Blog for August

I did not realize that I actually had blog readers. All our friends keep asking where the updates are. It was nice to see that some people actually do keep up with our blog so I guess I am not writing all of this for nothing! I realize it is now September and I have not written one blog entry for August. Well, here is a month in review from the Cones. The blog entry is below all the pictures. I wrote first and then loaded the pictures.......I was not thinking correctly. It is a long entry and I am sure there are tons of typos.....no time for proofreading.........I will just go ahead and warn you.

Davis' First Birthday Party

Ava had a princess party, they let Davis be a prince. Ava was turning one and she is as precious as they get. She was just walking around like a little princess. She is so tiny, she looked like she was just floating around the house. Davis is usually so good, but not at this birthday party. He puked (and I mean puked) all over Martha's nice floor as soon as we got there. I had just handed him off to Gail so I did not get thrown up on for once. I am sure she didn't mind the throw up. :) Then he cried and cried. We tried to lay him down and that did not work. He was just so upset and we could tell he did not feel good. So we stayed for about an hour and then left. We had a good time while it lasted. It was nice to see the Duvalls, Cottles, Parmers, and Prices. Ava, I am sorry Davis was such a party pooper. He will be better next year I promise!

Martha & Ava, Karen & Molly Kate, Gail & Davis

The grandmas have been waiting to get a picture with all of them and the grand babies.

Karen & Molly Kate, Charlie, Gail & Davis

Charlie loves to give Davis kisses. He is so sweet!!

Don't you love Davis' face. He was pretty much this way the whole time. This is so not like him!

Davis has officially had ENOUGH!! We were out the door right after this picture. Ava looks like she has better things to be doing and Molly Kate is being a little angel!

Since we were in Douglasville, we decided to go and visit Jenn and Derek. We have not seen them in a while. Their little baby Tayler will be making her arrival in August, so we wanted to see them one last time before she arrived. We took Davis and he was a little better at their house, but he was still pretty fussy. Poor little guy was not having a good day. I did not take any pictures because I was too busy trying to keep Davis calm. While Davis was laying down, Derek was talking to Davis. He was asking if Tayler was going to be his girlfriend and Davis would coo at him. It was so cute. We also asked Davis if he was going to marry Tayler and he cooed again. We should have got it on video it was precious. Then Derek told Davis that he was only aloud to hold Tayler's hand and Davis laughed and laughed. It was almost like he knew what we were saying. We will see what happens....... Davis definitely has a lot of options since all our friends are having little girls.

The Warnocks

These pictures got split up, so there is a few more of the Warnocks below. This weekend we went to visit Casey and Kelley and had the best time. Davis loves his Uncle Casey and Aunt Kelley. Davis did lots of talking and when we stopped paying attention to him he squealed at us. He wanted all eyes on him!

Lance, Davis, and Me



Davis loves looking at people. I love how he is looking at Casey in this picture.


Katie and Mike's Baby Shower
Katie and Davis

Katie and Mike are having a boy, so atleast there is one boy out there for Davis to hang out with. We had a fun time catching up with old friends from college. Fun Times!

Beth, Rodney, and Davis

College Friends--Beth, Me, Davis, Katie, Abby

Davis had fun with Rodney!

More pictures from the Warnocks

Davis in his pajamas. Doesn't he look like a little man?

Uncle Casey & Davis

Aunt Kelley & Davis

Aunt Karen (AKA WaWa (she hates that Lance and Blake call her this!!) came to visit from Washington D.C. It was so nice to see her and have her meet Davis for the first time.

Papa, Karen & Davis

Uncle Blake and Aunt Brittany joined us for the evening. We missed seeing Anna. Davis loved when Blake flew him through the air. He laughed and laughed every time Blake put him in the air.

Neal, Gail, Me, Karen, Davis, Carmen, Lance

I love Kisses from Davis!

Hershel lays in front of Davis' Exersaucer while he plays.

Judith came to visit Davis one day after school. It was so fun to see her and catch up. I miss seeing her at school. She was such a good sport. I was trying some new diapers and obviously they are not the best fit for Davis because he peed right out of his diaper onto Judith. I felt so bad because she was dressed all cute from school. At least it was not poop. :)

Me, Mason & Davis

While Jane had curriculum night, we watched Mason. Mason is in third grade and Lance and I have so much fun watching him. He is so good! He loved Davis and Davis loved him. He laughed and smiled at Mason all night. Mason's middle name is Davis so they have a little connection.

"Thanks for playing with me Mason!"

Just getting home from church. We have started to put Davis in the church nursery the past two Sundays. He has been so good and we love his teachers. When Lance and I picked him up today they told us that Davis had met a girlfriend. They took a walk in the big stroller with all the kiddos and they said Davis and the little girl gazed at each other the whole time. I think some of the girls out there may be a little jealous!

Pictures from Lori's House

Every Monday I go and tutor for the Bolicks. Lori has been so nice to watch Davis for me while I tutor the kids. Davis loves going to Lori's on Mondays. This Monday she took pictures of him. Last Monday she let Davis type me a little message on her lap top. Thanks Lori for watching him. I greatly appreciate it and so does Davis!

Davis and Lori

I know many of you are wondering where we have been. Some of you don't care, you just want to see pictures of Davis. We are still here and we are all doing well. I have started back to work which has kept me super busy and has put our blog on the back burner. I was planning on starting back to work full time September 15th, but we had a slight change in plans. I had the opportunity to job share my position with another teacher. I was so excited about this opportunity but not sure if it would work out. Everything worked out perfectly and Lance and I decided this would be best for our family at this time. I work everday from 7:45 - 11:45. I am home with Davis in my arms by noon everyday with a BIG smile on my face. Since I am only working 4 hours a day I decided to go ahead and go back to work at the beginning of the school year. Our neighbor, Mrs. Tina, is keeping Davis each day. My mom is keeping him every other Tuesday. My mom is also watching him for a couple hours on Thursdays so I can get some tutoring in. We are so blessed to have family so close that can help us out. I am loving working part time............but I am not loving the tight budget we have been put on............but is is soooooooo worth it to have extra time with Davis everyday. Lance has us doing an envelope budget (He is so excited about this budget......in a giddy way; I have no idea how you can be this excited about a budget.) and it has been working out great.......until........he went out of town........I got everything messed up.......go figure. Of course I had my mad money envelope spent the first week of the month. We are trying to plan out meals which has helped save a lot of money as well as repeated trips to the store. Anyone have any good coupon websites? My next goal is to start using coupons. Being a mom has really opened my eyes to how busy moms are. I had visions in my head of getting so much stuff done since I am only working part time.........well those visions are not coming true. I still have never ending laundry, dirty dishes, no groceries, dirty bathrooms, dirty floors, dirty dog etc.........but I do have one happy little family which is worth everything. I guess that is part of being a mom. Everytime I think I am caught up it all piles up again. It is a never ending job and we only have one child. I am thankful for a loving husband who has really stepped it up. He has been doing all the grocery shopping, cooking, of course keeping our envelope budget organized, keeping up with Hershel (I am so focused on Davis......I sometimes forget that we have a dog) and even some cleaning. I LOVE you Lance!!

For the update on Davis.....read his 4th month letter. Sorry these posts are so long and detailed. Lance always tells me I write way too much, but this is sort of a journal for me to record our lives. I found a website that turns blogs into books so I am going to do this once a year and have a journal of our year. I am not a big scrapbooker so this will serve as my scrapbook.

Hope you all are doing well. I will try to be a better blogger in September.

I am Four Months Old

Dear Family and Friends,

Sorry, I am a little late getting my monthly letter out. I turned 4 months on August 14, 2009. Boy, have things been busy around my house. My mom started back to work and she does not have as much time to keep this blog updated. I kept telling her I needed to get my letter out and finally she let me do it. I had a busy month and am doing so many new things. I am still loving the life of a baby. It is so great to be so loved and spoiled. I get catered to everyday. Everyone kisses and hugs me a thousand times a day and I hear over and over again how cute I am. I guess everyone likes me!

My mom started working and I have been staying with Mrs. Tina. She lives across the street from me. I am the only child she keeps; so once again I get lots of attention from her. I am always happy to get there in the morning and I am happy when my mom picks me up each day. My mom is home by noon everyday so the time goes by really fast. I like having my mom get home early each day. We get to spend the afternoons together and that has been so fun!! My MeMe is keeping me every other Tuesday. I love going to MeMe and Opa's. My Opa has been working from home so I get to spend time with him on Tuesdays too. Sometimes my Uncle Justin is there so I get to see him as well. My Nana and Papa have been visiting me lots. I love seeing my grandparents. This month I got to spend a day with my Great Grandma Cone and my Aunt Karen. Aunt Karen came all the way from Washington D.C.

At my 4 month doctor appointment they said that I was very healthy. I hadn't gained much weight since my last appointment. I am now in the 34th percentile, but the doctor was not concerned since I am developing fine. I am 25.25 inches tall which is in the 64th percentile. I go back in one month for a weight check. I have been having some problems with my skin. I have really bad Eczema and it is not getting better. My mom and dad have tried everything and it keeps coming back. The doctor thinks I may have food allergies. I have to wait until I am 6 months old to be tested, but for now I am on steroid creams and my mom is trying to take things out of her diet that I may be allergic to. She has taken out all dairy so we will see if that helps. We go back in one month to assess the progress.

Highlights From Month Four:

• I can roll over but I prefer to sit and stand up.
• I can sit up for 7 seconds all by myself.
• I love to hold onto mom and daddy's hands and stand up.
• When I lay down, I try to sit up. It looks like I am trying to do sit ups. I am so strong.
• I am ticklish all over.
• I laugh out loud.
• I have started to try to talk and I do this ALL of the time. It really looks and sounds like I am trying to say words. So far, I love to say dadadadadada.
• I squeal at the top of my lungs when I am standing up and see myself in a mirror.
• I am sleeping 10 - 12 hours at night.
• I am drinking 8 ounce bottles.
• I rub my eyes and scratch my head when I get tired.
• I try to suck on my toes.
• I suck my fingers and my thumbs.
• I put everything I can in my mouth and I chew on EVERYTHING!
• I like to play in my Exersaucer and sit in my Bumbo seat.
• I love to take baths! I wiggle and jump all over the place while squealing and laughing at the top of my lungs. I move so much all the water pours out of my bathtub.
• I weigh 14 pounds.
• I am wearing 6 month clothes.
• I am napping a little better than month three.
• I have Eczema on my skin and it is NOT fun!! My mom has to put medicine on my that really stings. Notice I said mom. I don't think my dad wants to be associated with my pain. He sits on the sidelines and comforts me and says, "Davis, I am sorry mommy hurt you like that......" I also noticed that he had mom hold me down while I got my shots. I am beginning to notice a pattern here..........
• I still have really LOUD toots and poops.
• I like to try to pet Hershel. Sometimes I grab his ears. I laugh when he kisses me.
• I get excited to see daddy when he comes home from work.
• I am recognizing faces and smile when I see people I know.
• I am really happy and easy going.
• I met a new girlfriend at church.

I had another good month and I am looking forward to month five.

Love to you all!

Davis

I LOVE Hershel!

"Nice Tongue Hershel!""You are so funny!"
"Hershel, will you kiss my hand?"

"Hershel, will you be my buddy?"

I love feet pictures.

The past few weeks Davis has started watching Hershel and following Hershel's movements with his eyes. Today was the first day I have seen him interact with Hershel. When Hershel would lick his hand he would laugh and then pull his hand away. Then a few minutes later he would stick his hand out and Hershel would lick him and he would laugh again. He also was touching his fur and smiling. It was so cute. I try to keep Hershel out of Davis' face as much as I can, but sometimes he is too quick and sneaks in a little kiss before I can get him away. Here are a few pictures I took of Davis today playing on our bed. He loves to lay on our bed and look at the ceiling fan. Today I took Davis to see Lance at work. They have a new office, so before we left I talked with Davis about NOT pooping on the floor like he did last time. Everyone in the office loved seeing Davis and he did NOT poop on the floor so I guess they will have us back.

Busy as Ever!

Jodi, Julie, and Me

Julie's Baby Shower

My two best friends from high school. It is so nice to keep in touch with such great friends!

Aunt Kelley and Davis

When we went to Derek and Jenn's baby shower we left Davis with his Nana and Papa because their house was right on the way to the shower. Casey and Kelley drove with us and the guys played golf with Lance's dad while Kelley and I went to lunch with Gail and Anna and then we went to the baby shower. It was fun to hang out with friends and I know Davis had fun with his Nana. While we were there, Gail's friend Karen came over and brought her grandchild Charlie. Charlie has a new baby sister Molly Kate so he was fascinated with Davis. He was so cute with him. He says the cutest things. he told Davis he could just eat him up. He also touched his head and said he was baptised......is that not precious. Charlie's dad is a preacher......looks like Charlie may be following his footsteps.

Charlie, Karen, and Davis


Me, Jenn, and Kelley
Jenn's Baby Shower

We have been so busy lately It seems like every weekend we have something going on which has been fun.....but tiring with a little one now. We had two baby showers in a row. One for our friends Jenn and Derek. We went to college with Derek and we have now become good friends with his wife Jenn. She is also a teacher so we have tons in common. Then I had a shower for one of my best friends from high school Julie. Julie is married to a friend of ours from high school Jake. Jenn and Julie are both having girls; so I had fun getting their gifts together!! My mom helped me make some baby quilts which turned out so cute......I should have taken a picture. Now this weekend we have a shower for our friend Katie who is having a boy. Yeah, at least one boy for Davis to hang out with. I don't know what he is going to do with all these girls.