I finally caught one on camera

I finally caught a smile!.. or at least the tail-end of one
Parker is starting to smile more and more and we love it.
on our recent trip home to cali we learned he smiles super easy for grandparents (both sides) and he also smiles great for his Aunt Denae- so why the heck does he hold out on his mom and dad??
Brett and I were determined not to have any more of this "with-holding smiles from mom and dad" business so we made it our goal this weekend to get him to start smiling a lot- I think it's working!!

(we are also teaching Parker gang signs..looks how good he's getting!) :)

Denae & I and our babies
I love how Mack is looking perfectly at the camera with a little smirk

Cute cousins!

This is Parker's sweet little golfing outfit- I love the sweater vest, it's to die for!!

Blessing in Cali

This past weekend we went home to bless little Parker.
It was so much fun, and I'm so glad we decided to bless him at home, it was a nice vaca and so fun for everyone in my home ward to meet our new little man.

Lots of the fam is here in Utah, so we were bummed they wouldn't be able to come but we're glad that the family we have in cali made special time for us! :)

I realized I didn't get a close up shot of his blessing outfit- it was adorable it was little white suspenders and had a little white bow tie!! Plus it was made of all silk- so he was extra soft!

All the fam that came!

We love you little Parker and we are so thankful you are in our lives!

And thanks again ddawg for always saving the day and being the family photographer :)

we love the doctor

This is my doctor- she delivered Parker. She is awesome and Parker and I love her!
She had her baby 3 days after Parker was born- guess what she named her baby??
Parker!!
It's fun to talk about our Parkers... she said my Parker could eat her Parker...
Guess he's still a chunk!
Please notice his double chin... and the rolls that are visible in his thighs-
we love them

my 6 weeks old munchkin

Parker is already 6 weeks old, I can't believe it!
Time has flown by, he is so much bigger and chunkier now- I love the chunk!
We are learning a little bit more about Parker now that he is a little older- he is a sweet baby and loves being with mom and dad. He just wants to hang out and be where the action is.
He is just starting to smile, and it is the cutest thing- hopefully this week the smiling will become more often!

this weekend we tried a new pizza place with kate and clark- settebello- it was dang good, I'm already thinking of an excuse to go back

After pizza we walked around temple sqaure- I should have gotten some pics of the flowers, they are beautiful this time of year. Parker liked just layin on the grass hanging out

Brett & I also took a little trip to Park City this weekend to go to the outlets
-Brett's idea by the way, I was shocked!! I never thought his idea of a good time would be shopping, But i wasn't complaining. We managed to find some good steals :)

Cousin Love

We got a few of the cousins together this week for a little cousin love-
we are missing one Blodgett baby cousin (Mack)

Cooper (5 weeks), Miles (3 1/2 months), Parker (4 weeks)

The mom's and their babies!


I don't have much time to blog anymore, I'm lucky if I get lunch in during the day.

At 4 weeks old Parker is a sweet, cuddly, lovey little guy- and a happy baby.
He still loves his changing pad, bath time and hanging out where all the commotion is- he loves sound and noises and falls asleep the easiest when their is noise around.

I'm learning more and more each day how to decode my little babies personality.
He is generally happy unless he's hungry- or tired or bored

He is a great sleeper at night, he usually eats around 10 or 11 pm then wakes up around
2 or 3 am then again around 6 or 7 am.
After I feed him and cuddle him a little he goes right back to sleep-

the struggle we are working with is that he thinks since he sleeps so good at night that there is no need for him to nap during the day- he fights sleep during the day. And he just wants to be held.
Which I love to do except when I want to get laundry, dishes, blogging, or anything else that involves 2 hands done.

To help with this we went out and spent a good deal of $$ on a swing, which he liked at first, now he's in for 3 minutes then he gets angry that we thought we could trick him into thinking someone was swinging him when in fact it's just a dumb lump of plastic.
We have hope that in a month or so he will like his swing. If not, Parker will owe us some $$. :)

My biggest complaint (and something no one can control) is that Parker gets the hiccups ALL the time!! When he's not trying to sleep I don't mind- but he will get them while he's sleeping and they will wake him up! I don't think they bother him, but they sure bug me!

Being a mom is a fantastic adventure- every day I love it more and more!!