Busy, Busy!

Busy, busy, busy are the best words I can think of to describe the past week. Parker is doing so many new things. He can now say, "Uh-uh". The best part is, he can use it appropriately. We were in the library on Saturday, and this sweet woman was talking to him. I guess he thought she was going to take him because he said, "Uh-uh", gave her an ugly look, and turned his head into my shoulder. EMBARRASSING!! He also uses it to express any dislikes he may have. He can also say, "Hey!" but it sounds more like, "Aye!" He says it repeatedly..and we'll say, "Hey, Parker!" and he'll go, "Aye!" Too cute!!!

Here are some pics to show you all what he's been doing.

Yesterday, I got him some popcorn chicken at Wal-Mart for lunch. After he was finished, we let him out of the high chair. He walked up to Phillip, and said, "Bite!" Phillip gave him a bite and he proceeded to tease Tulip with it!

He'd get the bite and start walking away....

He'd turn and look over his shoulder to make sure she was following him, and then start laughing....

When she finally caught him, they'd have a little battle to see who ended up with the chicken....

And by the time it was over, he was ready to do it again!

He really did it several times. The best part is, he would walk up to Phillip and say "Bite". I am so proud he can kind of tell us what he wants. He's also done this a couple of times when he's gone through the cabinet. He'll find food and yell, "Bite!"

I tried (unsuccessfully) to get 13 mo. pics of him, so I settled on some of him reading my Mother's Day card before church.

I met Parker's future wife, Anna Elise Brown. Doesn't Posey look incredible? Anna is beautiful with a ton of dark hair! So sweet!!!

We went to meet baby Eli. He was so good during the entire visit. We wanted to take a pic of the boys and their daddies. Parker and Zane started out ok...

But by the end, they were sick of it! Look how good Eli was the whole time! Also, check out my May 2009 post, First Doctor's Visit. My how they have grown (and added to the mix!)

We went to the dr. yesterday for a runny nose, and it turns out he has a sinus infection! No fun...so he's on an antibiotic (only his 2nd ever) and a decongestant. Seriously, who makes it through flu season with no sickness and gets sick in the middle of the summer??!

Oh, and this morning, he found Tulip's toy squirrel and I'm not exaggerating when I say he walked up to her, said, "Ta-Da!" and handed it to her. So funny!

We have a walker!

(David and Lauren-these are per your request!)

It's official-he is walking. He's been doing it for almost 2 weeks, and it's been really neat to see him walk more each day. It's like every day he walks more and crawls less. He is so funny and wobbly when he walks, but he's so proud of himself! Our neighborhood pool has a beach front entrance, so he couldn't really figure out how to walk on the incline when we were there today. Bless his heart, he tried, though!!! So, just for my memory, between his 12th and 13th month, Parker started walking! Woo-Hoo!!!

This is the best pic I could get of him walking.

One of the few pics I could get of them together....very difficult to get them together and still long enough.

Maybe my new favorite picture of him!

He's so skinny that his swim trunks sag!

Zane is soakin' up some sun!

He loves to crawl in and out of Tulip's basket.

Lately

I don't have pictures to post today...I'm having to use Phillip's laptop because my Mac is not letting me upload pics right now, and I don't have enough patience to dowload pics on his laptop..I've been spoiled on how quick my Mac is...I've got to figure out why, but I just haven't had the patience to sit down and do it. Anyway, Parker is doing the sweetest things right now, and I wanted to get them recorded before I forget. So..here goes!

-He is a TALKER. Seriously, he never stops. I have no idea where he gets this since Phillip and I are so quiet! ha!!! In addition to the words I've already posted, he can also say:

• Bite-bite (w/o the "t" sound...I'll say, "Parker, do you want a bite-bite?" and he'll say, "Bi-bi".)


• up, up, up (I'll say, "Do you want up, up, up?" for me to pick him up, and he'll say, "Pu, pu"


• Bird (buh)


• Brush-brush (I'll say, "Do you want to brushy, brushy, brushy your teeth?" and he'll say, "Bwu, bwu"

He and Tulip were standing at the dining room window the other day and I heard him yelling, "Ta-Da, Ta-Da!!" (Tulip)...I went in to see what was going on and he was yelling at Zoe, the neighbor's dog who was running around in the cul-de-sac. So I guess all dogs will be Ta-da now.

He LOVES it when you bark like a dog...I was doing this the other day, and he crawled up to me and just started kissing me right on the lips..kissing and giggling like I was the funniest person in the world. (He also likes it if you crawl and bark at the same time :)

He gave Tulip love the other day...we were petting her and I said, "Can you give Tulip love?" He leaned down and kissed her on the side!

He will put his balls under the chairs and then flop down on his belly to see where they go. Then he yells because he can't get them out. When you get them out for him, he puts them back under there!

He can go from crawling to kneeling and then standing in the middle of the floor. He will take 4-5 steps, but that's about it. I'm pretty impressed that he can stand up in the middle of the floor without holding on...but it takes alot of concentraion on his part. You can't distract him or he'll fall.

He is a really good eater. He loves any kind of pasta (not the canned gross kind, but home cooked kind), blueberries, waffles, yogurt, sweet potatoes, beans, bread, nutri-grain bars, applesauce, bananas, strawberries (sometimes)and Mexican food.

He's getting much better at drinking whole milk.

Last night he was reading his Farm Animals book. He'd point to an animal and I'd make the noise. He kept turning to the pig, cow and sheepdog. Those were his favorite sounds.

He's the "pet" in the nursery. He'll go to anyone there. Last night we were at some church member's homes for Summer Sunday Supper...he had 5 girls who paid all their attention to him. Before I knew it, he was in the pool with three girls as his personal escorts. Seriously, the only reason two of the girls came was because Parker was going to be there. Phillip was at work, so it was really nice for me to get to visit with the other adults and not chase him around!

He is a very busy child. The only time he's still is to read or sleep. I get lots of comments about how "active" he is. I don't think walking is going to be that much of a shock to me because he's already all over the place.

He is truly the love of our lives! I feel like our family is 100% complete now that he's in it!

Summer Fun

It's been a great first week of summer! Parker took his first steps on Wed. night. He took 4-5 steps from the entertainment center in our bedroom to me; I was sitting on the floor near him. Phillip was watching tv and didn't see him because I didn't want to try to get his attention. I was afraid I would scare Parker. He's taken 2 steps several times since then, so we'll see. Who knows with Parker!

Having fun at the pool!

He loves his water table. He likes to dip his pitcher into the water.....

....and dump it on the back porch!

He loves to read books.

We spent Memorial Day at the Bridges' house. I didn't get a pic with Shelby or Brock, but they were also there.

"I'm outta here."

1 year stats

These were taken not too long after the appointment. I wanted to get pics of his bright orange band-aids. In the bottom one you can see them on his arm and leg.

So I don't forget, at his one year appointment Parker weighed 20.8 lbs (16%) and was 30 inches long (58%). Yes, he's thin, but the doctor said his BMI was perfect. He also told me to throw out the bottles! So, I packed them all up when I got home and threw them out! Only whole milk out of a straw cup now! He's not a huge fan of the whole milk, but he is getting better each day.

He took all four shots like a champ, and he even had one of the band-aids off before we got home. In the words of our pediatrician, "He's perfect". Everything checked out exactly right.

One funny thing to remember-when you tell him no, he immediately scrunches up his face and gives off a little whine or sometimes it's a grunt. A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E. I have no idea where he gets that......I guess it came from Phillip. And people are starting to say he looks like Phillip more often than before. He's also testing boundaries. He likes to stand in his high chair, and before he does it, he'll look at you and immediately start scrunching up his "no" face...he knows exactly what is about to happen, but it's like he's testing it out just to make sure he can't get away with it.

I love this kid.