BaTH TImE

Parker LoVEs his bath time, he has to have a bath every night, and I have to drain the water before I get him out, because if he leaves the warn water, he is NOT happy. Anyway, here are some cute pictures of bath time. Note- they are discreet : )

Thanksgiving Point

Ok, so I finally was able to get my pictures to work on the computer. I am a little behind, but it is worth the wait : ) Anyway, the last Tuesday in August my mom, Parker and I went to Thanksgiving Point. They had a special where it was $2.00 a person, and Parker was free, so we decided to have go to the gardens. It was a lot of fun, and as you can tell by the pictures, Parker was in a grandma mood. It is ok, the pictures turned out great!

HaLLowEeN

So, I just got Parker's Halloween costume, maybe a little early, but I would rather get it now then have to pick through the slimmins as it gets closer. So, I talked to Joe and decided that if we could find a cute monkey costume, then we would have Parker be a monkey (which I was really hoping, cause I couldn't think of a good backup) So, I looked online and there weren't alot of cute ones, and they were kinda expensive considering he won't wear it a lot. So I had to return a few DVD rentals and decided to stop by Old Navy. They had costumes there and they were on sale, and they had a monkey, and it was a cute monkey, so I put it on Parker and had a lady in the store comment on how cute he was, so I ended up getting the costume for about $15.00, not too shabby. So when I got home, I put it on Parker again and took a few pictures and I will post those a little later, but needless to say, he is ThE CUteST MoNkeY ever, and Old Navy should have the picture of him demonstrating the costume cause he is WAY cuter : )

STairS

So, now that Parker is EXCELLENT at going down the stairs, he goes DoWn them ALL the time. It is hilarious, it is like "Where did Parker go?" And he will peek up from the stairs, what a NUT. Anyway, I almost have to keep the gate closed so that I only have to keep track of him on one floor. He is so silly : )

CuTeNess

I was going through some of the pictures I got from my sister and saw this one- it is so cute!

We went swimming at my mom's house with Parker's little swimming pool, he liked being outside the pool rather than being in it. He likes warm/hot water- he is not a cold or lukewarm water baby.

~M~I~L~E~S~T~O~N~E~

Huge Milestone has happened! Parker has been able to go up the stairs for quite a while but he can now go DOWN the stairs! Crazy enough we haven't even actually really showed him how to go down, but he has been able to get off of couches etc for a while and so I think that that was how he learned to go down the stairs. I am so glad that he has learned how to do this, and it is amazing how much he is growing!

Boys Night Out

So last night Joe offered to watch Parker so I could go to Enrichment Night- I thought, that would be fun, and Joe hasn't ever actually offered to watch him before, so I decided to take him up on it. So while I went to Enrichment (which was fun- note that if you go to the nl2ladies.blogspot.com- you can see the backside of me in a picture, not sure how I like that) Anyway, Joe and Parker went to DI's where Parker picked out some books and clothes, and then they went to Staples. When I got home Joe and Parker were watching TV with the blocks out on the floor, Joe was building towers for Parker to knock over and Parker was also playing with the dustpan sweeper. It looked like they were having ALOT of fun, and it was really cute. So, Joe said that they had a really good time, so I think that Boys Night should happen at least once a month, and Joe agrees : )

Tall and Skinny

Ok, just another quick post- I took Parker for his 12 month checkup yesterday and here is his info. He is 30.5 inches- 70th percentile, and 20 lbs. 5 ounces- 14th percentile. Tall and Skinny : ) The doctor actually told me that I can up Parker's calorie intake just for the sake of adding calories. He is so busy that he burns more calories than he eats. So, at the rate he is going, he will probably drop off the chart for weight, but still stay above average for height. So, the doctor said to give him Ranch dressing, give him butter on his toast, or even add the Carnation instant breakfast to his milk- kinda random, but funny. So, I guess it is safe to say that Parker is just following in the same steps as his dad, and uncles : )

Happy Birthday Parker!

My how time flies! It seems like only yesterday I was in the hospital with Parker, now here he is - already 1. My original due date was September 19th, and I was okay with that, but at 35 weeks we found out that Parker was breech and so we would likely have him earlier. I tried everything that was recommended to try and get him to flip, stand on my head, shine a light on my stomach-- I did some pretty drastic things, but he still wouldn't turn. It was decided that we would go to the hospital on September 12th where the would perform a version (they try and get the baby to turn from the outside- in all reality, it sounds and looked pretty medieval.) If the version did not work, I would have to go in for a c-section. If it did, they would just induce me- the version is only about 35% effective on first time mommies. I went to work on September 11th, the day before and it was not a good idea, I was panicking about all the things I still had left to do. I was NOT ready- So, I called the hospital when I got home to see what time I needed to arrive, and they said 7:00am, so the next morning, I got up early to get ready for the BIG day, and around 6:00 my phone rang, so I answered it, and it was the hospital saying that they told me the wrong time, and I really needed to have gotten there at 5:00- so I said that we would be there soon. At that point, Joe was not even up. I REALLY panicked them. I was rushing to get everything, wake Joe up for him to get ready, and around 6:30 we left. So, we kinda had a panic moment where it was not so perfectly planned. So, we got to the hospital, it all seemed so surreal as I changed into the super cute drape thingy and got all prepped for the epidural, which didn't even phase me. I was hooked up to all kinds of monitors as I waited for the doctor and his assistant to come in. They came in, and started the version, It wasn't really painful, just ALOT of pressure. They were only able to get to a certain point with trying to turn Parker before they realized, that if they kept pushing, it could possibly break his legs, and his heart rate was dropping, so a c-section it was. They gave Joe his super cute little surgery outfit and I got to wear one of those cute hair nets and the wheeled me into the operating room. I was not feeling well, and threw up a few times. My hands were clear out to my side, and I was shaking. Joe came in and held my hand, it helped me feel better. At one point the anesthesiologist told Joe to look and asked if Joe was going to take pictures- Joe responded with "Not of that!" I am actually glad, I don't know if that is something I would EVER want to see. So, at 8:47am Parker James was born, 7 pounds 3 ounces, 19 inches long and the first question I asked was if he had hair- probably not the best first question. So I am not exactly sure what happened after that other than Joe brought Parker over to me, but all I could do was touch his face with my fingers and then they whisked him away. I think I was brought into the post opp room around 10:30am. I was shaking really bad and that is when I found out that during the surgery they had nicked and artery and I had lost about 2 liters of blood. I had to get blood, but my veins were so bad at this point that they had a hard time getting it in, so the blood iv ended up in the same arm as the regular iv. My arms were SOOO bruised, I wish I had a picture. Plus, because my veins had collapsed, the iv that was the other fluid was no longer feeding into my veins, but my arm/ hand so my hand was REALLY swollen, it took about 24 hours for it to go back to its normal size. So, they brought Parker into me and it was the most crazy, overwhelming, indescribable, unreal.... moment/feeling I have ever had. He was PERFECT! He was (and still is) the most GORGEOUS baby ever. I was so overwhelmed with this love that you cannot describe and he was ours. He was part of Joe and I. We stayed in the hospital for about 3 days and I was SO ready to go home. The nurses offered to take Parker during the nights, but I didn't want him out of my sight, so he stayed with me. And coincidentally, he still sleeps best with me. Now, it has been 1 year later and he has changed SO much. I have heard that they change the most in the first year, and it is probably because they go from so tiny, to these busy little guys that get into EVERYTHING. Not that I would change a thing because he is so fun, and cute. He knows how to fake cough, sneeze, and fake being sad. It is the cutest thing you have ever seen. He scrunched up his nose, squeezes his eyes, and pouts. He is a pro on pouting. And then he tries really hard and a single tear will fall down his cheek. He loves to eat, and share and he is such a joy. I have so much fun blogging about all the funny things that he does. So, Happy Birthday my wonderful little boy, I am so proud to be your mommy!

Sharing

Parker is so good and cute at sharing. I have had family members on both sides talk about how much Parker shares. He has a little tool bench and he loves to give you all of the tools out of it. I always say "Thank you" after each tool that he hands me and he responds with a little noise... and smiles. At Joe's parents' house he will hand them their peek-a-boo blocks to the point that you can't hold anymore. It is so sweet and now he is getting better that when you hand them back he will try to put them back where they belong. My sweet little guy! Less than 1 week until his birthday! CRAZY!!! By the way, I will start posting pictures once we get the program installed on our computer. Joe swapped computers and we don't have that driver yet.