Out With the Old.. In With the New

Well, the time has come... no more onesies! I am sad :( This small not important fact signals to me that Parker is no longer a baby. I obviously know and understand this but it still doesn't make it any easier to pass on these cute little one onesies that we (I) love so much! :) This post is mostly for me to come to terms with this change & documents how cute & small Parker was at this point in time.

New Adventures

Aren't they cute?!?! Parker loves to read before bed. "Little Blue Truck" is read every night along with a few other favorites.

Ray and I have been together for about 15 years and married for going on 10 years! Just typing that makes me feel old!! He has worked at Best Buy for 14 years so retail hours have always been a part of our lives. He has worked in many different departments requiring very different hours. Working late nights and weekends is what we know.

When Parker was born Ray was able to adjust his schedule so that he could take care of Parker when I went back to work. We made this work until Parker was about 8 months old. We were very lucky to have him home for 8 months before starting daycare.

Through all of this it's been hard for Ray not to be with Parker (and of course his awesome wife) in the evenings and on the weekends. Well, all of that has recently changed. The stars have aligned, Ray is still with Best Buy, and he is now working in a new position. What does this mean? It means that he is working Monday through Friday day time hours!!! I am beyond excited and proud of him for landing this position! He started this week and I can already see a difference in Ray & Parker!

I might need to seek counseling since I will actually see my husband on a regular basis! ;) We can now make plans for the weekends or even evenings. A real date night that does't need at least 2 week notice to plan!?! This is a game changer and I am so looking forward to positive outcomes!!

Congrats Ray (AKA Daddy)! We are so proud of you!!



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Baby Jesus :)

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Christmas time is here!

Holiday Lights at the Columbus Zoo!

Parker was so surprised to see the tree all lit up! He loves waking up each day to see the tree downstairs!!

Parker & Daddy checking out the tree before bed time!

Parker helped us decorate the tree for the first time. He wanted to put more "balls" on the tree! He loves all of the decorations on the tree and has a few that he can touch and turn on himself! :)

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Check Up...

Parker had his 2 year check up yesterday and all is well! Here are his stats:

Weight: 29lbs (50th percentile)
Height: 34.5 inches tall (75th percentile)

His ears look great and his eyes look good too! Parker was at Urgent Care just 4 days prior to this for a bad cold that wouldn't let go. He has been on antibiotics and he is feeling so much better.

He had to give a sample of blood from his finger. He wasn't happy at first but quickly starting talking about Lighting McQueen (from Cars Movie) and was happy again. Then came the shot. He watched it go in his arm he screamed and then stopped. He was happy to have two bandaids one being Spiderman! :) It matched his shirt!

The doctor was very happy with his speech and was pleasantly surprised when Parker was using sentences. He was saying, "Mommy I need that!" Better than the one word he likes to use ALOT = NO!

We really can't get anything past this kid! Parker loves Thomas the Train. For his birthday he got his first train set and loves it! Ray and I were talking about how cool it would be to have a train set for around the Christmas tree. The next thing we know Parker is carrying his wood track into the living room and trying to put his Thomas the Train around the tree! The set is not very big so it didn't work but he tried!! We will get a train set for around the tree of next year! :)



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