Catch up….again.

I'm the world's most terrible blogger. I'm mostly okay with that but I can't give it up since it is my journal of sorts and having it all listed out on a blog really helps with doing the photo book at the end of the year. So here I go.
January and February 2014 started out with snow hiking, snow biking, swimming, going to the zoo, poor parenting, Parker being really cute, Parker starting to do stairs, and Parker being really into the bath tub.

Snowshoeing Mueller Park

Snow biking Mueller Park

One evening I was lying on the edge of the bed and Brent was giving me a shoulder massage.  Parker was just minding his own business crawling around everywhere.  I happened to look up just to see what he was doing and to see if he was still in the room and this is what I saw.

It took a half second to realize what it was, which was blood. We rushed to Parker, who was crawling down the hall with a huge smile on his face. Turns out a sharp little edge on the vent cut two of his fingers!  He was totally fine. Didn't seem to know he was bleeding. He left the evidence behind with every left hand placement on the carpet as he crawled.  We got him all cleaned up and put some bandaids on. He was still totally fine.  Then he put his hands in his mouth as always, and the bandaids came off in his mouth and he tried to choke on those. I should've known better. So after more bandaids, and a sock over his hand he was perfectly fine and went back to playing like nothing ever happened.

Parker was as cute as ever around this time. Here are some things he was really into.  He loves the tub, both taking baths as well as standing at the end of the tub while you are showering and just hanging over it and getting a little wet.  He does this clicking thing with his tongue.  Not just the normal clicking with your tongue though, it is extra solid and loud more like he is popping his tongue off the roof of his mouth.  He started to climb the stairs at the beginning of February. Of course he was better at going up than down, but after a few days hanging out with Gavin and him showing him how to slide down backwards, he became a pro at both.  He got his first tooth, on the bottom, right at about 9 months.  Wasn't too fussy with it, just a lot of extra pooping to bring in a new tooth. And best of all, he stopped puking right around 9 months. This was the best thing ever!

The zoo

9 month checkup

This very bottom picture has got to be one of my favorites ever of Parker.  It was February but it was such a nice day. Turns out we had a really cold and really snowy December but it was such a mild winter after that with hardly any snow in the valley and decent temperatures.  We went to Fire Engine Park with our neighbors the Murrays. It was so nice that I took off Parker's sweater and was wishing I had a hat and sunscreen for him.  Carter (4 years old), said they had  a hat in their car and promptly returned with this sombrero of sorts. Parker didn't seem to mind that it was 3 times too large for him and it kept his face protected.  I just love how he is taking in the sun in that photo. He loves the sun like his mama.

This obviously happened more at the beginning of the month but I had my 30th birthday.  A lot of people say 30 is rough.  I felt like it was just another birthday.  It was the same day as the super bowl so we celebrated it with lots of delirious food at Gloria's Super Bowl party at her parents house in Midway.

Four generations

Parker's first time on a swing at Bountiful Park. He loved it! Since he was a little baby he has always kicked his legs all the time. It was no different on the swing. The whole time he was moving his little lets were just kicking. It was so cute.

Saltair, as beautiful as ever!