Growing like Weeds!

Ok, so I haven't just posted an update in forever. So here is a little peek into our life with a 3 year old and a 7 month old! I've also added a fews pics from recent outings!

Good-bye diapers and good-bye pull-ups! Bring on the big boy pants!!! Davis is officially in big boy underwear! He only gets a pull-up for naps and night-time. Since I decided to put the pull-ups away he has done SO well! In fact no accidents at all despite nap/night-time. I should have gotten the balls to do this alot sooner!

I am not sure who this kid is . . . . Oh wait . . . It's my son acting like his daddy! This was take a week or two ago when D thought it would be funny to put a pull-up on his head after going potty! Hey I put it on mom all by myself!

I have two very strong-willed kids at times! Davis is quite difficult if he gets too tired. So at those times (like after Playball on Tuesdays) you have to pick your battles. The newest battle has become napping in the floor or his bed. Hey, if he wants to sleep in the floor on his star rug, next to his new infamous GeoTrax, then by all means go for it! :)

Marleigh has started taking nice long naps in her bed during the day. In fact the past two days -- she has taken 2 - 2 hour naps in her bed! This picture was from Tues. a week ago when she actually went to sleep all by herself! Woohoo! :) (This was taken while D was sleeping in his floor - see picture above!) Mommy wasn't sure what to do with two little ones sleeping so soundly, so she had to capture the moments!

Last Wednesday, we took a road trip to visit Andrea and David. I got to meet Baby Wesley, and Andrea got to meet Ms. Marleigh in person! Poor little Wesley gave us both a scare, and I am so happy that he is feeling/feeding much better. See my Royal Family link to the right. The kids were quite busy, so I as usual was horrible about getting pics. I did snap a few of the boys outside as we were leaving!

Marleigh before we left!

David and Davis playing chase in the yard!

Adorable little Wesley!

Ms. Marleigh is a mess! She is getting into anything and everything. She is as close to crawling as you can get without actually doing it! She is a good scooter! :) She will get on all fours and then belly-flops! She can go from sitting to both legs before tumbling on over. She pulls up on EVERYTHING! I think she might walk before she crawls. She is beginning to cruise around things and every now and then can let go and stand for a second or two. She is waving bye-bye and tries to say bye-bye. She is starting to clap, and loves for people to clap for her! She loves her walker, but she is much more mischevious than Davis. She is already opening all the drawers and cabinets as she scoots by. I know we are in TROUBLE with this little Princess in the house!!!

Mommy and Marleigh getting ready for fireworks in Clermont on Saturday!

Daddy and Davis awaiting fireworks! Davis was not so happy as time drew nigh!

His little ears are still very sensitive after the tubes, and I have a feeling this isn't going to get better anytime soon. We finally got him to watch from inside my aunts room. He did well until the finale and it got very loud so he said he was going to hide until it ended, and he did -- under her bedskirt! :)

Marleigh's Baby Dedication is coming up soon! We are trying very hard to get a good pic of her in her attire, but she doesn't perform well on demand! This money shot is going to priceless -- if we ever get it!

We have a THREE year old in our house!!!

Oh my goodness! Where has the time gone? My precious baby boy is growing into a handsome little young man! The past month has been very difficult for our family, so we are so happy to celebrate with and for Davis!

Davis turned 3 last Thursday, Sept. 4th, and we have had a week of partying around the Henson household! Unfortunatley Davis caught a virus Tuesday of last week and had to stay home from school with Pops on his actual birthday! The good news is that he was feeling much better on Thursday. He just need to rest up and gain back some strength.

Thursday night we celebrated at Mimi and Pops house with Papa and Nana. We have pizza and cake, luckily! LOL! The luckily because Davis "broke" the cake as he likes to tell everyone! I picked up a small cake at Sam's Thursday afternoon. D was instructed to only look/not touch. He did well until we took it to Mimi and Pops' house. Being the smart mother that I am I arrived at their house without Marleigh's bag, so I had to run back home. Praise the Lord we only live 5 min. away. I returned to Davis telling me he had broken the cake and my parents laughing in hysterics. Seems that D decided to pull the cake down for a look by himself. Luckily he caught it and was able to hold on to the lips of the container while screaming "HELP!" I am not sure how he managed as it was between his belly and the dishwasher. It looked a little crazy, but tasted yummy nonetheless! So funny how the layers actually slid!

The "broke" cake

The proud B-day Boy before blowing out his candle!

Of course D was spoiled with gifts after the cake and ice cream! A drum set (which IS staying at Mimi and Pops' house!) Dinosaurs, dvds, and a Bullseye Ball Game!

For those of you who don't know Davis has been talking about his Birthday party since uummm... March! He was quite clear he wanted a Dinosaur Jumpy Party, so that is exactly what he got!

My best job of a money shot (of course some kids would not come out of the inflatables and some kept crawling out of the pics, a few were camera shy)

Ms. Jamie and Ms. Marleigh not sure about the big kids behind them!

At first even the parents were intimidating as they have some of the highest inflatables I have ever seen with huge steep slides, but the kids were wide open! They climbed to the top like it was nothing and came ZOOMING down the slides!

Marleigh was quite excited to see her friend Jamie!

Of course the dads were in the on the action and the little princesses took their first slide together!

Of course after it was over the dads looked a little more stunned than the girls! :)

The kids were worn out by party time. Here I caught Jonathan and Davis resting and catching up on the fire truck climb.

Here is D with cousin Clarke after a FAST trip down the Octopus ship!

Hannah, what a cutie! You may be camera shy, but I gotcha!

Lori and Jamie

Ashley and Copeland

Madden on the rebound, while his new baby brother, Graham, slept through the action!

The B-day Boy and his Cake!

Making himself at home in his throne!

Of course if you ask D about his party. He is quick to say, "It was SO fun! Can we do it again?" Maybe next year baby! :)

This was our first time at the Jump Zone in Buford and it was AWESOME! I highly recommend them. This was our easiest party EVER by a long shot! So nice to leave when the party ends and let someone else clean it all up!

Happy Birthday Davis! Mommy, Daddy and Sissy love you so much!

We are so proud of the young man you are becoming!

Happy 6th Month Birthday to My Angel!

WOW! I cannot believe my baby girl is already 6 months old!!! This morning I told her daddy on the phone that "I can't believe it! We don't have a baby anymore! It's time for another one!" To which he quickly replied, "SHUT YOUR MOUTH!" Not honestly ready for another, just wanted to get Tim's gut reaction, and enjoy watching this little priss blossom! She has an INCREDIBLE personality. She just LOVES attention from strangers or familiar faces! She is going to be a people person and the life of everything!

Marleigh has had a trying few weeks with some respiratory issues and lots of breathing treatments! We are going to start trying to wean her starting next week. Through it all she has been the happiest baby in the world. The doctor just LOVES her. I guess they have really gotten to bond. We've only went umm.... say 7 times in the past two or three weeks!

6 Month Check-up was Monday

Weight: 19 pounds 13 ounces

Length: 27 and 3/4"

Head: 18"

Good Morning Sunshine! Happy 1/2 Birthday!!!
She wont' lay back or sit back in anything anymore. This makes feedings quite difficult!

Look at those precious bunny feet! (P.S. Her Pj's say "I Love Mommy!")

It was so different with only 1 child! I was an overachiever mother who made sure we had photos made monthly at a studio! Not this time around. We took Marleigh at 8 weeks, and it is such a chore to get everyone out of the house and dressed that we haven't attempted photos again!

I however felt like I couldn't let her 1/2 birthday go by with no pictures so I had to pull out my camera! Sadly the nice Nikon was in the van so I used my little one, but I still got some good ones! We even had 4 outfits! :) I only had 30 min. before I had to get ready for school, but I was able to take over 100 shots and some aren't half bad!

Here she is in one of my baby dresses! She looks just like me at this age! I need to scan the picture of me in this dress. I am hoping Tim can help me recreate a similar shot this weekend. She chose to wrap up in her blankie!

Look at Mommy's Big Girl! Can you say precious?

Marleigh the Fashion Diva!

Who says I have to wear bows on the top of my head?

Everyone is always commenting on how she props her feet up! What can I say? She's her mother's daughter! I bet when she can ride in a passengers seat and put her feet on the dash, then she will too! I am sure Tim won't complain as much when it is his little Princess' toe prints on his windows!

We didn't quite master the shot of her standing in her bed under her name. She was being quite distracted by her big bro! She won't take her eyes off him! We will try again when Daddy is home!

Love this shot of her in her crib! :)

Not sure if she wanted me or the camera in this one! :)

Honestly, it was probably the camera!

We had to break out the UGA Cheerleading outfit! Still a little big, but should be perfect for Football Season! Go DAWGS! We will attempt these again, she was exhausted by this point! She decided the remaining pictures had to be made lying down. She was pooped!

This video is Marleigh rolling over. It is from last week I think. I can't believe I didn't video her when she first started. She is a pro now! LOL Great it posted as to cover her in a nudie video! :)

We love you, our little Mar-Star!

Happy 1/2 Birthday!

Love,

Mommy, Daddy, and Bubba

Summer Update Part 1!

I can't believe how fast this summer is going by! We have had a wonderful summer! So many new things to report and share! I honestly don't even know where to begin! I also have tons of pictures to post, so hopefully I can narrow them down!

I've decided to do this post in parts! This is part 1 and will encompass our first night in Tennessee! Somehow I am noticing a trend -- Davis literally has 100's of clothes that fit - not exagerating either! But somehow all of my pictures and posts lately he has this outfit on! I am going to make sure he wears other attire for the camera for a while! :)

Davis crusing in his car and Mimi and Pops' house! I have no idea why he is driving with his snack plate on his car! Go figure! This picture is just too cute I had to throw it in!

Updates:

1. Tim started a new job, and here is the best news! NO MORE TRAVELING! So excited!

2. Davis is using the "Potty, Potty, Now-ow!"

3. Marleigh is growing like a weed and rolling and moving ALL over the place!

4. Mommy has agreed to a new job next year - She will be teaching ESOL part-time at her current school! :)

5. Oh and did I mention that Daddy turned 30!!! Mommy doesn't know what to do being married to an OLD MAN!

We had an AWESOME trip to Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg! The cabin we stayed in was INCREDIBLE! We could SO live there!!! It's forsale - but I don't think we could spring the $650,000 they are asking for it!!! The kids were GREAT!!! The loved Dollywood and we discovered that D is a daredevil!!! He will ride anything and the faster/higher the better!!! :)

We made a stop in Cherokee, but Davis was to preoccupied with the fact that Mimi had just told him we were going to visit the Aquarium in Gatlinburg to care for indians!

He did enjoy riding this horsey!

And he even let sissy in on the fun!

On the way to our cabin - he spotted a kiddie amusement park or more specifically this train! Guess where we ended up later that evening?

Of course, Pops had to go with him first!

Then he let daddy go for a ride!

Davis suprised us as he wanted to ride anything and everything - even by himself! Mommy was so excited! She knew he would love Dollywood!

Next it was super high up in the air by himself, Davis the pilot! Mommy was a nervous wreck waiting on D to try to skydive out, but he LOVED it!!! He just waved and waved!

Next, it was on the Ferris Wheel where we were shocked that he didn't want out after his cage mate had a nervous breakdown! They stop to let the boy out and Davis said he was ok and wanted to keep going! Good for you, my big boy!

Next, the scrambler! We were worried about this one as it makes daddy VERY sick! Davis LOVED it -- The operator couldn't spin him fast enough. He kept screaming more more faster faster! I just knew we'd see dinner again! However, he was a pro until he let go and started spinning with the cart! The operator saved the day and got him back under control. Davis just laughed. He would have stayed on it all night!


Sissy slept most of the time at the Kiddie Park in her stroller, but Mommy got Sleephead up for some lovin' and a quick photo!

Our Mar-Star!

Ok, so I must admit -- we began calling Davis --- D from the start. Marleigh was Mar Bear for ever and I still call her that, but the past few weeks I have been calling her and refering to her as my Mar-Star! And that she truly is! She is quite the little Star of the household! In fact, here lately her stardom has sortof taken its toil on the rest of the household!

"What? I know she is not talking about ME!"

Oh, but I am my little Princess! :) Ms. MarStar has become quite the little spoiled Princess. She is your typical little girl! She wants CONSTANT attention and interaction and nothingless. If you take your eyes off of her for even a second she DEMANDS you back in line! :) Our perfect little princess has always went to bed like a light switch. Here lately (the past 5 or 6 nights), bedtime has become her "showtime." In fact she will sleep like a little lamb as long as mommy is holding her in her arms. The second mommy begins to lay her down - her eyes POP open huge and she won't have it! :) Just to explain -- this cycle has easily continued for 4 and 5 hours at at time. Turning her 7:00 bedtime easily into midnight. And oh - I am NOT exaggerating! Since Mommy has removed her wedge and blanket. She is now sleeping flat in her bed in Halo Sack. Last night was the best in a week. Mommy got her to sleep quite quickly until Daddy and D caused a stir and woke her up. Needless to say Mommy was not happy with Daddy and told him he had the priveledge of dealing with the Princess. Luckily she went back easily and slept until 8:40 this morning! Over 12 hours! So we are getting there! Mommy is convinced that MarStar is starting to exhibit the early stages of Separation Anxiety. This week it has been quite intense. She is young to exhibit the intial signs, so we might be in for a quite a time the next few months! Please pray for us all! :)

Mommy explains, "She better be glad she is so darn Cute!"

Marleigh has become quite the little fashion diva with her hairbows here lately! I know, you either LOVE big bows on babies or you HATE them! I am a HUGE fan myself! I am also very proud of myself for making them! In fact, I have already had a number of people asking me to make some for their little girls and friends. I guess I am going in the bow making business! At least it is fun, and I enjoy it! And I am saving a ton for not ordering them online as I had been doing! :)

Well we hope you all had a GREAT 4th! We sure did! Our money shot days are SHOT. We cannot seem to get a good pic of the kids together. One day we will look back and Love these. I just know it! Marleigh is always ready for the camera, and she just can't seem to understand why Davis HATES to pose for pictures!