Oh What a Night!

We had a wonderful weekend. Saturday was almost 80 degrees and Parker and I hosted about 4 couples on walkthroughs of our house. No offers yet! Oh well! Saturday night Parker started to get a cough. Great Aunt Kathy and Uncle Bill came over to babysit on Saturday night so we could go out to dinner. They said he was all smiles the whole evening. Sunday came and Parker started to get weepy eyes, congestion, cough and fever. I thought nothing of it as he had just gone through this common cold symptoms about three weeks ago. Needless to say there was no sleeping in the Haedrich household on Sunday night.
Budge decided to stay home with Parker on Monday. Thank goodness! I left school immediately when my class kids left to come home and relieve Budge. I came home to a very sleepy baby who hadn't done much of anything. I tried to give him liquids and everything nothing worked. He was not himself. When Budge got back from work, we headed to the ER and were seen so quickly. I was quite amazed. He was dehydrated and had to have an IV. It was hard to watch and although he is not back to his total normal self he is doing much better. I stayed home with him today and we might try daycare tomorrow. To all of you who have kids or are going to have kids, it is the worst thing to have a sick one. Wish us luck tonight. Here are some photos from the ER. He really liked the big hospital bed.

Trying to get him to suck on a popsicle.


Wanting to distract him with a sticker.

I sort of feel awful that I am smiling in this photo. I had to hold up this oxygen cup to his mouth and he did not like me for it.

This is prior to the whole sickness thing in a cute spring outfit.

Birthday Fun!

I had a great birthday with Budge and Parker on Friday and thank you for all your birthday wishes. Budge made an amazing meal and Parker was very well behaved for all of it. The weather could not have been nice (78 degrees) and it was overall just a nice birthday. My dad and Pam came up on Saturday to take us to dinner which is always a nice treat. Each day Parker is getting closer and closer to crawling. He has perfected rolling to get to what he wants. He continues to babble all the time and keeps us smiling. Enjoy your week!!

Parker watching my cake at Linda's birthday dinner. He did not like the frosting. Wonder if he will at his first birthday?

Parker and I after a run.
Parker played with his toys the whole time Budge and I ate dinner. Thanks Budge for a delicious meal!

The other day Parker was cracking up at Kadie eating. I had to post it.

Eating Kix!

9 months and no excuse!

AAGGHHH!!

Parker is 9 months old as of Tuesday and there is no excuse for me not to have updated the blog in over two weeks. Life is hectic, and with the spring time weather, all I want to do is be outside with the little man. According to our appointment on Tuesday, Parker now weighs 25 pounds and is 31 and 3/4 inches long. The doctor says he is a healthy, happy baby boy. Only thing we need to work on is crawling. He is almost there, but prefers to roll or cry until picked up from his tummy. Once he is crawling, I will post a video, as we have been practicing for days.

As for what has been going on in our household, Budge went to Montreal a couple of weekends ago for a bachelor party. My mom and sister came up to keep us company. We had blast together and Parker always enjoys hanging out with Grandma and Aunt Chelsea.
Last week was a crazy one for our family as Parker got his first sickness with a fever. Paranoid as I am go to the doctor's office in a crazy hail storm only to find out that he is fighting the common cold. I had to take two half days from work but now he is back to his old smiley self. Now I know what to expect with a sick child = want to be held all the time and get nothing done! Can't say I did not enjoy the mid day naps! We finally put the for sale sign in front of our house on Sunday. Amazingly we have had a great response but no takers yet. My outlook is still good although it is sad to have to move. I hope this post finds everyone well and I will be better at posting I promise.
Listening to Grandma Mady!
Loves to read!

Thinking my mom is crazy for hanging out in the front yard!

Love the expression!

He loves KD the dog!
Yummy yogurt!


What a clean up!! Next time just a diaper!

My Week Off!

I had this past week off from school and I had a wonderful time spending time with Parker and Budge. On Valentine's Day, we headed off to the Bay Area for an Italian feast with my Dad and Pam. My sister and stepbrother and their significant others joined us and it was so nice to be all together. We came back to Redding to pack up for our next adventure to Lake Almanor. We arrived there on Tuesday morning to a driveway that had not been plowed and the snow was coming down. Budge had to snowshoe most of our luggage in before the plow showed up. Parker went on his first sled ride up and down the driveway and saw the snow for the first time. Then this past weekend we went to Brayden's second birthday party. Parker loved the balloons and playing with all the toys. It was great to see Tiffany and Jason again. Now I am getting ready for the rainy week ahead. Budge heads out to Montreal on Wednesday night for Brian's bachelor party and my mom and sister are coming up this weekend to visit. I am so excited to see them. Have a fantastic last week of February. Where has the time gone!!

Parker with Uncle Eric and Aunt Akiko

Enjoying a story on the couch.

Eating his first mini bagel!

I like the snow!

He looks alittle concerned with what is going on.

But then he loved sledding around!

He got into the paper towels after dinner! Oops!

My two favorite guys!

Trying to snowshoe with Parker.


Loved the balloons!

Crazy Weather

So not only is the state budget crazy in Californina, so is the weather. Yes, it has been 75 spring like weather forever. In fact, the flowers and trees are blooming. As I write this, it is snowing. SNOWING!! Our backyard is white. Also I spoke too soon about Parker sleeping through the night. Looks like he wants to practice crawling in the crib! Need to go and get some sleep of my own. Wish me luck tonight!

Playing with tupperware!

Check out those thighs!!

Still practicing!!

Sorry it has been so long!

Sorry for not blogging in along time. Life has been pretty crazy around here. We are putting our house up for sale sometime this month and it is a chore to go around and clean things up. It is amazing how much stuff you accumulate! Don't worry we are not moving far just into Grandma Linda's house for a year and then we will see where our lives take us.
As for Parker he is almost 8 months now. He continues to babble all the time with things like dada, moma, nana, tis etc. He has no idea what he talking about but loves to talk. Must take after his mom on that one! He is spending more time on his belly but no crawling yet. He is beginning to wave to people and is not so comfortable around people he does not know well. The tears pour out which is hard to watch. He is afraid of the vaccum now and sleeps through the night. The big news is he has all four of his top teeth and the two on his bottom. Here are some photos. Enjoy the weekend!

Superbowl Sunday with the 3-D glasses!

Likes to chew on his feet now.

Look at those teeth!!