Did Someone Want Photos?

Here are some older photos that I forgot to post last week! They were buried on a memory card in my camera bag.

Parker just recently started giving us little hugs, which is pretty cute. Here he is mauling mommy's face with some eXTrEmE LoVe!!!!!


Parker's stomping ground: the hallway closet mirrors.

Sporting his new shoes, shorts, and t-shirt.

Here he is battling Alternate Dimension Parker, also known as Rekrap. When they get older, Rekrap will probably grow a goatee so you can distinguish between good and evil Parker a bit more easily.

Mmmmm... snacky snacks. Wait a minute!!! How did those peas get mixed with that cheese???

Parker doing his best Gollum face. "My precious!!!!"

Parker playing with a mouse. He seems to really like the wheel thing in the middle.

He likes it so much he just had to scream and tell the world!

Giant paws meet tiny mouse.

"Oooooooooooweeeeeeoooooooo!!!" or something like that.

Looking down at Parker with the fisheye lens as he climbs up my legs! Haha! Fisheye rules.


More fisheye fun in the front hallway.

One of Parker's new things is to push chairs around and re-arrange our kitchen. The other day he pushed the chair in circles around the kitchen for about 15 minutes while I ate some cheese and a peanut butter sandwich. I was spent.

Parker isn't safe from the paparazzi even when he's eating. It's a tough life.

Say Cheese!

Even though Parker has caught on to a few words, I think he had his first official non-mama word the other day: cheese.

He said it during lunch yesterday and it sounded kind of like "tease", so when I told April about it this morning we trtied to see if he'd say it again. He seems to really like eating cheese, so I took a Babybell out of the fridge and we showed it to him. After we said cheese a few times, he smiled and responded with, "CH-eese!" There was much clapping and eating of cheese, and now he gets all excited when you bring it up. So if you're hanging out with Parker and are looking for conversation pieces, I suggest going with cheese.

Sir Reads-A-Lot

Hi Tiffany!
One of the cutest things ever is when Parker sits down to read his books. It's so funny, especially when I turn my head for a second only to find him in a little pile of books when I turn back. Here are some sneaky ninja photos of Parker reading his "gocks".

He finally caught me.



And here are some photos of Parker doing his crazy spider monkey walk on the hard floor. No knees!

Abe's 85th Birthday Party

On Saturday we went to Montreal for April's grandpa's surprise 85th birthday party! He was actually pretty surprised by the whole thing, which is always fun, and it was nice to see a lot of people we hadn't seen for a few years (or who I hadn't met at all). The best part of the party was probably when Parker was cracking up at April's grandpa -- Parker was standing at the foot of their dining room table, and Abe was sitting on a chair on the other side. They couldn't really see each other until Abe sort of dove to the side, leaning on the chair next to him (going, "Boooo!"), and Parker was giggling like a crazy person. His laugh is so funny, and it was nice to see Abe get a chance to play with him on his birthday! Unfortunately we had to leave a bit earlier because of the drive back to Amherstview, but Parker is always pretty happy in the car so it wasn't a tough drive at all. Here are some photos from the party (a bit out of order, as usual).

This is Parker's cousin Abby. She's almost 3 months older than him and can walk like a pro!

Ooooo, balloooooons.

Happy birthday cake!

Millie enjoying the party!

Parker being a little boy!

When Abe first walked into the basement to see everyone. Surprise!


Parker and Mommy love balloons!

Is this Abe's party or Parker's? These photos are Parker-centric, but I guess it's his blog.

Relaxing in the comfy chair and enjoying good company.


Here's a link to a slideshow with a few more photos as well:

http://www.garrettelliott.com/abe_85

One Year Shots!

We had to postpone Parker's original appointment for one year shots because of his fever and stuff, so we went back yesterday and finally had it done! We weighed him again for fun and now he weighs 26 pounds, 6 ounces, which is up a pound from 2 weeks ago. He didn't mind the shots, but he HATED waiting in the doctor's office. He's usually pretty cool and doesn't freak out, but it was really hot and uncomfortable, and I wouldn't let him touch all of the doctor things all over the room so he was kind of frustrated. And then when he finally got to have his shots, the nurses asked me to give him a big bear hug and contain his arms (I guess so he doesn't swipe at the needles) and he didn't like that at all, either. Once we got outside, though, he was fine and he read his books in the car all the way home with a big smile. Hopefully he doesn't have any side effects from the shots, but the doctor said he could develop some cold-like symptoms in the next week. I have a few new photos but I've been too lazy to actually copy them from my memory cards and upload them! Maybe later on tonight...

Don't Just Stand There, Bust-A-Move

In case you haven't checked out Kellen's Blog, here's a link to a video that Claire took on Parker's birthday. When he pushes a button on his firetruck walker guy, it plays a song and Parker breaks it down.

Parker Busting A Move

Food Separation

I posted this on a forum but thought I'd add it to Parker's blog as well.

Am I the only crazy that does this? When Parker eats his meals, I always make sure to separate all of the different foods into their own distinct piles. Maybe I'm creating a mini-OCD monster.... but I'm convinced he likes it this way. :)


Here's Parker sporting some more new clothes (I think this outfit is from Aunt Claire, Uncle Shawn, and Kellen)! The pinstripes are gangsta.


Sometimes Parker and I chase eachother around the living room and into the kitchen. He turns around to see me coming, squeals, and then keeps going. It's pretty funny. Here he is making sure I'm chasing him.

Here he is reacting after I caught him.

And here he is being silly.

Parker rules!

Parker's Boy Band Debut

Here's Parker in one of his new birthday outfits! He's also practicing the choreography for his upcoming music video.

It's Gotta Be The Shoes!

The other day Parker and I went shopping for shoes! He has a number of different pairs ranging from little baby shoes to toddler shoes, but none of them seem to fit his feet quite right. His right foot seems a bit puffier than his left foot, and it never actually fits into a shoe. So I took him to Kiddie Kobbler where he was measured and fitted for his first ever real pair of little boy shoes! He has size 5 wide feet, and we ended up picking out a super cool pair of Stride Rite runners. The best part about Kiddie Kobbler was that they took a photo of us buying his first pair of shoes and printed it on the spot! It's pretty sweet. Here are some photos sporting his new shoes as well as a new birthday outfit.

Day At The Park

The Kingston and District Safety Council held their third free child car safety clinic today, so we thought we'd take our stuff down to get it checked out. It turns out that Parker is tall enough to have his seat facing the front instead of the back! Yay! So here's a photo of Mr. Faces-The-Front in his car seat enjoying the view of the front for a change! Yay!



We also went for a nice walk at Lemoine Point today! The weather was perfect and the trails are pretty nice (and easy for a stroller to ride along). Here are some photos of us getting our walk on:



Lemoine Point has plenty of trilliums. We didn't let Parker near them, because he'd pick them, try to eat them, and then have to go to jail.


It's hard to see (I didn't want to get too close) but there's a tiny chipmunk on the top left-hand corner of this giant rock. Parker likes chipmunks. And birds. And cheese.

The Official Weigh-In

Parker and I went to the doctor the other day because he was supposed to have his final immunization shots, but he's been a bit under the weather lately so we re-scheduled the appointment. It turns out that Parker had the roseola virus. He started getting a fever just before the weekend, and then he developed the little rash on his body and arms. It didn't seem to bother him too much, though, because he still had a great time at his party. I think it's finally clearing up because he's starting to get back to normal Parker! Yay!


We weighed him and his official weight at 1 year is 25 pounds, 3 ounces. I guessed that his weight would be around 27 or 28 pounds because he feels pretty heavy, but he has always felt heavier than his actual weight. His height is just over 31 inches, so he's getting tall, too! It's really noticeable when he reaches at things (like the doorknobs, or the items strategically placed in the middle of our table-tops that are no longer as strategic).

Photopalooza!

Yesterday for Victoria Day, we took a trip to the park to feed some ducks! They were kind of shy, and I think I know why -- the seagulls are total badasses. They swooped in and took all the bread before the ducks even had a chance! Oh well. At least some form of feathered animal was able to eat our left-over bread. Parker also enjoyed some swings! It's nice having Mommy home on Mondays!

Going for a little stroll with Mommy's help.

Parker looooves the mirror in the front hallway. He spends a lot of time making faces at himself, kissing himself, smacking himself, and dancing for himself. He's a one-man show!

Before we went out, Parker thought it would be fun to walk around under the table for some reason. He's juuuuust small enough that he can stand upright without hitting his head! There are my legs, hard at work updating Parker's blog.

Parker checking out the water with Mommy. The ducks were shy.

Aren't they cute together?

Evil seagulls snatching delicious breads from starving ducks.

Parker loving the swings.

Parker loving Mommy's swing-pushing skills!

Parker Looks So Old!

I stole this photo from Kellen's Blog because Parker looks so old! He looks like a little boy! And Kellen looks ready to party like it's 1999.