Getting Old

I just realized this week that I am 26. My birthday was a couple of weeks ago and I guess I just forgot that when you have a birthday you are a year older. Remember when we were young and we thought that if you were in your 20s you were really old...and we laughed at them for thinking they were still young....well, I am officially one of the really old people who thinks she is really young...well on my way to 30. So sad....

That being said, Parker always knows how to brighten my day. Within the last week he has started clapping, playing patty cake, and dancing. I was washing the bottles (my most hated chore) last week and Parker was in the kitchen playing in his highchair while Jereme was watching "Walk the Line" in the den. Well, that song "Get Rythm" was on and I turned to check on Parker and he was dancing his little butt off. I guess the music really moved him, lol. Since then, he dances all the time. He really gets into it now, and it looks more like a bobble head doll than actually dancing but it is really cute. I am going to try my best to get it on video, but in true child fashion he never does anything when I actually want him to do it. He is trying so hard to crawl now, and it really makes him mad that he can't do it yet. Hopefully it is coming soon!

I try so hard to be really neat and clean when I'm feeding Parker, but he just does not cooperate with me. This is what he always looks like in the end....

I decided that I am going to start adding a little known fact about me....LKFAJ (little known fact about Jeannie). So here is the one for this week....

LKFAJ: If you are close to me you already know this...but I HATE and I mean H A T E dirty feet. I always wear socks and house shoes when I'm at home. Before I get out of bed I put a pair of socks on, crazy I know. But it really makes my skin crawl when my feet get dirty. If I decide to wear sandals for the day, I always wash my feet as soon as I get home. It really upsets me when I see somebody with really dirty feet too. People question how I am going to be with Parker as he gets older "little boys need to run around bare foot". But, I really don't know if I can let him do it. I know that it is OCD, but I really can't help it.

The First 7 Months

I am so tired of being the only "uncool" mom because I don't have a blog, so I decided to try it out. It is a work in progress, so please excuse the boring page so far. The past seven months have flown by and I don't even know where to start. So, I just decided to make a list of the things that Parker can do so far just to catch everybody up.





1. We are now in stage three diapers. Parker is 19.5 lbs and he feels like 30 lbs. I gave up on the infant carrier and graduated him to a convertable car seat. I LOVE his umbrella stroller and we use it just about everywhere we go.




2. Parker LOVES his exersaucer and jumparoo. However, he seems to prefer to be on the floor these days. He will roll, roll back, roll, roll back, roll, roll back....until he gets ticked off and wants to sit up. As soon as you sit him up, he falls to the side and starts the rolling cycle again. I think he will be crawling within the month....but I will keep you posted.



3. Parker is a little pig. We now feed him 7 ounces and about 4-5 jars of baby food a day. Don't even think about trying to take the bottle away! He still wakes up in the night to eat, even though I stopped feeling him during the night about 3 weeks ago. All of the books say that it will only take three days for your baby to start sleeping through the night. Well, they are full of crap and I don't know why they continue to sell this bogus books.






4. Parker only wears polo style shirt and shorts now. I know that sounds dumb, but that's what I like to put him in and he never tells me that he is uncomfortable and he never tells me that he would rather be wearing "play" clothes. Polo shirts and shorts are just as easy to play in, and he looks way cuter! Yes....I am obsessed with putting hats on him and I think he likes hats. He is now in 12 month clothes and 12-18 month socks. I know, he is huge. Everywhere I go people tell me how big he is. Yes I get it, he is huge and I am small and I look funny carrying him around. There is nothing that I can do about it.



5. Parker loves being outside. I think he wishes we lived outside. He loves to swing, ride the 4wheeler, ride the golf cart, and go for walks. He stares in the trees and he is very observant of birds, ducks, and cars. He is very nosy...who knows where he gets that from...




6. Parker talks ALL THE TIME. I can only imagine how it will be when he is a little older. He says "dada" "baba" "blahblah" sometimes "mama" and various other varieties. I promise he said "what" the other day when I asked him a question...and I responded just like my mom "Don't you "what" me!" lol. He talks to the tv, to his toys, to the dogs, he even talks in his sleep sometimes. I definitely don't know where he gets it from....



Being a mom has become more fun lately because Parker is such a comedian. I hope he keeps this personality! I do hope, however, that his temper gets a little milder over time.

This week so far:

Easter Sunday was pretty fun and Parker loved his Easter basket...