And the Clothing Fun Begins

Granny took me and Parker shopping yesterday. We got these cool matching shirts. Mom is a little too excited about dressing us the same. I think there are some pictures around of her and Aunt Amber in matching outfits. I may have to ask Grandma to borrow those to post if she keeps this up!

The Power of the Bathrobe

Parker here.
I have been very busy growing these last three months. Do you believe that I am three months old already?
One of my favorite things to do, other than smile, sleep and make dirty diapers for Mommy is take a bath. I think it's the bathrobe. It's darn cute. I heard Grandma likes robes. She likes them so much that Grandpa often buys her one for Christmas.

Mom caught me playing with my duck rattle the other day.

Ridin' the rails

For those of you who have been paying attention, you may have noticed that my latest obsession is trains. I asked Mom and Dad if we could live in a train and when they said no, I took off down the rails like a hobo in the 1930s. Mom and Dad promptly caught me and we made a compromise ... we could live in a train for a night. And that's what we did.
The family visited Strasburg, PA, train capital of the USA. We stayed at the Red Caboose Motel and had our very own caboose, The Canadian Pacific!We even ate in a train car! It was awesome!

And then we rode the rails! The Strasburg Railroad is a cool nine mile ride on a real steam engine. Parker slept most of the ride, but I liked looking out the window and telling the train to go faster.

I took a ride on this Thomas the Tank Engine and went for a ride on Dad to see the train setups at the Choo Choo Barn.

Upstairs from the Choo Choo Barn is Thomas the Tank Engine HEAVEN! There's a store with every piece of Thomas stuff ever made, from sippy cups to the entire Isle of Sodor (that's where Tomas lives, you know). Mom and Dad got me a few things, and tried to get me out of there before I took EVERYTHING off the shelves, saying, "and I buy this and I buy this and I buy this." I guess I need a job!

Aunt Amber is 30!

My Aunt Amber turned 30 on October 7th. She had a nice party at the Thai restaurant that is in her building. She doesn't live with Grandma and Grandpa anymore. I miss visiting her there but now I get to see her in Manhattan and there's a big candy store near her house!

Mmmmm Thai!
Grandma held Parker. Doesn't Grandma look so pretty here?

Daddy took Parker out on the street to check things out. Parker had fun sleeping while we all ate.

Siskel and Ebert ain't got nothin' on me!

How many of you know that my Dad LOVES going to the movies? Before him and Mom got together, Dad used to love going to the movies by himself and sometimes, he still does that, especially when we stay in Bayville at Granny and Papa's house.
Last week, Mom and Dad took me to my first movie. It was Toy Story in 3D! I love Toy Story and am even toying with the idea of being Buzz Lightyear for Halloween! I made it about 5/6 of the way through the movie before sitting in one place was too much for me to handle. It's a good thing Mom and Dad hadn't planned on seeing the second half of the double feature.
Parker stayed with Granny and Papa. I was asking for him at first, but then I just enjoyed being an only child for a few hours. Mom says she used to like that too, and it's okay because she loves Aunt Amber lots and lots.

Monkeying Around Times Two

Parker here. Mom and Dad have some really cool friends! Their friends Jason and Alyce gave me this awesome towel with a monkey on it. It even has my name on it!!!!!


Then Mom's friend Jen from work gave me this awesome sleeper with monkey feet. It's a little big on me still, but Mom said she couldn't resist putting me in it. Hi Jen! Thanks for my awesome monkey sleeper and my neat matching blanket. I'm so stylish!

Train time is your own time

Aunt Nancy and Uncle Bill bought me a cool Thomas the Tank Engine train set. I can't stop playing with it! Mom and Dad got me a few extra pieces of track and I borrowed a tunnel from Doreen's house so now I have a great little set up!

While I am busy playing with my trains, Parker is learning how to play the guitar.
Here he is laughing about what an awesome guitar player he is!
Check out Dad and Parker's matching Led Zeppelin shirts. I used to wear the one Parker has on. It's still a little big on him. Mom calls him a peanut and I tell her, "He's not a peanut, mama, he's a baby!"

Tummy Time

Parker here. Do you like the carpet in my room? I do! It's super soft and plush. I like to lay on my back...

... and my tummy!
This is my surprised face.
Here I am sticking out my tongue.
And watching TV.
Mom got the camera right in my face for this picture. My blocked tear duct is still blocked, but some days are really good and some days are still kind of gooey.

September Activities

September has been a busy month! Not only did I give up my passies and start school, but I played alot too! And Parker had some excitement of his own. I'll let him tell you about it.

One weekend we went to an American Legion BBQ. It was raining all morning and the playground was wet, but that didn't stop me! Luckily, there were a few other kids and they used their tushies to mop up most of the water before I played on anything! Amber pushed me on the swing.

Hey! Parker here. I had my 2-month visit with Dr. Lange. She is so nice and she gives out cool band-aids too! See them on my leg? I had two shots and a sip of some yummy vaccine.

Here's my two-month stats:

Height: 24 inches. That's 90th percentile.
Weight: 11 pounds, 12 ounces. That's 50th percentile.
Head: 25th percentile, but Mom doesn't remember the centimeters.
Do you see my funny brother down below? He is standing on some BIIIIIIIIGGGGGG feet! Those feet are in the subway. We took the subway to go to Daddy's friend Vivian's house in Manhattan. Page and Vivian's son, Ben, played on the playground while I chilled with Mommy. It was alot of fun to ride the subway!

Passie Free!!!!!!!!!!

Hi All:

I don't have a picture to share for this momentous occasion, but I wanted to let you all know that I have been passie free for two and a half days.

(Mom here: Andrewand I poked holes in all his passies a few days ago. Then, two nights ago we cut the tips off. After whining for a few minutes, Dad managed to convince him to try it for the night. Page decided that he didn't need them because, as he said, "Little Bear doesn't sleep with passies." Little Bear is his favorite TV show right now. He sits...actually sits...and smiles the whole time the show is on the screen. So he went to bed. When he woke up 15 minutes later, Andrew told him I would buy him a pillow the next day because Little Bear has a pillow. So we went to the store, got a pillow and Page has been a super duper champ since then. Everyone hope he can keep it up!!!!)

Miracles in Glendale

You might remember that I was not a very good sleeper when Mom and Dad brought me home. In fact, I kept Mom up for the better part of 4 months until her friend Farrell told her about the Miracle Blanket. Until Mom wrapped me up like a baby burrito in this contraption, I only slept about 3 hours at night in a row and then I would get up and want to play. The first night I wore this blanket, I think I slept 6 hours.
Well, Mom's no fool so she started putting Parker in it from his first day home from the hospital. He really seems to dig it as much as I did!

Me in my Miracle Blanket a two years ago and Parker in the Godsend below. Thanks again Farrell!!!!!

My first Day of School

Last week was my first day of school. I am going to the Village Preschool at the Village Church in Bayville. Mom Grandma and Grandpa and Parker took me to school on the first day, but first I tried on my "pack-pack" at Grandma's house. Mom got my initials put on the pack-pack but I insist that it says my name and I even spell it. I say, "P-e-e-e-e-e. Page."





The school must have known I was coming because they put balloons out for me. How did they know how much I like balloons?

Mom thought that maybe I would have a little separation anxiety after spending the summer with her, but alas, I walked into the room, saw all the toys, shrugged my pack-pack onto the floor and took off. I didn't even say goodbye! My teacher, Mrs. Sgueglia (and yes, I can even pronounce her name!!!), is super nice and has great toys.