It has been a while!

It has been a few weeks since our last post and we have had a lot going on. Parker is growing like a weed. We just went to the doctor and he weighed in at 10 lbs. 8 oz. I am guessing this is a little off because he was wearing his diaper which was full of pee! It is probably more like 10 lbs. 4 oz. or so. I took him to the doctor because he had a rash that seemed to be getting worse. Luckily the doctor said that it looked like he had really sensitive skin and that his shampoo/body wash might have been irritating him. We switched him over to Aveeno wash which is for sensitive skin and the rash seems to be doing much better. I also talked to the doctor about the "episodes" he has each night. She said that he probably had a small case of colic. Basically every night in between 6:30 and 8:30 he cries. It is not your normal cry, it is ear piercing and you cannot calm him down. He will be happy as can be and then all the sudden he gets mad and won't stop crying. The doctor says that colic clears up in most babies around 3 months and that they are not sure what causes it. In a small percentage of babies it takes 9 months to clear up. I am praying that Parker is a 3 monther (or less).

We had our first play date with Chase. Kristi brought Chase over to see us last Wednesday. As proud parents we tried to get their pictures together, but of course one of them was always crying and not cooperating. We laid them down on a blanket on their backs and Chase was as happy as could be sleeping and Parker was screaming right in his ear. Every so often Chase would grunt just like he was trying to say "Quiet down over there, I am trying to get some sleep". Parker did not like laying on his back at all so then we tried them on their stomachs and both of them let us get a few pictures in. Finally, we sat them up on the couch and Parker was happy-he loves sitting up looking all around. Well Chase did not want to have anything to do with that so he started crying. It was so funny to see their different personalities. One day we will be able to show them these pictures and tell them this was the first day they met!

Yesterday we went to Andrew's 1st birthday. I can't believe how much he has grown. Everyone had to get a look at little Parker since that was the first time many of them had seen him. He was such a good boy and slept almost the whole time. I have always wondered why he sleeps so much when we go places, but doesn't when we are at home. I guess I will never know. Raylea and ReAnna just loved Parker and took turns holding him. They were real pros. I guess it is because they have had so much practice with their brother and sisters!