Wordless{ish} Wednesday: Cooler weather?

It's has been so hot here! I realize that I do live in AZ and we should expect hotter temperatures, but reaching 100 degrees in October is ridiculous.

I'm sure hoping today's cooler weather is here to stay. Parker loves to be outside, he is starting to get extremely stir crazy when I don't let him run around outside. Another advantage to having a home with a little one...a backyard.

What he wore:

shirt: Now & Zen
diaper: Bohemian Baby Couture Diapers
legs: upcycled using this tutorial
accessories: rock and stick ;)

It's the great pumpkin...patch

One thing that I HAD to do with Parker this year was take him to a pumpkin patch to pick out his first pumpkin. Although last year was his "official" first Halloween, he was only 2 months old and didn't really get to experience the fun of Halloween. At the last minute I even made Parker a diaper and shirt for the occasion.

I was excited when I found that we had a farm with a pumpkin patch just a few minutes away. We arrived at the pumpkin patch just before the sun went down, it made for such beautiful photos. I love the desert at sunset.




We enjoyed a fun hay ride to the pumpkin patch. I was excited to score the front row seats so I could get some good pictures of our view.







Parker was getting some advice from the locals on which pumpkin to choose. "If I stick my tongue out and raise my right foot in the air, the right pumpkin will come to me."



This pumpkin was TOO big.



This pumpkin is TOO long.



This pumpkin was TOO wrinkly.







This pumpkin was JUST right!



Time to see how the pumpkin measures up...it's perfect.



Parker's first pumpkin all decorated.

Parker is 13 months old!

Yes, I realize that we are mid-October and Parker turned 13 months on the 1st. I can't believe how fast this month is going, being busy sure makes time go by fast.

This month I had the hardest time getting Parker to take pictures. I have to find ways to keep his attention. Parker knows what I'm doing when he sees the camera and he either takes off in the other direction or tries to grab the camera out of my hand.



Stats:

Height: 29"
Weight: 21 lbs
Clothing size: 12-18 months



What's new!

-Another tooth broke the gum early this month. Parker now has a total of 6 teeth. 4 on top and 2 on the bottom.

-He is pretty much sleeping through the night. Our pediatrician thinks that his lack of sleeping through the night had to do with him not eating much in the way of solids.

-Parker is eating more solids, but he still is barely eating anything compared to other babies his age. We found out that he is borderline anemic, so we are trying to get him to eat more iron rich foods.



New words this month!

• yaya or ayaya (vanessa)
• oww
• uh oh
• a long "oh" or "ooo" (in reference to something that is interesting)
  

-Parker is a pretty independent little guy, but at the end of the day he still loves to sit and cuddle with mommy.

-Parker has this new found love for dancing. Any time a song comes on he starts to dance and shake his head.




I love this series of pictures Parker took with his Grandpa.



They are so funny together, Parker sure loves his Grandpa.






Since I have not been able to take a lot of pictures because of how mobile Parker is, I have instead taken a lot of videos of Parker.

Quarterly Top 5: Summer 2011

I saw quite a few fellow bloggers doing this and I had to join in on the fun.

My top 5



#1- This picture was taken just before Parker's 1st birthday in August. We were visiting the venue for my friends' wedding to get an idea of the layout and where some of the best photo opportunities would be. I absolutely LOVED this photo and hope to get a similar picture during the actual wedding.




#2-This one was taken mid-August. Parker was so happy and it's rare that I catch Parker smiling for the camera.




#3-Love this picture and love this outfit. The outfit is 30s vintage inspired and I love how he looks. If I could only get him to keep on the pageboy hat that went with this set.



#4-Parker's messy hair a couple days before his first haircut at the end of July. I can't believe how much he has changed in just the past two months. I really didn't notice it until I went back to these photos. I also find it amazing that his hair is exactly the same again only two months later.



#5- Birthday cupcake smash round 2. Parker was so overwhelmed at his birthday party, we decided to try the "cake smash" the next day in a less overwhelming fashion. He had a blast this time around.