The 'beachin' days of summer

Just wanted to let the blogging nation know that I am sitting in Destin, Fl. on vacation. WOOHOO!! The only thing that would make it better would be if my husband could be here. Parker is the cutest waterbaby EVER!!

Wolverine underwear and Biker Chicks!

This weekend Parker had his first big road trip!! We went to Austin to my cousin Andy's wedding. This was a pretty big deal. My Aunt Teresa died this past October and one of the things she wanted was that her boys marry thier girlfriends. Well, Russell the youngest boy married in May and Andy married this weekend. I know that she would have been so proud. It does my heart good to see them happy and married. I love both of my cousins so much and wish them all the happiness in the world. Their new wives fit into the family so well and are absolutely perfect for their husbands. I couldn't have picked better people for them if i would have tried. I just wish my aunt could have been there, but I know she peeked down from Heaven to see them.
Well now to tell you about the Wolverine underwear. When we went to Austin on Friday, Parker and I road down with my mom, her husband Jackie, my granny, Angela (my sister), and my nephew Chase. Well about an hour into the trip my nephew told me about his new underwear. He was so proud! Let's face it, who wouldn't be if they had Wolverine undies!! All of the sudden he said he wanted to call Steven and tell him about them. I thought this would be so funny to listen to so I dialed the number and gave him the phone. I probably should have put the speaker on because when Chase told the person on the phone about his underwear I thought it was Steven. Um...It was not! Turns out it was the receptionist Valerie at Stevens work. I can only imagine what she thought when she answered the phone and the voice on the other end said, "I have Wolverine Underwear!" I do love my nephew!!!!
Biker chicks:
It turns out that the same weekend as Andy's wedding there was a HUGE biker rally!! Boy if you ever have the option to go to Austin for a wedding the same weekend as a biker rally I would suggest you go!! The profanities and motorcycle engines practically sang me to sleep at about 2 am Saturday morning. The smell of stale cigarettes and vomit on the way to a continental breakfast sure makes you hungry. Oh and there are some good looking biker chicks out there. If i haven't said it before, I will say it now....I love ladies in leather that is 4X's too small when it is 100 degrees outside. That is SEXY! I swear if they weren't so scary looking I would have knocked down every Harley in the La Quinta Inn's parking lot that next morning.

Ticks

I Hate Ticks!!!! They are horrid bloodsucking little creatures!! When I say I hate them I really mean it. Thursday our 8th grade when to the nature center in Tyler. I was in charge of the GPS activity. The activity was pretty fun but we had to go through the woods. Well when I got home that day I found 6 ticks on me feasting away!! You know sometimes I get anemic, and I need all the blood I can get! Do you think the devils really cared? No! They just latched on and sucked away. I was probably the equivalent of an all you can eat buffet. The worst part is early the next morning I scratched my head and what do you know, another one in my hair! YUCK! So when I got to school I had to get my head checked for any more ticks. It was 3rd grade all over again when I got lice from a softball helmet. All I need now is to sit on the front porch while my mom puts RidX on my head and pick away and the nightmare will be complete.

Parker's babysitter

This is an ode to Parker's babysitter, Tonya Irwin. Tonya takes such great care of Parker while I am at school. She puts my mind at ease. I would be going crazy with worry if she wasn't watching him. I know that if anything was wrong with him she wouldn't hesitate to call me. She also takes the most wonderful pictures and the other day she took some of Parker. He looks so cute.

Parker is 1 month!!

Why does it always seem like the times you want to just creep by always seem to fly by? Parker is over a month old and pretty soon I will be going back to work. Man I can't believe it. Even though I don't get a lot of sleep, it has been totally worth it. He has already grown so much and he even smiles!! Don't think I am crazy but he has also rolled over a couple of times. Now I don't think Parker is super advanced but I do think that he is really strong and has long legs and arms that help him get over. I am proud of him. I love that every morning after I drink my coffee, he lays on my belly and snuggle till he falls asleep. I love watching my husband change diapers and fall asleep on the couch with the boy on his chest. So I leave you with some of his 1 month pics.

No sleep and still going strong!

You would think that getting barely any sleep your body would just shut down. Well suprisingly mine hasn't. Believe me I do wish that I could get atleast 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep, but I can't and I can still function!! I was very surprised at this. Although I do believe the lack of sleep is affecting my dreams. Now I have always had very WEIRD dreams, but it seems like lately they have just gotten weirder. Last night I had a dream that Steven was an infomertial salesman. He was actually the guy that does P90X system. (its a workout program if you missed the million commercials) Well in my dream I wanted to get the program and he told me that I wouldn't be able to do it because I was a sissy. I know its weird. Also the weirdest part was the fact that on every appendage he had he had on 3 sweat bands and REALLY short shorts. Richard Simmons short. I wonder if there is any cure for this? This Friday I am leaving Parker with Steven for a night while I go to my cousin's wedding. Please be thinking about them and maybe say a little prayer. They are going to need all the help they can get. I know that Steven will take really good care of Parker, I just don't know if they will have enough milk. So Steven might have to give Parker some formula and I don't know how Parker will take it. I am just going to go to Houston and try not to check in every 5 minutes. 

Well I

 will leave you now with some pictures of Parker...

This was the first bath!!! He was not happy, He gets that from his father. Steven doesn't like to be clean either. 

Welcome to the world Parker Spiess!!

March 31 we welcomed Parker to the world!! He is 21.5 inches long and weighed 7lb 1 oz. He is Tall and skinny just like his daddy. We are so blessed by him and thank God for him everyday. It is amazing how having a child can make you love your husband that much more. I didn't think I could love Steven any more than I did but after Parker was born I found out that I was wrong. Steven took such great care of me and of Parker. I couldn't have done anything without him and his strength. He stayed calm when things got rough in labor and didn't even blink when I might not have been so nice. He helped me when I couldn't get around and he let me lean on him when I didn't think the pain would end. So I love Steven more today than I ever thought possible. Well I guess some of you might want to see pictures so here he is..... Parker Edward Spiess!