Lots of Fun!

Parker is now 2 months old and is growing like a weed! We went to his 2 month checkup yesterday and they weighed him, measured him checked him out and gave him a shot. He now weighs 11 pounds 2 ounces and is 22 inches tall! He is getting so big and our doctor said that he is going to be over 6 feet tall. I was pretty excited about that because everybody on my side of the family is, well, short. All of his reflexes are great and he is as healthy as can be. Parker even rolled over smiled and talked for our doctor. She was pretty impressed! He took his shot like a champ and was just a little tired yesterday afternoon. He did not like his oral vaccination though, he actually gagged when they were trying to give it to him. It was pretty cute. Our doctor also said that his gums are thinning out and getting ready to break through. She said that by the time he is 4 months old he will probably be getting his teeth in. I can’t believe it, but I half expected it. It will definitely make nursing interesting. I will not give up though. My goal is 6 months and I am determined to make it!

Parker exhausted from Saturday's excursions

Last week was a very fun week. I actually got pooped on! It was pretty entertaining! I was nursing him and he stopped and grunted. I heard him let one out and then I felt something very warm on my lap and sure enough I had poop all over me. I went and changed him out of his soiled clothes and his covered diaper. The very next day he was laying in his boppy on our bed and let one out and sure enough there was a puddle of poop all over our bed, him and the boppy. It was a very interesting week for sure!

Matt and I bought a new car last week too! After our trip from Sheridan we were fed up with the lack of room we had in the Subaru. If we are going to make that trip again we decided we needed to be more comfortable and that meant more room. So we ended up with a Honda Pilot. It seats 8 and it is huge compared to our car. We love it and it is fully loaded. Heated leather seats, navigation, everything it is awesome and so comfortable!

Parker getting loves from Great Grandma!

On Saturday morning we got up early and headed up to Cheyenne in our new car. We visited my grandparents so that Parker could meet his Great Grandm

a and Grandpa. It was so nice to visit with them and Parker so was good while we were there. My Grandma just loved on him the entire time we were there! My aunt and uncle also came over to my grandparents house to see Parker.

Great Grandpa and Parker

Again, we did not stay put for the weekend, but I am determined to stay in the Springs and do nothing this weekend. Hopefully, we can accomplish that. It would be so nice to relax especially since my parents will be here for Labor day weekend. I really am going to try to update more than once a week so that these aren’t so long. If you haven’t checked it out already check out Little Man rolling over. The video is in the previous post! Love you all!

Big News!!!!

Parker Rolled over for the first time on the afternoon of August 25, 2009! Two days before he turns two months old. So a little ahead of schedule. We are so proud of him so we had to share a video of our Little Man's milestone! I'll update on the rest of us and our weekend tomorrow after Parker's 2-month check-up!

Parker's 1st Road Trip & 7 Weeks

7 weeks of Parker have come and gone faster than I ever could have thought! He seems to be changing everyday. Like I said last week, he has discovered his hands and is now holding on to objects. He does this thing with a rattle where he holds it and moves his hand and then stops and stares at it as if he is wondering what it is and how it works. I think he is going to be a genius! He loves to kick his legs and push off of us with his legs. He is such a mover and a shaker. It is getting harder to dress him and change his diapers with all the movement. At least we are getting faster at it so that he has less time to move around. Maya is starting to catch his eye, so we will see what happens with that in the future. He is still growing so fast. We actually moved up to size 1 diapers over the weekend. Between that and not wearing newborn clothes anymore he is now an infant and not a newborn.

We went on our big trip over the weekend and it was an adventure! On Thursday afternoon we left the Springs and drove to Laramie. It is a 150 mile drive that translated into a 4 hour drive. It was ridiculous! We had straight bumper to bumper traffic from Castle Rock to Fort Collins. It was so frustrating, we didn’t even see any real accidents, people were just driving like idiots. We found out later that the traffic stemmed from a

Rockies game ending and Obama being in town. When we got to Laramie we had dinner with the Stotlers. It was so nice to just hang out with them and enjoy some good food and better company. Cameron is getting so big and is doing so much. I can’t wait for him and Parker to interact! On Friday morning, Matt actually had to work for a couple of hours and then we hit up Ace. Parker met some of Matt’s former co-workers and supervisors. They, of course, loved him. Then we headed to ACPE. I was so excited to see their new building and all the people I used to work with. The building is gorgeous and I’m kind of sad that I never got to work in it. But, my job now is millions of times better! I really loved seeing everybody and showing off Parker. He was a hit by the way, even though he started getting a bit cranky from being passed around.

After our Laramie visits, we headed to Sheridan. It actually took us close to the same amount of time to drive 300 miles as it did to drive 150! On Friday night, we went out to Dayton to have dinner for Julie’s birthday. Parker met his Great Grandma and was spoiled with cuddles by his Grandma all night! On Saturday, my mom and I went downtown to just do a little bit of shopping and then we went to the last part of Henley’s baby shower. She looks so cute pregnant! It is like a perfect basketball. Then on Saturday night, we went out to eat at the Chop House. It was my favorite place to eat in Sheridan, not so much anymore. On Sunday, we went to church with Matt’s family and introduced Parker to everybody there. After that we went to lunch and then headed back to Monument.

The trip home was HORRIBLE! Parker was super cranky and we had to stop a lot to calm him down and the Maya got sick all over the front seat, so we had to clean that up. It was not fun and it took 9 hours. This trip should only take about 6.5-7 hours. It was not fun and with all of our stuff in the car it was overly cramped. And we didn't even over pack at all. We really only brought the stuff we needed. We were so happy to finally get home!

This weekend, we really don’t know what we are doing. Hopefully we will just stay home and relax, maybe even be bums. But we will see. Next week, Parker goes to the doctor for his 2 month (yes 2 month...wow) check-up and poor little guy will get his shots. He will probably be fine, but I will probably cry. I will update you all next week and if we are lucky it will be a lot shorter than this one. Sorry! Love you all and Happy Birthday to my Mom on Saturday! :)

Where did July go?

Blowing Bubbles

Parker is now 6 weeks old.  I have to ask myself daily, where did July go? I feel like it was just yesterday when we saw two pink lines. Now we have a baby who weighs a whopping 9.5 pounds. I can’t believe how big he is getting. Most people we meet think he is so tiny, but to me and Matt, he is big. I mean, he is barely in 0-3 month clothing! He only has about 2 or 3 things that he can wear that are in newborn size. Honestly, I’m a little relieved. His newborn clothes were getting a little worn out since we didn’t think he would be in them very long we didn’t have much of them.  This week he is discovering his hands. He tries to put his hand in his mouth and gets it there about half the time the other half he misses by just a little bit. He ends up hitting himself in the chin and then gets frustrated that he didn’t make it to his mouth.  Our Little Man is also getting more curious about the world around him. He is looking at everything around him all the time. Ever since he discovered how to move his head around he hasn’t stopped looking at everything. Also, this week we started some flash cards on my iPod. He loves it! He just stares at the screen when we go through them. His attention span isn’t that long though so it’s only for about 5 minutes.  Parker is becoming such a Mommy’s boy too. He loves to cuddle with me and sometimes I’m the only one who can comfort him. I love that I can make him feel better just by loving on him. I think it drives Matt crazy that sometimes Parker just wants me. But, I’m sure that there will be a time where he just wants his Daddy.

Hanging out before a car ride

In other updates, Matt is very busy at work this week. He is loving the change of pace. I would love to tell you what he is doing, but I don’t completely understand it. All I know is that he still loves his job and the people he works with!

Listening to Daddy read

This is our big travel weekend and I am very excited. Thursday we are driving to Laramie. We are going to have dinner with Nikki, Gary and Cameron and then maybe we will go swimming at our hotel. Then on Friday morning we are going to visit Ace and ACPE, so that everyone can meet Parker. After that we are going to make the drive to Sheridan to see our families. It has been forever since we’ve been there, so I can’t wait! I will post pictures next week of our first road trip with Little Man.

Sitting in our front yard

Has it really been 5 weeks?

Everyday it is so hard to believe that we have a baby and such a beautiful baby at that! Parker is growing up so fast already. It's an amazing to watch him change everyday. He is officially social smiling and it is the best! He has a great smile. His voice continues to become more prominent and noticeable. Last Friday night he slept through the night! It was amazing! He slept from 11 to 6:20. I had so much energy because of it! Now he has slept through the night two more times! I love it! I think he is going through a growth spurt now because he is eating about every hour to hour and a half and then he is sleeping a lot too. It must take a lot out of Little Man to do all that growing! 

This past weekend my mom came down to visit us. My dad was supposed to join her, but he had some work things come up and had to stay in Sheridan. We were pretty disappointed, but at least my momgot to be here. Parker, also, got to meet more family. My Aunt Allyson and her daughter Larissa, drove up from Cheyenne to meet him. It was really nice for him to meet more family. 

Daddy & Parker having cuddle time

This week -end we are just going to relax since we will have such a busy weekend in Sheridan next weekend and we have pretty much done something every weekend since Little Man was born. But I’m sure Parker will keep us super busy anyway! 

Grammy & Parker (Think she's a proud grandma?)