Today is the first day the whole house has been simultaneously clean since Danny was born.  That of course meant that dinner was not made and Davy watched Sense and Sensibility wearing only his snow boots.  We have been recording some of our favorite Davy lines recently, these have made the list this week.


At lunch:  "You rolled up my ham?  You are PERFECT!"
At the Zoo:  "A zebra!  We must be at the end of the zoo!" (alphabetically speaking, yes.)
In response to What are you afraid of?: "I think I'll pick robots, and tornado sirens, and maybe thunder. but mostly robots."

We have a ton of tornado warnings here and live quite close to the siren.  Every time it goes off we end up spending 30 minutes under a blanket together.  If I say, "I think it is all over" he will say, "I think we should wait one more minute, just to make sure".

He also talks all the time about Blinklochs, a creature that has become his arch enemy.  In case you are unfamiliar with Blinklochs Davy can describe them for you.

-they are really big
-so many eyes
-super many legs
-they eat puppies
-they wear big clothes
-they don't have ears either
-they eat just puppies

 Turtle Park

We also love our little Danny.  He likes to drift off to sleep right around midnight, which lines up with my ideal bedtime too.  Unfortunately, he likes to wake up at 2 and 5 and then 6 for good, which he makes up for with plenty of napping during the day.  I have been spending a lot of time suggesting any game that involves lying on the floor.

Almost two months

Davy has been a great big brother.  He loves to say "Mr. Fingers!" and tickle Danny all over.  Danny's response has been "blank stare" but in a couple of months that will change. It has been a whirlwind two months and has gone by so fast.  It was great to have Stephen home by noon most days. He just started a pathology rotation that has longer hours, but he is still home in time for dinner and bedtime.  We must have earned some good karma with Davy because so far Danny has been great.

Stephen blessed Danny a couple of weeks ago and we took a picture before church.  Yes, Davy is wearing a construction worker's hat for our first family-of-four picture.  No, he did not actually wear it to church.  He likes to play "What impractical item shall I request to take to church". This weeks requests:  A pizza pan, his buzz lightyear outfit, and a backhoe.

A Few more pics of our cute boys

First two weeks

Things feel like they are settling back into a routine here at home.  We are still having sandwiches and cereal for dinner, but we're okay with that.  Baby Daniel has been a champion sleeper and has been really chill when he is awake.  It has been so fun seeing Davy as a big brother.  He talks a lot about his brother and even gives him supporting roles in our pretend games.  Daniel fulfills these roles by sleeping in his swing.  

Baby Olsen

Daniel Patrick Olsen is finally here! Born on the 29th at 11:50.  He weighed 6 lbs 8 oz.  and measures in at 18 inches long.  He has been a sweet and sleepy baby.  We are already home from the hospital and feeling pretty cozy. 

Meanwhile, back at home, Davy and Mimi have been watching and playing Zorro.  Mimi has taught Davy some excellent sword techniques.  Thanks for all your help Mom!

 

Davy Turns Three!

In three short years he's grown from cuddly new-born

To a giggly one-year old

A dapper two-year old

To a happy, chatty three year old!

Three!

All decked out in his birthday explorer gear.  He has a little flashlight and binoculars he has been using to lead the way on walks and bike rides.  

We had a friend birthday party for him this year and he had a blast.  Stephen hid 100 little bugs in our side yard and the kids spent 15 minutes collecting them in bug nets. The rest of the party was mostly spent playing with sponge swords and 'pews" (our friendly non-violent term for pretend guns...which doesn't make them any less violent).   

He had a great day and I was proud of how polite he was to his friends.  He greeted each friend and said "thanks for coming" as they left. He is growing up fast and keeps us laughing all day. He has requested "George and the Birthday Surprise" for two weeks in preparation for his big day.  He new exactly what was supposed to happen and went to the fridge just to "check" on his cake at least ten times that morning.  He asked to practice blowing out the candle, which we did twice and was delighted when the real thing happened.  He seems a lot like Stephen to me--he likes to be prepared and ready for every situation--even celebrating.    

  

Wow, only five weeks left until we meet little brother.  We are getting the house ready for a new baby and trying to figure out where he will sleep.  Davy is also getting excited to be a big brother.  The other day he looked at me and said, "Mom, do what I do--like this" and sucked in his gut.  I reminded him that I had a baby in there and he took up space.  He seems to think I am intentionally sticking out my tummy to be funny.  

Davy also has a future as a personal trainer.  When we go on a walk he insists that we "run like zelda" when I lag behind, he says, "No, run! Run like me! Don't walk! Be like Zelda!" I usually beg Stephen to take him walking when he gets home.  He spends most of his time pretend playing these days. He walks around the house with a sword tucked in the back of shirt attacking bad guys, usually the couch and the refrigerator.  He will bring me the extra sword and say "on guard!" and we have a nice little fight until he says, "wait--I'm going to disarm you".  Then I stand with the sword limp and let him whack it out of my hands.  This happens roughly 40 times a day.

He also loves to play, "Let's pretend to go to church" with Stephen.  He puts on one of his zip-up ties and puts another of his ties on Stephen. He then tells Stephen to, "Go to nursery, ok." and adds, "Don't be sad." He then turns to the wall, stands there silently and says, "I'm talking to people." If Stephen is quiet long enough, he decides the game needs another twist and tells Stephen to be sad.

Dave and Weston--a pose that best guy friends can only pull off when they are toddlers.

 They made party hats at story time.  Our favorite story time does a craft related to the book.  We go every Friday and Davy always asks the lady what the craft will be before she reads.  I am pretty sure that is his favorite part.