Parker, you never cease to amaze us! Lately you are coming up with new tricks every day it seems. In the last week you've started waving, saying bye, some version of hi, maybe bottle (ba), ok that one is a big maybe, you're saying ma ma all of the time as well as da da. You'll eat anything we put in front of you, and many things we don't. I took you and Payton to lunch for BBQ the other day and you were a maniac, I barely got any of my own pulled pork. Today we headed out for breakfast where you sucked down blueberry pancakes like it was old hat. You are grinning and crawling around like every move is a race. You're starting to pull up on things, but don't stay up long. AND, you've learned that you can climb up the first stair. I didn't say stairs, because once you get up the first one you stop and get frustrated, you don't know what to do next. You don't seem to have the energy to get up the next one, can't move back down to the floor, and don't know how to sit down on the stair you've made it to. I suppose this means that we need to get the gate up pretty soon. Yesterday we took you swimming at Grandma & Grandpa's and you were loving it, I think you are going to be a swimmer like Payton is. I'm very excited for you to start swimming lessons next week! Kimmy's gonna love your spirit.

Did I mention that your first tooth is totally through and your chomping with it?! Too bad you won't give me a good toothy grin for the camera so I can show the world.