my baby parker!

So, this post was supposed to have happened on the 7th...but alas I have been crazy busy with kid life and am just getting to it.

This is all about Parker Jay Olsen!

In case not everyone knows...parker was a "we'll try for 1 month" baby. If it happened, it happened and if not we'd be happy with Colin and Andie. Well, as we all know along came Parker! This told me this child was really meant to be...so i knew he would be special!

Parker's first year has been unique for many reasons...but one that sticks out first is that 8 months of his first year it has just been me and the kids. When Parker was born i was instantly in love wth him. I had no baby blues, I had no apprehension it was just bliss. The other 2 kids loved him and I felt so lucky to be in my shoes. That being said...i'd be lieing if i didn't feel like i was drowning the first few weeks. Which brought me to the dreaded feeling of having to raise these 3 young kids without a husband for most of the year. What actually happened came to a surprise to me. Parker really saved me during these long months. He has brought such happiness and love and the time spent raising him has been the best thing for me during this time.

Parker is what i would call the "runt" of the kids...he has always been in he 50% for size when my other 2 were always so big for age. But this kid is FEISTY. He's feisty, he has a temper, and he has an amazing way of loving too. He likes to climb, leap, fall over, he does everything FULL FORCE. He also loves to be held, cuddled, and just be close. He absolutely LOVES his brother and sister and tries to replicate everything that they do...already. Andie can just walk into the room and parker's face lights up. He wants to follow them everywhere. He doesn't like it if they are playing somewhere that he can't get too. I'm having so much fun watching the relationship between the kids. It was so hard for me to imagine a 3rd when Colin and Andie seemed like the perfect kids...but now (as cliched as it sounds) I can't imagine our family without him. I'm loving every minute of time with parker as a 1 year old...if only i could freeze time :)

It has been an amazing year with him, and i can't wait to see what comes next!