In a desperate attempt for sleep, we decided to start Parker on rice cereal even though she is only 5 months old (with her allergies, the pediatrician had recommended waiting until 6 months). As you can see, she has been looking at our food and wanted to try some!
Or maybe not?
Whoa! Not what she thought!
After a few spoonfuls, Parker came around and got really excited.
And really messy.
Really, really messy!
What a cutie! Despite having a full serving of rice-cereal, breastfeeding, and having a few ounces of formula, Parker still got up 3 times that night. We are really frustrated and very tired. I actually caught myself thinking "I wish I could just go back to being a resident for one night to get some sleep!" That's when I realized how desperate I am for sleep!We have been trying to stretch out her meals during the day but she must be fed every 3 hours according to the CDC rules. Also, she doesn't nap. Seriously. Last Friday she was awake for 15 hours straight. We could not get her to nap, and then she slept horribly at night. Last night she finally slept for a 6 hour period - she hasn't done that in weeks. But she wouldn't go back to sleep. I have been up since 2:30 AM and I am praying she sleeps another 5-6 hours tonight. Corey and I are used to getting very little sleep, but we are exhausted because it is not consistent. 2-3 hour blocks just aren't enough. It is also frustrating when I try to work out because I have no energy. We have a consistent bedtime routine (we have since we moved out here), so we are going to work on getting her to sleep in longer stretches and have been researching methods. Send sleepy thoughts our way!
On Saturday we went to the Nakamura House, which is basically an old estate from a wealthy farmer here on Okinawa. Parker was (FINALLY) asleep when we got there, so we just let her sleep in her carseat/stroller.
Eventually, Parker woke up and we got some cool pictures. Here we are next to the female Shisa dog guarding the main rooms of the house.
We met up with my new friend Amy and her son Makai (3 months old). Amy is a general dentist in the USAF and works at Corey's clinic. It turns out that Parker and Makai are in the same room at the CDC so they are buddies, too. Amy is PCSing this June and it is a bummer because we get along well and have a lot to talk about as new moms! Parker is a baby-cougar and is trying to pick up a younger baby - look at her holding his hand!
We also went to visit some old castle ruins. I don't have the tourist info out, but it was pretty cool - we could see both the east and west sides of the island. I wish it hadn't been so overcast - I am sure the ocean would have been gorgeous if it had been sunny!
Behind Corey is the structure of the castle (and the ocean). And while he's trying to hide it, he is in fact carrying my Kate Spade diaper bag. Luckily, it is solid black and very classy :)
Can you see the water over our shoulders? This is at one of the levels of the castle ruins.
Grandma and Grandpa Anderson sent Parker this super-cute outfit after she was born. We met a couple for brunch on Sunday and Parker dressed up for it. She actually wore the hat for almost 2 hours! Maybe she knows that she doesn't really have hair? Parker is pretty good about wearing bows, so I guess the hat wasn't too different. I wish it were colder more often because this is so cute!
Here's the full outfit. Daddy is so proud :)
"Hello. Parker Tindell Anderson. Can I help you?" I told her she's not supposed to be talking while on base, but since she's not driving, I guess it's okay.
This is our nativity (so far - this year Corey got me the "creche" so next year Jesus will have a roof over his head.) I also have this cool ornament tree that has "The Night Before Christmas" illustrated in a series of 8 ornaments. This is our somewhat empty corner of our family/living room. Directly next to the vase is a doorway to the kitchen. Note our lovely battery charger. We use it constantly with all of Parker's toys!
Here is my attempt at holiday decorating. This is our new entertainment center that looks very similar to the one we have in storage in the US. We are very glad we purchased it anyway because it feels more like home to us and Corey can store all of his books! The doorway on the left goes into our kitchen. To the right of the entertainment center is another doorway that heads towards the front door.
This is one half of our big family/living room. As you can see, Parker's stuff takes up a good bit of the room. We also have electronics that were damaged during the move just sitting in the corner until we get reimbursed. The doorway on the left leads past our downstairs powder room and storage straight to the front door. Along that hallway is an opening into the dining area in our kitchen.
I was trying to avoid it, but Grandma and Grandpa Anderson got Parker a cell phone. She thinks she's pretty cool.
Parker got some baby toys from Santa when we went to my command's Christmas party. One was a set of 6 balls with different textures. We found out that they also double as cat toys!
This is one of Parker's outfits for church. She looks so cute in the tights! She got the purple bow with a different outfit for Christmas from Grandma Lorna but it matched perfectly and we thought she looked adorable.
Here's a close-up; she's already mastering Corey's eyebrow-raising skills. It's actually nice when she moves them because then we can see where they are since she is so blonde :)
The weekend of Christmas we took Parker to a local market I'd been to with my friend Karen. The first time I went, I was adventurous and purchased a few items labeled only in Japanese. Karen also talked me into trying these Octopus dough balls - little fritters with octopus tentacles inside. Not very tasty. At all. But at least we tried them. We also tried little pastries they were making outside of the market and we got one with each different filling: custard, sweet potato (Okinawan purple sweet potato) and bean puree. Those were pretty good. The veggies are great and much cheaper than the commissary. They also had little clementine-like fruits that are really tasty and super-cheap - 150Y for a bag of 10-12!
On Saturday we went to the Nakamura House, which is basically an old estate from a wealthy farmer here on Okinawa. Parker was (FINALLY) asleep when we got there, so we just let her sleep in her carseat/stroller.
Eventually, Parker woke up and we got some cool pictures. Here we are next to the female Shisa dog guarding the main rooms of the house.
We met up with my new friend Amy and her son Makai (3 months old). Amy is a general dentist in the USAF and works at Corey's clinic. It turns out that Parker and Makai are in the same room at the CDC so they are buddies, too. Amy is PCSing this June and it is a bummer because we get along well and have a lot to talk about as new moms! Parker is a baby-cougar and is trying to pick up a younger baby - look at her holding his hand!
We also went to visit some old castle ruins. I don't have the tourist info out, but it was pretty cool - we could see both the east and west sides of the island. I wish it hadn't been so overcast - I am sure the ocean would have been gorgeous if it had been sunny!
Behind Corey is the structure of the castle (and the ocean). And while he's trying to hide it, he is in fact carrying my Kate Spade diaper bag. Luckily, it is solid black and very classy :)
Can you see the water over our shoulders? This is at one of the levels of the castle ruins.
Grandma and Grandpa Anderson sent Parker this super-cute outfit after she was born. We met a couple for brunch on Sunday and Parker dressed up for it. She actually wore the hat for almost 2 hours! Maybe she knows that she doesn't really have hair? Parker is pretty good about wearing bows, so I guess the hat wasn't too different. I wish it were colder more often because this is so cute!
Here's the full outfit. Daddy is so proud :)
"Hello. Parker Tindell Anderson. Can I help you?" I told her she's not supposed to be talking while on base, but since she's not driving, I guess it's okay.
This is our nativity (so far - this year Corey got me the "creche" so next year Jesus will have a roof over his head.) I also have this cool ornament tree that has "The Night Before Christmas" illustrated in a series of 8 ornaments. This is our somewhat empty corner of our family/living room. Directly next to the vase is a doorway to the kitchen. Note our lovely battery charger. We use it constantly with all of Parker's toys!
Here is my attempt at holiday decorating. This is our new entertainment center that looks very similar to the one we have in storage in the US. We are very glad we purchased it anyway because it feels more like home to us and Corey can store all of his books! The doorway on the left goes into our kitchen. To the right of the entertainment center is another doorway that heads towards the front door.
This is one half of our big family/living room. As you can see, Parker's stuff takes up a good bit of the room. We also have electronics that were damaged during the move just sitting in the corner until we get reimbursed. The doorway on the left leads past our downstairs powder room and storage straight to the front door. Along that hallway is an opening into the dining area in our kitchen.
I was trying to avoid it, but Grandma and Grandpa Anderson got Parker a cell phone. She thinks she's pretty cool.
Parker got some baby toys from Santa when we went to my command's Christmas party. One was a set of 6 balls with different textures. We found out that they also double as cat toys!
This is one of Parker's outfits for church. She looks so cute in the tights! She got the purple bow with a different outfit for Christmas from Grandma Lorna but it matched perfectly and we thought she looked adorable.
Here's a close-up; she's already mastering Corey's eyebrow-raising skills. It's actually nice when she moves them because then we can see where they are since she is so blonde :)
The weekend of Christmas we took Parker to a local market I'd been to with my friend Karen. The first time I went, I was adventurous and purchased a few items labeled only in Japanese. Karen also talked me into trying these Octopus dough balls - little fritters with octopus tentacles inside. Not very tasty. At all. But at least we tried them. We also tried little pastries they were making outside of the market and we got one with each different filling: custard, sweet potato (Okinawan purple sweet potato) and bean puree. Those were pretty good. The veggies are great and much cheaper than the commissary. They also had little clementine-like fruits that are really tasty and super-cheap - 150Y for a bag of 10-12!
Work is actually work now :) I saw my first patients today and I start doing surgery tomorrow. There are still several kinks I need to work out, but that will have to happen as I figure out how the Navy operates. It felt great to change out of my camis and into scrubs. I never thought I'd be so excited for a crown-lengthening, but I am really looking forward to surgery tomorrow!
Here is a cute video of Parker's second night of rice cereal - it went much more smoothly than the first night. She's been unpredictable since then, but I thought this was really cute.
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