3 Months Old

Parker turned 3 months on the 18th. Here is our cute boy with the giant girafe...

I'm bringing chubby back

4 Generations of Averys - Avery Young, Avery Tatum, Avery Christian, & Avery Parker (in age order)

I'm ready for the mountains!

Parker is getting so big! He is smiling all the time, including when I am feeding him his bottle, he can't help but smile at me...it melts my heart but if I smile back at him, it's all over & he won't finish his bottle. He is almost 3 months old already too, we can't believe it. And the best part...he sleeps at least 10 hours straight each night, we even got 12 hours one night. Have I convinced anyone else to have one yet? If you have hung out with me lately, you will know that I am on the recruitment team for having babies, What? You just got married? You should have a baby right away...its easy, I promise...did I tell you my baby sleeps 10 hours a night???

This 1st pic is of Parker sleeping on the couch today, he was so warm & toasty in this heavily heated house.

Daddy & Parker / Parker in the Bumbo, sitting like a little man in his recliner...

Parker's 1st Halloween

Parker was a Pumpkin for his 1st Halloween...Ace & I got dressed up too, I was a cat (I know, not very original) & Ace was Joe Dirt (kind-of). Ace's costume was so funny, I couldn't look at him without laughing, the mullet wig was awesome.

We went to Johan & Elaina's for a costume party, here's Ace dancing during cherades...check out the whole costume

Fall Pictures

Happy Fall Ya'll! I am so excited about this cooler weather, living in Atlanta you get tired of it being so hot pretty quickly - especially when you are pregnant during the summer... Here are a couple of pictures of our family this fall.

Here we are at one of the Greenville Street Park in Newnan - this is one of the parks Ace's company did

Parker posing with the mums on our front porch

Pop, Erika, Amma & Parker at the Grand Opening of the new portion of the Roswell Greenway - Ace's company did this too. Pop is pumping up the tire on the stroller in case you were wondering...

Life is a Miracle

Yesterday this was on Oprah - about a boy who was born with Trisomy 18 - a chromosonal abnormality where the child doesn't usually live more than a couple of days after birth. This baby's parents made a video tribute to him, documenting his 99 days of life. Just warning you, it will probably make you cry, but it really does remind me what a miracle life is & how you should celebrate every day & how much of a miracle it is to have a child. It is a very touching video. After they showed the video they talked to Eliot's parents & they are pregnant again with a healthy baby & are due in a couple of weeks...

http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=qILw1iFzmIE

Don't forget to thank God everyday for our precious babies.

2 Months Old - better late than never

Parker was 2 months old on October 18th & we got his picture with the giant girafe again. We went to the Dr. today & Parker is 12lbs, 10oz - big boy! He is in the 75th percentile for weight & 50th percentile for height/length. Immediately Ace said, so he's going to be short? Ace is very worried about him getting height genes from me instead of him, I have told him that every man in my family is at least 5'11"...not to worry, the Dr. said it doesn't matter this early in the game :)

He got 4 shots today & after the nurse left (after band-aids were applied) I was trying to dress him when I noticed blood on his onesie, he was bleeding from one of the shot spots & it was coming out so fast it was covering his little leg and pooling on the table! Of course he was screaming too, it was quite tramatic for him this morning :( But he has been given baby tylonol for the first time & he has been sleeping since we left the Dr.'s office. Poor little boy!

He might be scared of the giant giraffe

Cute baby boy

You had to get the full effect of his chubby cheeks!

Baby Carter!

Welcome to the real world baby Carter! Ace's cousin Anna had her baby on Thursday night, via c-section, after what seemed like a very long pregnancy! He is healthy boy weighing in at 7lb 14oz & so cute - and tiny, it is amazing how small a newborn is compared to our 12lb, 10oz, 10 weeker. Seriously people, these babies grow so fast. Congratulations Anna & Shawn!