video: parker walking with high chair

video: parker playing catch

parker gets so excited when we play catch! it is so cute.

11 months

dear parks,
yesterday you turned 11 months old!! ahhh! this is the last monthly letter i will write until your 1ST BIRTHDAY!!! you are awesome. i'm going to keep this super short because mom is tired, but right now you are:

*walking with your shopping cart/high chair (cruising)
*eating table foods broken into small pieces
*able to throw a ball! (catching is a whole 'nother story)
*saying dadda and mama indiscriminately
*sleeping from 7:30pm-7:15am
*napping from 9:30-11:30am and 3:00pm-5:00pm (you are such an awesome sleeper!)
*25lbs, 31.5 inches

great job, parks! you continue to progress rapidly. you are even enjoying books now! mama and daddy try to read to you every day. we've been praying for you daily as well, this month specifically for kindness. you're the best, and we love you with all of our hearts.

we love you so much we are starting your strength training early. daddy makes you do pull ups every time you visit the firestation.

25, 26, 27... ha!

you are a curious little munchkin. lately we've found you playing in the toilet water if we take our eyes off you for 2 seconds! and you love to unravel the whole roll of toilet paper. what are we going to do with you?

love you so much!!!!
love,
mama

checking in

our internet's been shotty, and like always, i have a myriad of subjects i want to write about...

1. parker's baby dedication/prayer book we're using
2. valentine's day recap...lil' overdue
3. text from a friend about a home based business today (and said friend has commented on my blog before! c'mon people, do you really want to get blasted? j/k...kinda)
4. email from a friend today asking me if i was happy with my wedding dress from this etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/yourfairytalewedding (um NO i did not order my dress or bridesmaid dresses on etsy. love etsy, but no. ha!) UPDATE i emailed the etsy site owner kindly (seriously) telling her that it was my friends and me in the pic and that we were flattered. she immediately took down the picture, but we are still in her logo (might need a graphic designer to help with that one! :))
5. baby#2 proposed timeline and all of the accompanying factors
6. trip to cali with the high school crew! (plane ticket--booked! :))

but for now, i will just give you a sweet picture of parker my friend anthony took last weekendlove yall!

valentine's cherub

this might be the most emasculating thing i have ever done to my son, but happy valentine's day from our little angel!