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.

Camping in Kentucky

We spent last week camping at Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky to celebrate Matt's parents 40th wedding anniversary. We had a wonderful time site seeing, spending time with our family and friends, and most importantly... enjoying the BBQ festival in Peducha.

Parker prepared for camping with a Play date with Peyton. Peyton is 4 days older than Parker.

Views from our campground

Superbaby at the Superman musem in Metropolis, IL

The "Original" Gilbertsons (Less Julie) at the Homeplace, a 1850's working farm

We rented a pontoon boat for a day. We spent a lot of time out running the rain, but it was a lot of fun.

Elk & Bison Prairie

BBQ on the River

Happy 9 month Birthday Parker!

Parker turned 9 months old last Saturday. It is hard to believe that he is already 9 months old! We had his check-up last Wednesday and his is doing great. He now weighs 22.4 lbs (75th percentile), 28 1/2 inches tall (50th percentile), and his head of course is in the 90th percentile. He is also learning something new every day. He can now crawl everywhere, pull himself to standing, and he occasionally will walk around the furniture. He has found the step up to the landing by our front door and he goes up and down, up and down. He still loves books and will laugh out loud when you read to him. He has graduated from pured food, and now mostly feeds himself small pieces of our meals. He is just perfect! We traveled to Wisconsin last weekend to celebrate my Grandma Jo's 75th birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA!!! Kiara has all the pictures from her party so I will have to post those later. Once we landed in Wisconsin our first stop was a gas station off the interstate where we met my Dad and shared some cheese curds and Hamms. Gotta love Wisconsin!!

Grandma Sandy with Maddox & Parker Mmmmm... those leaves are yummy! This was a fun little bike that you moved by turning the wheel. It worked really well when the sidewalk went downhill, not so well when we turned the other way.

My BFF Bean and her baby Wyatt.

Wyatt was so good with Parker and Maddox

Grandma, Grandpa and all 3 boys

Baby Zane woke up for a minute

We rearranged the cupboards so that Parker can play in the tupperware. This is great when I need to do the dishes.

Parker and Nana in the Ranger