Hanging out at Nana's

Whatever works ....

This is what you do with a 7 month old when you are snowed in and stuck inside!

7 Month Photo shoot

Here is just a few .... ENJOY :)

BIG boy chair

Parker got to try out the highchair seat today at lunch with mom! I think he liked being level with us and looking around. My little boy is getting SO BIG!!!! *tear*

"My TWO front teeth"

It's official ... Parker has two teeth coming in. We just noticed them yesterday, and he's not to fond of showing them off quite yet. As soon as we can get a picture, I will post it!

M.I.A

HELLO everyone .... so sorry I have been MIA (missing in action). We have had a LONG weekend and beginning of the week. Parker got really sick over the weekend which put us in the doctors office for the first time for a sickness. The doctor said he had a bad case of CROUP COUGH. YUCK!! I had never heard about this, but my mom told me all about it. Poor buggy was not feeling so good ... at all. He had to get two steroid shots in his legs to get things going. He was sent home with a prescription and a dosage of Benadryl. Do to doctors orders ... Parker had to sleep elevated so that he could breathe better. So, he got to sleep in our "adjustable" bed like a king! I took a picture of buggy sleeping in our bed!!!
Good news is .... he is slowly getting better. Thank God! It have been a very long couple of days dealing with a sick baby.

Grandma came to visit!!!

Last week we had a very special visitor come stay with us for the week! John's mom, Karen drove up from Florida to finally meet Parker for the first time! It was like he had known her for months. He smiled SO big when he heard her voice! Karen was such a BIG help with Parker and around the house. I told her we need her to move up here for good! Parker would LOVE it! Not only did he get to hang out with grandma all week, but he also hung out with his favorite cousins, Logan and Spencer! He could hang out with the boys all day! Sad to say goodbye to Karen, but already looking forward to the next visit. We miss her already! We LOVE you grandma!!!!!

Grandpa's Birthday

This is a picture from Grandpa's birthday dinner at the wonderful and YUMMY Morton's Steakhouse! Happy Birthday :)

Happy Monday!

Watch out MARTHA STEWART!

Ok, so I finally picked up my Beaba Baby Food Maker at Willams-sonoma this past week! I was so excited to start using it. I have been wanting to make my own baby food since buggy was born. I have read things about it and how much better it is for them to have homemade, fresh baby food. Not only, is it good for buggy, but also a new fun project for me to try! Since Parker is now 6 months, he his allowed to eat baby foods. We started him around 5 months because he seemed to want more than just a bottle. We are still deciding what we like best ... I think he's more of a sweet potato kind of guy! After I bought my machine, I went straight to the grocery to buy all the foods! The best thing about this is that it comes with a freezing tray to pour the food in and keep in the freezer up to 3 months. I have made brown rice mixed with apples, sweet potatoes, sweet peas, and carrots so far. I love making his food .... let's just hope he likes it!
I attached some pictures of Parker trying ice cream .... this was not my idea! I caught John doing it! Parker couldn't get enough. Poor buggy wanted more and mommy wouldn't let him. Hopefully he will act like that with his new food prepared just by mommy with love!!! Fingers crossed!

Parker's 6 month check-up

We had Parker's 6 month doctors appointment yesterday morning. Minus the SHOTS .... everything went FANTASTIC! The Good news is ..... NO helmet for the buggy!! THANK GOD! For those of you that may not know, the doctors said that Parker's head was a little flat in the back. They said with babies sleeping on their backs now days, this is totally normal. To fix it, they make the child wear a helmet (football like helmet) 23 hours a day. TORTURE in my opinion. I couldn't imagine making buggy wear that silly thing all day. I wanted to do what's best though. They told us that at this appointment is when they would make the final decision. I was so happy when they told us everything looked great! Maybe from all his rolling around, it had taken shape more! His measurements we great ... Length 27", Head 18 6.8", and the big weight .... 20.4lbs!!!! In the 75-90%. BIG BOY! YES, the doctor said he's going to be a big boy but only because of his daddy .... not me feeding him too much! He had to get 5 shots, including his H1N1 shot. I stood behind daddy because like everyone knows, I am not good with shots or watching my buggy go through them. Once he got his bottle, he was fine. Passed out in the car and everything was back to normal! Everything was good ... rolling over like a crazy man, trying to sit up on his own, holding his own bottle, and working on talking and breaking in those teeth! Until next time .... 9 months here we come! Yay for no helmet!!!
-Yours Truly,
Mamma of a 6 month old :)

Merry Christmas ... Mexico here we come!

After tons of stress the past couple of days ... I think it all paid off! We were still doing last minute touches up to our first guest arriving. If anyone knows me, they know that I am a perfectionist when it comes to crafty things. I think our table ended up looking BEAUTIFUL! Thank God for my sister inlaw for helping, couldn't have done it without her! It's hard playing Martha Stewart with a baby on your hip. I wonder if Martha could get it all done, baby and all?? Hmmm ... well, John and I both woke up super early with Parker to wish him a Merry Christmas and sang him the "hot dog" song from the Mickey Mouse clubhouse show. YESSSSS.... dance and all! He opened his presents and LOVED ... well, LOVED the paper! Our guest arrived and I think were very impressed with the set-up. The food was great and the wine was flowing! I absolutely love both sides of our family ... it's so amazing to me how two seperate families could get along so well like they have honestly known eachother for 10 years. I love it and wouldn't change it for anything. We have the BEST families ever. After dinner, drink, presents, and dessert ... the crowd headed home and I knew it was time for buggy to leave me. Mom is keeping him until next Sunday while we are in Mexico. I know he is in great hands, but I miss him so much already. I woke up crying this morning and basically broke down when they left with him. I am still sad laying in bed right now looking at all his little toys in our bedroom. I can't help it, he's my life. Good news is we are finally packed ... well, I am. John is packing as I am typing. Talk about waiting until the last minute ... yep, that's us! Hopefully I got everything, and hopefully I get some sleep on this trip. We will be meeting our friends down there this weekend! Should be a great time! Will take tons of pics ....
To my buggy boo: I LOVE LOVE LOVE you so much. I will miss you more than you know. PLEASE sleep well for Nana, and don't even think about sitting up on your own until we get back!!! Ohhhh ... and please don't do anything super cute while I am gone. I cannot stand the thought of missing out on it. We love you buggy and teach Nana your "hot dog" dance so she can do it with you!!!!!! Miss u and love u :)

STRESS, STRESS go AWAY!!!

So I feel like this week has been WAY too stressful ... and it's only TUESDAY!! Ahhhh! We are having Christmas at our house with both families. John and I both LOVE to entertain, but with us leaving the morning after Christmas for Mexico, I didn't realize how stressed I would be. I've been doing the Christmas shopping for everyone, because God knows my husband will NOT go near the mall this time of year, I've been working very hard on getting dinner planned for Christmas night, cleaning the house ... slowly, packing for buggy to spend the week at Nana's and still have NO idea when to pack for our trip! Ohh and did I mention that I have to pack my husband also, because he says "I don't fold as well as you" hmmmm ... sounds like an excuse to me! YA, sooo.... I have had a migrain the past two days from all this stress. THANK GOD I can just relax on this trip. Although it stresses me out thinking about leaving buggy behind, I think a little time alone may be the cure! I hope. Anyways, I had to vent, but I hope everyone has a good NON-STRESSFUL rest of the week. Hopefully, I will have time to blog before Christmas.
-Yours Truly
About to loose it Momma

BLONDE hair, BLUE eyes

Drop dead GORGEOUS!! If our son looks this good I can't wait to see what our daughter will look like!!!