The last 2 weeks & more

Baby Ellis Graham will be 2 weeks old tomorrow, fastest 2 weeks of my life! (I'm pretty sure I say that every time, but it's always true. The time with a newborn goes by so fast.) He is a sweetheart but is kinda fussy/gassy and hasn't figured out yet that night time is for sleeping and day time is for napping!  I still stare at him and try to figure out who he looks like, it changes everyday but he really doesn't look much like our other kids did as babies.

Hayden and Clara helping mom take a few pictures of baby.  They are dang cute with him and love him lots.

They also love each other lots and are each others best friends.  It may look like she is trying to bite him but she was actually giving him kisses!  She did have him in a pretty good head lock though and didn't want to let him go!

Now for a few pictures from Easter, before baby was born.  These were last minute hurry up and take a picture, but I'm at least glad I have them.  I can't believe how big my kids are getting, especially my older boys.  Who said they could turn into handsome young men?!

The weather has been a little undecided this last week so we take every opportunity to get outside when the warm sun is shinning.  And we eat lots of otter pops too! 
Don't you just love the blossoms on the trees?  I do.

I'm in the process of trying to figure out how I even managed to care for a baby without Clara's help.  She wants to be and is, involved in every single thing that has to do with caring for baby.  So far she has been pretty good with him but is just super involved!  She still calls him "mom's baby" and loves to buckle him in his car seat or the swing.  She does diapers & wipes and baths and burping, you name she can do it.  Why didn't I have her 1st?!  

And why use just one purse when you have 4 or 5? 

 

Taking a nap on the stairs is also something we do around our house.  I guess he was just too tired to make it all the way up! 

And when it's Sunday and you have a craving for chocolate cake what do you do?

You make a chocolate cake (it will have frosting before long).  This is my favorite cake ever and is as easy to make as pancakes. 

One last picture of baby.  He is sooooo darn sweet!  

side note: Clara just walked up and saw this picture and said "OHHHH!!!  SOOO CUTE!"  She is definitely older than her 2 years, she amazes me. 

It's A Boy!

The Davis Family would like to introduce the newest arrival to the family.
Ellis Graham Davis born April 16th
weighing in at a whopping 9lbs 7oz!
He is perfect in every way and is doing so great. 

The delivery was fast and smooth.  Only three hours after getting to the hospital we had baby in our arms.  I'm still in shock at how big he was, totally didn't expect that!

We are having a debate about what to call him.  I want to call him Graham and Mark wants to call him Ellis.  So we'll see what sticks after awhile.  Both are family names from Mark's side of the family so we really can't go wrong with either one. 

I love Clara's face in the picture above.  If the baby could talk he would be saying "Please pray for me, I'm gonna need all the help I can get to survive this big sister!"

Going home. 

At home and wide awake.  I'm sure he is trying to figure out just what this crazy family is all about. 

We couldn't be happier with our sweet baby boy.  I'm still trying to process having 5 kids! 

My 4.....

I'm still in denial that in about 2 weeks "my 4" will become "my 5".

My 5 kids!  With the arrival of this baby only 2 weeks away I have a lot on my mind and on my "to do list". 

Thankfully the biggest things on my list were crossed of this last week with the completion of our basement!  We got the kids all moved down into their new rooms and got upstairs all clean and ready for baby.  It's so great to have doubled the size of our house and have all this new room to spread out.  We really needed it with this new baby coming.  I owe so many thanks to my wonderful husband and his parents for all of their help in getting it done and to my parents who came this past week and helped move and clean.  What would life be without family to make it through? 

I'm feeling very thankful today for all of my many many blessings!  And greatly anticipating the arrival of baby #5. 


Slumber party in the basement on the day that we finally got carpet!  

Basement Family room before......

 Basement family room after.   I thought I had a picture after the carpet was laid but I didn't so I'll have to take one tomorrow and switch it out.  There are still a few detail things to get done but it's livable space now and we are loving it!