Just a post about Parker...

Parker is a ball of energy!!  He keeps us moving!!  He is also at that age (15 months) where he wants to do so much and say so much, but he just can't.  I think he sees Ella doing so much and he wants to be just like her.  He loves standing on her stool in the bathroom just like she does.  I think it's time to get him his own stool because sometimes I catch the 2 of them on the stool together and there really isn't room, but it's cute.  Sometimes Ella doesn't want him on her stool and that gets interesting.

He is such a love bug.  His big neck hugs are just the best.  He wraps those little arms around your neck and gives you the sweetest hug.  He does it intentionally, too!  I didn't quite capture the "true neck hug," but this is close.  Usually, he wraps his arms all the way around your neck.  We love it!

Parker is walking everywhere now.  He started walking about 2 months ago, 4-8 steps here or there.  He slowly increased his steps and his confidence grew.  He still likes to walk on his knees...he may always like to do that!?

Parker is all boy.  He loves trucks, cars, balls, climbing, wrestling, etc.  He doesn't mind playing with girly toys either. 

Parker is an awesome eater.  He will eat ANYTHING we put in front of him.  We don't know where he puts it all!  The other day, he had thrown up, and guess what we found!?  A piece of dog food!  I can't tell you how many times I have pulled a piece out of his mouth.  He is into everything!!

He says some words and a lot of babble.  He is sure telling us something, though!  He points to something and tells us all about it.  His favorite word, of course, is "Da da."  His "uh-ooohh" is just too cute.  Sometimes he will say "hi" when he sees someone or "hello" when he puts a phone to his ear.  He says some others like, "ball, mama, more, Ella."

Parker is definitely more of a handful when it comes to discipline.  Ella responds very well to one time of saying "no."  She gets her feelings hurt easily, but she responds really well to discipline.  Parker, on the other hand, is an onry as onry gets!  Discipline doesn't seem to phase him sometimes.  We keep chugging along, though, because we know the outcome if we don't. 

He loves to climb and wrestle.  I just wonder how long it will take until his first broken bone!?