Ready for Little League?

Baseball...Jason's favorite sport.  He is counting down the days until we can sign Parker up for t-ball.  For Christmas, we got our little man a ball and bat.  We knew it was a bit premature, but it's never too early, right?  Let's face it, he's not going to be built for football.  He doesn't quite understand the game yet, but he'll take any excuse to be outside with his ball and bat and his daddy!



Austin Half Marathon

In all my years running, never once did Jason want to join me on a long distance race.  He's stood by me to watch my marathon and 3 halves, always my biggest fan.  So now, while I'm as big as a house and obviously not running, he decides to sign up for the Austin Half Marathon!!  He trained for a few months in the cold Texas mornings (okay, you can giggle, but we've had some pretty chilly mornings)!  Since Austin is about an hour away, and because it was really cold, I am really pregnant, and Parker is REALLY active, it just wasn't in the cards for us to accompany him.  He didn't need me there anyways.  He did such an amazing job - he finished his first half marathon in under 2 hours!  I'm so very proud of you!  Congrats babe!!



Updates

Wow, let me just come out and say it.  It's downright embarrassing to see that my last post was nearly 4 months ago!  To say that I've been slacking is an understatement.  But those of you who know my daily routine know that I've been keeping busy busy.  Working almost full time, chasing after a now 21-month-old (he runs fast) and less than 8 weeks from the arrival of baby number two, it's hard to find a spare minute (that isn't filled with a quick nap) to keep you up to date with pictures.  I apologize and promise that when I quit my job for good, I'll do better.  (I can hear some of you laughing right now...I know there are doubts.  But staying home with two small children can't consume EVERY second of EVERY day, right?!  Please tell me that's right....) 

We've had a busy few months and just are amazed at how much Parker is learning and expressing himself.  He's a chatter box and his vocabulary grows every single day.  He says, "bless you" when we sneeze.  And after a "thank you" he sometimes responds with "you're welcome," which totally caught us off guard at first.  His hearing is impeccable...always listening for airplanes or birds, which apparently I tune out on any given day.  Our ride to school in the mornings consists of searching for school buses and big trucks.  He's all boy for sure!  Just this week, he's transitioned seamlessly from the crib to a "big boy bed."  It's just a full mattress on the floor but he doesn't even get off it.  We were shocked!!  This means that we won't have to buy another crib for baby 2!  We've had so much fun with Parker.  I sometimes feel a bit guilty that I'll have to divide my time between him and another baby.  I'm excited for him to have a new playmate, but he is my number one and I worry about how much his world is going to change.  I feel that it sometimes seems unfair to him.  Only time will tell how the transition will go, but I pray that my love will multiply and that I'll have enough for two.  It's hard to imagine loving someone else as much as I love him...

Okay, I'm a crying mess (hormones!!).  On to the next post.