Baby #3

Baby #3

Baby #3 is arriving June 8, 2015! We are very excited about this addition to our family. We will have three under three for a month before John turns three. Our family will be a little bit crazy and hectic for a while, but we couldn't be more blessed.

On December 22, 2014 we found out baby #3 is a GIRL! We will name her Grace Ann Parsons.

We have liked the name Grace since before we had John. It means:

Ann is a family name on both sides for our family. It is Julie's middle name, Elizabeth's middle name, Barbara's (Mema's) middle name, and Jacqueline's (Meema's) middle name.

We are very excited for both our boys to have a little sister!



James - 12 Months

James at 12 Months

James was having so many ear infections, so we got tubes in his ears on December 4, 2014. Since getting tubes his speech is developing quicker.

Words he likes to use: ball, dada, book, wawa "water", vroom, cho cho, no (while shaking his head).

James plays pretty independently with balls or books.

He likes to go to his room and read in the little nook area.

At dinner time if he doesn't like a food he pretends it's a ball and throws it on the ground, looks at it, then says "uh oh".

He took his first steps on January 1, 2015 at Mema and Bill's house for Christmas with the Gentry's.

Everyone clapped for him when he walked, so he stopped and clapped for himself too.



John - 29 Months

John at 29 Months

John is staying healthy this year, which is a big change from last year when he got tubes in his ears.

He has started using the phrase "I don't want to".

John will go potty in the big potty before bath time. Will try to start potty training after the new year.

Still loves to eat, but has become a little more picky. He has his go-to foods of chicken nuggets, pizza, chicken/cheese roll-ups, veggie straws, fruit packs, and waffles.

He is becoming more and more independent. Likes to put on his own shoes, get in the car himself, open/close doors, get his own plate, plays on the playground with little assistance, plays in the backyard or upstairs with James for about 20 minutes at a time.

John speaks in sentences and really wants you to understand what he is trying to tell you.

He remembers everything. Things that happened months ago he can still tell you the details.



James - 11 Months

James at 11 Months

Our sweet James.

James clapping b/c John is saying smile "Tcha" behind the camera and we are saying yay.

James is as sweet as ever! He pretty much goes with the flow.
He has had an ear infection for the last month and still is fairly happy most of the time.
He loves to follow "bubu" around the house, especially up the stairs.
He is starting to eat more. But loves waffles, graham sticks, and fruit packs.
Still nurses about 4-5 times a day.
Will sleep a little more at night, but usually still up once in the night.
Both boys had to be separated in the car because James kept touching John.
James likes to say, "bubu", "dada", "ball", "book".
James likes to pretend everything is a ball and throws it on the ground.
He points and grunts to let you know what he wants.
He is really into reading books right now. But he is opinionated on what is read.
He shakes his head no when he doesn't want something. He lets you know his opinion!
He will stand on his own for 1-2 seconds every once in a while, but does not have any interest in walking.

We can't believe he will be ONE in less then a month! We love our Jamesie (as Mommy calls him)!

John - 28 Months

John at 28 Months

The "good" picture I like to send out to everyone!

The picture that captures how our picture sessions normally go to get one "good" picture!

John is becoming a big boy. He'll even say "me big boy"!

He asks lots of "why" questions.

John LOVES to eat. He asks "what me have?"

Still loves to play basketball and soccer, build blocks, play with trains and cars.

Grandma and Papa have some work being done on their road and he now likes bulldozers and backhoes. He says, "dig dirt and dump" as he is playing with his toys.

He recognizes all his colors and sings some of the ABC song. It's really cute when he sings, "net time sing wit meeee".

He likes to play with James "Tcha". They are good at making each other laugh. 

He is talking a lot and wants to do EVERYTHING himself!

When finding out about the new baby, John kept saying, "baby not here right now." He now lifts mommy's shirt to try to find the baby and kiss the baby. 

John loves to play football with Daddy during Cowboys games and wearing Cowboys shirt. Daddy must wear his Cowboys shirt too. Loves to be chased and tackled carrying the football. 

He's excited to have another baby...here are some highlights when talking with Jay one night before bed:

"I close my eyes and I wake up and baby here?", "James going bye-by?" (trying to comprehend "new baby" b/c typically getting something new means replacing something old), "Two babies!" (no not twins, but John realizing we can keep James and have the new baby.), "Is the baby in the car right now?" (When told the baby wasn't here yet but is coming.), "I teach baby to play baseball. I teach two babies to play baseball."

We love to watch John grow and change! He is a sweet boy! We love him!

James - 10 Months

James at 10 Months

James is still about 19 to 20 pounds.

He is teething ... 4 teeth!

He has started sleeping better at night. Still wakes up once, but typically goes back to sleep for a couple hours.

James crawls everywhere. He likes to follow John around the house. If John leaves a room James will yell until he find someone.
He crawls up the stairs by himself.
He will play by himself if you are sitting on the floor with him.
James says "bye, bye" while waving (normally to himself).
Puts his hands up when you say "How big is James? So, big!".
When he sees himself in the mirror he will say "baby",
He loves to throw the ball.
Says "dada" a lot. Also wants daddy to hold him much more now.
He will say "vmmmm" when playing with car or train.
He can be very opinionated about eating or wanting to be held. He will yell at you until he gets what he wants!
He yells when John takes a toy away from him.
He has such a sweet personality and is happy 99.9% of the time!
We love our little guy!

John - 27 Months

John at 27 Months

John is 37 inches and 37 pounds. 

He loves going to school every Tuesday/Thursday at Prestonwood.

John enjoys playing basketball, football, baseball and soccer.

He has so much energy...don't know where it all comes from!

He now tells you when he needs to go potty, but we haven't started potty training yet.
He has started throwing tantrums at different times, on way to church, in the mornings when getting ready, when he doesn't get what he wants, etc. It is still a hard age to reason with him, but we are working towards "using his words" to tell us what he wants.
John likes to do a lot by himself ... get into the car, putting on his shoes, getting into his booster seat, getting his plate out for lunch/dinner, putting his waffle in the toaster, taking his clothes off for baths at night.
We love our big boy...can't believe how much he is growing up!