The last 2 weeks of March brought us 2 weeks of family visits. The day my parents arrived, Justin came home from work sick... and I mean sick. He ran a really high fever for 7 days. Boo. The next day I came down with pink eye and Parker came down with a cold. We were all more or less healthy by the following week when we headed to Washington D.C.... but then I got sick in DC and now Justin is sick again. We're soooo ready for spring.
The weather has been unseasonably cool but it was so nice to see the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin in full bloom. So beautiful. Parker proved that he travels sooo well. He absolutely loves the Baby Bjorn and so happy when we carried him in it. He is such a social baby and I think he likes it so much because it allows him to be closer to eye level with people and interact (read: flirt) with them.
Parker turned 5 months old while we were in DC. I can't believe 5 months have already passed! We started him on cereal right before the trip but I think all the stimulation of sight seeing all day left him too tired to eat. We suspended cereal until we got home... and now he's sleeping most of the night! Woohoo! We're finally getting sleep in our house again.
I love his face in this picture... just hanging out.
Cherry Blossoms
We have no idea what was going on... but we're assuming Marine 1 was practicing it's approach to the White House since we watched them fly back and forth at least 6 times. Love this photo.
My guys :) Parker decided as we were going through the American History museum that it was time to jump so Justin took over jumping responsibilities. (Jumping is when you hold him upright and he literally jumps on your lap for 5-10 minutes each time. Now that he's stronger we let him do most of the work and just stabilize him.)
You deserve your own home! Um... no thanks. Love the retro picture though...
The Office of Thrift Supervision... with patio furniture on each level. Does it strike anyone else as ironic? I mean, when I think of thrift, Washington isn't one of the things that comes to mind. Just saying...
Parker with Uncle Stephen and Aunty Donna...
Parker with his Papaw and Memaw.
At the start of the year, Justin and I sat down to discuss the future. New Year's Resolutions are so easy to forget but we did want to set goals (both personal and for our family) for 2011. One of our desires for our family was to take advantage of leaving on the East Coast and travel. Looking at our calendar for this year, we've probably gone a bit overboard but we're having fun.
So... June's trip was to Cincinnati to attend the wedding of one of Justin's friends. We were so blessed to be able to attend Chris and Amy's wedding and look forward to visiting with them more later this summer (that would be our August trip). Parker FINALLY cut his 1st tooth just a few days before we left so the weeks of fussiness ended and we got to enjoy a super happy baby during our trip :)
We had Parker out several night super late. Fortunately our boy LOVES to eat so we totally used food to keep him distracted. We went through way too many Gerber Puffs. I would say we're not winning any parenting competition... but have you been to Walmart lately? As long as the people of Walmart exist... we'll always be in the running for Parent's of the Year ;)
Anyway, back to our trip. The wedding was lovely, at least what I saw was lovely. Parker felt the need to compete for attention with the bride and groom while they were exchanging vows. We made a very hasty exit. 
Justin was in the sword arch. Can I just say I love my man in his uniform. There is something about the dress whites... BUT they are a miserable uniform to keep clean... especially when you're trying to feed a baby. The reception didn't start until 7pm but Parker is use to dinner at 5:30. Justin ended up holding Parker while I fed him pumpkin. Are you getting a mental picture yet? Oh yes, I spent quite a bit of time scrubbing that uniform clean. Fortunately after 8 months of being a mommy... I'm a pro at getting stains out of clothes.
