Pump it Up

Today was a pretty average, normal day! Parker has been waking up at 4am every day for the last three days. We are not used to this! Prior to this he was sleeping until around 6-ish, so this is just a little different. These past three days, he has had one arm out of his swaddle, which I has me wondering if this could be the reason he's been waking up a little early. I'm just not sure! We are still glad that he is sleeping almost all the way through the night, though. When I go to get him out of his crib each morning, he has scooted himself all the way down to the end. It's so cute.

Tummy Time....he's still not too crazy about this.

Ashley, Parker and I ran a few errands together today, one of which included picking up my new breast pump. How exciting! :) I really am glad, though, because I plan on continuing the breastfeeding journey for a while, and the pump will be necessary when I go back to work. It will also help out with the "babysitting" breast milk supply, which has dwindled a little. I am looking forward to pumping again!

Ryan rescuing Parker from tummy time (this was later in the day..)

My mom got off work early because the power was out (lucky her) and stopped by to see Parker. I had just fed him, and he had fallen asleep, so she volunteered to watch him while I went grocery shopping. I went to TJ Maxx and the grocery store, and when I came back, he was still sleeping! I'm sure my mom was soooo upset that she got to hold him the whole time :)
This evening, we took a nice walk around the neighborhood with both our boys. It was so nice to get out and get some fresh air! We took a walk a few nights ago and used the Baby Bjorn front carrier, and that was very nice as well. Reese did pretty good. He only barked at one of the many dogs we walked past. Parker did excellent! He really seemed to enjoy it. He didn't cry at all until we came home and then decided to walk some more. The "second" walk ended very quickly. He was over it!I am hanging with my sister all day tomorrow, so it should be a good day! I am looking forward to it, and I'm pretty sure the P-man is, too :)

Doctor, Doctor....Give Me the News!

Today we had two doctor's appointments for Parker. The first was this morning at CHKD with the Neurosurgeon, Dr. Dilustro. Since I didn't blog about it, I guess I'll just mention that the appointment was to check up on Parker's skull fracture from a fall we took on the stairs on April 2nd. I slipped on our stairs about halfway down and fell, dropping Parker in the process. As a result, he had a skull fracture and a very small bruise on his brain. We spent that whole weekend at CHKD so they could observe him and make sure he was okay. Everything looked good, so we went home that Sunday. We've been following up with the surgeon so that he can keep a good eye on him. We have another appointment on July 1st to follow up again. If Parker's head still feels good to the doctor, he will probably have an X-ray to check the healing, and then we will be done with all of that. I will be so glad!
Parker's other appointment was this afternoon with our Pediatrician, Dr. Toland. This was his two-month appointment! He is 13 pounds, 2 ounces, 25 inches long, and his head circumference is 42 centimeters. He received several vaccinations today which were given in three injections. Parker cried right after they gave him the shots, but fell asleep on the way home and was actually very good this afternoon. I expected him to be really fussy from the shots, but he was not fussy at all! He slept and was very good overall.Other than the doctor's appointments, the it was mostly a normal day. Parker ate, slept very little, and played on his playmat! Today is my mom's birthday, and we went to dinner at Plaza Azteca to celebrate. She is an amazing woman and I am so glad to have her as my one and only mother! I love you, Mom! :)

Two Months!

• You are now into a size Two diaper! We still have some size One’s left that we’re finishing up, but we’re now buying size Two.
• You smile all the time now. You smile the most in the morning when you wake up, but you give us smiles at other times of the day, too. We love to see them!
• You started sleeping in your crib in your own room on April 24^th. You have been sleeping in your cradle in our room, but since you are so long, it seemed like you were running out of room and would me more comfortable in your crib. Mommy was pretty emotional about it because to me it seems like you are “all grown up.” Daddy had to remind me that you are only two months old, not going to college.
• You love to lay on the floor and kick your legs and “punch” your arms in the air. You have a playmat that has a hanging koala and butterfly that you love to swing at. We also have a mirror that we lay on the floor next to you, and you like to stare at your reflection.
• You still love to eat, but you are starting to eat a little less. You are so much more alert and active during the day that you have better things to do, I guess!
• You are still sleeping through the night! It is wonderful, and Mommy and Daddy feel sooooooooooooo thankful. We put you to bed around 9:00 each night, and you usually sleep until around 6:00. This makes Mommy scared to have another baby because I feel like the next one just can’t be this good!
• On April 4^th, the Easter Bunny brought something that we all fell in love with—your paci. This has helped us in so many ways! Since we’ve been using the paci, you haven’t been taking the bottle at night like you used to. You also do much better in the car because of it. All of the times that we give you the paci and it soothes you have shown me that during the first few weeks of your life, you were probably gaining so much weight because you were using me as your paci!
• You are now wearing size Three Months clothes. Some of them are getting a little tight length-wise, though, so you’ll probably be in Six Months size VERY soon!
• You still love your bath. When we take you upstairs and take your clothes off, you calm right down if you’re upset. I think it’s because you know it’s bath time! We try to bathe you every other night. I kind of want to do it every night just because you seem to love it so much! You are starting to splash around a little bit and I know that that will soon turn into splashing around a lot.We can't believe you're growing up so fast. You are such a sweet little boy and we can't wait to see what all of your future months hold. We love you!