Rattle Play

Our amazing "Uncle" Bruce and "Aunt" Lani sent along this rattle a few weeks ago with an adorable set of overalls. We have been putting these toys in front of Parker for a while to see if he will grab them and play. This rattle and these keys are the only things that are light enough for Parker to grab and shake himself. He is very proud of himself when he realizes that he is the one making all the noise!

While Daddy is Away...

The month of April brought a big challenge for Parker and his Mommy because his Daddy had to go away to Wisconsin for the ENTIRE month - literally from the 1st - 30th. BUT, we were so lucky because Mommy's dear friend Heather came to visit with Parker's new friend Cole! Cole is about 6 weeks older than Parker and so it was oodles of fun watching the two interact! We captured some funny videos of the two boys hanging out together. The entire weekend consisted of hanging out around the house, walking in the stollers, and even a trip to Meers for some awesome hamburgers! We had such an amazing time! Thank you so much to Auntie Heather for coming - the next trip will have to be to the East Coast to visit you!

Having a little chat...

Parker showing Cole he can roll over like a big boy!

A chat in the yard - Parker kept grabbing Cole's ear/hair!
















Chance loves the babies - and Cole thought he was soft...

Learning the Bouncy

We usually don't have the rainforest attachment on Parker's bouncer because he didn't really have any interest in it, but the other day I decided to try it out again. After just a few tries he figured out there are some cool things he can do with this thing!

The Never-Ending Thumb Quest

I have recently discovered that there are these wonderful ball things attached to my arms that I can suck on. Unfortunately, I can't quite get the whole thing in my mouth.

Then I figured out that sometimes if I time it just right I can get a piece of it in when I trick it to come out of the ball. This makes me very excited. Unfortunately, I can't always keep it out of the ball and it sneaks back in. This makes me frusterated!

So, sometimes after a very frusterating time of trying to get that suckable thing out of the ball at the end of my arm, my mom will help me out and give me this other suckable thing that makes me happy. One day I will figure out how to keep that other suckable thing out of the ball, but until then, this works.

The Illusive Smile

A little over a week ago Parker started to give me little smiles and grins. Then one day he progressed from his grinning to what can only be called an Elvis lip curl! Apparently he was going to work this smile thing from one side of his mouth at a time. Now he will look at me and give me a whole open mouthed smile, but this definitely happens on his terms - most often right after a diaper change!
I tried to capture the evolution of the smile through photos - we will eventually get to smiling on demand!

Roll Over

During her spring break my cousin Abby came to visit Parker and I. One of the days that she was here I was going to show her how much Parker hates "Tummy Time". I got out his gym and put him on his belly. He immediately rolled over! I was shocked because he had never done that before! I turned him back on his belly and he just grunted and did it again! By this time I was laughing hysterically. He did this routine about 5 times before I told Abby we should get the cameral and capture it on film...he decided to indulge us with a few more roll-overs!

Parker's First Girlfriend

Parker's daddy had to spend Easter in Wisconsin for training, so Parker and I spent a lot of time with our friends the Crooks.
Kevin and Tara have a beautiful little girl, Chloe. Even when Parker was in my belly Chloe talked about him a lot and wondered when "the baby" was coming out. Now that he is out Chloe believes that she and Parker can communicate on a level the rest of us can't. Whenever Parker fusses or makes any noises Chloe will run up to him and say things like "baby ok? Yes, baby ok". She also decided that the reason that Parker would stop crying would be when Chloe would lay with him. She spent a large part of the weekend laying with Parker, napping with him, or even holding his pacifier for him while he laid in his boppy. Apparently Parker is already quite the ladies man.