Cereal Time!

I've had a hard time deciding when to start feeding Parker some rice cereal. There are so many opinions out there, but a couple days ago we decided to go for it. Parker was so funny to watch. At first, most of the cereal just ran down his chin and chest, but we're getting better. He opens his mouth searching for more just like a little bird and then smacks his lips when he has the cereal in his mouth. We're looking forward to more adventures with food in the future!

4 Months Old

Parker is already 4 and half months old!! The time continues to fly by! It was particularly hard to get good pictures of Parker this month because he can't go more than a few seconds without putting his hands in his mouth as shown above.
At the visit to the pediatrician a couple weeks ago, Parker was 14 lbs (25-50th %) and 26 inches long (75-100th %). Parkers has his two bottom teeth and they are as sharp as razors. You can see them in the collage picture. Overall, he's a pretty happy kid. He still wants to be entertained nearly all the time. When my mom watches him she pushes him around in the umbrella stroller as she goes about her daily activities. As long as he's moving around and can watch what you're doing, he's content. We go on walks all the time on my days off and he really likes that. He absolutely loves watching the hair dryer! He gets totally entranced watching me and my mom dry our hair.
Parker has been sleeping through the night since he was about 6 weeks old, but then in the past month he has stopped and wakes up more frequently. So, we're working on that and hoping for a full night of sleep soon! Parker is terrible napper! For some reason he fights every attempt to take a nap during the day. When we are able to get him to fall asleep, he often only sleeps for about 20-30 minutes. It's quite a challenge. If anyone has any suggestions to get baby to take a good nap, they'd be appreciated!
Parker has started to make a humming noise. Whenever he is totally relaxed, either nursing or falling asleep, he hums as if he is really enjoying it. It's pretty funny.
Parker wants to chew or suck on EVERYTHING, as demonstrated by his hands in his mouth. Unfortunately he still won't take the pacifier so his hands and teething toys will have to do.
Parker smiles and laughs more all the time He can really hold on to his toys now and can transfer the toy back and forth between hands. He spends a lot of time looking at faces now and shows signs of recognition with familiar faces.

'bout yer man...

I've been tagged (and I've been a little slow to respond)....

This is 'bout yer man...

What is his name? Chad or Chaddy as me and my family lovingly call him.

How long have you been married? It will be three years in May.

How long did you date? We dated about 9 months before getting engaged and then about 7 more months before we got married.

How old is he? 26.

Who eats more? Chad...he's more into the dinner portion of the meal and I'm all about dessert. Ice cream anyone?

Who said I love you first? Chad

Who is taller? Chad, but only by two inches

Who can sing better? Chad...but I'm convinced that once I get to heaven I'll be a fabulous singer...I'll just have to wait until then.

Who is smarter? We are both smart, just in different ways. I too am more book smart and Chad is more street smart.

Who does the laundry? I do all the laundry, but Chad is great at ironing.

Who pays the bills? Me...I like to know what is going on and know that the bills will get taken care of on time.

Who sleeps on the right side? Me....it's just been that way since day 1.

Who mows the lawn? The lawn crew that we pay through our home owners association dues.

Who cooks dinner? We both cook. Depends on who is home first. If it is my day off and I have more time, I will make something. If it is a day I work and go pick up Parker from my mom, Chad will often put something together pretty quickly so we can eat dinner before 9 pm. I have to say that my mom does plenty of the cooking as well. We often benefit from her leftovers.

Who is a better cook? I am probably a little more versatile, especially when it comes to baking, but Chad has been learning to make quite a breakfast!

Who drives? Usually Chad when we are together.

Who is more stubborn? Hmmm...not sure about this one.

Who kissed who first? Chad kissed me on our first date.

Who asked who out first? Chad asked me out first, but we both came to the realization that we had more than a friendship at the same time.

Who proposed? Chad

Who is more sensitive? Me - no question about that!

Who has more friends? I probably have more friends because I keep in touch with people, although Chad is very outgoing and friendly so he knows a ton of people. When we lived in Albuquerque we couldn't go anywhere without running into someone he knows. That happens fairly often here as well.

Who has more siblings? We both have two. I have two sisters and Chad has a sister and a brother.

That's it! Now I tag Wendie, Courtney, & Mariel.

My Boys...

Clumsiest Week Ever!

Last week I had the clumsiest week ever. On Sunday, I was getting out of the car at church and realized someone was trying to pull into the spot next to us . In an effort to hurry to get out of the way, I closed my leg in the car door. Lucky for me I didn't even get a run in my nylons, needless to say, I got quite a mark on my leg. On Monday, I was hurrying down the stairs in my slippers to get to Parker and somehow slipped and fell down five or six stairs. I got quite a rug burn down my back to show for it. Then, on Thursday, I was making dinner for Chad for Valentine's Day. I sent him upstairs so it would be a little bit of a surprise presentation when he came down. I got everything ready and was finishing up with the asparagus. The handle for the pan was hot so for some reason on the put the pot holder on my left hand and while carrying the pan to the plate I dropped the entire pan and asparagus and almonds covered the entire kitchen floor! Not just in a pile where I dropped the pan, but everywhere! I just left it there and salvaged one piece of asparagus for each of us. When Chad came downstairs I think he was too distracted by the mess in the kitchen to even notice the table that I had set and all the food I made.
I'm hoping for better weeks to come! ;)

Baby Einstein

Here is Parker, enthralled with Baby Einsten Mozart for a few minutes tonight so that Chad and I could sit together and enjoy our dinner. This is the first time he has paid attention to it for more than a few seconds. A nice little break for us :)

3 Months Old

Parker is now 3 months old! The time is flying by!! One of the biggest changes this past month, much to my dismay (and my discomfort) is that Parker now has a TOOTH! Yes, it is a little early for teeth, but apparently it's genetic and we must have genes for early teeth. Along with the beginnings of teeth has come lots and lots of drool! :)

His hair is growing longer all the time. He has had a little bit of a spikey hair-do lately. For now, Parker is in a cat-napping phase. Gone are the days of 2-3 hour naps. Parker now seems to just go for 10-20 minute naps several times throughout the day. It makes it a little difficult to get much else done, especially for my mom and sister when they watch him. He loves to be entertained. He always wants someone to sing, dance, talk, or move around with him. He still has plenty of laughs and smiles and he loves to coo. He is a fabulous sleeper at night and we continue to be grateful for that! We are looking forward to all that the next month brings!