A week and a half ago our sweet Parker turned three months old! He is such a darling and I have loved these last three months with him. Being a mom second time around is certainly easier.
Parker is a chunk! He is super heavy. I'm not really sure how heavy since he didn't get weighed this month, but when I'm carrying him around in his car seat it feels like my arm is going to fall off. So hopefully I end up really buff from carrying this big kid around all the time!
At 8 weeks old, Parker was laying on his blanket in the family room while Jordan and I were rushing around putting Logan to bed, and when we came back 5 minutes later, he had rolled himself onto his tummy. So he rolled that way for the first time with no one watching! This is now his favorite trick, and we can't keep him on his back for more than a few seconds!
He started sleeping on his tummy pretty much right after he learned how to roll to his tummy, which was scary for the first few days but now we're pretty used to it.
Speaking of sleeping, Parker is still a crappy night sleeper. He sleeps exactly the same as he did right after he was born, so waking twice a night. And it's super random times, too. Sometimes he's up at 12:00 and sometimes at 2:00. And sometimes at 4:00 and sometimes at 5:30. His sleeping is so hard on us because our bodies can't get used to it, since it's at random times. When he wakes up in the morning (usually around 7:30), he has eaten so much at night he's not even hungry. He's getting sleep trained as soon as we get into our house!
Fortunately he's an excellent napper! He takes three solid naps a day. The times vary a little depending on when he gets up, but he naps between 1 hour and 3 hours per nap. Usually an hour and a half but one nap is usually longer. Once in a while he'll have a day where he'll take crap naps but I'm glad they aren't very often.
Parker still loves to play with his tongue and sticks it out every chance he gets, including during every smile.
He started to push up with his legs and likes to practice standing. He is also attempting to hold his bottle, but he hasn't quite managed it yet. Maybe soon.
He still has his awesome brown hair, which I love. It's super fun and I just love having a brown-haired boy and a blond boy!
These two are going to be little trouble makers together someday! Parker watches Logan all the time. He wants to know what Logan is doing every second. He smiles at Logan all the time. Logan tries to play with Parker and it's fun to watch. He wants Parker to be included in most of our games, although sometimes he gets a bit jealous when Daddy is holding Parker.
Sometimes Logan gets a bit rough with Parker, but Parker is usually pretty patient with him. Although sometimes he gives me a pleading look like this.
Parker has started chewing a ton. He likes to chew on his hands, on toys, washcloths, but most of all my hand. I checked his mouth a week ago and I can see the start of a tooth. I'm so sad! I don't like it when they get teeth. I feel like my baby hasn't been a baby for very long!
Parker just has the sweetest personality. He honestly never cries unless he's hungry or tired. Other than that he's a happy smiley guy. I told Jordan he just seems like he's just TOO sweet sometimes.
Parker's nicknames are Smiles and Squeaks. Logan calls him "Little Buddy" and "Bebe Parker." Parker loves to "talk" and makes cute noises all day long.
Parker also took his first plane ride this month, to grandma's house! He was really good both ways and didn't fuss much at all except when he was getting really tired and wanted to get off the plane. I didn't blame him, we all wanted off the plane!
We just love our Parker Gray. He is such a blessing in our family and we love to watch him grow...even if it seems to be going really fast!
