Some pics from my phone

Some updates on Parker... He is growing so fast. He has the chunkiest thighs. I remember being able to hold both of his hips in one hand, not anymore!! Parker LOVES to play with his toys, doesn't matter if it's his play gym, floor mat, jumperoo, or his new high chair. He has started puposefully reaching for his toys. He doesn't know how to open his fingers to grab them so he just pushes them around. He smiles a lot and has a little inverted laugh. Laughing is contagious for him so he will start to smile and laugh if you do. His favorite place to get laughs is on his changing table. I think it's because he can see you so much better and feels free since he isn't being held. He has begun to spit up and drool all over the place. With summer fast approaching his wardrobe will be a diaper or onsie and a bib for the next few months.

Nap Time

Parker's New thing is to suck on his bottom lip, still won't take a paci

"ohhhhh, that was good"

My beautiful boy and his smiles

Trying to be like Dad

PJ in his new high chair

He's growing up

Not a whole lot going on down here. We are spending my last 2 weeks of maternity leave taking care of all our appointments so that I won't have to take off work. That means a lot of Doctors and vets, and lunches out with friends in between the appointments. My first day back at work will be March 2nd and I am not looking forward to it, I am not ready to leave my little boy. Parker just keeps growing in both size and awareness. He is such a happy boy with a lot of smiles and coos. He loves his toys and is so content just to talk to them. I wonder what he is saying to them, I picture it being like the kid in Look Who's Talking. Here are a few new pics of the little guy. If you notice he is in his jammies in all the pics. I dress him how I normally feel, and it's usually jammies for both of us :)

I know there is a thumb here somewhere He looks so little in the big chair

Giddyup doggie Sleeping with 1 eye open "I'm watching you!"

First night in his crib in his own room.

He slept great, I was up all night going to check on him

My Boy and Me!!!!

My little boy has had a pretty busy life in his short 8 weeks. He had his 2 month check up last Tuesday and is growing and progressing beautifully. He was 12 lbs 7 oz and 22 3/4 inches long. He is pretty average for his height, and as we all guessed, a little chunky on his weight. His head is 40.8 cm, that's big. He definitely has Daddy's head and it is so cute. Parker is talking so much right now. He will mimic the different sounds you make, and he is really finding his tounge. Half of his smiles now include his tounge hanging out of his mouth. He can really get his arms and legs going. We have a floor mat that I hang toys on for him. I will hang some toys above his belly so he can hit them with his arms, and see himself in the mirror, and then I hang toys by his feet so that he kicks them. He loves his play gym, and all toys that give him a little bit of independance. He does like to be held, but he really enjoys his time alone.

We have also began working out at the Y. Parker is a little to small to join me on the treadmill but he has been going to the child care at the Y and it seems to be going well. I have yet to return to a screaming baby. It has happened that he is fine when I walk in but will begin to whine and cry once he is handed to me. I take that as a good sign that he missed me.

Parker watching Aunt Cherie open her Shower gifts

My big eyed boy

The girls getting some sun Ready for Duty

Parker watched his first Superbowl this year, and saw his first porn flick all at the same time. Someone Steelers fan hacked into Comcast cable and switched the Superbowl to a porn flick after the Cardinals Fitzgerald made his long TD. Talk about a surprise! At first we thought the porn belonged to the couple whose house we were at, I was pretty embarrassed for them. Turns out it affected all comcast standard definition cable users. That means that children, and even bar patrons across the Tucson area got a free show. It was pretty comical watching the men try to change the channel and usher kids out of the room.

We didn't think Parker was a Cardinals fan, he had messed in his Cardinals onesie each of the other two times he wore it, but he seemed to root for them over the Steelers this year. Parker enjoyed his seat right in front of the big screen. Everyone was into the baby and wanted to hold him, but he wanted nothing to do with them. He would fuss until he was put back in his bouncy in front of the TV. Daddy is very proud of his little Football Fan.

Watching the big screen

It's Good to be Home

As much as we enjoy vacations, it is so nice to be home!!!

Cherie is 8 1/2 months pregnant, can you tell?

He's not quite big enough, but he loves it so we have blankets on the ground so his feet touch and blankets in front of his belly to keep his head from bonking the bouncy.

Happy 102nd Birthday Grandma Lange!!!

My Great-Grandma, Parker's Great-Great-Grandma turned 102 years old on January 31st, can you believe it!! And this fiesty lady lived in her own house, alone, until a couple of years ago. I am very happy that we were able to take a detour to Iowa last week to visit and get a few pictures. If anyone has ever wondered where I get my feistyness from, wonder no more. Here are a couple of stories of Grandma that I have heard. If you have more please share them in the comments. When Grandma was born she was named Cleta, but in school she and her friends all added y's to their names to mess with the teacher. It ended up sticking and she has been known as Cleyta ever since. And to show you how sharp Grandma's memory is... The first thing she say's to my Dad when we entered her room is "Doug, I remember that fight we got into about those red pants", and Dad says, "Grandma, that was 50 years ago". I had my dad tell me the story about the fight on the way home. Grandma was taking my Dad to a County Fair (the flower arranging part with the little old ladies and not the fun rides part) and he had some little red pants. Grandma wanted him to wear the pants with the pocket in the front, but my Dad thought that was how the girls wore them and wanted to wear them with the pocket in the back. And as you could imagine, Grandma won.