Yum-O

So, I hate that Rachel Ray says Yum-O but that is all I can say about the culinary master that is my husband. Today Greg made (yes from scratch) New England Clam Chowder and a loaf of French Bread. Now, I have to admit that I was a little tiny bit worried about how things were going to turn out but it was DELICIOUS. I mean seriously I am not just saying that. Here are a few pics of Chef Greg cooking up some goodness. Oh, a few pics of those little creatures that you all come here to see too.

Santa

"Oh my goodness....Thanks Santa". This is a direct quote from Owen when he saw all the presents that Santa brought for him. This morning was GREAT. Owen had a blast opening all his gifts and although I thought I controlled myself he got a ton of stuff but it was worth it. Madeline managed to get a bit to much too. All in all it was a great Christmas. Hope you all enjoyed your day as well. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!

Bath time and Christmas Cookies

Here are a couple of pics of Owen decorating Christmas cookies (ie. eating handfuls of icing). He is really excited about Santa coming tonight. I can't wait till morning. Oh, and the pic at the bottom is Owen and I giving Madeline a bath. Madeline is such a great baby. At night she is waking up every 3 to 4 hours to eat and then passing right back out. Today she has been awake a bit more a hour here and there. Owen is being a great helper too.

Update

Here are a few pics to update everyone on how we are doing. Madeline had a bit of jaundice so she had to spend some time in what we called her baby tanning bed, but she is much better now. I too am feeling better. It has been a week and it has flown by. Owen has been the best big brother making sure that we take care of Madeline. I am SO proud of him.

Madeline Grace Davis

Amber and Madeline are still in the hospital, this is dad trying to not mess up the blog to much. I've never updated the blog before so if it's a little slap dash please just tell me how good it looks :)

Today is THE day

Just wanted to let everyone know that today Baby Sister (since we still don't have a name picked) is making her grand entrance today. Greg and I will be heading over to my Dr at 1:30 for some paperwork then down to labor and delivery for monitoring and prep for my surgery at 4:00. It is really happening today, but I still can't believe it. I think that we can get a wireless connection at the hospital so hopefully we will have pics up really soon. I cannot wait to meet my little girl and for her to meet her big brother. Here is a little pic of Owen not too long after he was born; almost 2 1/2 years ago.

Careful what you wish for

So, my little girl is teaching me a lesson alreaady. Today at my Dr. appt. they tried AGAIN for the third time to get a reading of my blood platelets but it still didn't really work. This means that my blood isn't clotting right and there are problems that can occur with surgery. Now, I had this problem with Owen too and everything turned out just fine so I am not too worried. What it does mean is that in the next week there will be a little baby girl Davis. I am REALLY excited and REALLY freaked out at the same time. I am supposed to hear from my Dr. today about what the next steps are. It looks like I am going to have to get some steroid shots and once they get in my system they will do an amnio to be sure that her lungs are fully developed and then on to surgery. So, I think my next post will be pictures of baby girl and her big brother.

Bad Mama

So, I have been such a bad mom lately. I know that you all really want to see pics of Owen. But, to be honest I haven't even taken any since Halloween. I know, I know....I will get better some day. Since I don't have any new pics you will have to live with an update on the fam. Owen is doing great. It seems everyday there is something new that he says to does that just cracks me up. As for the baby, she is doing great. We still don't have a name picked out but hopefully we have a little more time to figure it out. So far my surgery is scheduled for December 26th, but I am still hoping that this gets moved up some. I have a Dr. appt today and will know a little bit more after that. I am at the stage where I am going to the Dr. once a week and I am sure that if they have to hear me complain even on 10th of what Greg does then they will certianly schedule it sooner :) I promise to take some new pics of my sweet boy and post them soon and hopefully there will be pics of a sweet baby girl soon too.

Trick or Treat

Here are a few pics of the actual Halloween festivities. Owen had a great time and got a TON more candy. He loved running the neighborhood too.

I promise to post pics soon, but I have to tell you that the basement is getting SO close to being done. Ma and Papa worked thier booties off this weekend and when they left I could hardly believe it was the same place. All the walls are finished and painted, the trim is going up, and thanks to GaGa and Papaw there will be carpet soon. I can hardly believe it. It looks like baby girl Davis will actually have her own room (since her room is currently the spare bedroom/Kat's room/storage.

Trunk or Treat

Owen and some friends went to chruch this weekend for Trunk or Treat. It was a great time. There were rows and rows of decorated cars, TONs of candy, a hot air balloon and hay rides. In the two year old circut it doesn't get much better than that. We all had a lot of fun and Owen was sooooo stinkin' cute in his dragon costume, but as you can see by the sad pic he did not like the hot air balloon.

Pumpkin Too

After all the excitement of painting pumpkis we went to Hubers Family Farm. Owen got to ride a tractor and some concrete animals. Oh to be two again....

Curtains

Here are a couple of pics of the new curtains for Baby Girl Davis' room. I would love to stake claim on having made them, but we all know that would be a HUGE lie. Thanks to GaGa for making the curtains. We are slowly but surely getting the nursery together. Ma and Papa are coming in next weekend to do some serious work on the basement so hopefully things will finish up soon.

Pumpkin

Here are a few pics from this past weekend. Owen had a great time painting pumpkins (and himself) with Gaga.

Sorry, no pictures of my cutie

Hello all, Just wanted to give a quick update on the Davis Family. Sorry I don't have any new pics, but I promise to have some soon. Owen and I traveled to Murray KY this past weekend for my college homecoming. We had a great time and Owen LOVED the parade. It was great to see some of the gals I went to college with and rehash some fun college memories. I can hardly believe that I ever did so much on so little sleep. Owen is doing great. He has a little cold right now, but otherwise his docs say he is doing great (and I would know because we have seen all three of the docs that he goes to). As for me and the babe all is well. At my last appointment I asked about scheduling my surgery (I have to have a C-section again). Well, it looks like we have a tentative birthday. If things work the way the Dr.s are saying then little Miss Davis will be here on December 26th. Thats right, the day after Christmas. We are going to have to work really hard to be sure that we celebrate her birthday proper. Well, more to come soon (with new pics of Owen).

Updates

Just wanted to give a quick update on how the Davis Family was doing. Owen is growing like a weed. He looks more like a boy and less like a baby every day. The baby is doing well. My next Dr. appt. is on Oct. 10th and I am hoping they will schedule my surgery then. I am hoping for the first week in December, but what they say goes. Greg is working on finishing the basement, which we hope is done by the time the babe gets here. Well, here are a few pics from the past couple of weeks.... enjoy.

ZOO

Owen and I went to the zoo last week and had a great time. Owen got to see the baby elephant doing exercises with his mommy and he got to ride the train. The elephants were using their big ears to be such good listeners (and I have expolited this concept as much as possible). Also, as you can see from the top pic Owen had a close encounter with the gorillas. He stood there and stared at that gorilla for about 5 minutes and getting Owen to do anything for 5 minutes is a miracle.

SO BIG

Owen has had a big couple of weeks. He went to his first baseball game (GO BATS). While he cared nothing about the game he had a great time at the playground and on the carousel. We ran into a friend of his from school and he played with her the whole time we were there. He also started his allergy shots. For those of you who don't know he had allergy testing a couple of months ago and we found out he was allergic to everything. He goes twice a week for 26 weeks then we go to maintenance from there. He is such a trooper for the shots.

Tonight was the funniest time. He asked to take a baby bath (I told him a while back that when he was a baby we gave him baths in the sink). Well, I think he is a bit to big for baby baths as you can tell by the pictures. He couldn't fit his booty in the sink. Other funny things.... he has been calling his dad "Greg" and "Babe" because that is what I call him. Also, this weekend he started calling me Amber. I quickly reminded him that I am MOMMY!!! He transitioned into the 2 year old room at daycare and is doing well. He has lots of friends in there and in the morning on our way to school he says "I go school....school is cool". I love this kid.

On the baby front all is well. We found out that it is a girl so I have been buying dresses like a mad woman. I went to a yard sale the other day and spent $30 on dresses (in yard sale dollars that equals $300). OK.... I know I know..... here is what you are really here for..... more pictures of Owen.