Amazing little man...Parker

I realized that I haven't posted much about Parker lately. I'm sure that is great grandma is wondering how he is doing with all the new changes.

Parker just passed the 26 month mark. Sometimes I forget that he is still so young and still needs so much of my attention. I can't tell you enough of how good of a kid he is. Sure, we have moments where he is out of control... and even that is an understatement, but he is two. He has so many more good moments, than he does bad.

Current stats:

Weight: 26 lbs

Height: approx 33" long

Clothing size: 2T pants, 3/4 shirts

Shoe size: 6/7 wide

Parker talks so much! His newest is when he finds a toy car at a store and looks at you with those big brown eyes and says, "buy it?" Followed by an ever so polite, "please?" It's pretty cute, but the repercussions that come with me having to tell him no, are pretty severe. Usually, with me winding up completely embarrassed in the middle of the store. 

Another cute little story about Parker was when I was eating breakfast, mind you Parker had eaten a BIG breakfast a few minutes prior. Parker sees that what I'm eating looks pretty good and asks me for some. I tell him that it's my breakfast and that he already ate. Parker replies with, "share...please?"

Things Parker loves to do:

 Read, read and more reading.

Watching Caillou or Thomas the Tank.

Anything with wheels...cars or trains. 

Riding the train at the park near our house. 

Playing with his train tracks. 

Favorite things to eat/drink:

Milk

PB&J

Spaghetti

Mac N Cheese

Pizza

Cookies

Parker and Vanessa are closer than ever. It's amazing that even with a 10 year age difference they are nearly inseparable when together. 

I posted this with Eliana's 2 week update post, but Parker loves his little sister. He is doing so good with being gentle and giving hugs and kisses. I hope Parker and Eliana will eventually be just as close as he is with Vanessa.

                                        

Wittle People Wednesday

I was trying to post this yesterday, but photobucket wouldn't let me upload photos...grrr!


I think he loves chicken alfredo?

Almost 2...yep, it's birthday planning time!

What an amazing year it has been. I still can't believe that in a few short weeks I will have a 2 year old! I realized that I have to start shifting gears from finishing Parker and Eliana's room to planning Parker's 2nd birthday party. Here is a quick update on Parker! I know, it's been a few months since I have actually done an update post on Parker. Parker doesn't have another appointment until he's 2, but these are his current stats with me measuring him.
  Parker's Stats weight: 24 lbs  height: approx 33"  clothing size: 2T  shoe size: 6    I won a gift certificate to have some professional photos taken of the kids. Parker is a toddler and wouldn't sit for more than a half a second, but I like the ones we were able to get.

Cute things Parker says:

This is definitely not limited to his whole vocab, but mostly the one's I think are cute or funny.

Pease (please)

aww do (thank you)

awwright (all done)

I want milk wa wa (water)

poop

stinky

truck

car

hugs

 i ow ooo (I love you)

 baby dada (baby sister)

He puts a lot of these together to makes sentences. The newest one being, "I want milk, pease."

Parker can name a lot of his body parts, but I think HIS favorites are: 

eye 

eye brow 

armpit 

elbow 

chin 

Not sure if it's because they sound funny, but he always wants to point to these on me or daddy.

So, back to his birthday party. So far I have finished his invites, and his birthday outfit...I have a long way to go!

Tutorial Tuesday: Vintage Polaroid Effect

I had a harder time with this one, but it was still fun to do. I was having a hard time making the brush effects look decent, but I do love how it turned out.


 Vintage Polaroid:


Original:

Wordless{ish} Wednesday: Fluffy bum

Tutorial Tuesday: Black and White Conversions

I haven't had a chance to make a post for the Tutorial Tuesday in the past few weeks although most of the times I have been following along. I really LOVED this tutorial!

Original vs B&W conversion

19 months old!

Parker's Stats @ his 18 month checkup:

Stats:
weight: 22.5 lbs (20th percentile)
height: 31.5" (20th percentile)
clothing size: 18-24 months
shoe size: 5



Parker had is second hair cut this past month. His poor hair was getting out of control. With the weather warming up, we thought we would give him a cooler cut. I think he misses playing with the back of his hair when he's going to sleep.



We have been enjoying the wonderful weather the past couple of months. Lots of trips to the park and dips in his new little pool.



Parker has changed so much the past few months. He says and signs a lot! If you are contemplating whether or not to introduce sign language to your baby/toddler, I'd definitely say it was the best thing we ever did. It takes the guessing game out of what Parker is wanting.

Signs Parker knows and consistently uses:

more
please
thank you
food
hungry
milk
daddy
mommy
brush hair/teeth
change
shoes
socks
dog
all done/finished
bath

Parker has started to put a few together and make sentences. I love this age so much. He will also say most of these words too.

Cute things Parker says:

cracker
Grandpa
night night
stop it
banana
what's that
moon
oh wow

Favorite things to eat:

bananas
apples
crackers
cereal
popsicle
pizza
pb&j

Parker can count to three. It is the most adorable thing to hear him say the numbers. Honestly, it's adorable just to hear his voice.

Parker follows instructions, like if I ask him to go get his socks and shoes. He will go and get them. If I ask him to pick something up, he will pick it up and put it where I ask him to.

Parker is shy around new people...at first. Once Parker gets to know you, he turns into this funny little guy. He will show off and put on a little show for you. It is too cute.



Parker loves to torment the kitties. He will get into a little "pawing" match with Picasso. Our cats are really good with him, they resist biting him even if Parker is poking eyes, pulling whiskers and tails.

Parker loves to shower, he doesn't even want anyone with him. He will jump in and close the door to the shower so you can't come in. He will even wash himself with his soap.



I have to say Parker is such a good little boy. With all the things that keep me busy throughout the day, it never really bothers him. When he knows I have to sit down and sew, he will sit in his room and play with his toys and even quietly read his books.

Tutorial Tuesday: Panning photos

This was a fun tutorial. I'm not so good at these types of pictures either. I think it took me about 15 pictures before one came out this way.




The picture was taken at the amusement park that is a couple blocks from the new place. Parker's first time on a ride by himself. I thought his face was just precious in this photo.

Parker is 17 months old

I did miss posting Parker's 16 month post. It's not that I didn't have much to post about Parker, but our new year has started off very busy. I kept putting the post off and putting it off until it was the 20th and I figured I would just wait and post it all in his 17 month post.

Stats:
weight: 20 lbs
height: 30.5"
clothing size: 18-24 months
shoe size: 5

Parker had a good growth spurt this past month. Not sure his height, but when I measure him, really quickly, it's around 30.5" According to the Wii fit, Parker lost a pound or so. We have been weighing him on the Wii fit since he was born, so we find it pretty accurate. He is such a busy little guy that I'm not surprised that he is really thinning out.



He is starting to look like a little boy, instead of a baby. I love these recent pictures of him.



Parker has picked up a lot of signs the past couple of months. He can now sign around 15 words. He's not perfect with all of them, like he uses his finger instead of thumb when signing mommy or daddy. He doesn't sign "more" perfectly, but the point is that he is able to communicate to us when he needs something.

Signs Parker knows:
Mommy
Daddy
all done/finished
wash
brush teeth
brush hair
eat
more
please
thank you
thirsty
hungry
milk
dog
dirty
change



We are teaching him:
cracker
stop
cat
ball
play
toy
share
pain/hurt
book
help



The outdoor season has arrived in the Valley of the Sun. It has been a beautiful 75 degrees for a couple of weeks now. It allows for more outdoor time including taking Parker to the Zoo and riding around in his Pirate ship.



The weather was so beautiful we didn't even realize that we had been at the zoo for over 6 hours.







We had a fun run in with the peacock.





Happy 17 months baby boy. We love you so much! Thank you for visiting.

What a difference 5 minutes makes

Check out the other cute entries for The Paper Mama's "white" photo challenge.




And five minutes later.....