Bluebonnets 2012

We took our pictures in the bluebonnets last week.  I was trying to get some good shots for Parker's 6 month pictures but out of the 120 shots taken there were only a handful of so so ones.  Parker did not like the weeds and he was not happy.  Maybe we can try again another time.  Here are the best ones!

Here are some of the best outtakes.

First food

Parker started eating cereal this month!

He has really liked it more than is sister, but I started her on baby food a lot sooner.

Pretty soon we will start on veggies!

PS: if Dana reads this, thanks for all the rice cereal!

Summer temperatures require summer activities

So it is April..in Texas and it hit about 90 something yesterday.  So we decided that waiting to swim is for chumps and we were getting out the pool.  So Parker had his first swim experience on April 1st!  I am so happy that both my babies LOVE the water because I could swim everyday.  Last year Hannah and I started getting in the "big" pool on May 10th.  Yes we are amazing but we love it.

First 6 months

Parker is 6 months and other happenings

Parker is 6 months today!!

I cannot believe this precious baby is having a half-birthday!

He is the sweetest baby every and we love him more and more everyday!

This month Parker is sitting up like a champ!  He has been sitting for the last month but has really mastered it for several minutes.  We will start working on getting to sitting position next.  We are planning on starting cereal soon.  I am really in no rush, thinking about the misery I had trying to push food down Hannah.  I really just want him to learn to eat instead of just drink.  He had been constantly bouncing from one activity toy the the next always getting tired after 10 minutes or so.  He is still very much in 3-6 month clothes but you can tell the sleeves are getting a little short. 

We started sleep training him during spring break and he has mastered the long nap.  He sleeps at least and hour 2-3 times a day and my life has changed!  I can get so much more done now, but if I miss his nap window I only get about a half hour so he is not very flexible with it.  He is sleeping through the night about 1/2 the time.  Most of the time going down at 8:00, waking up a little at 12:00, feeding at 5:00 and waking up for the day at 7:00.  He also got his first two teeth this month!

This is Parker escaping his play gym to play with the cabinet handles instead.

Here are some shots of Hannah.  Watching Daddy mow, (I love that this occupies her time) and her making her angry face/voice, it is quite hysterical.  

Sister and brother love.  Notice the tiara on brother.  He will have an opinion about dressing up as a princess someday, but not today!

Parker 6 month stats:
15.6 lbs - 20%
26" long - 25% (same length as 4 and 5 months!)