Parker's First Haircut

Parker wanted to look his best for Matt & Lisa's wedding so Nana Becki came over and cut his hair. Daddy has wanted his hair cut for a couple of months, but Mommy really wanted to wait until he was 1. Sadly, we aren't very far away from his 1st birthday. Where did my baby go sniff sniff??

His before picture with hair over his ears.

Showing off before we get started. Let's see if he will sit still while we cut.

Nope, maybe if Daddy holds him.

How about Mommy?

Ok, we know how to keep him still.

And there he is after.

What a handsome man we have.

Thank you Nana for cutting my hair.

Happy Birthday Ava!

Ava's Mom, Megan, and I worked together last year when we were both pregnant. It was great to have someone going through the same thing I was at the same time. One year ago today beautiful Ava was born. We were able to spend a couple of months with Megan & Ava, but in February they moved back to Kansas where Megan is from. We have missed them both, but were very happy to have them come visit us this weekend. Parker and Bella both LOVED having Ava around, and Ava loved Bella. They spent a good 10 minutes giving eachother kisses.

Happy Birthday Princess we love you!!

He's Back!!

My baby is finally feeling better!! He recovered from the RSV last Friday, but then got the flu. We spent the weekend cleaning up the stuff coming out of both ends. Lucky, that is over and he is now eating, drinking, and pooping like normal. My piggy ate bananas, speghetti, a whole piece of garlic toast, and a cheese slice for dinner. I guess he was making up for the last week in 1 night! And, although he is better he has kept a smidgen of terror in him. It is kind of cute. He holds a piece of food over the side of the tray and waits to see what I will do. I don't make a big deal so he will then eat it and wait for me to clap and he laughs. Our other naughty boy game involves his facination with electical outlets. He reaches for the outlet, I pull his hand away and say no no, he laughs and repeats. This goes on and on and on. He has the funniest personality.

PJ wants to help do the dishes And help with the dogs Oh, that was a lot of work. Time for a snooze.

We have been watching my friends baby Shane 1 day a week. Shane is almost 16 months old and he and Parker get along great.

Shane doesn't eat very well, but he LOVES Katsup

(And yes I used his carseat as a booster chair, PJ was in his high chair)

My 10-month old terror

I am hoping this is a side effect of the steroids (yes, I hope my 10 month old has roid rage) cause PJ is a TERROR. A very cute terror, but terror none the less. He throws food, hits, screams, puts his toys in the dogs water, crawls straight towards electrical outlets, stands in the tub. All this in 2 days. And it's not only that he is doing these things, he does them repeatedly, twice as much when you try to get him to stop. I am thankful that he is a mover and a shaker instead of the sad sleepy baby we had on Monday. Hopefully this means he is getting better and when he is he will shake the dirt off his halo and be my angel baby again.

Parker is sick again :-(

My poor baby is sick again. After a long night of wheezing and choking/coughing we went back to the Doctors and Parker has bronchiolitis. He was given some steroids at the Doctor's office this morning, and he will be having breathing treatments every 4 - 6 hours until the coughing gets better. He wasnt'a fan of the first treatment, but he has been pretty good for the other ones. I stayed home with PJ today and Matt is going to stay home tomorrow. So far, the treatments seem to work. He is still coughing, but it isn't the choking croup type cough he was doing last night. He is doing well with his formula, but isn't really eating anything. The Abuterol normally is a stimulant, but PJ seems to be pretty sleepy today. He had a couple of good naps and is down for the night. Hopefully one more day at home with the treatments will get him back to his old self. It is heartbreaking having a sick baby.

Fun in the Fall

We spent today in Willcox picking vegetables, pumpkins, and apples at Apple Annie's. It was a beautiful 75 degrees, an absolute perfect day.

Isabel and Parker

A HOUSE DIVIDED

Parker watching Mommy's boyfriend Aaron Rodgers

Matt is a traitor, but I ended up owing him dinner after the Packer's lost to Favre and the Vikings.

Parker and Masen having some fun

Masen is 7 months old today and he is a CRAZY baby. He thinks he is invincible, he has no fear. He can crawl, pull himself up to standing, and climb on everything. He has tried to climb out of his crib, almost landing on his head. And, he likes to take flying leaps even when he is on the floor. Needless to say, the kid is going to have a permanent bump on his noggin for the next few month, years, or even decades.