How do I love you, let me count the ways. I love the way you shrug your shoulders to really add extra cuteness to your already amazing grin. I love the way you look up to your big sister, and how you know how to push her buttons like no one else. I love that when I come in to get you out of your bed in the morning two weeks after your birthday party you still tell me "Thank you mommy for Mickey Mouse Cake" each day. I love how you say "beech" when you beg to go to the beach. I love that you beg for candy each day, even though you know we're not going to give it to you. I love that when I come home from work at night you and your sister come running at me to give me hugs and kisses. I love that you can count to ten, and love listening to you counting to yourself throughout the day. I love how you can run like the wind, and even when you fall down, you jump up and keep going. I love you at two!
Parker, you're a total firecracker, sassy and sweet in perfect balance. You totally crack me up with your latest displays of attitude. When you don't like the answer you've been given(usually "NO") you will either wag your finger at me and say "NO, MOMMY, NO!", you'll tell me to "BE NICE" or you'll say nothing at all and just bat your eyes and stick out your bottom lip - this is HYSTERICAL, but when I laugh you look at me crushed. This of course makes me realize how cruel I am, because sometimes I forget, these little things that you want to do really mean the world to you. On the sweet side, you are always ready with a quick snuggle or a thank you for anything we give you. Makes me so happy and so proud. You love to snuggle with me, daddy and Payton, especially if we can all do it together! Your grin is a gift within itself, completely lights up a room, and we're blessed that you give them out often.
Each day you learn more and more words, and we all love this! One of my favorites is to hear you talk to Payton, or Paypay as you call her. The two of you are best friends and she sometimes has to translate for us to understand you. You spent a few weeks at Allie Gator School before we started having Rachel come to the house. In those few weeks you started learning to count to ten. It is the cutest thing in the world to hear you walking around the house, or hanging out in your crib counting your little heart out. Of course you do it best on your own, and when we try to get you to count on cue for video, you won't say a word. Totally Parker.
You are my mischievous child, and this may mean you're going to be in your crib until you're 18. You have inspired me in the last two weeks to put baby locks on more and more bathroom cabinets, and even to seek out a lock for the pantry. I've found you on the sofa drawing on yourself with a highlighter, walking around with lip gloss, open containers of bronzer splashed throughout the house, and then there was the childproof bottle of allergy medicine that daddy found you with spread all around you on the bedroom floor. Last straw there. There was the day I found you trying to climb Payton's bookcase or the time you were reaching for something on the kitchen bar from the kitchen table and the chair fell, thankfully landing against the bar. Daddy is constantly on your case for turning on every light in the house. If there is trouble to find, you are my #1 player. And each time you get into trouble, you lay your head on my shoulder and say "I sowwy" and think that's going to make it all better. At least I can be thankful that you're polite. Your daredevil side means that at any given time you have at least 4 bumps, scratches or bruises on your body. Currently a crack on your chin, bruised shins, scraped elbow and torn open toe. I know how the elbow happened, no idea on the rest.
what else should I cover? At this point you're still a pretty good eater, but I see you getting more and more selective. You're a bit bashful and don't care for large parties, but usually warm up to people pretty quickly. You are ready to start swimming, but since we haven't started swimming lessons you are pretty dependent on us in the water. As far as sleep, you are still taking a nap in the afternoon and go to bed around 8 at night. You hardly ever fall asleep right away, you kick and talk and play forever, but at least you're in your bed with your kitty and your blankie. You love Mickey Mouse and beg Daddy to play it on his phone any chance you get. You are an amazing child and I look forward to the next year!
Hugs and kisses sweetheart!
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