Sharing

We've been working on sharing toys lately. I think it might be going a little too well.

Needless to say, this eventually ended in screaming and tears all around. Kehlton ended up too overwhelmed by it all and Brychan was just as upset that Kehlton was crying. I just had to laugh!

More of Kehlton...

I seriously cannot get enough of this kid lately. He is just so happy all the time! Sorry this photo is so blurry - quick snap with my phone. I just couldn't resist with that cute smile.


Totally and completely relaxed. Loving the chunky thighs!


You'll also have excuse the horrible taping, but I was playing with one hand and and holding the camera in the other. This is seriously how he is all the time. If he's fussing, there's always a reason behind it. Fix whatever his problem might be, and he goes right back to this. I LOVE it!

Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?

Earlier this afternoon, I made chocolate chip cookies for David's scouts. When Brychan woke up from his nap, I let him have a cookie. He quickly asked for another, but I told him no...he had to wait until the big boys came over tonight.

30 minutes later, as I'm sweating through my daily workout (I'm on day 3 of Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. I've lost 6 pounds since my last post a month ago about losing weight - yay me!), I look over and see that Brychan is munching on a cookie. I pause my video to go "help" him leave the cookies alone and find this...

Notice the 3 cookies on the top? The first one is half eaten, the second one is missing one big bite and the third cookie is missing two little bites. All nibbled on and put right back where he found them. By the way, this is not a first time offense. Any time there are cookies or treats on the counter, you can guarantee that one "hungry" little boy will sneak a bite or two. That little stinker!!!

Spoiled Rotten

This is the loot my son acquired from random people this week, for no other reason than that he's cute. The pink cow and matchbox car are from complete strangers. The two trucks are from our neighbor (whom I've never even met, by the way) who came across them and thought Brychan might like them. This isn't all that unusual...he's received free bouquets of balloons from the store, candy, coloring pages in the past. I'm going to start putting him in a t-shirt that says "I Like Money, Too!". Maybe we could have his college paid for by the time he graduates elementary school.

*side note...Brychan is totally in love with the two trucks. He has been playing with them non-stop. He makes a bee-line for them when he wakes up from his naps or first thing in the morning. Evidently the fire truck is the daddy truck and the dump truck is the mommy truck. Too cute!

So In Love

With this little boy!!! I love how blue my son's eyes are.
Kehlton LOVES to tell stories! He will talk and talk and talk as long as he knows you're listening. If you stop listening, and he's not done, he'll let you know about it! But, he forgives quickly and has nothing but smiles.

He is seriously the happiest little guy. You would never know that he is super congested right now (I am watching closely for RSV & other respiratory issues...). We are learning to have our play time while big brother is sleeping in order to avoid all the jealousy issues. I just love him to death!!

Still sorting things out -

So our "Black Sunday" anniversary is coming up. I keep trying to forget about it, but no such luck. I was really hoping I could get to a place where that day would just come and go as any other and I wouldn't think twice about it. Nope. Oh well. In fact, David and I were talking the other day about how I am becoming more anxious as the day gets closer. I still want so badly to figure out a way to start a support group for families who go through the same thing we did, but I haven't been able to do anything about it as of yet. I still can't believe nothing exists. Someday it will. Once David and I are both ready and I can find the right resources, I will get it done.

I think I am 95% better ("better" is not the right word, but I don't know how else to say it). I have come to terms with the fact that my current state is probably as good as it's going to get for me. I will always have my triggers. I had a major reaction today for no good reason (it drives me NUTS when that happens...makes me feel certifiably crazy; thankfully they are now few and far between), and it will always be swimming around in the back of my head somewhere. I sometimes feel bad about the fact that I can't let go of it 100% (trust me, I'd LOVE to); that everybody else involved, including my husband, has seemingly moved on and I can't. As if this were all about me, which it most definitely is not. I don't know how to put it in words, but it is incredibly frustrating to me.

Since March 1st falls on a Monday this year, we have decided to turn it into a family fun day (which I am very much looking forward to). David and I agreed that it would not be healthy for me to be sitting at home all day reliving everything; constantly trying to push flashbacks out of my head. Maybe after a day of fun this year, I will cope with the anniversary better next year. Or, maybe we will just make March 1st a family fun day every year from here on out!

David...I love you. I cannot say it enough. I cherish every day our family has together and look forward to an eternity of them to come.

*Again, my apologies for the lack of details that I cannot share. This post is more of a journal entry/note to family.

A HUGE Favor?

Some of you may have noticed that I put a tracker on our blog a month or so ago just to see who was visiting us, which Dave and I have enjoyed watching. I am always shocked when somebody tells me that they saw something on our blog - I guess just because I figured the only ones really looking at it were family members and a few friends.

Can we ask a favor? We would LOVE to know who all is reading our blog. We definitely don't want to discourage any of you from reading; we're just curious! So if you wouldn't mind leaving a comment or sending me a quick email at:
alyssacdavis (at) hotmail (dot) com, we would greatly appreciate it.

Happy Blogging!!

Learning the Hard Way

Today the weather was GORGEOUS. 75 degrees, sunny and warm without a cloud in the sky. David came home from work early and we headed up to Lake Pleasant to do a little exploring.

Brychan had a blast. We kept trying to tell him that he needed to stay on the hiking trail "in between the big rocks". Well, he obviously didn't listen, and this is what happened...

He sat down and got stuck. Pretty darn stuck. I'm not sure how he got himself so wedged down in there, but he really had to fight to get himself back out! Regardless, he had a blast!

Donny & Marie

No, not the Osmonds, but the miniature turtles LaLa (which is what Brychan calls Auntie Ashley) brought for Brychan today. She got them at the Chinese Cultural Center this weekend during their Chinese New Year celebration. Brychan was absolutely fascinated with them. They are pretty cute! He even practiced saying their names, and can say them quite well.

He refused to touch them, but also didn't want Ashley or I to put them back in their little carrier. He even gave the turtles one of his prized rocks to put in their carrier so they would have something to climb on.

LaLa also brought this rice hat. Brychan sure is lucky to have such a fun auntie!!

The First Birthday Party

Brychan was invited to a birthday party for a little boy in our ward this week. The party was held at Pump it Up. Brychan had a blast!! He spent 99% of his time on this huge slide. I went down with him the first time, and then he was totally fine to do it on his own. The child is fearless!




Coming up for air
The whole group
When did he get so big?!?

Thanks, Hunter! We had lots of fun! Hope you had a great birthday!

The Big 4-0

So yesterday was David's fortieth birthday. I had originally planned on this being a HUGE celebration...a party with all of his family members and a few friends, but then we moved to Arizona, and he had to settle for just me and the boys. However, it was a perfect day! Krispy Kreme for breakfast, opening gifts and lazing around all day watching movies and just hanging out. Brychan was SO excited all morning about Daddy's birthday, even though he has NO clue what birthdays are...he just thought it was fun that I was trying to get him to yell "Happy Birthday!!!!"

For our night out, Ashley came to stay with the boys, and Dave opted for us to see Avatar in 3D. Not my first choice, but also not my birthday! Since we didn't have enough time to go out to eat, we enjoyed our Chipotle burritos while watching the movie. I really did end up enjoying the movie and would recommend you see it (but it must be done in 3D).

Tomorrow night will be Dave's birthday dinner of choice and birthday cake (homemade Wingers chicken and Boston Cream Pie).

I love you, honey, and hope that 40 brings you everything you're hoping (and working) for! Thank you for being the most amazing husband and father!!

Sharing our Toys is HARD to do...

I've started pulling out a few different toys for Kehlton to try out and explore. Unfortunately, it's not without some stiff competition from big brother.

Trying to enjoy the little play gym...
Until forced out by Brychan; who, by the way, never really liked playing with this until now. Incidentally, he played like this for about half an hour.
Learning how to figure out the Rainforest jumper...
With brother, once again, stealing the show. As you can see, Brychan made the "fun" a little too over-stimulating and not so much fun. *Please excuse the pantless little boy. It wasn't worth the fight.

And a few updates...

The Prevacid is working!!!! Our nights this week have been FREE from gagging, gurgling, puking and multiple wardrobe/bedding changes. And, I don't think I've had to change anybody's clothes this week. There is still a little bit of spitting up here and there, but it's an amount I feel is totally normal.

Kehlton's newest trick? Clicking his tongue. And he loves to have others join him.

I'm in BIG trouble...

(Sorry...second entry in a row with no photos)

For awhile now, I've heard a few friends reference Bakerella and how much they are inspired by her; wishing they could replicate her gorgeous baking designs. Last week, I finally checked Bakerella out. BIG MISTAKE!!! I am officially obsessed. I really do enjoy baking. I'm not much of a cook, but I can bake. And now, all I want to do is take all of her recipes, make a new one everyday and just see if I can make mine turn out as beautiful as hers. My sons both nap at the same time during the day, making it really, really tempting (not to mention convenient) to try out something new every few days. Not really diet friendly, though. The goal is to take pounds off...not add new ones.

This weekend I did try the cake doughnuts, which were a disaster. Okay. Well maybe not a disaster, but definitely not worth the time and effort to make them. A drive to Krispy Kreme is much faster, easier and enjoyable.

I'm having the internal debate of my life right now...try the dump cake, Texas sheet cake, or be a good little girl and leave it alone? Hmmm. I wonder what my husband would say...

Sweet Baby Boy

Time flies by...yesterday was Kehlton's 2 month check up. He's doing great!! His new stats are as follows:

Length: 22.5"
Weight: 11.1 lbs

Both of which are the 50th percentile. Compared to Brychan who was always in the 90th percentile for everything, Kehlton is still just a tiny little thing! We asked the doctor about all the puking, and it was decided to treat him for either a milk allergy or acid reflux. And since Mom doesn't eat enough dairy to cause so much of a reaction from Kehlton (Milk? Ewww!) we decided to start treating him with Prevacid for the acid reflux. We start that today...I really hope it helps him. The doctor did say he'd probably just outgrow it with time.

I was hoping Kehlton would take his shots as easily as Brychan did, but no such luck. We spent the majority of the afternoon/evening trying to console a screaming baby. He was not a happy camper. So sad!! But, he slept well last night and seems just as happy as can be this morning.

I am constantly amazed at how smiley and talkative Kehlton is already. He is such a happy little boy who is already drawn to his big brother. We love Kehlton so much and cannot get enough of his cute, cute smiles!