Back in the land of the living!

After almost a week of having a sick baby we are well!! I took Parker to the doctor on Friday because he wasn't acting like himself Thursday and I suspected him to have an ear infection and maybe RSV... Well I was right...on both parts. I have to say it really wasn't all that much fun for either of us. Parker wasn't all that fussy but he wasn't his happy self either. Parker also ran a 103.7 temp on Monday! He still wanted to play like usual but didn't want to take his normal naps which is tough. So we just played and cat napped in a very dirty house (I usually clean during his first nap) until he got better. Well Wednesday was are first full day without any fever so today we got to go to school/work. It was wonderful! Parker got to play and have fun. He is back on his schedule! I am so glad he doesn't get sick too often because it is not any fun for either of us. I am so thankful that his little body is so tough. I think that getting sick for the first time (i am not counting snotty noses from teething) at 10 months isn't too bad. I do feel so bad for every little kid that has or has had RSV recently. Poor little babies! It is just hard on the whole family. So to all of those kids who are still sick....Get Well Soon!

biscuits and shug

I love my puppies! They are such good "kid" dogs. They do so well with Parker. They are gentle with him and let him tug their ears and tails. (I am always right there) Shug is VERY protective of Parker. I think she might think that he is her puppy. If I am wiping is face and he cries she will squirm her way in between me and Parker and not move until i quit. She will just sit there and stare at me till I move! Its the craziest thing. Biscuits just likes to smell him. Parker thinks the dogs are hilarious! When they come inside Parker thinks its the funniest thing ever. He dies laughing. Sometimes he even laughs at them when they are asleep in the recliners. To think I was worried about bringing him home with the puppies in the house!

Parker's first "punishment"

OK before I get into my post let me make one thing clear.... yes the title of this did say that Parker got a spanking and yes I plan on spanking him whenever he is in need.
Now I do not plan on spanking him all the time...probably because he will not need it and because he has really big blue eyes that make me melt. However if he is in danger of getting hurt and he is doing something he isn't supposed to then yes even though he is little he will get a swat. Well today we were in the living room playing and the little turkey went for the outlets. (we do have plug covers on them) Well 3 times I told him no and "redirected" him and 3 times he went right back. The little turkey is fast. The fourth time he made his way over there told him no and he looked right at me, smiled and grabbed the plug cover off! Well I went over and popped his leg (it wasn't even hard), his lip went out and his feelings were hurt. I picked him up, cuddled with him and told him that was a no no and he would get a spanking if he did it again. (i don't even think he knows what i am saying) well a little later he was on his way back over there and I looked at him and said "no Parker!" Something must have registered in his brain because he crawled the other way and didn't mess with the plug!
As much as I HATED to pop his little let, nothing else was working and my back is killing me from moving him away from the plug. Plus I would rather him have 2 seconds of discomfort from a pop on the thigh than be dead from messing with the plug. I have to repeat this to myself often. I was so proud of him when he didn't mess with the plug though and even though he probably doesn't understand a word i am saying i told him so.
Any who just thought i would share Parker's first experience with getting into trouble!

Parker update

Last week I took Parker his 9 month check up. The boy is huge!!! He is 22 pounds and 31 inches long (the 70th percentile for weight and 98th percentile for length)!! I can't believe how long he is! He is wearing 12 month clothes for the length and some of them are starting to get too short! The only problem is that the waists are too big!! If I put him in 9 month clothes the waist and the length are too small. Oh well! There are many things that could be worse! I have lots of people that keep this boy supplied in clothes! He had his first Christmas recently and he slept through most of it. I think he got the entire left side of toys r us too. The boy has SO many great toys to play with. I have started putting them on a rotation so he wouldn't get overwhelmed and it would seem like he had new toys throughout the year. He has started to crawl a little...a real crawl at that. He has been army crawling for a while but today he took a few crawling "steps". He is lazy though because he just went right back to his belly. Lazy sucker! Oh and he has 8 teeth! 4 on top and 4 on bottom! Is it just me or is that A LOT for a 9 month old?

Right now EVERYONE is sick. Parker, Steven, and I all have a cold! It is not fun to be at our house. I think Parker got us all sick. (really I have no idea where we got it but isn't blaming kids why we have them haha) As soon as we get over this its time to get going again with p90x. I am going to try doing the lean regimen this time. I will let you know how it goes. Well now for what you really want...pictures!

parker watching miranda lambert. he LOVES music!

I just thought this pose was funny

I have to watch him like a hawk! he likes to try to play in the puppies' water

here he is at honey's house on Christmas eve

just like momma

Parker and I have a lot in common. Now we both have a love for coffee. (note: no child in the picture actually consumed coffee or was harmed by the consumption of said coffee)

Its been WAY too long

I should really be ashamed of myself! It has been a month since I have posted anything and even that post was a sad excuse of a post. Oh well. The family is doing well. Parker is Growing by leaps and bounds. He is army crawling ALL over the place and just got his 5th tooth. I can see the match to it just below the surface of his gums. I should have known that this kid would be advanced where food was concerned! Now with all his new teeth he wants to eat everything. He loves to get his teeth brushed and doesn't get this love from his father. Steven doesn't even like to brush his teeth on Saturday! He is such a gross boy. Parker still loves to listen to music and if Jay Z comes on the radio or TV he will stop whatever he is doing and listen. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing just because I really like Jay Z as well. P still loves going to ACA and especially likes it since he can kinda move around more. Well that is all that is going on right this moment. I will leave you with some pictures of the family....

parker and drew playing together. it looks like me and angela playing

Me and parker in our footie pj's

he scooted under the couch. i have a better picture of him under there but i showed how gross it was.

what in the world?

i was a stay at home mom that needed a very part time job that allowed me to take Parker...somehow now i have 1 part time job and 6 other odd jobs. this always happens though..i say i am only going to have 1 job but somehow i manage to get 10 others as well. its OK though...i take Parker with me everywhere and i schedule most of the odd jobs around his nap time so he doesn't care. I wouldn't know what to do with myself if i didn't live like this though. I think if I weren't a little busy I wouldn't do anything all day except watch my favorite trashy t.v. shows and lets face it I don't want Parker's role models to be the people on Maury and Judge mathis. =) No I think his role models should just stay who are now....Dwight Schrute, Michael Scott, Ron Burgandy, Ross Gellar, Chandler Bing, and Joey. He can't go wrong with these....Right?