It's Christmas Eve, I thought I should go ahead and post some pictures before I take tons of new ones tomorrow. This picture was taken with the purpose of going on our Christmas card. We decided on another picture, which many of you will see in the mail soon enough. I'll post it here eventually for those of you who don't get the hard copy.
I just got a new camera (SLR, 12 Megapixels!), so all pictures from now on will be taken with it!
Merry Christmas,
Love,
Alan, Jessie & Sam
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Merry Christmas!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Thanksgiving
Sam has been looking especially cute lately, as you can see. He is in constant motion, and is also constantly smiling. He just got back from a week in the Smokies with his grandparents and aunts and uncles. Besides being sick, along with having two sick parents, it was a lot of fun! Just added 100 pictures or so to the Flickr site, so check them out.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Hey everyone! Alan told me I need to post something...so about a week later here it is:) Besides being the cutest lion ever what has Sam been up to? About a day after he started crawling he started pulling up on anything and everything, the only problem was getting back down. After many days of drama (I don't know where he gets that?:)) he finally figured out how to get back down with grace and a smile. I love it when Sam comes crawling over to me and starts to climb up my leg as if to say he wants me to pick him up. I feel like daily God gives me these moments to remind me of the privilege and gift of being a mom. There is nothing like it.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Crawling & Eating
Sam has taken some major strides lately. First of all, as you see in the picture, he has been eating solid food. Cheerios, then mashed avacado, pumpkin, sweet potato and banana. He loves the Cheerios especially.
Then a probably bigger milestone is the crawling, and lots of it. He has been "half-crawling" for a long time, where he scoots along the ground. Well, last week some time he started really crawling, and going all over the house. He is really fast and if you turn your head he is on the other side of the room! He will be 7 months old in two days.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Hail to the Redskins!
Our family is very excited about the Redskins beating the Cowboys yesterday, Sam hasn't stopped smiling since Romo threw that INT!
Sam is 6 months old and is making tons of new strides. He has eaten real food, sort of. He puts it in his mouth but doesn't swallow very often. He has tried: smashed bananas, avacados, sweet potatoes and Cheerios. He is getting closer and closer to crawling. He is great at "scooting" around the room.
Last night he went from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. without eating, which is a new record for him. He continues to wake up at 1:30 a.m. every night and scream for awhile, but we do our best to ignore him and he falls back asleep. Last night though was the first time he didn't wake up at 3:30 a.m. to eat, so hopefully he is through with that.
I just posted two galleries on the Flickr site, so check them out...
Thursday, September 11, 2008
On the verge of crawling...
Sorry for the lack of updates. We misplaced our camera for awhile, and just starting taking more photos of our amazing son a few days ago. I just posted 30 photos to the photo site, but here are three that show how close he is to crawling. He is 5 1/2 months old, hard to believe.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Seagrove Beach
We just got back from Seagrove Beach, FL, a full Parish family vacation. The first time all seven of us have been together for a week, it was a lot of fun. I just posted 150 photos on the Flickr site. They are from 3 different cameras and of the whole week, but obviously mainly feature Sam. His recent developments have been the discovery of his toes and that he loves to sit up. He can’t yet sit up on his own, but if you prop him up he can stay like that for awhile. He also rolls over non-stop when he is on the ground, and has just started to prop himself up on his arms and knees. He is very close to crawling, which I am both excited about and terrified of his potential mobility.
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This last photo is of Jessie and I kayaking. Unknowingly we were paddling in the middle of a group of dolphins. I was actually swimming only a few feet away from them, but never saw them. Fortunately Daddy got pictures.
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Cow Appreciation Day
Sorry for the lack of photos, it has been awhile. We have been doing lots of traveling, but we are back, and I am about to post a lot of images. This is an 'old' one, from about a month ago. Chick-Fil-A gave away free food if you dressed up like cows. We put together some make-shift costumes and we were there!
Monday, July 7, 2008
Happy Fourth from the Parishes!
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Originally uploaded by drenchedecent
Yes, everything each of us is wearing is red, white and blue. :)
Friday, July 4, 2008
Sam and Uncle Bob
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Originally uploaded by drenchedecent
We just returned from a month away from home, spending most of our time in Cranberry Township, PA. We have tons of great pics of Sam (of course!), including this one of him being held by Jessie's great uncle Bob who married us 3.5 years ago.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Someone discovered something new!
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Originally uploaded by drenchedecent
Sam discovered his thumb yesterday, we found him sucking it during naptime. So cute!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
At the Wedding...
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Originally uploaded by drenchedecent
Here is Sam with his Uncle Keith at his Aunt Kimberly's and now Uncle David's wedding. Sam had a great time and met dozens of his relatives. Sam did a great job of picking his outfits and matching the tuxes Uncle Keith and his Daddy had on.
We have been driving all over the place- Rome to Franklin, Franklin to Louisville, Louisville to Pittsburgh and Sam has done a great job. He has slept almost the whole way, which has made things easier on us.
Sam has been "talking" a ton lately. When you lay him down he makes fun noises non-stop, it is great!
Monday, May 26, 2008
Two months old...
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Originally uploaded by drenchedecent
Looks like he wants to crawl to me, but he isn't quite there yet. Sam was visited by his Aunt Laura and cousin Parker this past week. He took his first swim in the pool, and as you'll notice from the pictures whenever he is wet he looks huge in photographs. After each feeding he is much more active and noisy than ever. He "coos" a lot, it sounds like he is talking to us. I just put a mobile on his crib, he got very excited the first time he heard and saw it.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Smiling!
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Originally uploaded by drenchedecent
We are not sure when he started smiling, but these past few days have been a lot of fun. Sunday seemed like a definitely breakthrough with his expressions.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Post-bath nap time...
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Originally uploaded by drenchedecent
The most current set of pictures was taken during and after one of Sam's sponge-baths. We are still waiting for the end of his cord to fall off so that he can have a "real" bath in his baby tub. Also, his full head of hair is starting to fall off, which we knew was a possibility. Right now he looks like he has a receding hair line.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
One month old
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Originally uploaded by drenchedecent
We took a bunch of very cute pictures of Sam a few nights ago post-bath. This one was taken while we watched the presidential debate. Sam didn't feel like watching, but he agreed with us that the first half of the debate was terrible and pointless.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Sleeping?
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Originally uploaded by drenchedecent
Looking at our most recent photo set on Flickr, you would think we have been doing lots of sleeping; not so much. :)
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Two weeks old...
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Originally uploaded by drenchedecent
Samuel is now two weeks old, and a lot of fun! He had lots of visitors this week, his Grandmama and Granddaddy and his Aunt Abby and Uncle Keith. He ventured out a few times: to the park for a walk in his stroller, to Outback, to Harvest Moon and then to church this morning. As usual click on this photo to see a lot more...
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Five Days Old
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Originally uploaded by drenchedecent
I am trying to upload pictures daily, so make sure you are checking the Flickr site...
Sunday, March 23, 2008
The Easter Bunny
Here is Sam a few minutes before we left to go home. I have never seen an Easter Bunny so cute! Click on the picture to see many more pictures.
Samuel has arrived!
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Originally uploaded by drenchedecent
Samuel Alan Parish was born Saturday, March 22 at 5:35 p.m. He is 9 lbs 0.4 oz and is 21 inches long. He was two weeks overdue and we are glad he finally decided to enter the world. He is beautiful and alert! For more pictures go to my Flickr page; we will write more soon.
Monday, March 10, 2008
No baby yet...
The due date has come and gone, we are still waiting! We will let you know when Samuel decides to enter the world...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
List of the Day
Nothing new to report, except that Jessie and I learned quite a bit about parenting yesterday on this website: List of the Day
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
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