March of Dimes 2010

Tomorrow Team 2Peas will be participating in the March of Dimes Walk for babies. Stay tuned for a recap and pictures. A very special thank you to those who will be walking with us tomorrow, to those who sponsored R & E with financial contributions, and to those who will be thinking of us and walking in spirit. Your support means more to us than you can ever know. Here's to all babies getting a full nine months.

Playing with the Peas

He may be under construction, but he's still a cutie!
Wanna know what he was up to in this picture? He was making his way to Ryan so he could snatch the toy that he was playing with. **sigh**

Contemplating his next move...

and he's off! I caught him in mid-crawl!

Happy Thursday:)

Baby Dedication

On April 18th Ryan and Evan were dedicated to the Lord. My favorite part of this ceremony was listening to our Pastor say that these children may have come through us, but not from us. These are God's children, and He has certainly kept them with His righteous right hand. It was a wonderful occasion and we were blessed to have the babies' godparents come into town to be there with us.

The Peas were darling in their dedication outfits. Ryan kept his hat on all day long! Of course, this may have been because it was little snug on his head. Ha! Evan kept snatching his off, of course.

A Parker family photo---finally!

Love this picture!

Here is a picture of the boys' godmother, Erika. Erika and I have been friends for over 15 years. We met our very first day of class freshman year at Tuskegee, and the rest is history. I hadn't seen her since our wedding almost three years ago, and it was wonderful to be able to hang out, even for a little while. Before the Peas I used to be a shopaholic...now not so much! Erika, though was determined to get me back in the swing of things and she helped me get nearly our entire house decorated! We shopped, and shopped, and laughed, and shopped some more! I told E she should audition for an HGTV show, 'cause she whipped me and the house into shape:) Good times, good times I tell ya'! We get to do it again in June when she comes back for the boys' party.

Sean is the Peas' godfather and this is his fiancee' Keisha. Love her! We had such a blast with them. Sean was in our wedding, and he will be tying the knot in July. July is a fabulous month to get married, if you ask me! We were so glad that Sean and Keisha were able to come up for the dedication.

I don't have any pictures from the dedication itself yet. Some of our church members took pictures, so hopefully I'll get to see those. It was truly a beautiful day that we'll always remember.

All ABout Ryan

Take a look at this sweet boy. He has learned to pull up on every single thing now! Sometimes he gets brave enough to stand while holding on with only one hand. He also cruises a little!! Yep, this little guy is starting to cruise. Can you believe it? He is not only determined, but he's also a daredevil too! He's not afraid to try anything. And the dog? Poor Badge is being terrorized by the Ry-Guy. Ryan goes for him every chance he gets. We've had to resort to blocking the dog's area with the recliner just to keep Ryan away from him. Does it work? NO! Ryan still finds a way to get to the dog! I know you love reading this, Cousin Betty:)

Check Him Out!

This was Evan's first day wearing the band. The clinician had told me that babies often cry during the first fitting. Well, once again the Baby One proved everybody wrong. He didn't cry at all...nope not one time! He was so sweet and such a trooper. He was only supposed to wear the band for two hours the first day, but since he fell asleep on the way home he actually wore it a bit longer. I have decorated the band since this picture was taken, and he will sleep in the band overnight for the first time tonight. He doesn't seem to mind his new head gear at all, which makes me feel a lot better about it.

A New Look for Evan

Pretty soon you'll be seeing Evan's new look. Today we will be picking up Evan's cranial band. Evan has a flat spot on the back of his head that we want to get corrected, and now's the time to do it before it's too late. They think this probably started in utero, as they see this condition in many multiple pregnancies. Plus, Evan used to favor his right side and this is the side that is flat. I have struggled with this decision for awhile. I don't want my baby to wear a helmet. I don't want people to stare at him and think something is "wrong" with him. I don't want to answer a million questions about the helmet. I want to see my baby's sweet little head at all times. But most of all, I want what's best for Evan. If there is something we can do to help him, we'll do it. Chances are his head may have rounded out completely on it's own. But what if it doesn't? This is not a chance I want to take. How can I explain to Evan that we could have changed your head shape when you were a baby, but your mama had issues with the band you would have had to wear?

So today, I'm putting on my big girl panties and I'm dealing with it.

They think Evan will only need the helmet for 3 months. Hopefully we'll be done this summer. Since we elected to get the helmet, I had to find a way to make it cute, right? I found a blog called Bling Your Band and I contacted the owner about making some decals for Evan's. The pictures below are not of Evan's band. I chose the design and asked Coree if she had any actual pictures of this design on a band. Lo and behold, look what she e-mailed back to me. This design had already been made for another little Evan! It must be meant to be:) Evan's decals will be customized to fit his particular band. Today I'll get the measurements of his band and forward them to Coree so she can make his decals.

So, to anyone who sees Evan in his new head gear, there's is nothing "wrong" with him....he's just Under Construction!

EDITED TO ADD: You'll also see that Evan has TWO teeth now:)

Catching Up with the Peas

I didn't realize that it has almost been a week since our last post! My, how time flies:) I am on Spring break this week, and I've been busy enjoying the Peas. My computer time was limited and that gave me more time with the boys. There were many days when I didn't even turn the computer on. I really wanted to just spend time with R & E. Of course, they don't give me much time to do anything other than tend to them anyway! Now that they are mobile, they really keep us busy. Seriously. You have to watch them at ALL times now--especially Ryan. He pulls up on every.single.thing. now! His new favorite thing to pull up on? Evan! If Evan is lying down Ryan sees this as a perfect opportunity to use him as an anchor. This scares me to death, but Evan finds it funny. He actually laughs when his brother is pressing down on his chest/back/face! Boys, I tell ya'! Here are a couple of pictures from this week:


Daddy P and I took the boys to the zoo on Monday. I've really wanted to go to the Bronx Zoo for awhile, but since we moved to a new town we decided to check out our local zoo first. It was ok, but I'm still holding out for the Bronx! One good thing about living so close to NYC is taking advantage of all the City has to offer. As the boys get older, we'll be sure to do just that. Right now, they aren't too impressed as you can see from the picture:)

Look carefully at this picture. Do you see the totally mesmerized looks on the Peas' faces? This is what they do when Yo Gabba Gabba comes on! They love the intro to this show. They stop whatever they are doing and stare at the TV when this show comes on!

We got a ton of work done in our house this week too; things are slowly coming together. I have also gotten some planning done for the Peas' 1st birthday party! So hard to believe that these two will be a year old soon! Yikes! More info on that is coming soon:)