davis jeffrey | one.

Davis is O-N-E!!! 

Was that the fastest year ever, or what?! 

This past year with Davis has been so hard yet so rewarding. I've seen different parts of myself, of Beau, and of Mark during this last year while learning to welcome a new member to our family. Having two boys has been a fun, challenging, amazing adventure and I feel so blessed that I can experience it!

The first six months of Davis' life was tough for me as I was adjusting to everything I didn't know about newborns. Davis threw us for a loop with his early arrival, smaller birth weight (and still below average weight), dairy intolerance, sleep issues, and general discomfort. We were on a rollercoaster for those first six months but I'm so glad we were able to figure things out and make Davis comfortable. 

Davis is the sweetest little boy. He has such a sweet and happy disposition that even though I remember Beau being a good baby all around, I never remember just thinking he was so. dang. sweet! Davis' whole face lights up when he smiles and he has this wide grin that he flashes especially in the mornings. He is always eager to see someone enter the room and will crawl towards them or stand up to greet them. He loves to bounce or bop along to music and if he's standing up he'll alternate picking up his feet to dance. It's so cute!

He LOVES people and enjoys being held but also LOVES wiggling and moving constantly. He is always on the go and I rarely see him sitting still anymore. I haven't been able to rock him to sleep or hold him while sleeping since he started crawling, so for a good 4 months!

He loves balls, our robot vacuum,  and opening and closing doors. He also loves any toy that Beau is playing with and already knows how to 'drive' cars with the accompanying (and necessary) noises. He loves putting toys/things into anything he can find. If there is a bucket, basket, toilet, bathtub, etc., he will try to put whatever is nearest into it. 

He's been using his walker for about a month now and is getting so close to walking! We've been catching him standing unassisted for several seconds so we think once he realizes he can take steps, he will. He seems more willing to attempt things and see if he can do them than Beau was, who wanted to master something before he tried to do it (his 'first steps' were about 15 steps across the room). 

He's saying 'ball', 'mama', 'dada', 'bubba', I THINK 'Beau' and he will bark 'ba, ba, ba!' at anything resembling a dog. He babbles a lot and has the funniest 'conversations' with himself. 

He slept through the fireworks (inside) for his first fourth of July but enjoyed the parade and the swimming. He'll take his first plane ride in August when we go to Destin for a week and I'm crossing my fingers he's mastered walking by that point and we can enjoy a slightly less sandy beach trip. :)

Davis is independent and plays SO well by himself when Beau isn't around. He plays well with Beau too, but Beau doesn't reciprocate well. We know they will be great playmates soon, though!

We are so thankful for this sweet boy and have loved this last year with him. We cannot wait to see him grow even more over the years to come. We love you, sweet Davis!!!

*thank you so much to my sister Angela for capturing these amazing pictures of Davis for us!