Parker's First Thanksgiving

Parker had a great first Thanksgiving. On Thursday he spent his first Thanksgiving at Grammie and Grampy's. He met LOTS of people! Great Aunts Barbara, Nancy and Elizabeth, Great Uncles Kenny, David and Randall. TONS of cousins: Scott, Amy, Corey, Hannah, Jacbo, Sarah Beth, Claire, Michael. Sorry if I left anyone out! That night he went to his Nana's to spent time with Aunt Jennifer, Cousins Nick and Elizabeth, Uncle Robbie and his Great Mamaw and Great Papaw. Whew! What a day.

The next day we went to see Great Grandmama, Great Granddaddy, Granpa, Annette, Aunt Bridget, Matt, Great Aunt Kathy, Great Uncle Kelly and Sarah. WOW! Talk about a family filled weekend!

Later on Black Friday Mommy and Grammie tackled some shopping. Parker gave all the shoppers in Old Navy an earful with his shrill cry when nap time hit right while mommy was trying to check out. After a little soothing in the truck Parker slept through most of the mall shopping but woke up to enjoy a bottle in the food court.

Everyone Loved Him

We had our annual get together (sans a few missed friends) the other night. It was Parker's debut and of course everyone loved him. It is hard to believe last year four of my friends weren't married and I didn't have a baby. Now everyone is married, I have a baby, Lynnette is expecting and I have a strong suspicion that there will be more expecting mommies in the near future.

Let the Holidays Begin!

The Christmas Season is officially beginning! Yesterday we took a holiday picture with the five grandkids for Pappy's Christmas card. All in all it turned out great. We actually were able to get all five kiddos in one place long enough to snap a couple of pictures.

Parker looking like a little man! He fell asleep waiting for the pictures to begin!

One shot of the group with my camera.

Just a few pic updates

This is the cutest face ever! My mom gets credit for taking this too cute picture. Go check out her blog to see what Parker was thinking during this one.

Parker is really into laying on his play mat. He loves to look at himself in the mirror!


Meeting his cousin Macey. I can't wait until the holidays when I get pictures of all five of them together.

Parker Update

Parker is growing so much! I took him to the doctor yesterday and he weighed 12 pounds 2 ounces and measured 23 and 1/2 inches long. I honestly thought he was going to be bigger than that. Both measurements put him in the 50th percentile. He his really starting to develop a little personality. He smiles and coos all the time. He really loves men. I think it is because he hears my voice all day. When his daddy comes home he just lights up!
Sleeping is going great! During the day we work really hard at not staying awake longer than 2 hours because he doesn't get fussy if we do that. Naps vary from day to day. But night time sleep is starting to get more predictable. We try to have a bath by 7:30 and start our bedtime routine. Last night he slept 11 1/2 hours! I think the Tylenol from his shots had something to do with that. But the two nights before he slept a solid 8 hours.
I am starting to get really sad about going back to work. There are so many firsts I have been able to experience being with him all the time. But I know me going back to work is best for me and my family.

Election Day

Parker went to vote for the first time. His shirt says "I VOTE for a change (my diapers wet)"!