Grateful.

Today I woke up to the sound of pouring rain, and while I would be beyond happy that it was raining, today was not the day. My best friend was in town and we were headed out for breakfast, and then my family was going to the pumpkin patch a couple hours away. We all sucked it up and headed out in hopes it would not downpour the whole time we were at the pumpkin patch. Almost 5 minutes into the ride, a very sleepy, and a little bit sick, Parker started getting fussy. At first I just figured he would cry for a minute then fall asleep, since he was long overdue for a nap after going out for breakfast. 10, 15, 30 minutes passed and he was still crying (screaming), and nothing was getting him to stop. In this moment I was also in tears, tired of hearing him cry, feeling bad I made him go when he was getting a cold, and just wishing he would fall asleep. Finally after pulling over, feeding him, putting him back in his carseat and letting him cry for another ten minutes, he FINALLY went to sleep and stayed asleep until we got there. It poured a majority of the way there, but started lightening up when we got there.

Let me just say, all the crying and screaming on the trip was well worth it. My heart is so full with love from today, I am so incredibly grateful for my whole family. After the meltdown on the way there, the rest of the day parker was just full of smiles, and flirty eyes, and overall just my littl eball of sunshine on this rainy day. We looked at goats and chickens, he was a bit scared of both.

 We searched for a pumpkin, and he took a ride with his cousin in a little wagon and fell asleep within minutes, but then woke up when the ride got a bit too bumpy for him.

And then we went to an amazing pizza place, and Parker found himself a girlfriend. Sitting in his highchair, all of a sudden he spotted a waitress and could not stop staring and smiling and doing flirty eyes. This same thing happened this morning when I went out to breakfast. I can tell this boy is gonna give me some troubles!

Overall just looking back, this morning was all sorts of stressful, and in that moment I just could not see past it, but gosh, I am just the luckiest mama to have Parker.

And even with his runny nose and drooly mouth, I just wanna kiss his face all over the place!

Terrible teething!

TEETHING. We're going through it right now. Not just one, but two bottom teeth are poppin' up at the same time. While I love my little man dearly, and want to spend as much time as possible, I just want, and need, him to take a nap! But these terrible little teeth are keeping him up, and grumpy. How do mamas help their little ones during this time? I have been occasionally giving him a little baby tylenol and it works sorta, but I don't always want to be giving it to him. Also, he never lets me look at them sadly. I'm always trying to take pictures but fail every time.

(but it still makes for the cutest pictures;))

I guess this will be turning in to an update post because some of the cutest things have been happening this week! 

Yesterday while I was at work, just shortly after I left, my mom had parker jumping in his jumperoo, and I guess he just started to nod of to sleep! He's never done that before, and I'm so sad that I didn't get to see it. 

I can't get over it still. And he is growing so much hair, and its getting wavy. Which I figured since when I was little I had those Shirley temple curls, which I straitened to death when i was about 14. Now my hair is just an awkward puffy wave when not straightened.

Also, he LOVES avocado! Almost as much as he love banana. The saying is "food under one is just for fun", but this little man takes his food very seriously. Now when we are all eating dinner he pretty much yells at me until I grab him something to eat. 

Also, he sat in a swing for the first time, he loved it! I can not wait until he is running around, wanting to go down the swing and have me chase him. Well, maybe I can wait a little bit longer until I'm in better shape. Speaking of getting in better shape, why is it so hard to get back in to the swing of things with working out?! Before getting pregnant I would work out every day, I didn't eat as healthy as I could have but much better than I do now. Once I found out I was pregnant, the thought of working out just flew out the window for some reason. Every now and then I still go on walks, but I wish it were easier to get back in to working out. 

One last note, I need to figure out what I am going to dress parker up as for halloween. Initially I wanted to make him the caterpillar from "A bugs life", but no one has an outfit ready made for that, and I just don't see myself being able to make that,  let alone know where to even start with it. But, its his first halloween, I need to find something because its coming before we know it!

Thankyou for reading, xoxo

Life update!

So, I guess it has been a few weeks since my last post. I guess I forgot about the world of blogging. So lets have a catch up of all that has happened.

Parker has been eating. A LOT. Yesterday he ate 2 bananas through out the day. And while i really do not recommend, it just sort of happened. (The poop diaper the next day was a little crazy...). He had it as a snack and went through a whole banana, with the occasional little bit that ends up on the floor. Then while we were all eating dinner, parker was in his high chair, and if we're eating, these days he also has to be eating! So he ate another half of a banana and the rest went in the fridge. That night I had work, which is unusual, so parker definitely was not used to it. So during break I called my mom and could hear parker incredibly upset. Now, at that point it was about 8, and he usually gets grump at 7 and falls asleep by 8 so it was unusual for me not to be there for him. My heart broke into little pieces hearing him so sad. So then I just suggested she feed him the second half of the banana. (Which helped a little bit, because he is OBSESSED.)

He also tried strawberry. Not his favorite!

Also, teething has been looking like its been around for the past few weeks, especially lately. And as of today I see a little white poking through, and when he bites my finger i feel a little sharpness! So exciting but so heartbreaking to see my little baby boy in so much pain! Tonight was a tough one getting him to bed, I think its been his roughest teething day, but its so close to poppin out! Also, I could feel a difference while nursing the past couple days, a little bit more painful. Not sure if its the bit of tooth coming out, or if he is eating rougher because of the tooth. I am not sure, but lord knows I am scared of nursing with this tooth in place!

I have also started with some christmas shopping! Babies first christmas and I just want to spoil him so much! I received his first christmas gift in the mail today! I ordered this John Deere sit and ride tractor, too darn cute. And while the picture is a little bit deceiving, because i thought it was going to be a lot bigger than it came in as, Its still too cute! Ill have to buy him some Carhartt to go along. (; Its too crazy to think he is going to be 9 months by christmas time. Its flying by, thats for sure. 

I think I have a few new Ideas for the blog. Maybe a series of posts on my Project life baby album that I have been trying to start for parker. Some DIYS, just recently I bought an old desk from goodwill and fixed it up, it turned out better than I thought! Also I will be doing monthly Parker updates, next one will be his 6 month update! I really would like to dedicate a few nights, when parkers asleep, to writing a post on here. This really is the perfect way to document my memories with parker. Its just it comes in waves of "I really want to write, so I think I will write five posts" and then a few weeks of brain dead. 

Lets hope I keep on going, and that I also survive this first tooth! xoxo, 

BLW adventures

On Sunday evening while dinner was getting prepared, I remembered I had Parker's high chair stowed away in the closet, and with excitement I pulled it out and assembled it. Parker's almost 5 months old, and while he cant quite sit on his own yet, he's great at sitting in his bath seat, so I figured he could sit in his high chair, which was a success! He looked so precious in his high chair, which I'm sure he will quickly grow out of. These Ikea baby chairs were definitely not made for chunk babies.

He looked too cute in his high chair, but with no food in front of him he decided to nom on his hands. It was sad to see him look at our food, he seemed so hungry, which is how he has been the past month or two. So the next day, to impatient to wait until he turned 6 months, I decided to start our baby led weaning adventure. 

I had done quite a bit of research on baby led weaning, and while many people wait till 6 months, I also read many people start with vegetables and fruits at 5 months. He's sitting on his own, grabbing plates, trying to eat things, and whiny when we eat. All the signs are there!

So on Monday I decided to cute up some sticks of cucumber and set a couple of pieces in front of him. First, I helped assist him and put it in his mouth, his reaction was great! A little bit of confusion at first, then non stop sucking! 

(yes, we need to take a picture of every new food right mamas?)

Then we tried apple! Again it was a big hit! Although I think this little chunk man would love any food. 

He hasn't perfected picking up these slippery foods, so he brings it close to him and eats and chews on it on the tray, what a smart thinker. 

 

Yesterday I roasted a butternut squash, which I surprisingly had never eaten. I cut it up into some chunks and sticks, poured some olive oil over and cooked at 200 degrees for about 30 minutes I believe. My chunks were a little large so they took a while to get soft. I think butternut squash was the biggest hit! He wasn't just sucking on it, because it was soft he was able to actually eat pieces. Because its a little stringy we did have some gagging moments, but I just had to sit on my hands and know he would work it out, which he did. I also ate quite a bit, (and so did the cat and dog, they're perfect little vacuums!) and we all loved it!

This is such an exciting milestone and I cant wait to try out even more foods! So far butternut has been the winner and has lasted us two meal times, with more left overs. If anyone has any recipes or food recommendations, I would love to hear them! I'll definitely be keeping you updated on our future blw experiences.

Thank you for reading, xoxo