The Green Family

Our little guy is growing and changing so quickly! People usually make two comments when they see Parker: (1)"he is such a big boy" and (2) "he looks just like his brother." It is kind of strange how similar they look. People think they look like twins.

He has definitely put himself on a little schedule. He wakes up, eats, plays, and takes a nap. He will go from playing and smiling to crying in an instant. At that point he needs to be bundled and put to sleep.

He is smiling, cooing, and starting to blow raspberries. He is batting at toys and reaching for things. He loves the bouncy seat and the swing. He is not a huge fan of tummy time, but he will do it for a while. He loves to kick his feet really fast. He also loves to use his legs and stand up.

He is starting to recognize people. He definitely knows who his mommy is. He usually will calm down with me pretty easily. That is kind of special :)He LOVES Chase. Chase gets in his face and does all sorts of interesting things to him, but Parker always smiles at him. It is amazing how Parker recognizes children. He seems to know that they are young, and he loves them.

We are starting a new night-time routine. We are going to attempt this routine on a regular basis: bath, feeding, song, and put in the crib swaddled but awake. Hopefully, this new routine will help him learn how to fall asleep on his own and stay asleep :) He is waking up quite frequently, and I am tired.

Here are his stats:
*Weight (need to go have him weighed)
*Height (need to measure)
*Size 1-2 diapers (but buying size 2 this week)
*He is wearing mostly 3-6/6 month clothing. He can even wear some 9 month clothing.

We love our little man!

Posted by The Abe Green Family at 9:06 PM | 1 comments    

*This blog post was started a month ago. It got delayed because of our move. Better late than never.

Parker is 2 months old! So much has changed in a month. This is a very fun and cute stage. He started to wake up around 5 weeks. He still sleeps a lot, but he has a lot more wake periods. Around 4.5 weeks he started to have fussy periods especially at night. He had a few really bad days and nights. I was wondering where my easy-going baby had gone. We were pretty desperate to find out what was going on. We felt bad for him. The crying and screaming was terrible to listen to. After talking to some people and reading, the fussiness seems to be very normal. I just didn't know what was going on because we didn't have that experience with Chase. We bought a sound machine which he seems to really like and helped a little. We also took him to the Dr. to rule out Acid Reflux (or a very severe case of Acid Reflux). The Dr. said he does have it, but that is fairly common as well.

This little guy loves to eat! He is a great eater. He is very efficient. I am grateful that nursing is going well and P is growing like a weed.

He has started to smile which is very fun. It is nice to have a little interaction. We started to use the bouncy seat. He likes to look at the little animals hanging down. He seems to like music as well.

He loves to be held. He will sleep and sleep if he is being held. Very snuggly!

He takes a bottle like a champ which is so helpful for when I need to leave him home to run some errands.

He had his shots this month. He took them pretty well. He just cried a little bit. He got a great report from the Dr. The boys were seen at the same time. Chase had Poison Oak and Parker had his Well-Baby appointment. It is so great to have a Dr. that is willing to see the boys together.

Here are his 2 month stats:
*He wears size 1-2 diapers
*He wears mostly 3-6 months clothes.
*He weighs 13 lbs. 12 oz (90th percentile)
*He measured 24.75 inches (90th percentile)
*He eats every 2-3 hours.
*He sleeps about 4-5 hours in a row during the night and then wakes up to eat

Posted by The Abe Green Family at 7:37 AM | 0 comments    

Chase: "Can God wrestle with me?"

Abe: "God wrestled with Jacob."

Chase: "Can God wrestle with ME?"

Abe: "No, not really. God doesn't have a body like men."

Chase: "Why?"

Abe: "Because He doesn't."

Chase: "Why?"

Abe: silence :)

This conversation could go on and on!

Posted by The Abe Green Family at 6:48 PM | 1 comments    

Our little man is 1 month old today! He has been such a blessing and perfect addition to our family. When I am pregnant, it is very hard for me to picture how the baby is going to fit into our life. With both boys, the love was so natural once they were born. It is amazing how your love just expands.

The transition from 1 kiddo to 2 was much smoother than I had imagined it would be.I attribute this to lots of help from our extended family. Our parents have been so helpful. We are so grateful for their involvement in our lives.

Chase LOVES his brother. He is thinks he is so cute and loves to give him kisses. He has showed a tiny bit of jealousy, but nothing like I expected. I think that these two boys will be really good friends someday. Chase can't wait for Parker to play baseball with him and kick soccer balls.

Parker is such a sweet little guy! God is so good in that he designed infants to sleep lots and lots during the first month. This helps make up for the night wakings :) Parker is a very sleepy little guy. As I type he is sleeping on my chest. He seems to have a relaxed and mellow disposition. I am hoping and praying this remains.

We are trying to figure out who he looks like. There are many things about him that resemble Chase. However, I think he has own distinct look. He is slightly bigger than Chase was at this age. He has very large hands and feet.

I will probably say this every month, but time is just flying by. I can't believe he is already a month old. I am treasuring every moment with him because I learned the hard way with Chase that the baby stage vanishes very quickly.

Here are some things I want to remember from this first month:
*he is wearing Size 1 diapers
*he is aproximately 9-9.5 lbs
*he eats every 2-3 hours and is a super efficient eater
*he wakes up about twice during the night
*he definitely needs to be burped. He gets so uncomfortable :(
*he loves blankets and to be wrapped up
*he has almost outgrown all of his newborn sized clothes and wears mostly 0-3 month clothes
*he LOVES to be held
*he makes the cutest noises and grunts that almost sounds like a little goat
*he has a deep little voice
*he mainly only cries if he is cold, hungry, or has a burp
*he usually has a long awake time in the morning
*he is not a huge fan of the car and carseat, but it isn't too bad
*he loves when we sing "Jesus Loves Me"
*his favorite activity when he is awake is looking at light :)

Posted by The Abe Green Family at 9:09 PM | 1 comments    

My dear friend Sarah Moulton came to our house to take some pictures of Parker last week. It was so sweet of her to take time out of her busy schedule (she has a 3 years old and a 12 month old) to capture some sweet moments with our little guy. I wanted to use some of the pictures for his birth announcment (which is done and just needs to be mailed out). She did a fabulous job, and we will treasure these pictures for years. Here is a little montage of the pictures she took.

Posted by The Abe Green Family at 8:43 PM | 2 comments    

I have a slight obsession. I LOVE baby feet!! Here are some of my faves :)

Posted by The Abe Green Family at 9:10 PM | 2 comments    

This pretty much sums up my labor experience :)

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