Chop!

Will was fortunate enough to follow after his father in one regard - hair.  Little Amanda was born with some hair, but it promptly fell out and didn't really make a comeback for a couple years.  Mr. Will was born with a pretty full head of dark hair - with a particularly think patch right on top.  And, while it thinned a little, most of it stayed.  The original 'do. The downside to this is that the hair on top has always...

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End of Year Wrap Up!

Well, in case it wasn't apparent, I'm on the naughty list for bloggers this year.  I do take some solace in the fact that my blog feed in general has been pretty meager these past couple of months.  At least, it seems, I'm not alone. I feel bad, though, as the last couple months around here have been pretty exciting!  Will turned one, we celebrated Thanksgiving, I went on a business trip, Geoff graduated from NDSU, we celebrated Christmas,...

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All Grown Up!

Yesterday was Will's first birthday.  I'll blog more about the birthday festivities later, but for now, I wanted to let you know - he's started walking!  He took his first steps on his first birthday.  There's no going back now... ...

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Will's First Halloween

Last year on Halloween I was confined to bed rest (2 days away from induction!).  I remember feeling the torture of all the ADORABLE Halloween-themed baby clothes and costumes and wishing my little guy felt like coming early. I'm glad he didn't.  But, we did have to wait nearly a year for his first Halloween.  It was a blast.  I thought long and hard about our costumes and considered a variety of options (some which may be future...

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My October

What have I been up to, you ask?  Let me tell you.  October 1: I turned 26.  It's kind of baffling.  I graduated college 5 years ago.  I met my husband 7.5 years ago. I graduated high school 8 years ago.  I got my driver's license 10 years ago.  I got my first kiss 11 years ago.  I met my BFF 20 years ago.  Life really does fly! October 6-15: Packed, searched for apartments, found a new home for Romulus.  October...

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Now You Know...

Embarrassing facts about me: 1) I spill/drop everything.  If something is important to your (or delicious) I would advise against asking me to hold, transport, carry, or taste it.  Odds are it is going to end up on the ground or carpet of my car.  My husband finds this to be one of my lesser desirable qualities.  2) I can't spell the word receive.  I mean, I can, but not without repeating the rule "i before e except after c."  And at least 50% of the time I type it wrong on first try and have to fix it.  I don't...

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15 Things I Love

Life has been 15 ways past overwhelming the last month or so.  So, in order to make sure I keep my head on straight, here are 15 things that I love (in no particular order). You know, counting my blessings and whatnot to keep myself from going crazy. 1) My mini man 2) My not-so-mini man (that hub of mine) 3) Oakland A's baseball (thanks mom and dad for the reminder!) 4) Diet Coke 5) A job well done 6) Laughing so hard you cry 7) Pumpkin-flavored...

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Catch Up

I know it's been a really long time since I blogged.  Life has been a little crazy around the Parker house.  But, things are good.  Will and I at the "Playground of Dreams" in Benicia Geoff is in the middle of his final semester at NDSU.  He's excited to get his Bachelor's and be done with his degree.  He's worked so hard, and I'm so excited for him!  In the interest of preparing financially for repaying school loans...

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Growing!

Will had his 9 month checkup yesterday.  Doc gave him a clean bill of health and gave us the great news that he's growing - and fast.  If you recall, at his 6 month checkup he was 15 lbs 1 ounce and 25 and a quarter inches.  That put him in the 5-10% for weight and the 5th percentile for height.  Yesterday, he weighed in at 19 lbs 9 ounces (25-50%) and 28 inches (25-50%).  So, he's been busy, busy busy.  He's gained...

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Noteworthy

Heeellloo! Hope you haven't missed me too much.  I can't believe it's been almost 2 months since I last blogged.  Items of note: 1) Will now has 6 teeth!  They came in one week after another for 6 weeks straight.  So, he's got 4 on top and 2 on the bottom.  He loves to bite with them. 2) His pincer grasp is quite impressive these days and he's crazy about feeding himself.  3) Will started crawling officially on August 4th (his 9 month b-day).  He's still kind jerky and slow, but it's ADORABLE and he loves...

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Blink!

Well, Will is growing up so fast these days, I can't seem to blog fast enough to document all his awesomeness.  Every time I blink he's doing something new (and awesome).  Since our last 'chat', Will got his first tooth and fed himself some cereal puffs.  First Tooth: 6/7/2012 - 7 months 3 days old.  First Fed Himself: 6/14/2012 - 7 months 10 days old Teething wasn't a big deal for us.  In fact, we didn't even...

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Seven

Monday was lil' Will's 7 month birthday.  I, quite literally, can't believe I have a 7 month old child.  Time just slips away so quickly.  I've been loving every minute of it.  He's got the best little personality.  He loves life, he's engaged and a bit stubborn.  He's smart and happy and quite content to entertain himself for bursts of time.  He's getting to be a better and better sleeper.  I'm still...

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Zoo!

Yesterday was an exciting day.  Will's first trip to the zoo!  We took a short drive down to a nearby town with some friends and their 6 month old baby boy and had a blast meeting the bison, and tigers, and bears.  Oh, my!      Will loved every minute of it.  It was SO nice to have the day off at the same time as Geoff and get to have a "family" day.  Hopefully we can find a way to do that more often. ...

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Ode to Frank Sinatra

I've often wondered what it was going to take for me to feel like an 'adult.'  I've gotten married, graduated college, had a 'real' job, birthed a child, achieved silver status with the Delta SkyMiles program - but none of it made me feel like a grown up.  And then, yesterday, it happened.  I was driving home from work listening to the local pop station as I usually do.  There are a few songs out right now I really like...

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Mondays.

Mondays really are the hardest day of the week.  Not just because: 1) They signify the end of the weekend. 2) Between me starting the work day at 7:30am and Geoff ending his work day at 9:30pm, it means I've got five straight days where I see him for about 3 hours a day.  3) I usually wake up to find that I really DO wish I'd finished that load of dishes the night before. 4) I go from having driven the 2011 Kia Optima all weekend to...

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Where's Your Money?

So, I was thinking about baby names the other day.  And, no, I'm not expecting more children anytime soon.  I happened like this.  I spend a lot of time at Walmart.  There is a Super (Dooper) Walmart about a mile from my house and it's a go-to most days of the week to grab what I've forgotten here or there.  And, thus, my mind began to wander (as it so often does) and I thought what if we had to name our children after the places we spend the most discretionary money?  With the amount of time I spend at Walmart...

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Arachnophobia

So, I'm afraid of spiders. To anyone who knows me, this is not a surprising statement. It all stems from a night of terrible parenting (thanks mom), when, at the tender age of 5, I was allowed to watch Arachnophobia.  It's a terrible movie by anyone's standards, but the premise of deadly spiders running rampant and attacking [and killing] people was pretty upsetting.  Yet, I had managed to come to terms with the 8 legged creatures and had no trouble killing them when they had the unfortunate happenstance to saunter into my presence. ...

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Normal

6 months ago I never thought my life would be normal again.  I never thought I manage to cook a meal, clean the dishes, renovate a bathroom (ha!), plant a garden, or reorganize a basement - let alone complete an 8 hour work day, every day.  6 months ago I just thought I'd be lucky to sleep a full night or manage to eat breakfast ever again.  And now, 6 months later, life IS normal.  A bit of an ammended version of normal - but...

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Parker Family Recap

So, as usual, it's been awhile since I've posted.  Between work, baby care, cooking, cleaning, meal planning and shopping, bill pay, general errand running, laundry, being bitten by the spring cleaning/organization bug, and general lack of desire to look at a computer screen outside of the office, it's been hard.  I won't lie.  I love blogging.  I was reviewing some posts from awhile back and realizing that my blog used to be FUN and random and it's so full of memories!  I'm sad that it's been a bit neglected and that...

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4 Months and Beyond

So, I know it's been a long time since I've blogged.  I apologise for that.  I have a lot of things I could blog about.  Including, but not limited to: airport changing tables, baby sunglasses, injured Pelicans, and bathroom remodelling.  However, I wanted to do a quick blog post now about Will at nearly 5 months so I can document some of his skillz (with a z) and growth.  I've got all of it written down elsewhere, but...

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