Huge Milestones

In the last 2 weeks, Parker has hit major milestones. He is crawling, pulling up on everything, climbing, and not wanting to be rocked (which of course hurt my heart). He is ALL boy and loves getting into everything. Our world is definitely beginning to be turned upside down.



Half of bathtime is now spent pulling up on the tub.







The crib had to be lowered all the way down, because we have a little monkey on our hands.



Toys are much more fun to pull up on than to play with!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Monday was my 35th birthday. The weekend before all the Felshers took me out to dinner at BR Prime inside the Beau Rivage. It was WONDERFUL!!! The chefs brought us out so much food, I guess they had been told it was my birthday ahead of time. We all had a great evening. I even stopped by the shoe store inside the Beau on the way out and got a awesome pair of shoes.

Kevin, me, Rhea, Chris and John









This is the strawberry bavarian creme cake from Fleur De Lis Bakery in Gulfport. It is unbelievable. My sweet husband brought it home to me on Monday. It truly is the best cake I have ever put in my mouth.




I had so many phone calls, emails, test messages and cards on Monday. Thank you to all that helped make my day special.

Christmas Card Disasters!

Ok, Ok, Ok----I finally accept defeat!!!!! Getting Reagan, the dog, and Parker to both look precious for our Christmas Card photo was too much to ask for, I guess. Below are a few of the crazy ones so each of you can laugh and take part in a little of mine pain. Since Parker was finally the only one that would cooperate he made the card this year. I'm sad we had to leave Reagan off--the 1st time in 8 years, but what was a desperate mom to do. There are those out there that haven't seen my precious boy so I had to pick the best picture of him. Hope you all have better luck than I did with your Christmas Card photo.

The look of fear and Reagan running away.

Reagan looking HUGE and Parker not smiling.

Reagan ran away and Parker wanting to play with the train instead of looking at the camera.

Sick, Sick, Sick

Well, like everyone else I know, Parker has been sick for over a week now. It started the Sunday after Thanksgiving and is still lingering on. I guess this is really the first time he has been sick and for that I can be thankful. I always heard my sister and friends say "When your child is sick, everything shuts down." Now I know what they mean. You just stay in the house for days and days. The bright side to staying home was all my decorating is done, all presents wrapped and other things that needed to be done around the house have been completed. God does give us blessings amongst all the "crude"!

So not only has Parker been sick with the running nose, chest congested, red ear and fever but he FINALLY cut 2 teeth. The bottom 2 on the front are in. I wish I could get a picture but he will not cooperate. So mommy intuition says that some of the fever and fussiness was also due to the teeth hurting.

I have been trying to take a picture for our Annual Christmas card for the last 2 days----my patience is TOTALLY being tested. We have always had a family picture of John, myself and Reagan our dog. But this year, John was so excited because he didn't have to pose for anymore Christmas card photos now that Parker was in our lives. So I decided to try and take a picture of Parker and the dog------yeah, not really happening. Parker will cooperate but not the dog. I am going to try it a couple of more times once John gets home and maybe he can help me get Reagan to sit or lay by Parker, if not I give up!!!

I have included a picture of the new Santa train that is running around our Christmas Tree. John brought it home one day this past week for Parker, but not quite sure WHO IT REALLY IS FOR! Parker is fasinated by it so all is well.

Giving Thanks!!!

Wow, I didn't realize it had been so long since my last post. I guess I have been caught up in getting ready for traveling to my parents for Thanksgiving, shopping for Christmas and getting all the Christmas decorations up!!! I meant to blog before the Thanksgiving holiday but ran out of time so here is a list of what I am thankful for in 2007:
1. A beautiful, healthy and happy baby boy.
2. A wonderful husband that works so hard to provide for his family, which allows me to be a stay-at-home mom.
3. My awesome friends, both new ones and all the oldy, but goodies.
4. A christian family to be brought up in.
5. A great church.
6. Some many blessings from God, that I can't even begin to name them all.
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I love the time that was spent with family that you don't get to see on a regular basis and all the AWESOME food. Here are a few pictures from our Thanksgiving at my parents.




You can see Papa lovin' on Parker, all 3 grandkids sitting with Santa (we couldn't believe they all did it without anyone crying), bathtime with all 3, and Mary Grace helping bath Parker in the sink (she is such the little mother).

Back Home

Well I am back home from my week in Jackson. I was exhausted on Saturday afternoon and took a long nap while Parker also napped. My sweet husband kept Parker on Sunday afternoon so I could spend alone time doing a little Christmas shopping at a few of my favorite stores' Holiday Open House. I know I said in my last post that I would document the week in Jackson with lots of pictures, HA-HA. I only took 1 picture and it wasn't good! I seemed to never have time to take any shots and then other times I didn't think about it. Oh well, take my word for it----it was a crazy week!

Single Mom with 3 kids

Geez----------I have all new respect for Single Moms of 1 child much less 3. My sister and brother-in-law are in Mexico this week on a Medical Mission Trip, so I have been in Jackson keeping their 2 kids and my 1 since Sunday. Bryant is 4.5, Mary Grace 2 and Parker 7mo. so it has been challenging. Bryant and Mary Grace have been great but when you add a "baby" into the mix it becomes a little harder. All my friends have told me they will be praying for me this week, I hope this is going on!!! Getting all 3 ready in the mornings and supper and bedtime have been the hardest times. I thought, woman have 3 kids all the time and do just fine, but I was reminded by a friend, that these women have then 1 at a time usually and have time to adjust to it all. We have had good times and I will document with pictures when I return home. I guess you all wish you could be a fly on the wall-----well, believe me, it has been funny! Reinforcement comes on Wed. night, my mom. Thank GOD for Mothers!! And for all you out there that have several kiddos, I can't say "You're Awesome" enough.

Ole Miss Homecoming

A couple of weeks ago I went up to Oxford for Ole Miss Homecoming. I had a great weekend with 3 of my wonderful college buddies. My parents kept Parker so it was just a day for the girls!! Thanks to my wonderful friend Hope, we sat up in her box seats and stayed cool and comfortable. Even though the Rebels pretty much "stink" this year, we all still had a good time roaming the grove, walking the square, and yelling Hotty Toddy.

Starting on the left: Hope, myself, Anna and Carole

Look at those pretty Ole Miss girls!

Fall Festival at church

Wow, what at night! Our church had their Annual Fall Festival on Halloween night this year, so that is where we went. Our Sunday School class was in charge of the Spacewalk, which we all figured couldn't be missed up by a group of young singles. We had a great crowd and fun was had by all. You can see pictures of our sweet friends, John as the "official Spacewalk police", and Parker looking too cute as a lion.

Happy Halloween

We hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween! Here is our "Little Lion" on his 1st Halloween.

Kevin's Birthday

Friday was Kevin's birthday and we had dinner at BR Prime inside the Beau Rivage. As always it was delicious but we missed Crystal. Below are a few pictures from the night.

The birthday boy!

Rhea and myself

The whole gang---Chris, John, Kevin, Rhea and myself.

Mary Grace's 2nd Birthday Party

This past weekend we went to Jackson to celebrate Mary Grace's 2nd birthday. It was a beautiful day on Saturday and all kids had fun. My sister transformed their backyard into a Fall Festival complete with face painting, apple bobbing, pumpkin painting, games and a spacewalk. All the little ones were dressed in their Halloween costumes. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Mary Grace's birthday

Our "Little Ham"

Here are some new pictures of Parker. He is getting soooooooooo big and is in constant motion! He will be 7mo. old tomorrow, the 19th. He is trying to crawl and gets fustrated when he doesn't move. When he is on his stomach, arms and feet are in constant motion and I'm just waiting for the day that he gets going and doesn't stop. He loves to eat and as you can see from the picture below he makes quite a mess. I have learned to just strip him down to the diaper before we start the whole process. The top picture is John and Parker and the bottom picture is Uncle Kevin with Parker. John and Kevin look so much alike now.

Baby Dedication

Parker was dedicated at church today. He was great up on the stage, not a peep! My parents came down for a quick trip. They didn't want to miss this BIG DAY and we were glad they were able to come.

I think Parker may be like his daddy---no smiles for the camera.

One proud Papa!!!!

Bath Time

Now that Parker is pretty much sitting up by himself he loves splashing in the water. By the time we finish with bath-time the counter and floor are soaken wet. I just let him go because he is having so much fun. When the sitting up is mastered a little better I guess it will be time to move to the big-o-bathtub.

Visiting Nanny

Last week Parker and I went to visit my grandmother, Nanny. She lives in Columbus and was dying to see Parker. We had a great visit so here are 2 cute pictures of them. Lots of lovin' was going on for those 3 days.

Life of the Party

It seems that Parker, even at 6 months old, is now on the birthday party guest list of all our friends and family. I used to laugh when my friends with children used to talk about all the birthday parties they were attending. Well, now the time has come for us. Two weeks ago we had 2 parties in 1 day and then last week we had another one. I guess Parker just has to get out his "partying" clothes and join in the fun!!

These are both pictures of Parker at Grayson's 6th Birthday Party 2 weeks ago. Grayson is my friend Shelley's oldest boy.

New Pictures

Since I haven't blogged in so long, here are a few new pictures of Parker. He is almost 6mo. old---on Wednesday the 19th.

I love the saucer. Mary Grace let us borrow it.

Here is the first attempts to eat with a spoon. Notice Reagan in the background---he has already learned that what falls on the floor is fair game!

Mom and John are both knocked out with Parker. At least it gives me time to get things done.

TEETHING-----AWG!!!!!!!

Well, the dreaded time of teething is here. I think Parker is cutting not 1, but 2 bottom teeth. I talk to John's mom yesterday and she told me John had a horrible time when he was a baby. That wasn't real reasuring for me. The past 2 weeks have been a little nerve-racking. I know Parker is in pain, but we are trying it all. The normal remedies, as well as the "old wife's tails". He seems to be a little better today, and I say that loosely. I just hope they break through soon. I was talking to my sister and asked her how long this lasts (since 2 weeks seemed like a perfectly long amount of time for them to come in), and she just chuckled. Her comment was "Oh, it has only just begun". THANKS STACY!!!!!! I guess all of you that are mothers that are reading this, are getting a chuckle too.

Sick, Yuk!!!

Well, Parker has his 1st cold. I guess it will be the 1st of many to come. He is still a happy baby, smiling and sleeping good but the nose is stopped up. He started wheezing over the weekend so I took him to the pediatrician today. He confirmed it is a summer cold, I think it is going around, and that his lungs are clear. We got medicine and was told that he probably sounds worse than he probably really is. I guess us mom's just want to make sure all is well with their sweet little ones!!!! We hope to be better by this weekend since my parents are coming to visit for the long holiday weekend.

Favorite Uncle

Here is Parker and his favorite uncle, Kevin. Kevin stops by on a weekly, sometimes bi-weekly, basis to love on Parker. It is so sweet and I know as Parker grows up he will love his uncle Kevin just as much!!!

Papa's Birthday Celebration

My dad (Papa) had a birthday on Monday so we celebrated it the weekend before in Jackson. I think all he really wanted to have as a present was to be with the 3 grandkids! He is retiring this December after 30 plus years with the school system and we are all thrilled. This way he can spend alot of quality time will all the kiddos.

Here is the homemade cake--not quite professional but no one seemed to mind.

Papa and Bryant both blowing out the "3" candles. As you can see, all Mary Grace wants to do it hug on Parker. See is obsessed with him and is such a "little mother".

This is one of Parker's new favorite toys. It bounces up and down and plays lots of fun music. Parker loves music, which of course warms his Boppie's heart since she is a music teacher.

5 month old mark!!

Can you believe it!!! Parker will be 5 months old on Sunday. Wow, everday is something new and I know sitting without help and crawling are just around the corner. Here are a few pictures of him---he is already hamming it up for the camera.