It's been a long time since I wrote a post. I'm loving this age...2 year olds are fantastic. Parker is so enthusiastic about EVERYTHING! He insists that it is "my turn!" (even when pouring the full milk container). We're working on potty training - he is so proud when he does "lots of pee" and is excited to get a sticker afterward....

Maybe I haven't posted because I've been drunk with sleep lately. We have had about six full weeks of sleeping straight through the night. I've even had DREAMS! Amazing.

labeled "for outside use only"

I figured...how hard can a 2-year-old who has never hit a baseball hit it anyway. Question answered. We're moving the t-ball outside.

mum's day!

Happy Mothers' Day to all of my mommy friends (and to my moms as well of course!). There was a time just a few years ago when I wasn't sure if I'd ever have kids (in fact the thought of it really scared me!). Deciding to be a mom was one of the most significant and life changing decisions that I've ever made....and as it turns out - one of the best decisions as well. Love you Parker.

new room

Parker's new room is adorable...but I really wish the black-out roller shades would get here already (we've passed the four week point now). The sun is setting later and later each day...and we still have to time weekend errands perfectly so he'll fall asleep on the way home and we can just put him down for a nap already out. Someday he'll just crawl into bed, say goodnight, close his eyes, and sleep. Someday. Someday.

self-discipline

Every couple of days or so I have to remind Parker not to climb onto the kitchen counter. This morning however he took matters into his own hands. I heard him say "get down Parker" as he was climbing up....and when he did get down (without me saying anything) he said "thank you Parker". Seems like the message is getting across, huh?

dreams

I picked Parker up from his new daycare yesterday morning for a visit to the dentist to see about his chipped front tooth. He was having a blast digging in the dirt in the "messy table" when I got there - I guess he'd been digging for about 30 minutes. This morning when he woke up I asked him:

me: did you have any dreams last night?
park: uh huh!
me: what did you dream about?
park: dirt. (pause)

cute. It seems like the daycare change didn't even phase him.

messy

I knew something had changed when Park put his still-chocolatey dessert plate on his head after dinner last night. This is a boy who used to ask for his hands to be cleaned at least 3 times during a meal. I was so proud.