The loves of my life...

5 months old!

Look closely to see his tooth!

At 5 months you are:

-Holding yourself up very well-We know you'll be sitting up soon!

-Eating cereal twice a day.

-Still breastfeeding.
-Rolling all over the place!
-Sleeping pretty well!
-Grabbing for your feet and pulling your socks off! Actually, grabbing for everything!
-Becoming more vocal!
-Crying now if I leave the room and you weren't finished playing with me!
-Noticing Tulip! You LOVE her! You reach for her with the biggest grin on your face. We have to constantly remind both of you that your hands DO NOT go in her mouth!
-Love to read! You kick and reach for the pages. You now sit through an entire book and just kick your legs the whole time!
-The happiest baby we know! We LOVE you more than we ever imagined possible. Thank you, Parker for being our sweet, adorable, perfect baby. You make life fun!

My first tooth!

Nope, it's not a mistype-at 4 (almost 5) months, Parker has his 1st tooth! It's been trying to come in for a while now, so we were actually relieved to see it poking through. Since he's so young, there was no way I could get a good picture of it, so the one on the alligator will have to do! He just sticks his tongue out when you try to look. So we can remember, it's the bottom left one. I think the right one is about to follow.

A good weekend

This past weekend was a great one at the Petty house! We started off by going to Karoline's birthday party! She turned two and had a great party! Dayle is so creative, so of course there was no detail left undone. Parker really didn't nap well that afternoon, so I wasn't sure how he'd do-but I have to brag that he was perfect! He just kind of laid back and took it all in. I was really proud of him for staying up past his bedtime and being such a good sport!


On Saturday, my mom and dad came up to stay. Parker was very lucky because this was actually the 2nd weekend in a row to have grandparents come spoil him! We had a fun day of watching the Razorbacks and shopping. Mom and Dad graciously agreed to keep him on Saturday night while Phillip and I went on our first date since he arrived (note the smiles on our faces-this was taken right before we left!) Oh, did I mention that Sunday was my mom's birthday, so she actually babysat on her birthday weekend? Thanks, Gigi!! That's a true grandmother for you! She even said we could count it as part of her gift!

Cereal

Parker,
Your dad and I plan on making this blog into a scrapbook for you. I know one day you're going to love going back and reading about how crazy we were and how you completely changed our world. I also know you'll probably roll your eyes when you get to posts like these..you probably won't understand why I write about your first cereal, rolling over, and bathtime (just to mention a few). But you see, buddy, I am not a sentimental person. Seriously, I am not at all. But when you came along, you changed all that for me. Now, everything you do is a big deal.

Tonight, you actually enjoyed the cereal we fed you. You weren't really excited at first. I tried to feed you, and you quickly clamped your mouth shut. After we tried a few bites, I grabbed you and just held you in my lap. (I try to get all my lovin' in while I'm home in the evenings.) When I was holding you, Daddy noticed you were opening your mouth and leaning toward the bowl. So, he gave you a big bite of cereal, and guess what-you actually liked it! You liked it so much that you started lunging toward the bowl with your little lips poked out! You were so cute!! You ate a lot, and I finally made him stop feeding it to you because I was afraid you would throw up!

Please don't get bigger, buddy. I don't know how much more I can handle.

Let me repeat what I tell you all the time: I love you more than you'll ever know-at least until you have kids yourself.

-Mommy

Sleeping...

This past week marks a milestone for Parker..he has consistently been sleeping through the night! If you read my 4 month post, you may remember that I reported that our pediatrician said not to feed him during the night anymore. Well, it took about 3 nights, but once we got him out of the habit and made it through those three nights, he's been sleeping great! The funny thing is, now that he's sleeping better at night, he's taking these 2-4 hour naps during the day! Yes, I said 4 hrs! I've always heard that good sleep breeds more good sleep, and now I am a firm believer in that theory!

This picture captures his personality! He is such a happy boy!

Here's a great picture to capture the amazing sleep Parker's been getting lately!

He's so happy when he wakes up!