Eleven Months of Parker

Parker turned eleven months on Thanksgiving day and by the time I am writing this he is well on his way to being a year old! It is still hard to believe this time last year we were anticipating and preparing for his arrival. Now we have already enjoyed eleven months of our little man.

Here are a few things he is up to these days:

• Talking more and making more sounds. His main "word" is "da-da". Mark likes to think he is talking about him every time but he says it to everything! He has also started saying "ba-ba" We are working on "ma-ma"
• He is pulling up and cruising and is very curious about everything around him
• He mimics a lot of what we do like shaking his head, clapping his hands etc.
• He shows affection by leaning his head in and bumping your forehead to his forehead
• Starting to like table food a lot more than in the beginning- carbs being his favorite
• LOVES Jonathan and head bumps him, beats on his face, steps on him and all the other things older brothers do
• "Helps" around the house by standing up at the dishwasher door rolling the bottom rack back and forth and taking out utensils. He also stands at the washing machine as I load in the clothes and then watches it spin once it starts up
• He is so happy and makes us laugh on a daily basis