11 month adventures

Parker is 11 months now and I can already tell he is growing up. Every time I take his picture and I look back to earlier pictures, I see him changing and turning into a little boy. In just a few more weeks, he will be 1 year old and that just seems impossible! As you can see, he still has his baby curls - I just can't bring myself to cut his hair yet. Brad has been on me to get his hair cut - I will, after he turns 1.

Hanging out in our backyard watching Jake play fetch.

It's a big yard and Parker looks so tiny!

Jake and Parker hanging out in our backyard with our neighbor John.

Parker's 1st trip to the Waffle House!

Sunday, after church, we stopped at Waffle House and had breakfast. However, Parker was not too fond of the idea. He got sick and we had to leave early. I guess that was his way of letting us know he was not ready to be dining at the Waffle House.

Sunday afternoon we took Parker to a park nearby to try him out on the swing. It was miserably hot, so we only stayed for a few minutes. Parker did ok, but I think he was so hot, he just wanted to get back to where it was cool. There was no shade and the swing was extremely hot. I put a shirt on the bottom of the swing for him to sit on, but I think it was still really hot. We'll try that another time!

I think this picture says it all, "Guys, I'm hot and I want to go home!"

On his 11 month birthday, we went over to our neighbors for dinner. They made egg rolls and rice - oh my gosh, so good! Parker didn't get to experience the egg rolls and rice, but he did eat some mixed vegetables, pears and bananas! I believe this picture shows a content little boy with a full belly.

Trying to read to Parker when he's on the ground is not as easy as it used to be. He used to just lay there, now he wants to roll and move everywhere. He gets up on his knees and he's working hard to get those arms up so he can start crawling. We think he may skip the crawling stage and go straight to pulling up and walking. We'll just have to see - he's on his own schedule.

Taking a long snooze with his lion after a fun day.

Swim Class

Today was Parker's first swim class at our local YMCA. It's called a "Parent/Tot" class and the ages are 6-36 months. We had fun and Parker was the youngest in the class by almost a year. However, we still managed to have fun and splash in the water. I learned some different ways to hold Parker in the water and Parker got a good leg workout (he really kicked his legs under the water). He was a good student and very attentive during the class. We go 1 Saturday a month for 4 weeks, so we are looking forward to our next class.

This was Parker's face before we left, as I was telling him where we were going.

I don't think he's quite sure what I'm talking about.

I think after he understood where we were going, he perked up!

I had to post this picture. I know his eyes are closed, but I thought it was hilarious of his face!

We have been making good progress with our table food. Since the last post, he has had sweet potatoes, green beans, peaches, apricots, and pears. He's also eaten a macaroni & beef dinner and he loves applesauce. Some other foods I am going to try are mashed potatoes and mac-n-cheese.

This pic is funny - well, it would have been if Jake hadn't looked away right when I took the picture. Parker was sitting on the sofa and Jake jumped up and sat down right in front of him. The funniest part was that Jake scooted his bootie back against Parker. I was cracking up! Parker is probably thinking, "What the heck Jake!"

Real Food!

Parker has reached a new milestone! Wednesday, Parker ate real spaghetti for the first time. He did really good and ate almost all the spaghetti. I was very proud of him and I think he was proud of himself as well. He actually wasn't too messy with the spaghetti, so I was glad about that. Since Wednesday, he's had a little more spaghetti, green beans, and few pieces of chicken. I'm starting slow, because he's just learning and I don't want to move too quickly. We have transitioned out of the 2nd foods and he eats some 3rd foods - again, just trying to get him used to the lumpier texture of the food. I have mac-n-cheese, bananas, applesauce, and sweet potatoes ready for him, so we will be trying all those this week.

This was Parker's face after his first bite of spaghetti - not too bad! It looks like he's saying, "Ohhh, this is yummy!"


Spaghetti before . . .

Spaghetti after . . .he ate just about all of it!