre-K kids. They sang some of the songs they had learned, recited Bible verses, and of course, received their diplomas. We are so proud of our big boy!<br />
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Getting his diploma from Miss Michelle</div>
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Hugging Miss Cynthia</div>
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A few years ago, we decided that for our tenth anniversary, we wanted to go to Hawaii. We've been saving ever since. But then God had an amazing surprise for us in the baby department and since I am currently a nursing mom, we decided to postpone Hawaii until we can go just the two of us. But we still wanted to get away. So Matt's parents were kind enough to let Ben stay with them for a few days and we spent a long weekend in Chicago. We shopped, relaxed, ate lots of good food, and spent an afternoon downtown. Traveling with a three month old is always interesting, but we felt refreshed despite the constraints of a nursing schedule. </div>
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While we were walking to the restaurant we ate at for dinner, we saw this beach and I just had to stop and get Elijah's (and my) feet in the sand. </div>
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I bought this hat while we were shopping. I just couldn't resist! :-)</div>Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-13332748465656801382012-06-07T10:05:00.001-05:002012-06-07T10:05:50.916-05:00Ten Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ten years ago, on June 1, 2002, I said "I do" to the boy I was in love with. Ten years has made that love grow stronger and deeper and I feel so blessed to have Matt as my husband. </div>
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Ten years ago, I sealed up my wedding dress and half jokingly said I would put it on at our ten year anniversary. So I got it out and put it on, just to see if it still fit. It was fun to see Ben's face light up and to tell him about wearing this dress when I married his daddy. </div>
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How is it possible that April is already over?!? We had a super busy month! </div>
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To start things off, we attended an egg hunt with the mom's group I'm a part of. There were over two thousand eggs scattered across the grass. Ben had a great time collecting them and I was just thankful that a lot of them had stickers, erasers, and pennies inside of them instead of all being filled with candy. </div>
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We spent Easter with my family. The weeks leading up to Easter were busy ones, so Easter outfits were not even a consideration until the night before. My sister gave us this super cute button down onesie and dress pants set for Elijah and Ben happened to have a hand-me-down suit jacket in his closet. Matt and I, well, I decided that Easter is definitely not about dressing up. :-) I meant to get a family picture, but I forgot, so you just get the boys.</div>
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Ben and I had a little fun project and made cupcakes to take to my parents house for Easter. They are little birds nests with tinted coconut for grass, jelly beans, and of course, peeps. </div>
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My college roommate gave us this adorable "My First Easter" outfit, and it was really too cold for him to wear it, but I had to get a picture anyway. Unfortunately, none of my pictures turned out very well, but he still looks like a little cutie!</div>
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The weekend after Easter, Matt's parents, his sister and her two girls, and his brother and sister-in-law came for a visit. Ben enjoyed getting to play with his cousins and everyone enjoyed getting to see and meet Elijah. </div>
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We like to pack things in, so that same weekend, my Aunt Vicki came for a visit as well. We spent the weekend going back and forth between our house and my parents' house, but it was so fun to see everyone!</div>
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Emma and Addison loving on Elijah </div>
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Elijah just being his cute little self</div>
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The weekend after we had lots of family in town, we moved! Talk about crazy times! We are loving our new house and after a week and a half we are finally finding some sense of normalcy and organization. Still lots to be done, but we can function. A couple nights after we moved in, I turned all the lights off and looked up to see the moon shining through the foyer windows. It just looked so pretty that I had to take a picture. So please excuse the randomness. </div>
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Mr Ben is very much into Lego building these days. He loves to make helicopters, planes, cars and trucks and his imagination is amazing. </div>
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Family picture in front of our new house. </div>
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I got a new lens for my camera for my birthday and I've been playing with it a lot. I have SO much to learn about picture taking, but I'm having lots of fun photographing my little sweeties. </div>
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So that about sums up the month of April at our house. Other noteworthy events: Ben took an accidental brick to the head and got a major haircut so we could butterfly bandage the wound, I said good-bye to thirty and the wonderful year that it was and now I'm officially IN my thirties, and Elijah is growing like a weed and is a little over 13lbs now.Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-35652310767329827912012-03-29T10:27:00.001-05:002012-03-29T10:27:24.335-05:00Thankful!Yesterday was a beautiful day and we took full advantage and walked a couple miles to a nearby park. Ben was an amazingly helpful big brother as he helped me get things together for our time there. I kind of forgot how many things you have to take with you when you have a baby. Spring is super early this year and the air smells like blossoming trees and the pinks, purples and whites are stunning. It was a great day to be out. I feel like every day reminds me of things to be thankful for.<br />
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Thankful to be out on a walk with two sons.<br />
Thankful that Elijah was born during the mildest winter I ever remember in Indiana<br />
Thankful for Ben and for the sweet, smart, funny, helpful, outgoing, spirited boy he is.<br />
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Thankful to get to stay home with my boys.<br />
Thankful to be out on a walk with Elijah in my <a href="http://kozycarrier.homestead.com/" style="color: lime;">Kozy Carrier</a> that I had begun to wonder if I would ever get to use again.<br />
Thankful for toothless smiles.<br />
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Thankful that this has to be short because I need to go nurse my sweet little baby.Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-59421320985288594192012-03-23T08:51:00.001-05:002012-03-23T08:51:19.568-05:00Picture UpdateLittle Man is asleep and the house is a wreck. I should be cleaning instead of blogging, but procrastination is so much more fun. I seem to go in spurts of remembering to take pictures. I forget for a few days, and then remember and take 75 pictures in one day. So here are a few pictures of my boys.<br />
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Sleeping Peacefully</div>
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Our power was out for several hours one day last week, so I used it as a good excuse to finish off the ice cream in the freezer. It was going to go bad you know. Ben enjoyed his to the very last drop. </div>
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We had a great time with Matt's parents last weekend when they visited.</div>
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Eyes totally focused on Daddy</div>
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I adore baby feet</div>
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Love the contrast between baby hand and daddy hand</div>
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So sweet!</div>
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You wouldn't know it, but this is the middle of March and we were outside in shorts and T-shirts. Amazing!</div>
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Ben loves to play tag</div>
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I went to visit my grandma this week. I love this picture of her holding the sweet sleepy Elijah.</div>Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-88113692818029005882012-03-15T12:51:00.002-05:002012-03-23T08:53:05.017-05:00The Birth StoryDo I get to call myself a consistent blogger if I consistently blog less and less? Haha! Now that I am the mother of two, I find myself almost never turning the computer on. I check e-mail and Facebook on the iPad, but doing any major typing on that is a pain, especially since I'm usually one handed. So, here is the update of the last month or so.<br />
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February 10th was a day that I had planned to do my major house cleaning for the week. There were at least three loads of laundry to do, the bathrooms were in desperate need of cleaning, the floors needed to be vacuumed, and I had chicken deboned in the fridge to be made into pot pie. I lay in bed that morning thinking about all I had to do and then got up to help get breakfast on the table. 10 minutes later, I was standing at the stove stirring oatmeal when all the sudden I felt like I had wet myself. I thought it was a little strange, but didn't think it was anything until five minutes later when it happened again. I was pretty sure my water had broken and realized that cleaning was not on the day's agenda after all. We hadn't even finished packing our hospital bags. So after we called my parents to let them know we would be dropping Ben off soon, we rushed around packing and trying to figure out what was clean for Ben to wear. An hour and a half later, we were headed to the hospital, nervous and excited because we knew that we would be meeting Elijah in the next 24 hours or so.<br />
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When we got to the hospital, we were told to either have a seat, or take a walk, because they didn't have any rooms available. We walked for about an hour and then a small triage room opened up. The nurse came in and checked to make sure my water had actually broken, although at this point, I was positive it had. Then they hooked me up to the monitor and we got to hear our sweet little man's heartbeat. That sound became the background noise for the next 24 hours. Unfortunately, the monitor also showed that I was pretty much not have contractions at all, so they told me they would start a Pitocin drip. We tried walking for a bit to see if that would get things started, but when there was still nothing, they began the drip. I was scared to death of the pitocin. I had heard that it made labor a lot more painful and I wasn't sure how immediate that pain would be. Meanwhile, we were still in the tiny little room because all the labor rooms were still full. We were finally able to move to a labor room about 3 hours later and by then, I was starting to get some real contractions. They were nothing like what I expected. I expected my whole stomach to get hard and be painful, but these were very low and the pain was more in my lower abdomen and legs. After being on the pitocin for over three hours, the nurse checked me and i was still only one centimeter dilated. I felt totally discouraged, but also knew at that point that an epidural was in my future. Two hours later, I was barely at three centimeters and the pain was intense. I asked for an epidural. Things got a little crazy after that with my blood pressure dropping really low and Elijah's heart rate dropping too, so they took me off pitocin for three hours. Elijah's heart rate stabilized right away, but my blood pressure took almost three hours to be consistently normal. My body wasn't doing any work during this time, but once they put me back on pitocin, I started laboring again. Only this time was so much better because I was no longer in pain. It took nine more hours, but finally, I was fully dilated and ready to go. By this point, I was beyond tired and could not stay awake. The nurse told me it was time to push and I didn't feel like I had the energy. I asked if the mirror could be brought over because I figured if I could see progress, I could feel more motivated. I could see Elijah's head before I even started pushing and I started to get really excited. And then I fell asleep. The nurse told me how I needed to push, and then between each contraction, I fell asleep. I have never been that tired in my life. But 45 minutes later, our little man came into the world and was just perfect!! Praise God for such a healthy little boy!<br />
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Recovery was a bit harder than I had anticipated. I figured I'd be tired, but I didn't count on so much pain. But even in the midst of the pain, I knew I would do it all over again in a heart beat. Elijah was a pretty lazy eater for the first couple of weeks and we had to wake him up to make him eat. It was so hard not knowing if he was getting enough, but so desperately wanting to be able to nurse him. I'm really loving getting to nurse Elijah. It's something I didn't think
I would ever get to do and it has been amazing to experience. It has
come with challenges too. Matt and I switched on and off with middle of
the night feedings with Ben, and now it's just me. But it hasn't been as
tiring as I thought it might be. I think after not sleeping well the
last few months of pregnancy, I'm just grateful to be comfortable when I
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Elijah is growing like crazy now. He is up to about 10lbs and he's getting too long for several of his 0-3 month sleepers. How is that even possible? Newborn sleepers were too big when we were in the hospital. I cannot believe he's a month old already. The newborn stage goes so quickly and I'm enjoying every minute of it. I'm still so amazed that God has blessed us with two sons!! Ben is adjusting pretty well to being a big brother. He has times when he gets too rough with Elijah or when he acts out because he's having a hard time with the change, but overall, he's such a sweet big brother. I can just picture Ben doing all sorts of things to make Elijah laugh in a couple of months. <br />
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Well Elijah is awake and it's time to go get Ben from school. I wish I could say I will post more often, but life is kind of busy right now. And to add to the craziness, we just bought a house and will be moving in a little over a month. :-)<br />
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<br />Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674195494850182803.post-9065538036465831282012-02-20T20:23:00.002-06:002012-02-20T20:23:22.829-06:00Introducing Elijah Jesse Davis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Elijah Jesse Davis</div>
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Grand entrance into the world on February 11, 2012</div>
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7 lbs 3oz 20 1/2 inches. </div>
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Birth Story to come...</div>Davis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03859452392994486096noreply@blogger.com0