5 Months Old

Parker is 5 months old already!! Where did the time go?!? He is getting big so quickly. This month has been a month of firsts.

Parker went on his first trip to the library. We got books on baby food and books and dvds on baby sign language. I am excited to learn more about both!

Parker got his first Webkinz, a panda, that was part of the Easter basket that he got from Nanny. When telling my four-year-old niece that we had never played with a Webkinz before and that we'd have to figure it out, she replied, "You just log on", as if nothing could be simpler :)

Parker got his first pair of shoes - my mom got him a pair of brown leather shoes to wear to church. I'm in love with them!

Parker found his feet for the first time. The other morning I found him in his crib grabbing his feet for the first time. He should have abs of steel with all of the time he spends with his bum in the air!

Parker took his first roadtrip. We recently went to Albuquerque for the weekend for Chad's grandma's funeral. Quick trip and Parker was a champ in the car!

On a not so good note, Parker got sick for the first time. On Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, Parker woke up at 3:30 in the morning with a cough that sounded like he was barking like a dog, really struggling to breathe, and a temperature of 102.7. We quickly threw on our clothes to seek out an urgent care, but we couldn't find one that was open 24 hours. So, off to the ER we went. There Parker was examined, medicated, and had his first x-rays (chest and neck) and after about three hours we left with a diagnosis of croup. Yesterday after we got home Parker slept most of the day. The poor little guy didn't have it in him to play or crack too many smiles. He spent most of the night awake and just wanting to be held. I'm sure he was feeling miserable. Today he sounded very hoarse, but it seemed like he was feeling a little bit better. Hopefully in the next day or two he'll be back up to 100%.

Aside from the last couple of nights, Parker has been getting back to sleeping through the night - at least until about 4:00 or so. We are very pleased with that!

Parker now watches everything we eat as it goes from fork to mouth. He especially watches when we are drinking. He gets very excited when we drink out of a water bottle and wants to have some himself.

He really focuses his attention on faces and action. His eyes have been following my every movement the past couple of days and boy am I in trouble when I walk out of sight!

We are having lots of fun with baby Parker and look forward to all of the changes that this next month will bring for Parker and our family!