Where does the time go?

I can't believe that it has already been 4 weeks since we brought Parker home with us! It just doesn't seem possible. He has grown so much already that it almost makes me a little sad! I feel like he is going to be walking in no time, then all of a sudden he is going to be starting school in the blink of an eye! It makes me feel so old that my little guy is already a month old. I was giving him a bath today and I couldn't help but think back to his first bath. My mom and I gave him his first bath when he was not even 1 week old--he hated it so much! Now he barely even fusses and he gets to actually sit in the water. After bath-time was over you should have seen his hair!!! A picture didn't do it justice...we tried! Parker's hair was going in all different directions and flipping every which way...it was so funny. He is also doing such an amazing job of holding his head up already.

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I thank the Lord everyday for how blessed I am and how wonderful my life is. I have the most amazing son. He makes me smile not just everyday, but at least every hour. Parker is such a good boy and already sleeps in 5 hour chunks at night (almost every night). I also have the best husband in the entire world. He makes me laugh all the time...even when he isn't trying to! We have grown so much as a couple and I cannot believe how far we have come since we first started dating.

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This weekend was filled with visitors and relaxing all at the same time. Is that really possible??? We were lucky enough to have 4 visitors all on Saturday (my mom, my Aunt Lauri, Travis' old neighbor Robin Kalina, and Travis' high school teacher Ms. Short). It was so nice to visit with everyone. I have noticed that everyone seems to visit on the same days. It is totally okay with us...we love visitors. It is nice for me especially since I spend most of my time "trapped" in our little apartment with Parker!!! After visiting with the ladies for a while, Travis had to go to work (it was amazing that he even got to see anyone before he left for work). After Travis left for work and the baby was good and fed, my mom-Aunt Lauri-& I went out into Spokane for lunch. It was great just to get to visit and catch up. I am lucky enough to get to see and talk to my mom all the time...I am not exaggerating...I really mean all the time!!! I haven't seen my Aunt Lauri for a while though and it was wonderful to get the scoop on what's going on in her life!

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When I get time to really sit back and think about what an amazing family I have and how charmed my life has been, I always come back to the same quote:

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.