Monday, November 13, 2017

Parker at 9 Months

What a fun month!  I can't believe Parker is 9 months old!  His sweet, busy personality is really starting to come out!

Stats: 19 lbs 9 oz 48%
30.5 in 99%
Tall and skinny!

Eating: He is still just drinking bottles!  7 oz at 7:00am, 10, 1:00pm, 4:00 and 7:15.

Sleeping: He sleeps great at night!  7:30-7:00.  His morning naps are still cat naps on the go.  And his afternoon nap hasn't been quite as long these last few weeks so his bedtime has gotten bumped up a little.  He usually naps about 1-3 in the afternoons.

Likes: baths, being outside, his brothers, music, watching TV, chewing on things

Dislikes: his carseat, getting his diaper changed, having a toy taken away


Milestones: He has gotten super fast at crawling all over the place!  He is pulling up on everything and cruising around furniture.  I've caught him a few times just standing by balancing his belly on the train table or the ottoman and not holding on with his hands.  He will be walking soon!  And he now has a total of 6 teeth!  They all came in within 2 weeks of each other right around the time he turned 8 months.

Clothes: Parker is wearing 9-12 month and 12 month clothes.  So many things are too small in the length.  Size 4 diapers.

Favorite Moment: Halloween was a blast dressing all 3 boys up in coordinating outfits!  Parker had fun riding around in his little red car and watching all of the craziness.

Looking forward to: Celebrating Thanksgiving!



Bye Mom!


Seriously, pictures were so hard to get this month!

He loves riding in the baskets at grocery stores!

Always pulling up!


All smiles, all of the time!

We love you sweet Parker!

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Baylor Homecoming

We were excited about one of our favorite weekends of the year, but it turned out differently than we had hoped.  Parker was sick the week leading up to Homecoming, but then he got better, but then worse again.  We decided it was best if he stayed home with Trent while the big boys and I made a quick trip to Waco.  We left Friday afternoon and met my family at Vitek's for dinner.  We then got some new goodies across the street at Barefoot before heading to Nana and Bop's house to get a good night's sleep!

My big boy at the parade!  They were all about the eye black!


I enjoyed a beautiful walk through campus!

"Our swing!"

Cousins ready for some candy and the parade!













Katie and me!

After the parade we picked up lunch and went back to the house for Bennett to nap before tailgating.  The only way he would fall asleep was in my bed and me laying down with him!

And Graham decided to nap on the way to tailgate!


Enjoying a golf cart ride!



Face paint, eye black, a football, and his cousins...he was in Heaven!


And Bruiser!





After a fun few hours tailgating, the boys and I loaded up and drove back to Houston.  We were ready to see Trent and Parker!  We got home in time to watch the second half of the Baylor game and most of the Astros game!

Showing off his Heisman pose the next day!

Sic 'em Bears!


Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Bennett is 3!!

So this post is more than a month late!  Yikes!

Bennett turned 3 on September 19th!  He is our spirited, crazy, fun loving, life of the party child who brings so much laughter and joy to our family!  He wants to do EVERYTHING Graham does and thinks he is big like him!  Bennett is the one who pushes every single one of our buttons, but then he will come give me the biggest hug and kiss and want me to hold him.  He LOVES going to school and playing with his friends!

Stats: 42.4 lbs (99%)
Height: 41 1/4 in (99%)

We started the celebration the weekend before while in Waco for a football game.  Bennett and Nana share a birthday so we had donuts and presents for them!






His birthday morning at home!








And a real life picture.  Being 3 is tough!





A selfie with Momma before school!

So proud to wear his birthday ribbon at school!

And his special birthday lunch!  He LOVES him some Whataburger!

Dinner at El Tiempo that night!

All he eats is queso and tortillas!


Opening presents when we got home!




Going to bed exhausted after a fun day celebrating the birthday boy!

The next morning right before we had a failed attempt at a paci balloon launch.
And to this day, he still sleeps with his pacis.  Oops!

A fun interview with Bennett!
How old are you: uh 3!  (And he showed me 3 fingers)
Favorite color: red
Favorite food: peanut butter and jelly (he eats 2 sandwiches everyday for lunch!)
Favorite book: Superman book
Favorite friends: Matthew Jimmy and Tomas
Favorite thing to play with: Spiderman
Favorite show: Puppy Dog Pals
Favorite Movie: Cars 3
What do you want to be when you grow up: a Daddy
Favorite thing to play at the park: hide and seek
Favorite song: Jesus Loves Me (he then sang it!)
Favorite thing to play at home: dress up
Favorite trip this summer: Legoland
Favorite dessert: pudding
Favorite superhero: Spiderman