So, I really just can't get enough of watching Parker swinging his toys all over the place with his little hands gripping them for dear life. He loves to kick his legs at the same time, especially against either Tim or I. He has a pretty strong kick at times too!
Parker is still loving to play with his toys. It is so neat to watch him. His favorites are the little ring things, but he is slowly starting to like his rattles too. I am trying to get another video I took of him up here. His latest thing with the rings is to try to eat them when I have him on tummy time. Playing also seems to be wearing him out. He didn't care that I was talking to him and just decided to conk out, so of course I had to snap a picture. 
Parker went to his first birthday party on Saturday for Ainsley and Hayden. Their party was Hawaiian themed, so we dressed Parker up in his little Hawaiian outfit my cousins Jake and Nicki got for him. Tim also liked the excuse to break out one of his Hawaiian shirts he had stashed away from his time stationed over in Hawaii.
I finally found little jean shorts I liked for Parker, so he could wear his little shirt Tim bought him. Isn't he to freaking adorable??? I love how he looks like a little man in this outfit. Too bad he spit up on it shortly after I took these pictures. :)
I was playing with Parker today doing tummy time, and he just decided he was done with it and went to sleep on me. 
Parker continues to grow like crazy. We are having fun watching him discover new things each day. I have finally been able to get him to take his naps in his crib this week. Woohoo!!! He has been a great bed time sleeper, but napping is something we are working on. He has really been into sticking his tongue out this week, and is liking tummy time more.
This was taken this morning. He is so much fun in the mornings because he is usually super smiley and loves to talk and jump around on our laps.
Parker has an old man stretch he must do every morning as soon as we open the swaddle. We decided to take a picture this morning, but it doesn't do the stretch routine justice. He gets his whole back arched and really tosses his head back and throws those little arms up. It is hilarious!
Zonked out after a ride home up the street in his stroller last night.
Smiling away!
Parker has been full of smiles all weekend. We luckily were able to catch a few more on the camera today. He also loves his bath time. Tim snapped a picture of Parker taking his bath today. It is amazing to me how a little kid can scream so hard having his head washed at the sink, but loves his bath so much. 
Parker is nine weeks old today and had his two month well baby visit at the pediatrician today. The little guy is a beast! He weighed in at 13 pounds 6 ounces, which puts him in the 85th percentile for weight and was 22 and 3/4 inches long, which puts him in the 42nd percentile for height. Dr. Shuie said he is perfect and healthy. :) Poor little guy was due for four vaccinations today. One was given orally and the other three were shots. They had me hold his little hands for the shots and the poor little kid just didn't know what hit him. I got the look from him of "Mommy, what are you letting them do to me?????" He has been fussy since then, and I can tell obviously doesn't feel well. We are sticking to the exact time for his baby tylenol to hopefully help him out a little. Poor little guy! Above is a picture I took of him today with his band-aids from his battle wounds. 
My friend Erianne gave me this onesie for Parker when I was home in February and it was actually pretty cool here on Sunday, so he wore it. Isn't it just great?!?!
Parker experienced his first fourth of July today and had a great day. The day started and has ended in a rainy mess here in Missouri, and was a little chilly as well, so I was able to put jeans on him for the first time. The little chubster fills them out in the belly, but his little legs are too short for them, so I had to roll up the legs. He looked adorable though. :) We had a bunch of our neighbors over for a bbq and lit off a few fireworks before Parker had to go to bed. He surprisingly didn't flinch at all during any noisy ones, and seemed in awe of the different colors that would flash around, but then again, he does have a fascination with lights, so that didn't surprise me. He is now soundly sleeping away unfazed by any of the racket going on outside his window. It is like a war zone here with all the fireworks going off!
We finally caught him smiling with the camera! He has been smiling for almost three weeks now, but is very stingy with them. He was not only generous with the smiles today, but Tim and I both were fast enough at different times to get them captured. Isn't he just the cutest little thing you ever saw???
