Sunday, May 30, 2010

Binky Free!

Day 5: Well I think we have done it. (I hope I'm not jumping the gun here.) But Cannon slept ALL night last night and he is going down a lot easier without his binky! I was a little worried today when he was playing with a little girl during Sunday School who had the same type of binky he used to use in her mouth. He didn't try to take it or anything, he just kind of looked at her like she was the one who took his binkies away from him. But then just went on playing! So unless we encounter any major obstacles this will be the end of the Binky Diaries!

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Binky Diaries -Part 3

Thursday night Cannon did GREAT! He slept soundlessly! It was definitely a success!

Day 3:
I was at work the majority of the day, so Cannon was home with Daddy. According to Josh he did pretty good though!

Day 4:

I think Cannon is well on his way getting used to life without a binky! He has his moments, but he is getting better. Last night was a little harder. He woke up and had to fuss for a few minutes. He was really ornery this afternoon and hope today was the worse day...
He went down GREAT for bed though...he was really tired.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Binky Diaries -Part 2

So, last night there was definitely some lack of sleep. Cannon woke up twice, the first time he went right back to sleep. But the second time I was up with him for about 1/2 an hour and I finally just laid him down to just let him cry and he only cried for about a minute then fell asleep! (I should have laid him down sooner!)

Day 2:
Today wasn't any big difference from yesterday. First nap he went down with out even fussing and slept for almost 2 hours! Afternoon nap, he fussed for about 10 minutes then fell asleep and slept for about an hour.

Bedtime:
Again it went really well! We read stories then I gave him his bottle and then put him in his crib and gave him his blanket to hold and he didn't even fuss!! Hopefully tonight is better than last night!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Binky Diaries


Ok, so with Cannon turning one on Sunday, I figured it was time to "pull the plug" on the binky. He ususally only uses it when he is going down for a nap or going to bed, but Josh and I decided a few weeks ago that after he turned one, we would tackle this challenge. I thought that I would share my progress, thus also making me have to report so I don't just give in to his binky desires. So each day, until the addiction is overcome by Cannon I will report.

Day 1 (Today):

I must admit I was terrified when I got up this morning, realizing that my easy days of just laying Cannon down and giving him his binky are no more. But I am determined to succeed.

1st go at it: Nap #1 hit this morning and I knew Cannon was tired. It usually is just a matter of giving him his blanket and binky then he will fall right to sleep. But I just gave him is blanket and a big hug and put him in his crib. He of course cried as I left the room, but I was hoping he would just fall asleep. I was prepared for the worse, but after a short half hour of him crying on and off, he fell soundlessly to sleep. (Ahh...first hurdle overcome!) Sadly, his normal 1-1 1/2 hr morning nap only lasted about a 1/2 hr.

Nap #2: Cannon was so tired by the time his 2nd nap hit that I just read him a book while rocking him with his blanket, laid him down and he fussed for about 2 mins (if that) then he was out! But this time he slept for more than an hour and a half!

BEDTIME:
This is the part I was dreading most because Cannon always has at least 3 binkies in bed with him. Yet again he was really tired as I fed him his evening bottle, while rocking him with his blanket, and the poor tired little guy fell asleep in my arms! I put him in his crib and his little hands searched for his binkies for a few seconds and he started to fuss, but then just rolled over and fell right asleep!

So far so good!! Today hasn't been bad at all, now I just hope tomorrow goes as well! (Knock on wood!) And technically tonight is not over yet, hopefully he doesn't wake up!


Sunday, May 23, 2010

My Boys!

Ok, so this blog is ALL about my boys! The past couple weeks have been pretty crazy. Mine and Josh's 4 year Anniversary was on May 17th, then Cannon's first Birthday is TODAY (May 23rd).


I will start off with the first event, our Anniversary. I know 4 years doesn't sound like a very long time to many other couples out there but it seems like a big accomplishment considering how long a lot of other marriages last now-a-days. So needless to say we are proud! But the funny thing is that it has FLOWN by for us! I still remember when our 1 year Anniversary came and it happened so fast Josh and I couldn't believe it. We had always been told that the first year of marriage is the hardest and we looked at each other on that one year mark and wondered what other people were talking about. So this year for our Anniversary we were able to get a sitter for Cannon (thanks Jona and Gloria!), and we went to the Salt Lake Temple and did some sealings. If we can we like to go so we can reminisce about our wedding day and be in the same spot we were sitting right before our wedding ceremony took place. Then after doing sealings we went and ate at Josh's favorite restaurant... the Rodizio Grill. It was a lot of fun, even though I can't remember the last time I ate so much! Ugh! I need to learn to stop at that restaurant...but I feel like I need to eat a lot to get my money's worth! Josh thank you for 4 AMAZING years of marriage and I can't wait to celebrate MANY more anniversaries in the MANY years to come!

Here are some pictures to remember that special day...




Now for the second big event. CANNON'S 1ST BIRTHDAY! The past year has literally gone by faster than ANY other year in my whole life! I can't believe that my little boy was born 1 whole year ago! Here is a collage of some of the memories that have been created with our little boy...


So even though technically his birthday is today, we celebrated yesterday with our family. We had a little party at Josh's parents house where we ate lunch, opened presents and had cake and ice cream. Cannon loves Winnie the Pooh so we had a Winnie the Pooh cake made for him, and a special small cake make for him to dive into. But in true Davis fashion, this proves he does have SOME of me in him, he wouldn't dive into his cake AT ALL! He got some frosting on his hands and feet and then starting crying! Poor little guy was overwhelmed with all the people watching him. But we had so much fun sharing the time with family members and wished that more of my immediate family was closer so they could have been there as well. Here are some pictures of the chaotic party (thanks Gloria for taking awesome pictures for us)...

This DELICIOUS cake, thanks to Bobby at Adventurous cakes...yummy! She makes the BEST cakes!


Here is the Cannon size cake..that he did NOT dive into. hehe




Opening presents with Daddy!

I think he only likes to get dirty when he's NOT suppose to. If you let him, you take the fun out of it. Right? You can also see what a skinny-minnie he is!