Learning some Head Control and LOVING some hands

Yummy Hands!

"This blue, yellow, and green thing is pretty cool."

Well Ella is getting so much better with her head control. She is trying so hard to pull herself up and starts to get frustrated when she can't. She is also loving her hands. She thinks that they are the yummiest things in the world.

Bath Time

Smiling for Mommy

"I wasn't ready for the water pour!"

"And what are you doing to me now?"

Ella LOVES her bath time. If she's having a cranky day and we stick her in the bath she will immediately become in a better mood. She's starting to learn that she can kick around in the water and splash us everywhere and she's loving that. Here are some pictures of her last bath.

Another note...Mommy starts back to work on Monday so the updates might be a little slower than normal. Ella, Daddy and I have had a wonderful twelve weeks together and we have cherished every moment. I am just so glad and fortunate that I was able to take that time off. I sure am going to miss hanging out with this little girl all day!!!

Ella's Baptism

Ella got baptized this past Saturday, and she was not a happy camper. She was cranky all day and pretty much cried throughout the whole ceremony. But we got through it. We had a lot of family come into town and we were so grateful that they could be there. We also want to thank Aunt Maureen and Uncle Philip for being wonderful Godparents to Ella! And the weather could not have been any better. So, overall, it was a wonderful day and weekend and we just thank the Lord for all his blessings for ourselves and for Ella.

Happy Fall!!

Ella's Boyfriend

Giving kisses to his momma

Harrison Grant

We would like to introduce Ella's boyfriend, Harrison Grant Pollina. He was born 10/9/07 and was a whopping 9lbs 2 oz. His parents, Tony and Jenny, are wonderful friends of ours and we just send a huge congratulations to them. We are so excited to watch Ella and Harrison grow up together!!

Poor Baby!

Well, Ella had her two month checkup today. She weighs 13 lbs 10 oz's and is now about 24 inches long. She is ranking in the 95th percentile in her height and weight. When we do something in the Parker household, we do it right! She also had to get 5 shots today. Ouch! She was a brave little girl, but definitely not happy. Overall, she's doing really well and is very healthy.

Sibling Love

Jeremy was getting a little upset that Tanner doesn't have any pictures on here considering he is our "first child". So here are some of him and Ella. He just loves this little girl and is so sweet with her. He loves to lick all over her face, and she doesn't seem to mind to much.

Mommy's Chipmunk

This is my serious look. What do you think?


Mommy's funny.



Fat cheeks!

Look at these cheeks!! Aren't they yummy?

Yawns and Sneezes

Parenthood

Jeremy and I are learning that parenthood is the most amazing thing. We definitely get peed on...Jeremy..., thrown up on, and screamed at, but when we go in Ella's room in the morning to get her out of her crib and she's laying there and smiling so big at us like we are the most important people in the whole wide world, it just makes us feel so special and we just thank God for our precious Ella. She is such a blessing and we are having so much fun with her.

Diaper Changes

Daddy does a very good job changing Ella's diapers. However, Ella LOVES to throw Daddy for a loop and she loves to pee whenever he doesn't have a diaper on her. Jeremy was not paying attention one day and it ran down her changing pad and went all over his shorts. She never does this when Mommy's changing her.

First Photo Shoot

Well, we had our first photo shoot today and it went pretty well. She only puked a couple of times on herself and didn't get her outfits too dirty, so Mommy was excited. The smocked outfit with the cute bonnet is her Christening gown which was handmade by my Aunt LeeAnn's sister. Let me tell you, that gown is absolutely gorgeous and we are so excited that Ella has that for her Baptism. And she was definitely getting tired in the pictures with the pink dress. But overall we were very pleased with the end result considering she is only 7 weeks old.

We're back!

Ok, so I tried this blogger thing last year to keep everyone updated on us, BUT that didn't work very well since it was just me, Jeremy, and Tanner. Now that we have Ella everyone wants updates and pictures. So we figure this is the best way to do that without sending out fifty million mass emails. So please keep checking the blog for updates on the Parker family.

Just a recap...Ella was born 8/6/07 at 10:59pm. She was 8 lbs 13 oz and 20 in long. We had a rough first week with the dehydation and jaundice which landed us at LeBonheur for the first weekend. But we were able to get back on track and we're doing pretty well until she started to turn blue on us. So back to LeBonheur we went and all kinds of tests were run but they couldn't seem to figure it out. Still to this day she likes to turn blue every once in a while. But as long as she's eating, breathing, and pottying we are doing okay.

She is 6 weeks old now and she is smiling at us, which just melts our hearts. And we are in the process of planning her Baptism. It's looking like it's going to be October 20 and we are so excited to baptize her and raise her to know God in the Catholic church. So please pray for us and our family in that we do the right things and make the right decisions in raising this beautiful, precious baby girl that we love SOOOO much.