First Haircut & First Christmas

December was a big month for Davis. On December 22, Tim, Mom, Dad, Chase, Davis and I all pilled into our wagon and headed to Disney World for Davis's first haircut. How did we all fit in the car? Tim was driving, Chase rode shotgun, Mom, Davis and Dad were in the back seat and I rode sitting backwords in the way-back seat. Riding in the way back wasn't as bad as you might expect and I think I'm the only one small and flexible enough to get back there. I will admit- it was a little overboard to go all the way down there and pay admission to get his hair cut, but it made it way more fun than just getting it done here in Gainesville. And we really needed to get his hair cut before Christmas- he had this wierd side rat tail thing going on that I just couldn't stand anymore. I do not recommend going to Disney on Christmas week, though. You would never know that we have a recession going on- tickets were full price even for Florida residents and the place was PACKED. But still, Disney knows how to do it right, and the video of Davis's haircut is supercute. After the haircut is finished, they give them their first set of Micky Ears that are embroiderred with "First Haircut" on the back. Note the big bruise on Davis's forehead from trying to dive into the side of the daybed.

Davis was jsut too little for many of the rides, but he LOVED Its a Small World. I think he also enjoyed the Enchanted Tiki Room, the one where you walk into a Polenesian hut and there are huge singing birds everywhere. Once the sun went down, we had enough of the crowds and the cold and Davis was tired so we pcked up and headed home.

Later that week, Kathy, Todd, Allie and Weston came down from Christmas. Davis opened his first Santa gift- a Cozy Coupe. Its still a little big for him to ride in, but he loves pushing it around. He also got a great Pop Up Playtent from Mom and Dad, a Backpack carrier, a drum, and lots of other loud toys. Davis was still too young to really know what it was all about, but we enjoyed starting some Christmas traditions with him, like Tim reading the Night Before Christmas. I can't wait for next year when he really knows whats up.

We really enjoyed the visit with the Tolfords. Weston brought his Xbox and I discovered that I love the Rock Band Game- especially playing lead guitar. I have some great footage of Todd belting out Hungry Like a Wolf. I now agree with Tim in thinking that I would love to get one of those, actually probably a Wii. The day after Christmas, everyone came over to our house to try some of Tim's smoked wings and pulled pork, made on his new smoker.

Many people have been asking if Davis is walking yet and the answer is - a little. He will take four or five steps, like moving from the sofa to the coffee table, but if its a long distance he always drops to the floor and crawls it. He is a really fast crawler-sometimes we play a game where I chase him and he crawls away as fast as he can- I dont know how he can giggle so loud and crawl that fast at the same time. He has five teeth now- three on top, two on bottom. I am still making his food, which now consists of a little chucnkier foods and some crackers as a snack. Its so great when I give him a cracker because he will raise it up with one hand, wave it around and howl like he has won the big prize. Somedays it seems like he and I are in a race to see who can eat the most bananas- he can bite off a whole piece of banana now and its definatley his fruit of choice. He is also saying Mamamama and Dadadadada. Sometimes I think he might actually know that Im mamamama, but I cant be sure yet. He is DEFINATLEY making the sign for milk- he loves the bottle and it will be tough to ween him from it in the next few months. Its still really cute when he pushes away the food Im trying to give him and he emphatically makes the sign for milk. The look on his face just says, "Hey woman- I need something to wash this down with now!" I had no idea that they would be able to communicate with you so much, even before they started talking.

He really has so much personality- I'm amazed. Unfortunatley, it seems as though he has inherited my short temper for now, and he is pretty loud when he airs his complaints. As you can tell, many of his development skills are centered around eating. When we go to church, I usually have to come stocked with lots of Cheerios to keep hum busy/quite. I sometimes bring some Tea Biscuits, too- a not too sweet wafer that kind of a cross between a cracker and cookie. During the Christmas Eve service at church, Davis decided that my brother Chase really needed to try one of these Tea Biscuits. So Davis took the wet, slobbery wafer out of his mouth and tried to shove it in Chase's mouth. Chase was horrified, not wanting to offend Davis, but definatley distguisted by his generous offer. Whats worse is that Davis does this ALL the time with the dogs and they take him up on it. I fear for how much dog slobber and fur the child has ingested.

So thats all thats happening around here!

Jenn