Before the Chaos...

Here's how we start the day every morning.... Parkes always wakes up while I'm feeding Cash his bottle in the boppy in the morning. We hear his footsteps coming down the hall where he runs past Brandon and ignores me to get to Cash where he says "Good Morning Cashie" and lays his head on the boppy next to him. It's a moment of peace before it is time to start our day and try to get everything ready for what we have to do and before Parkes starts getting mad that he can't have a "black bar" (Brandon's chocolate bars) for breakfast. And here's a few more pictures from our week. Parkes has 3 Curious George's that he must sleep with every night and lately he gets mad if his favorite one (the one that is actually just a monkey, but he still calls George) cannot ride with us in the car wherever we go. And then here's Cash taking a bath which as you can tell he absolutely hates. Parkes enjoyed bath time, but Cash wants nothing to do with it.

Cash Sleeps!!!!

I have been reluctant to post this but since we are just past a week I press my luck and say Cash has been sleeping through the night!!!!! He's been sleeping from about 11ish to at least 5 on good nights 6. Needless to say we are very excited. You might notice the abundance of blankets surrounding him, he will not fall asleep without them so I have to go and move them after he's asleep. Other news around our house is I am finally getting the kitchen wall down tomorrow. So the boys and I will be out and about all day tomorrow while that is getting done. I'll post some pictures of that later. Have a great weekend!

A little about Parkes...

I haven't said really what Parkes has been up to and all the changes we have noticed now that he is a three year old (almost 3 and a half which is crazy). And Cash has settled in for a nice long nap which is becoming normal around this time of day which is nice to start to get an idea of the schedule he likes. But anyways, Parkes really has seem to grow up so much in these past few months it is amazing to watch. He has become quite the artist being able to draw stick figures and understanding the idea of coloring an object and tracing letters. He, also, lets his extrovert personality shine. I find him all the time yelling at people on the street asking them their names and if they would like to come to his house. Actually just the other night the director of his school was walking down our street to a greenway near us and Parkes of course started talking away until Brandon walked on the porch to see who he was talking to and found Parkes asking them to come into our house. He never meets a stranger and leaves quite the impression on people when they meet him....he definitely gets it from his Daddy who too is always meeting new people no matter where he is. Parkes has very much enjoyed being in a house of boys. He is always telling me to go out so they can hang out "just the boys" which some nights is a very tempting offer. He has always been very good about sharing so much so he often gets upset if the other kids won't take the toy he is giving them, and he is always telling me, "it's nice to share." I guess I must of said that a lot. Three years old is definitely a little more tiring on me then two (which was a wonderful age for him) because he has definitely realized he doesn't necessarily have to do what I say especially when he knows I have my hands full with Cash and won't be able to make him stay in time out, but then he comes over and says something really funny and I makes me laugh. So that is a short version of Parkes these days...he is no longer our baby, but a little boy.

Parkes' Favorite Movie

I just added the song from Parkes' favorite movie, Curious George. So y'all can all hear what I hear all the time.

Cash's Future Career

With the amount of time Cash spends with his tongue stuck out of his mouth he is working towards a future career in a Kiss cover band it's just too bad he doesn't have a lot of hope to get a good singing voice. A few weeks ago he noticed he had control over it, and he has stayed like this the majority of the time stick it in and out.

The Bumbo Seat

Cash has found a seat that he likes. He is not a fan of the swing unless he is just so worn out he doesn't have the energy to cry that I put him in there, but he enjoys the Bumbo seat...and yes it is purple, it was my sister who has two girls so he gets there hand-me-down since these weren't around or too new when Parkes was young. And it is hard to believe but Cash was 3 months yesterday. I'm already starting to get foggy on those long first nights home from the hospital, but Cash does still like to throw one in now in then just so it doesn't get too far from our minds. And it is definitely time to start pulling out the bigger clothes as I have already had to put clothes in the too small pile. And we are all adjusting better to having him around us. Parkes is not happy unless he knows where he is at all times, and I have even ventured to the grocery store with both of them. However, when I have Parkes up front and Cash in the back it really leaves no room for groceries and I refuse to push those car carts at Kroger as I spend more time running into things then being able to push them. So that's our week so far, hope y'all are all enjoying the nice weather!!

Please say a Prayer

One of my sorority sister's fiancee past away this weekend in a car accident and the funeral is this morning at 11. Please say a prayer for her and his family as they need as many prayers as possible to get through this hard time. thanks.

Kids and Dogs

Parkes is absolutely obsessed with our dog Daisy. It took three years but she too has finally warmed up to him. She was on doggie prozac after we had Parkes so this is a huge step for her. He is, also, obsessed with his brother. Parkes would hug Cash's head all day long if I would let him. So I spend most of my day telling Parkes to please be gentle with Cash. And finally we are getting more sleep these days, not as much as I enjoy, but I am not complaining. We spent the weekend getting Cash accustomed to his bed and after a really long Friday night where Cash might of only slept 15 mins Saturday night was wonderful with him sleeping in his bed from midnight to six. Which I knew was a little too good to be true and he has not done quite that well since, but he is not doing too bad.