Life with Landon...

Here he is. The newest adorable addition to our family, Landon Spencer Davis. He was born on 9-14-2009 at 8:04 am, weighing in at a hefty 9lbs and 1/2 oz and measuring 20 1/2 in length. Landon looks very much like his big brother Christopher, with lots of handsome, dark hair a ruddy complexion and full little lips. He has his Dad's "monkey toes" and his mom's squashed ears. He has a light angel-kiss birthmark over his right eyelid and a faint strawberry birthmark in between his eyes.
I had forgotten how sweet it can be to hold a tiny, warm newborn in your arms and listen to the soft little sighs he makes in his sleep. I had forgotten how much ear-piercing noise can come from one so tiny when unhappy...usually during a diaper change, or too much time in his carseat. I had forgotten the adorable way they their heads bob up and down like a little bobble-head doll as they attempt to hold their heads up, or the funny little grunts and snorts they make when they are hungry.
It's wonderful to have a newborn in the house again and be reminded of the miracle of a new life!

Just don't call her "cute"

I have lots of catching up to do on my blog! For now, I wanted to post this funny story about Stephanie before I forget it...

This summer Stephanie decided that being called "cute" was an insult. I'm not sure how this happened, but she suddenly started getting very upset with people who would call her "cute" (which is just about everybody!). "I'm not cute!" she insists "I'm cool!". Or she will inform people that she is "awesome" or (my personal favorite) "healthy and strong and smart."
I think she decided that "cute" is a term associated with babies, and now that she is a big girl, potty-trained and everything, she should no longer be called "cute." The other day we were dropping off Christopher at kindergarten, and on the way back to the car, Stephanie told me she was very mad because someone at the school had called her "cute". She went on and on about this incident insisting that she was NOT cute, that she was "awesome and cool". I was trying my best not to chuckle as she told me her woes. It's a rough life when everyone thinks you are cute!
I have to admit that I'm a bit proud of her for not putting stake in her in her cuteness-factor, and wanting people to take her more seriously and treat her like a big girl...But I'm afraid it's a "battle" she will be fighting most of her life...after all, she is just so stinkin' cute!!