Firsts!

We had a little adjusted birthday party for Dylan. His birthday was supposed to be May 6th instead of Feb. 12. So we took him to the zoo for the first time to celebrate. Dylan loved it! He loves animals so much. He was quite nervous at the giraffe. They are odd and very large to a little man I suppose. He held on to Jeff so tight, shook his head no, and babbled at them, and then hid his head in Jeff's shoulder. It was so funny. He did it over and over. That was the only animal he didn't care for. His favorite ones were the elephant, tiger, and the monkeys.


Dylan relaxing. This is how he sat every time he was in his stroller. Just chillin with his feet up.




Look Mom and Dad...No hands




Dylan waving at the tiger. The tiger was so active. Dylan was getting so excited watching him.


We of course had a birthday cake. D loved the frosting.

We also recently went to the Aquarium. It was so fun. It seemed very fitting since Dylan said his first word. His Daddy couldn't be more excited. It wasn't mom or dad. It was FISH!

Cinco de Strawberry

I hit up Strawberry Reservoir for the ice-off the other day with a couple buddies. We got up there during the wee hours of the morning. Although it was over 75 degrees, there was quite a bit of ice still on the water and snow on the ground in some places due to Strawberry being high elevation lake. We fished from shore tossing everything right up to the ice line and managed to pull in several. When it got warmer we busted out the float tubes and moved to open water. The wind was howling and the water was pretty cold but it was worth it. I hooked into some pretty good Cutthroat and Rainbow Trout. I had a blast! I can't wait till Dylan is old enough to come fishing with his Daddy.

Happenings at the Davis Household

I've been on a bit of a blogging hiatus, but I thought that I'd try to catch up the last few months. Dylan has been keeping us on our toes. He is now into EVERYTHING. He is crawling around and pulling himself up to everything possible. He loves to be outside, but is not too fond of the grass yet. Pretty much the only time he sits still is if I put him on the grass because in order to move he has to touch the grass! He gives big open mouth kisses...which I absolutely love. He keeps getting teeth (which is a little miserable), but he now has 7 and a few more are working their way in. He continually jabbers all day. We are waiting for his first word. I keep telling Jeff that it better be "Mom" because I have earned it, but I'm thinking that it might be "Dad". The little stinker! D also climbs the stairs and claps his hands all the time. He is at such a fun stage and we are loving watching him discover things. Jeff and I have been busy fixing sprinklers, pipes, and getting the yard going for the year. We are excited to get the garden planted in a few weeks.


D on St. Patty's Day. So kissable!


The Fam at the temple.


Me and my man at Mark and Nat's reception.


My boys...I can't get enough of these handsome men.


Grandpa, Dylan, and Briggs



The Easter Bunny found Dylan and spoiled him rotten with toys, books, clothes, and candy. His grandparents also did their fair share of spoiling him. We had a great Easter and were able to spend lots of time with family. Holidays are so fun with kids!







Last but definitely not least....Dylan is doing a little bit of eating. He started on Feb. 21st. On average he takes 5-10% of his daily intake orally, but that is major progress! He also has learned to drink from a straw. Some days he refuses to eat so it is a bit of a rollercoaster, but I can't think of many things that make me happier than him eating. He has a extremely sensitive system so we never know how the day is going to go. If he is sick at all it sets him back. Some days he will only eat in his high chair, some days he refuses to eat if he is in his high chair, some days I have to feed him while he is rolling around and playing...Every day is different. It keeps us on our toes! The child loves sweets. We were a bit aprehensive at first but his Dr. told us that we need to feed him ANYTHING he will eat. Pretty much anything that is a positive experience is OK.

Dylan's favorite foods...
~ Chocolate or vanilla pudding
~ Yogurt(strawberry banana, raspberry, and cotton candy flavors)
~ Smoothies
~ Dum Dum Suckers
~ Chocolate
~ Cadbury Cream Eggs
~ Saltine crackers (I have to chew them up for him first...I'm like a momma bird!)
~ Alfredo Sauce
~ Ranch dressing
~ Fun Dip
~ Cheese Sauce
~ Gravy
~ Chocolate milk
~ Sprite
~ Dr. Pepper
~ Strawberry lemonade
Pretty Yummy diet huh? If only I could eat that and not gain weight! He weighs 14 lbs and is 26 inches tall. We are so excited and his GI doctor is shocked that he has made this much progress in such a short time. Realistically we are looking at least one more year of his feeding tube, but possibly longer. We'll see