Chris and Marie: Parker - 1 year update

Parker turned 1 last week! yay!!

Birthday Party

We had a little family party at the park this year for Parker.

We brought a picnic dinner & some balloons & cupcakes to celebrate our sweet boy.

We spotted some dogs which brought lots of smiles...

We posed for some pictures which brought a lot of faces like this...

And Parker's favorite part were the cupcakes.

Here I go, yall ready for this?!...

Double fistin' it.

(This kid can eat, yall.)

And since one wasn't enough, I'm going to take care of the whole tray

(Mom took pictures while the big boys were playing soccer)

Happy birthday to you, buddy.

Gotta lick your fingers..

and then stuff another one in your face. :)

And then rub it in your hair!!!

Who is ready to PARTYYY?!

After the sugar overload, we went to the playground to swing &

get some energy out before headin home.

1 Year Update

Personality/Likes: Slightly cautious first time he does something, observant, sweet, points at things he is excited about. Recently he loves dogs, has strong opinions of what he wants, is a climber. He loves to eat... like really loves it. Loves his bottle. He takes sticks/train pieces/any toy & pretends its a weapon... grunts & growls while pointing it. Ticklish (only recently). Has to sleep with his lovie.

Sleep: Great sleeper. Sleeps all night from 730pm to 7am most every night. Takes 2 naps/day.

Size: Weight 20.75 lbs (38%)

Length 30.5 in (70%)

Head 18.3 in (60%)

Developement: He is not walking yet, not standing on his own. I've seen him a couple times stand by himself so I know he can do it. He loves to crawl up the stairs & back down (backwards). He loves to climb up the slide & then slide down. If a surface is prickly or not smooth, he'll crawl on his feet... or if he's trying to go fast. He says Ma-ma & Da-da and knows who we are... and knows who Jacob is. He has 6 teeth (4 top, 2 bottom). He got his first bloody lip yesterday, bumped on side of Jacob's bed (he's totally fine, don't worry grandmas). He can clap & will raise his hands in the air when we say 'Praise the Lord.' He likes to play peek-a-boo with Jacob at meals (under the table & pops his head up). He doesn't love regular milk yet.

Here are a few more pics that capture the personality of Parker.

The face of excitement when we see Daddy mowing the grass in the front yard.