Dave's B-day

I've been told, by my husband, that I am possibly the worst blogger ever... SO... I'm attempting to catch up in the next few days.

I want to post about Dillon's birth story but since I didn't blog when Davey Dawg was born, and since it's his birthday, I'll do his today instead.

My "official" due date with David was June 26th. I was induced on Thursday, June 25th. We were supposed to be at the hospital at 7:00 am so we got up around 5:30, showered, put on makeup (me - not Jeremy) and headed out. About 10 minutes from the hospital I started to get a little panicky... I wasn't actually sure I was ready for this. I may have been doing that thing where you cry but you are trying not to - so your eyes get extra red and look like a complete idiot. Yeah that was me.

When we got to the hospital they sent us up to the birthing center. I hightailed it to the bathroom and hid out for yet another 5 minutes because I wasn't quite ready for this having a baby thing. Finally, I knew I couldn't wait any longer and Jeremy was getting a little impatient. He was not experiencing the same panic that I was at the time.

After that everything went fairly quickly. The nurses got me hooked up to all the machines that were needed. My nurse was Sue (the same one we had with Dillon) and another nurse that I believe was training. Dr. Priddle came in and broke my water and they started the pitocin around 8:00. I think I started out dialated to a 3 and David was born around 11:45. Things went quickly and Jeremy actually almost missed everything!

After I got the epideral, I wanted to take a little nap. Jeremy decided want to take a little walk (or actually his pacing went from the hospital room to outside to the vehicle). I texted him when i woke up and realized I was dialated to a 10 and I wanted to push. He was getting so many other texts that he somehow missed mine and sauntered in several minutes later. He made it just in time to be around when I needed to start pushing - but I was a little worried for a bit!

David was 7 lbs 2 oz and 20 inches long. He's two today and I can't imagine our lives without him. I love you little Dave!

One of the first nights home with Dave.

Happy Baby!

Not such a Happy Birthday Boy... He just got up from his nap!

What a big boy! Happy Birthday my 2-year-old! Love you Davey!

Excess Love...

I've had this revelation today...

The past few weeks I've been slightly smothering my boys (Jeremy and Dave) with love. Dave pretty much is getting lots of kisses, snuggles, extra rocks (as in the rocking chair), and almost whatever he wants - to an extent. I'm actually usually a very loving person, but this has been even more over the top than usual.

I've come to the conclusion... I have some extra love in me stored up for this coming baby and it doesn't have anywhere else to go but to smother those around me. For the sake of Dave's cheeks and Jeremy's sanity (if you know Jeremy - he doesn't necessarily like to be OVER-LOVED) this little guy better come out and meet us soon so I can start giving some of this extra to him!

I seriously can't wait until he gets here! Maybe this is why so many pregnant ladies out there are a little over the top emotionally - their bodies are already getting ready to love on their coming children!

Follow us on Twitter!

For those of you who are interested in following the new babies birth... Jeremy is going to be updating our Twitter account. He did this with Dave and it was pretty entertaining I guess. Unless you are the one being Twittered about!

http://twitter.com/mcdiffetts

Two weeks to go! And don't worry - there won't be any "before" or "during" pics... Just the after! :)

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is one of my favorite holidays. This hasn't always been the case. The first year Jeremy and I were married, he introduced me to the Memorial Day ceremony in Alta Vista and since then this holiday has been one of my favorites. Let me explain...

Obviously, Memorial Day is the first holiday off from work for what seems like forever... there is likely BBQ (which is the ingredient to any good holiday) and it's really the kick off to summer. BUT what people sometimes tend to forget is that Memorial Day is the day to honor those who have fought for our country in war.

The Memorial Day ceremony at the Alta Vista cemetary is simple, short, and full of meaning. The men from town that are part of the American Legion organize the ceremony and are responsible for decorating the headstones of those who had served in war and put up the flags lining the cemetary.

They had their work cut out for them this year as it was incredibly windy! Jeremy's dad, Richard, is holding the American Flag. I felt bad for those guys as every time a huge gust would come they would look like they would fall over!

The reason why the ceremony is so meaningful is because of the men that are involved in putting it on. These are men that I've known for several years now and Jeremy has known his whole life. I see them "shooting the shit" and gabbing like old guys at the bar but to see them in a serious light and know what they've given to our country makes the ceremony mean a lot more. This is the same for all of those that have given time to our country aross the United States. They are grandpas, fathers and people you cross everyday. People that you may not know have served and don't necessarily advertise that fact. It's people like those everyday men that have given the rest of us the opportunity to live in the world that we live today. And I, for one, am grateful.

David with "Papa Dada" as he calls him. Kinda a funny name but he gets that this Papa is his dada's daddy.

Easter

Our Easter celebration started Saturday. Jeremy was busy helping Maggie and Lucas move from El Dorado to Council Grove so Dave and I hit the Alta Vista Easter Egg hunt by ourselves. Grandma Lori and Papa Sam also met us there to see little Dave have so much fun at the hunt!

Sunday morning the Easter bunny came. My mom would always wake me up singing some silly song on holidays so to keep with tradition, I brought Dave his basket singing "Here comes Peter Cottontail" he was not impressed!

He was not interested in anything in his basket except the fruit snacks!

Sunday afternoon Dave and I headed to my Aunt Gale's house for lunch and an Easter Egg hunt. I don't have any pictures of the day! I was too busy chasing Dave and Easter Egg hunting all over the place! We had a blast and made it home just in time to meet Dave's little cousin Parker Dean. Dave loved him and was so interested in giving him kisses. Then was off to play. Hopefully his own baby brother will be treated sweetly like that too!

Much Needed Catch Up

Life has been pretty crazy lately... I've been meaning to catch everyone up on our lives but I just haven't taken the time to actually sit down and post. So - over an episode of GLEE on a Friday night and with Bella Boo sitting by my side and Dave "supposed" to be in bed but yelling "Bella" over and over I start my post... BTW - Glee might be one of the best shows on television right now. I'm sure everyone has at least watched or heard of the show a few times but I have really loved it from the beginning. I didn't even like Lady Gaga's "Born this Way" until the Glee cast sang it!

So let the update begin...

We've been doing a lot of this...

Dave likes to dress up in our laundry as we are folding it - apparently his favorite is Daddy's underware!

As the weather continued to get warmer outside - we started playing outside. Dave likes to play with daddy more now than mommy. Unfortunately, I can't pick him up and run around with him like daddy right now!

We've been boating - In the garage!

A few weeks ago Rachel came to Alta Vista and the next day we went to our friend Molly's shower. The shower was in Kansas City and was so very nice! We were in the car for forever - Rachel even longer than me as she had to drive back to Wichita that night but it was worth it. I can't believe how lucky I am to have such wonderful girlfriends!

Lucky Ducky

In October, I attended a conference for work in Indianapolis. I've been to a conference a few times and had never put my business card in for a drawing. This year I did and won one of these!

I absolutely love it - except for one thing - I am a very avid reader. Sometimes I'll read 2-3 books a week. To me, nothing is better than getting lost in a book. I've always been a library book reader. I've never really purchased books on my own (as 2-3 books per week could cost $10-20 a week) and I'm super cheap about stuff like that! So - I've been filling my Kindle with books bought with my Amazon.com gift cards I got for Christmas from my parents and in-laws.

But now... my mom heard about this website that you can trade ebooks on the news the other day. It's only been up and running for a few weeks but so far I've lent several books and have received two. They don't have everything I would want to borrow but have enough to help me broaden my horizons. I'm loving it! It's http://www.ebookfling.com/ and it works pretty slick!