Happy Birthday Arnie!

"Junior" being restrained

"Junior" with his baby sister, Caroline

I wanted to find some incriminating photos but haven't had time, plus most of the really bizarre ones seem to feature Wes!

A Blessed Event, Just One Thing Missing

The only thing wrong is that I'm not in it!

How Did This Happen?

When Parker turned 4 months, he still wore mostly 0-3 month outfits. This week he turns 5 months, and just today I put him in 6 month clothes and they fit! His legs are too long for his 3-6 month pants already. My little man is getting so big! (Mommy is sad, except he's so dang cute, and there's a whole pile of 6 month clothes to put him in now!)

Halloween Cards

Kenzie loves to get mail, so when Halloween cards arrived from her grandparents today she was thrilled (Parker just drooled on his). To quote her, "For me?? Oh, that makes my heart feel better!" (She's so dramatic lately - she's even taken to groveling at my feet while saying, "Yes, your majesty." I confess I don't mind that one, though!)

An Interesting Position for Watching TV

Eleven o'clock at night is Parker's time to shine. He loves to drool on the remote, pass gas, eat about seventeen times, fill his diaper at least twice, drool more, watch TV upside down, try to grab my snack, succeed at grabbing my snack, pass more gas, drool more (ok you get it). I do smell something funny though so I'm guessing that diaper is at capacity again...

Parkee Discovers the Cat

Parker has just has enough balance to sit up with the Boppy's support, which he loves because it frees up his hands to reach out and touch things! Like the cat, for instance. This is Seiko, the only cat that purrs when being sat upon (Kenzie tested that theory once). Seiko has been trying to be Parker's buddy since day one (sitting on top of Parker while he nurses, for instance). Parker has just started to notice Seiko, though, and I think I'm going to have to keep a close eye on those two!

Books are My Friend

Kenzie has her own subscription to "Wild Animal Baby" magazine, and a new issue arrived today. I read it to her once, and then very hopefully suggested she read it again in her bed. She fell for it! I had to take a picture because I was so amused listening to her "read" it again (she already had the whole thing memorized: "Can you find the butterfly? There it is! Very good job.") I was rocking Parker when she yelled, "Hey Mommy, can you come move my books so I can be com-furt-ble?" Boy, I ran in there to make her comfortable, she hasn't taken a nap in a long time! I got the sheets cleaned, a load of laundry folded, and the dishes done during her nap. And I talked to my mom on the phone for 78 minutes at the same time. So it was a productive afternoon! (It was a shame, I spent so long blabbing that I didn't have dinner ready when Chris got home... too bad we had to get Cafe Rio!)