new photos have been added to
davis' birthday collection in the photo gallery courtesy of our good friend, maria. be sure to check them out.
as you have seen
davis had a great time with his first birthday (cup)cake - eating, wearing and inhaling it. literally. a few lucky guests can confirm the 1/4 cup of icing snot running out of his nose and across his cheek about 20 minutes after the big feast.
mmm...lovely.
we are still trying to catch up on sleep and sanity after last weekend. no one told us that with a child's first birthday comes the first attitude(s) too. on
sunday,
zach and i attributed the fact
davis didn't want to take a nap to being spoiled on his big day the day before. but each day brings a new attitude.
monday, he doesn't want to eat his vegetables - only string cheese.
tuesday, he will only drink out of a bottle.
wednesday, he will only drink out of a
sippy cup.
thursday, we're backing to the string cheese thing again. i can only wait to see what this weekend brings. a nice long nap would be the best gift ever.
speaking of gifts,
davis received way too many sensory-overloaded toys for his birthday. and if you are reading this, its probable that you are partly at fault. but he loves every single one of them. even if he makes up his own rules of how the toy is supposed to work and be played with. the ball popper works better when there are either no balls in it to "pop" or if his hand is covering up the pipe so the balls can't pop up. the chair is not meant to be sat in but stood on. the baseball is not meant to but hit with a bat, but only with the hand. and everything is a walker these days. from chairs to laundry baskets to ottomans, boxes and even dog bowls. and the dogs' only purpose for
davis is to lay in the way of his "walker contraption" so that he can bump them again and again and again. they're pretty good sports for about two minutes or so. then they try to avoid whichever room he is in.
another surprise box found its way to our door today. the contents did not contain any flashing lights, moving parts, colorful buttons to play songs or anything that requires batteries for that matter. but it was a box of will and
alex gee's outgrown clothes. i love having friends that had kids before me and
zach. it also helps that the gees are in the process of moving so
stephanie keeps a box with our name on it as she is packing up all of their things and just drops it in the mail.
davis is so well dressed and the price tag is just perfect. what is even better is that they just added baby
lauren to their family in march, so in a few months we'll receive a box overstuffed with pink things. recycling - its a good thing.
it's getting late so i should try to catch up on some good sleep tonight so i can be ready for whatever
davis has in store for us this weekend.
bon nuit.
not george, but davis. he is attempting to climb on everything: sofas, chairs, step ladders, plastic storage crates, you name it.
