Easter Weekend

We were excited to have a long weekend for Easter!  Thankfully the weather was beautiful, and we spent lots of time outside. 

Playing in Parker's room on Thursday evening waiting for Trent to get home from work.  All 3 looking and smiling!!

Friday morning Graham didn't have school so Parker took his morning nap at home in his room!  Third child problems!

About 11:00 we headed up to Trent's office for their Easter egg hunt and lunch.  The boys loved being there, and we had so much fun!

Ready to go!

Trent and Graham worked in the yard on Friday evening.  Bennett and I supervised with snacks and juice!

And Parker napped!

Working hard

On Saturday morning we headed to Galveston for the day!

Parker loved being outside!

Picnic lunch on the beach  - hard to beat!

Relaxing!

Nap time! 

My big boys!  They had so much fun looking for seashells and building sand castles!

Tired boy watching a movie on the way home.

Trent ran to the grocery store that evening to get stuff to grill, and he came home with these!

Stuffing Easter eggs after the boys went to bed!

And putting out their treats!

The Easter bunny (Trent) learned a lesson!  Don't put out chocolate the night before or the squirrels will eat it!

Ready for a great morning of worship at church!

So thankful for this family of mine!

Brunch with Ella and her parents and brother!  These two sweet friends have been friends since birth!

And of course Bennett wanted in on the picture too!

Parker at 2 Months

Two whole months!  This month was a month of survival.  Parker was diagnosed with colic when he was 6 weeks old.  For about 4 weeks the hours of 5-9 in the evenings were mostly filled with screaming and crying.  The time slowly got shorter and shorter, and now most evenings are great!  

We used Gerber Soothe Colic drops, and I really think they helped.  Or maybe it was a combination of those and we figured out a few things that helped manage the colic as time went on.

Thankfully his days and nights have been great through all of this!  

Stats: 10 lb 15 oz 19%

23 1/2 in 72%

Head: 15 1/4 in 38%

He had a perfect check up at the dr this morning!

Eating: Parker is a great eater!  Nursing is still going really well.  He eats about 7:45 am, 10:30, 1:00, 4:00, 6:30, 9:30, 1:30, and 4:30.  I top him off with an ounce or two of formula at his last two feedings of the day to help him go longer at night.

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Personality: Sweet as can be during the day!  Our evenings brought out a different baby!  He would scream and kick and turn bright red.  Nothing would soothe him.  He loves to interact with people and has gotten really alert in the last few weeks.  He flashes his sweet smile, and I just melt!

Sleeping: He is asleep by 10 at night and sleeps until 1:30 or 2.  He's only awake to eat during the night for about 20 minutes and then goes right back to sleep.  He eats again about 4:30ish.  I have to wake him up at 7:45 in the mornings to feed him and give him some awake time before we take the big boys to school.  He takes his good morning nap in the carseat from 9-10:30, and it gives me time to get errands done.  He takes a cat nap about 11:30.  I do his nighttime routine at his 1:00 feeding so that he and Bennett take a good long afternoon nap at the same time.  He then takes another cat nap or two during the evenings and is ready to be swaddled and put down about 8:00.  He LOVES his swaddle, with a paci, and in his rock and play.

Likes: being outside, swaddle, bouncer, lights and fans, playmat, baths, sound machine, swing, being on the go

Dislikes: being put down in the evenings, stopping in the car, getting out of the bath

Milestones: Parker started smiling very frequently about 10 days ago!  It is the sweetest thing, and his whole face lights up.  He has the cutest dimples!  He is also cooing and talking more and more.  

Clothes: He is wearing 0-3 month and 3 month clothes.  Size 1 diapers.

Favorite Moments: I love his sweet smile!  I also love seeing the big boys become more interested in him.  I think this will increase even more as Parker begins to smile and laugh at them.

Looking forward to: Longer stretches at night!  More talking and smiling and interaction.

He doesn't mind tummy time at all!

He just lays his head down and rests!

He LOVES bath time!

Most evenings this month!

Happy boy at the dr this morning before his shots!

Loves being outside with his crazy brothers running around!

Happy 2 months to our sweet P!