Smooth Sailin'

Parker is amazing!! I honestly forget he is a little baby sometimes because he is just so good. Most of the time I feel like he is just a part of me that does what I do and goes where I go! Lately he sleeps through the night, hardly cries, is a cuddle bug, has a smile from heaven and melts us with his laugh. I feel so lucky to be his mom and to take care of him. He brightens up my life, reminding me of the simplicity of things.  

Parker is now four and a half months. He still has yet to roll over consistently, but he succeeds here and there. He really wants to sit up but is still pretty wobbly.  He absolutely loves food tho! It is the funniest thing to watch him stare at us while we eat. He even chomps his little gums, mimicking us chewing! We give him little tastes every now and then but tell him he has to wait til his teeth come in to eat for real. 

We swim as often as we can these days and Parker loves it! Ms. Melanie, our landlord and swim teacher, taught me how to dunk Parker under the water and teach him to hold his breath. Now he kicks and wiggles when he is under! He will be a great swimmer some day!

Although I didn't think it would be, it has been fun to be able to dress him up :) I was really bummed to put away all the dresses and frills and bows but Parker has cute collared shirts, overalls, mini jeans, bow ties, preppy jackets  and fluffy bear suits. I'm working on making him some church ties so he can match his daddy on Sundays. 

Jeff and I have been doing pretty  well lately too. I created a "Date night in a jar" from Pinterest so that has been keeping us busy, reminding us of the need for alone  and romantic time together. My newest venture is to bring Parker to the movies with us.... I'm pretty hesitant for obvious reasons but so many people have told me they've done it before. If anyone has advice, plz I would love to hear it. 

Our latest news is we are moving in November! We have absolutely loved living here but are plainly outgrowing this space. We're moving to a 2 bdrm  not far from where we are now and are so excited! I've been fantasizing about having room to have a table in our house and storage space other than our closet! Haha.

Other than all that... Life is good. God is so good to us. He hears Jeff and I every night as we plead for his protection over the three of us. What more could we ask for.

Until next time, enjoy the pictures: