3 Months

O-MY How time flies!!!

After 3 months here are some of Parker's favorites:

Thing to eat -- It's a toss up between his hands, and milk.

Toy -- Another toss between his bouncer chair, and Dad.

Position -- Anything but his belly, although when he sleeps he likes to have his hands by his ears.

Thing to watch -- Anything on TV, if the TV is on his is staring at it with HUGE eyes.

Game -- Tickle me, but only with dad

Past time -- Taking walks with mom and dad. He keeps his eyes wide open for most of the walk so he doesn't miss a thing.

He seems to be an easy going little boy as long as he isn't hungry. When he is hungry he forgets all manners and demands food right then. He however doesn't care too much how he gets his foods. He will take a bottle or breast, cold or warm. Sometimes I can tell he doesn't like the cold bottles, but once he realises it has food he eats away

He loves to smile, and doesn't even care if he knows you. He shares his smiles with all around.

He's a little picky when it comes to sleeping. He falls a sleep best when tightly wrapped in a blanket, and a pacifer is placed in his mouth. During the day he takes a few short naps. At night he usually sleeps one 5 hour session, and 2 2 hour session.

He is really growing and changing fast. I'm greatful I'll be around to see him learn and grow.

12 Weeks = ???

Parker sure is a happy baby (most of the time). Today he is 12 Weeks and we got a first on the camera.



Parker sure does have fun with his dad.

I'm glad he did this when we were both around.

FUNNY

I'm not a Star Trek Fan or as some call it a Trekkie, but I found this hillarious.

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/trekkies_bash_new_star_trek_film?utm_source=videoembed

NOTE I HAVE NOT SEEN THE NEW MOVIE

2 Months

Two months ago at this time I was in labor. I had no idea what lie ahead of me besides knowing I was going to be a mother. Since that time I have gone through the struggles every new mother goes through and have fallen in love with this little boy.

He is now sleeping for 4-6 hours straight at night. He doesn't sleep too well during the day, but we are working on that one. With this sleep we have discovered an adorable smile. It is fun looking at him and have his whole face light up. Yesturday when Troy came home Parker wouldn't take his eyes off of him. It was precious.

Day of the BS ME

On May 8th Troy officially became an alumni of the

University of Utah.

After many hard years of school he now has a Bachelor Of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Parker must be really proud of Troy because he was extremely happy or slept during both ceremonies.

Hats off to Troy. He has worked really hard, and missed many nights of sleep. We are excited for what this means for our future.

Now that he is graduated Troy will be taking up mechanical bull riding.

Actually Troy will be working full time as a mechanical engineer, and plans to return to school in a year to start a masters degree.

Troy's Senior Design

Troy has worked hard the last two years to develop a hybrid powered elevator.

The project was inspired by the New Orleans area. After Hurricane Katrina the building code requires all houses to be at least 4 feet off the ground. The cost for a traditional elevator is more than most people can afford. Troy was able to help come up with a design that can be built from products found at many hardware store and can be built at a fraction of the cost of a traditional evelator. He was able to show off his design at the U of U's Mechanical Engineered Design Day.

Troy's senior desing team

Katie & Parker taking a ride

Troy riding the elevator

Sleeping Update

It seems Parker has finally learned how to sleep. For the last week he has slept for 2-3 hours at a time during the night, and is only up for 1 hour between each shift. He even slept for 4 hours straight one night. During the day he is sleeping for 1/2-1 hour at a time. He usually is up for about 1 hour between each shift. It has been so nice having a happy baby.