Catch Up

Hello all!

So here is the latest going on here at the Davies household!

Ben is talking so much, you wouldn't even believe it! And what's even better is that his comprehension is also much higher. As most of you know, we lost our beloved Pup Duke on July 3rd and it was hard to explain to Ben why Duke was gone. Well, a few nights back, Ben walked right up to Justin and said "Daddy, where is Duke?" and Justin said "Duke is gone bud." and Ben said "Gone where? Gone Backyard?" and Justin said "No, Duke is dead." (Mommy's mouth drops open here but those of you that know Justin, know how blunt he is) so Ben takes a second and says "Duke dead in the backyard?" and Justin said "No, he's not here anymore but he's happy". So Ben walks away at this point and after shooting a "look" to my wonderful husband, the matter is dropped. Well, yesterday, Ben came in the room and proceeded to lay down on the floor and close his eyes and stay still. When I asked him what he was doing he said "Shhh Mommy, Ben's dead.". So maybe this sounds crazy to you, and you are wondering just what are we teaching our 2.5 year old, but this action made me laugh just a bit by the way he said it but it also made me proud because he already semi understands about death. To me, by laying down quietly and just calmly saying "Ben is dead" he looks at death in a peaceful way. Make sense? So after I made him get up and told him that Ben is very much alive and we are all so happy about that, we continued to play and he didn't do it again. He just went back to being Playful Ben. I dont know, maybe I AM crazy, but honestly I just continue to laugh and enjoy this Ben discovery-coaster we are on.

Bella is still teething :( she has had a couple more rough days and even though teething tablets and chamomile tea rags seem to be working a little to relieve the pain; it still sucks to see our Princess be in pain :( On a more positive note, she has nailed down sitting up and enjoys the independence so much that tonight when I went to pick her up from the floor, she proceeded to bawl until I set her back down in her sitting position. Well don't we have the Diva act down! But I love it ;) She is growing so much its crazy to think she is already 7 months old... I feel like time with her is flying much faster then with Ben!

Now onto us, we were able to resolve our van issue and picked it up this past Monday. We still have a road ahead of us, but I am thankful that even though Monday was one HECK of a pain in the behind, at the end of the day, we were able to get everything together and be back in our old blue van. Thank you so much to those who helped us between watching babies to spending half the day "on call" and the other half riding all over Tampa Bay with me and smiling and keeping the light in my heart alive. I love you all so much and I am SO THANKFUL for you!!!!

You know, life is hard and just plain CrAzY but take a moment to look around, everyone is suffering in their own way. What I am trying to hold onto and pour into Justin and the kids is that even though its hard, and we have times where we ask "What are we going to do?", there is always a solution. It may take a lot of leaps and bounds and tears but we will get there. We just have to remember to let go of these hard moments, and be thankful for the good moments. The situation is there no matter what, so why not try and make the "best" out of it. This is the lesson I am trying to learn and teach and I believe we will all get there. Eventually ;)

All my love...
Adri