Happy Halloween!

Des' first Halloween was...like every other day. But we still carved a pumpkin! And by we I meant me. I carved a pumpkin. It was inspired by Des.

And we went all out on the costume. He was an m'n'm. We didn't have to go outside so we didn't worry about pants. Its pretty much the same story for any other day...

And Des discovered candy. He got as far as the wrappers and was sold! He never even tasted chocolate. Although G'ma Hatt sent him some cotton candy...not so sure we're going to try that either.

and we also did some work in our backyard. We had to try out Des' new coat!

All in all, it was a fun day! We only had to answer our door twice for trick-or-treaters so we even have some candy left over.

Happy Halloween everybody!

Des' new clothes

Des got some new clothes from Grandma Renee and auntie Jessi. Finally, this poor kid has some long sleeves to wear on these cold, cold October days!

And he also got a new coat! We can venture outside without feeling like my child is going to freeze. Its a good feeling.

And in other news, this is Yamori, Guardian of Cenarius. Apparently he's worth a screen shot.

I spoke too soon

Des was approved! You can find him here and look him up by his number.

Destry D.

Baby Boy
ID: 407160174

So I guess he's too cool for GAP

des yelling for more cheerios, "Give me more cheerios, woman!"

I never heard back from the GAP contest. Whatever.

Things at the Davies are interesting these days. Des has:

1. gained more weight. I'm pretty sure he's in the 20's now. 23 on my mom's scale but we all know that's a little off.
2. started to eat chunks of food like bananas, cooked sweet potatoes, cheerios, cheese, and bread.
3. discovered (only yesterday) that he can roll consecutively and get places (or toys).
4. begun to "gum" his bottom gum, like he's growing teeth or something.
5. figured out he can yell at people and get their attention. This is especially fun to do in church. To strangers. Who happen to look at him once and smile.
6. started to feed himself, or at least tries.
7. grown enough stomach and back muscles to sit up without having the boppy to catch him.
8. experienced snow falling and DOES NOT LIKE IT!!

not quite yet

I guess they're still working on approving des for the gap contest. So be patient! I'll let you know.

Fall into the Gap....

...between Tim's teeth. That's what I think about every time I think of GAP--ya, know, the store? My little brother Brian made that up about an unfortunate kid in grade school who had some orthodontic issues. Not the nicest thing, but it's stuck with me through the years.

Aaaaanyway, my buddy Jillyn suggested I enter Des into the GAP's casting call/contest online. So I did. Just like that. I took picture after picture of Des this morning and he wouldn't smile for a single one! Out of all the days in his 6 and 1/2 months of living and he chooses today not to smile. So we came back later and tried again and I managed to get a few. It actually took the dog to get him to smile. Nice. I see who really is on top of this totem poll.

After they approve him, everyone can go vote. Or just see what the big hoopla is about. But while you're there, you might as well, right? Right. So by the time you all are reading this, he should be up and running. We squeaked in just before the deadline.

So go here and support Des in his big debut!

a new car seat

If you didn't know, Des is pretty big. If you've ever held him, you'd know that but some of you out there haven't had the chance. Sorry. Its life altering.

Des' current car seat is the one in which we brought him home from the hospital. It's nice, race car red, and still in great condition (we bought it because it would last through more than one kid). It, however, only holds up to 22 lbs. After that, your behemoth of a baby will become a human projectile and swiftly decapitate you on it's way out your windshield in the event of a collision. Or so I'm told.

I might have made that last part up.

The moral of the story is, Des is swiftly rounding out the teens and building muscle mass through the early twenties (poundage-wise). He's not quite to 22 lbs yet, but getting close so we bought him a new car seat. We pulled it out of the box to test it out, see how it fits. Its huge. And pretty awesome. And poor little des can only bob his head and wave his little arms a bit because he just fits in there snug, its pretty cute.

And because these pictures were pretty cute too, I thought I'd throw them in the mix. We went to Fillmore, UT this past weekend to visit the family and take part in a craft fair with Baby Windsor. Kolt's aunt LuRey and cousin Taffee made the drive from Green River to play for the day and it was super fun! The babies loved playing on the four-wheelers in Grandpa Rob's shop.

and I just realized that I forgot to take a picture of Natalie and her motorcycle. She was loving the fact that it was just her size, had training wheels, and a box really close to it so she could get on and off herself. She was having a blast too!

my mommy sense is tingling...

Destry was happily chewing on his frozen key-teethers while I was turned away. Kobe was busy playing with his toy frog. Then my mommy sense started tingling...turns out, Kobe decided he wanted Des to throw his froggie for him. Yeaaaah. So, so very gross. Da frog became da next chewy for Des. yuuuuuuuck.

An unforgetable end

this end is oh-so-cute but we always pay tribute to this cuteness.

now, THIS end is something to squish and pat and tickle. And, a bonus: its freshly out of the tub so it smells good too!

best toy ever

Cutest Bootie you'll ever see

Not sure if I spelled that right....

Carrie, I couldn't help it. These are for your sweet little peanut! They lack buttons because I figured I could make them either more boy or more girl depending on what that muffin ends up being. I thought about making them a surprise. And then I posted this.

I showed them to my party guests the other night and they all thought the booties were stinking cute. I do too.

You can wear them up like mucklucks or however you spell that....


...OR you can wear them down like little anklet booties!! ooooh so cute for a little girl!

Just imagine them with buttons!

Our impromptu Party

Last night we had Jessica and Clint come visit with their tiny new baby Kennedie, gma Renee, Taffee and Kory and their feather of a baby Jaci! It was fun to hold and play with babies who didn't weight nearly as much as Des.

Des, meet Sippy Cup. Sippy Cup, meet Des.

I decided to get Destry a sippy cup, just for kicks. I read in his little letter from Gerber (I blame them) that I could introduce a little apple juice in a sippy and see what happens. So I did. And it was pretty entertaining. He's pretty good about holding his own bottle these days but the arms don't last very long. I'm not sure if he just forgets that they are what is holding up his food source or if he just gets tired of holding the bottle...anyway, a sippy comes with TWO handles! So yeah.

me: "Des, here's a sippy cup. You drink out of it. Crazy, huh?"

Des: "You mean, like this?"

me: "sorta...here, try this"
des: "mmmmm, juice!"

Des: "Ok, this is harder than it looks but I'm getting the hang of it!"

Pretzel Des

I was busy being a good mom and blogging when I turned around to this:

He had been sitting ever-so-nicely in his boppy when he plopped down, turned, and got stuck.

Shots do not make for a happy baby.

Des had his 6-month check up yesterday! Time is just zooming by. People tell you that all the time but its true. But here are the numbers:

height: 26.5"
weight: 19 lbs 1 oz. (which is less than what my parents scale put out. So my mom should be happy!) :D
head: 45.5 cm

This puts him in the 50% for height, 75% for weight, and *cough* 90% for the head. Nice.

Aaaaand then they gave him three shots and something edible. We tried to stay on top of the Tylenol thing and gave him a warm bath last night at midnight but to no avail. Ugh. We saw every hour except for this morning after kolt left for work. My head hurts but the baby is finally happy again.

A day of rest. or two. or three...

Today we rest. And probably tomorrow and the next day. I've had it with onesies and sewing machines that don't do what they are supposed to and trying to juggle a 6-month old and working. So yesterday we decided that its time to relax and play and sleep. Its gonna be a goooooood day!

And here a couple of cute pics of the babe:

cute and nakie. gotta love the nakedness. Although he had pants on.

(this one went on the website...for the cursed onesies aforementioned. )