A boy and his teddy

Parker doesn't really discriminate as he has quite a few teddy bears and stuffed animals that he enjoys. But there is nothing sweeter than watching him hug, feed and play with his teddy bear!

Fall family fun

Enjoying a night out at a friend's wedding.

It's September and that means back to school. Parker had some difficulty transitioning to back to the sitter. There were a few more cranky moments, but the biggest issue was refusing the bath. I think the problem was that he didn't want to be isolated upstairs away from dad & his toys. He just didn't want to stop playing & had missed his house all day. But a few new bath toys & a change in bath time helped break the cycle and we haven't had a problem since.

He still loves being at Ms. Ginny's and has to give hugs goodbye to all his friends. One time he stood in the doorway & shouted "ma ya" and Amalia came running in to give him a hug goodbye. He even gently grabs around Peyton's (8 mo) neck and gives her a hug. Good to see him so gentle around the babies! Although he has also started biting and we have three documented cases of biting....hopefully that goes away as fast as it started!

Parker loves trucks & tractors so we went to the tractor charity event at Stades the first weekend of September. 

The second weekend of September we went with Jason, Stephanie, Ethan & his cousin Kendra to the Wilderness in the Wisconsin Dells. It was amazing to see the increased interest and ability, when we were just there about 5 months ago. We had so much fun that we've already booked another stay in November!

Parker continues to love to be outside. He walked by himself halfway down the street to go play in the sand at the beach-what a big boy! Last summer I carried him in the Ergo to listen to the waves to out him to sleep...where did my baby go? 

Summer is slipping away

Enjoying the water fights by swimming in his clothes!

Parker's language is still developing and nearly every day he will wake up from his nap with a new word. Parker surprised me when he pointed to the paint color & correctly identified the color orange. Why can't all fruits be named after the color? He is pretty accurately able to discriminate among his colors, even if he can't label them all. He also correctly identified the "llama" when we were at the Kenosha County Fair! Sheep are still referred to as "baa-baa" but the llama he knew by name!

Playing at the beach at home.

That would be sugar in my pan on the stairs....look at that face! Busted!

Parker still isn't a consistent night sleeper. He generally sleeps 8-9 hours & then finished the last hour or two in bed with us. One morning he woke at 5am & snuggled back to bed between us, but he struggled to fall back asleep. After 20 min of tossing & turning he said "all done" & tried to get down! There were a few tears when I told him no, but he did fall back asleep for another 2 hours. 

 

Coolest parade ever - they handed our "spatulas"!

Nana has found us some great garage sales. Both Tonka trucks ($5 each), a Power Wheels ($50) and a play grill ($10). He cooks on his grill non stop, but is still a little scared of the Power Wheels!

Note the sippy he put in the cup holder!

Enjoying the Kenosha County Fair: