6.21.09

We're on day three of putting you down drowsy but awake. The first night you cried for eight minutes, the second you cried for almost a half hour, and tonight you haven't cried at all yet. Your Daddy and I are just waiting for you to wake up... it seems too good to be true!

We surprised Daddy at work- it's Father's Day and we took him a picture frame loaded up with pictures of you. He was excited.

I hope we're getting this sleep thing figured out.

I love you Parker!
Mommy

6.19.09

I put you down still awake tonight. You cried for eight minutes, had to be comforted once and you've been asleep for two and a half hours. The rest of the night might suck but at least you are learning to fall asleep on your own. I don't say this out of anything but love.

You passed your rattle from your right hand to your left twice this afternoon! This is SO HUGE! I'm so proud of you!

Apparently your kisses aren't just for me anymore. You've been kissing me for a couple of weeks now. You grab my neck and put your open mouth on my cheek- I love it! You kissed Mom (your Grandmama) once yesterday and you kissed Molly three times today at lunch!

I love you Parker!
Mommy

6.18.09

I am consumed with the desire to get you to sleep. I'm trying everything I know to do. You're still crying- you'll sleep for half and hour and wake up hysterical. I'm starting to feel like I'm doing everything wrong... I felt like we were making so much progress and we've hit a wall. I don't know what to do anymore. I promise we'll figure this out.

In happier news, you're in 6-9 month clothes, some 6 month stuff still fits. You're eating three meals of solid food a day- oatmeal and fruit in the morning, two veggies at lunch, and rice cereal and fruit at night- Plus all your normal bottles! You're my little piggy and I love it!

You can roll over in your changing pad from tummy to back. I just need to get you to do it on the floor...

You love practicing your 'b' sound, which results in a lot of slobber!

You seem to pick things up so quickly it's amazing! I'm constantly proud of you and what you're learning!

I love you Parker!
Mommy

6.15.09

I wonder when you'll go to bed every night without crying. I wonder when I'll be able to get you to nap in your bed. I feel like we're not getting something right.

It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong. I'm charting bedtime routine and how it goes and how often you're getting up at night starting tonight. I've got to figure out what is working and what isn't.

I love you Parker!
Mommy

6.09.09

You're doing so well at night here lately. Going down without crying and even sleeping all night some nights!

You're eating cereal and fruit twice a day and veggies for lunch. I haven't found a food yet that you don't like. I hope this continues when you start eating table foods.

You're rolling from tummy to back on your changing pad pretty regularly. You're not doing it anywhere else yet but we'll get there.

I'm still waiting on you to laugh regularly... I think it's coming soon though.

You've just recently found your feet and you love to watch your hands while you're taking a bottle.

This is such an exciting time! I can't believe you're almost five months old!

I love you Parker!
Mommy

6.06.09

I think you're really turning a corner- you went to be tonight with no crying! I think you're finally getting comfortable sleeping and going to sleep in your own bed! This is such a good thing! I'm so proud of you!

I love you Parker!
Mommy

6.04.09

It's hard to believe you're almost five months old. Getting you to three months seemed to take forever but it's flown since then... Bedtime is getting easier. I'm worried that tomorrow night is going to derail all of that but we'll manage. Jeffrey, your cousin, is graduating high school. He is your grandparents other grandson.

You are really starting to reach for things and bring them to your mouth. You are also starting to laught a little more. You've slept through the night a couple of times this week but you went to bed early tonight so I doubt you'll do it again tonight.

You're squealing a lot, especially for your Daddy, you really seem to save it for him. It's adorable.

I also think I'm starting to see a routine forming. I really hope so, again, it will probably get all messed up tomorrow.

I'm so excited to be your Mommy, I'm having so much fun with you. You are absolutely a dream come true.

One more thing- you rolled over on your own last night!

And another, you are in 6 month clothes now. You're getting so big!

I love you Parker!

Mommy