Twenty-Three Months

So hard to believe that we are well into planning a second birthday... its only a month away!

They had a Thanksgiving feast at school on Thursday and asked us to dress the kids up as either pilgrims or indians... so Parker went as an indian.  (she had a headband with feathers but wanted nothing to do with it!)

We read, sing and count all the time.  She has a love of coloring and since painting her pumpkin, asks to paint almost daily.  I think we might ask Santa for some arts and crafts supplies!

We were honestly sick the WHOLE month of October.  She would get over something, but have a lingering cough, and then get something else right on top of it.  I'm really hoping we are over that hump.  

She is cutting her bottom canine teeth right now.  The top aren't far behind those.  And I'm sure her two year molars won't be too far behind either.  

Weekend naps have been hard lately.  Parker will be absolutely exhausted but try to fight them.  I've spent hours rocking her over the past month.  (Not that I mind that!).  We will rock, and she will point to the bed and say "night night" so I'll put her down.  Then 10-15 minutes later she will be standing up and calling "momma" or playing with her monitor, so we do it again. and usually again after that.

Twenty-Two Months

Our sweet girl is growing up too fast!

* In the last month, we have spent a lot of time reading and a lot of time outside.  We have books in the car and in just about every room in our house.  I love walking in and seeing her sitting down to read a book.  So so sweet.  For about two weeks, we had to carry a book into school every morning, only for me to turn around and take it back to the car so it was there when I picked her up.

* We have enjoyed the fall temperatures.  Our afternoons have been nice.  Parker has started initiating the contact with the neighbors.  One day last week, we were outside getting the mail and she saw the boys playing in the cul-de-sac and started walking down to play with them.

* I said last month that I thought she was counting past five and she definitely is.  Let me be real... she can't do it by herself but we can usually get her to count every other number up to ten.

* We have had a hard time sleeping in the past month.  She had a cold and still has a cough from it.  She tends to wake up between 3 and 5 and is having trouble getting back to sleep.  I am ready to be over this hump.

* Speaking of the cough, Drew took her to the doctor last week to get it checked out and Parker weighed 26 lbs 4 oz.

* Parker's obsession with shoes has continued.  She loves any shoes (hers, mine, Drew's).  If she has a pair on and sees another pair that she would rather wear, she will take the ones on her feet off and put the other ones on.  As we have started wearing fall shoes, she is able to get hers off and on by herself.  There are days we are wearing sandals and she still needs help.  She can put them on by herself, but cannot do the buckles.  We also have to help with the velcro straps on her fall shoes.

* We have a sensitive little one.  One of the most recent episodes of Jake (and the Neverland Pirates) has a race and Captain Hook wins Jake's ship.  Parker gets upset every time Hook takes Bucky.  This past weekend, we were watching Spookley, the Square Pumpkin and she got upset when Spookley was singing a sad song.

Twenty-One Months

My oh my!  We are only a few months away from two!  It is so hard to believe.  Looking through old pictures, it seems like just yesterday she was learning to crawl, and it's been well over a year!  

*Parker is loads of fun right now, but let's be real...  we are three months away from two and at times, we act every bit of two years old.  

*An update from last month... she still holds up one finger, but will say "two", "fee" (three), "fo" (four), or "fibe" (five).  Typically we say one and see if she says two and go that route. I think she has tried to count past five but I'm not sure.

found dada's game controller

*They have been working on letters A and B at school.  We were in Office Max last week and they had a sign with a B on it.  She walked straight to it and said B.  I pointed to an A and she said B.  Hey we're getting there.  Her letters in her bathtub are all "Bs" and "Ps" apparently :).
*Parker is still very into books.  She would try to read every book in her room at bed time if we would let her.  She still loves her Monkey book, but is very into Hello, Aubie right now too.  She loves looking at my magazines too.

*She is still surprising me with new words every day.  Some of my current favorites are "nilk" (milk), "ni ni" (night night), "wuv oo"(love you), and "buk" (book).  Oh and she calls a camera "chee" (cheese).
*Parker refers to herself as baby.  She will see a picture of herself and point to it and say "Baby".  If I ask if Parker needs a new diaper, she will point to her chest and say "baby".
*Parker is a huge momma's girl right now.  I guess daddy's crazy schedule doesn't help matters.

saying cheese

*Eating update (for momma's notes): Parker eats wonderfully at school.  She usually eats everything they serve...fruits, veggies, everything.  At home, she is pickier.  I think she knows Momma won't let her starve.  She will sometimes eat the fruits and veggies given to her, but not always.  She is not a huge fan of sandwiches or anything on a bun, and she is not crazy about beef (hamburgers, steak, etc) unless it is in a casserole or pasta.  She LOVES "mac mac" (macaroni and cheese) and "dogs" (hotdogs), and anything with noodles.   

Twenty Months

I can hardly believe that sweet Parker is twenty months old!  She is growing like a weed and surprising us every day with what she knows (or picks up on!).  

* Parker has started "counting".  I count things for her a lot.  One day, I was trying to get her attention and said "One" and she turned around, looked at me and said "two" (and held up 1 finger).  I was shocked but so proud.  (We are working on the finger thing...)  

* We have foam bathtub letters and rather than have all 26 letters plus 10 numbers I pulled out the letters in her name and 1, 2, 3.  We spell her name on the tub and talk about the letters and also count 1, 2, 3.  The other night she pointed to a letter and said "p" (wrong letter, but great concept!).  Another proud mommy moment.

* Parker is LOVING books right now.  I bought a copy of Eight Silly Monkeys and board book copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar to take with us on the plane.  We have read both of those books so many times!  She will occasionally pull out a different book, but her Monkey book is a favorite right now.

* We still love to sing and dance.  We sing Itsy Bitsy Spider, Patty Cake, If You're Happy and You Know It, The Wheels on the Bus, and Five Little Monkeys.  Her hand motions are hilarious, and if she wants to sing a certain song she will do one of the motions from that song (For example, if she wants to sing Five Little Monkeys she pats her head).

* Parker is becoming more and more comfortable with Bentley.  He has been much calmer around her lately, too.  It is nice to be able to leave her outside with Drew and Bentley and come inside to cook, switch laundry, etc.  She has even started petting his back.  She definitely loves the dog.

* Parker was supposed to start a new class at school next week, but Drew called Monday after her picked her up and they had to move her up a week early.  Too many babies came in Monday as teachers went back to work so she moved on up.  (I'm still going to count next Monday as her official "first day" because her cute dress was not hemmed for her to wear even on Tuesday.)  She has done GREAT this week being in the new room.  She has napped well, eaten well and played hard.  We loved her old teachers, and they certainly loved her, but it was time for us to move on.  Parker was bored in the baby room....

Nineteen Months

* Parker's vocabulary has absolutely blossomed in the last month!  She talks ALL the time.  We were in Scottsboro this weekend, and she came home saying yellow (lo), block (bock), big (bi), car (ca).  I'm amazed at how much she takes in.  

* She does amazingly well following instructions (when she wants to!).  She will "get her chair ready" for dinner by pulling the straps back.  She will put up dishes or laundry.  She will sometimes help clean up her toys.  We have been to Academy a few times to get things for Bentley and let her walk and she has done really well staying with us, holding our hands and just following our directions!

* Parker has to check on Bentley first thing in the morning and knocks on the window until he comes and she can see him.  She also says "bye bye" to him at night before going to bed.  It's pretty sweet.  But she is still not sure about petting him. She likes him the best through the glass.

* We have started taking Parker and Bentley for walks after dinner when it's not too hot or rainy.  She does not let him out of her sight.  She almost stands up in the stroller if Bentley and Drew get too far behind us.

* Parker just cut her fourth and final one-year molar.  The other three came in at the same time, but let me tell you this one wreaked more havoc on our little one than the other three.

* We had to buy a new pair of shoes today.  When I bought her sandals in April, I bought a size bigger than what she needed at the time and we have outgrown those already!

* Speaking of shoes, Parker is a bit obsessed with shoes these days. If there is a pair of shoes around that are not on someone's feet, she will put them on and wear them.  It is hilarious to see her trying to walk in Drew's big flip flops!

* Parker loves singing and dancing.  She loves the Itsy Bitsy Spider and If You're Happy and You Know It.  She will dance to just about anything that has a beat.  In fact, when we were on our way to Scottsboro last Friday she was asleep in the car.  I got stuck at a red light and she kind of woke up.  I looked in the mirror and she was dancing.  I thought "great, not a good nap, at all".  As soon as I started driving again she was back out!

Eighteen Months

Our sweet girl is growing up too fast!  It is unbelievable to think that she is already 18 months old.  We went to the doctor today and here are her stats:

height: 32.2 inches (60th percentile)

weight: 24 pounds 13 ounces (80th percentile)

head: 18 inches (40th percentile)

*We have enjoyed the beginning of our summer.  Parker is going to school two days a week to keep her in a routine and to hold her spot for fall.  She loves those days, and we are staying busy on our days at home.  We've been swimming, strolling, playing and just having fun!

* We got out baby's high chair this weekend and she is having so much fun with it.  Now, some babies can be in the stroller and another one can be in the high chair.  Just last week she was frustrated because 3 babies would not fit in the stroller!

* Parker has also become attached to a second lovey as of late.  She's always loved her pink lamb, but now her lion has become a tag along too!

* Miss Independent has entered our house (along with a toddler who throws major tantrums).  She wants to do everything by herself.  I am really trying to give her something to do to let her help.  She loves to take her diapers to the trash can, put her bowls and plates in her drawer, put up towels, etc.  Every night when we start her bath water, she opens the cabinet and gets out the color tablets and bubbles and puts them up after we have used them.  We can sometimes avoid tantrums with distraction, but we are most definitely having some around this house.

* Just for my notes, Parker cut back to one nap a day (on her own) at 12 months.  She takes about a 3 hour nap (at home) from around 12-3.  She is still going to bed at 8 and since it is summer, sleeping until around 7 and sometimes later.  She eats mostly table food.  She still is very picky about real fruits and veggies but loves the fruit pouches so we keep those around.  

Seventeen Months

Not too much longer until a fun summer with my baby!!

* Drew had to take Parker to the doctor last Friday... she weighed 23 lbs 14 oz!

* Parker still loves to be outside.  She loves to play with the big kids in the neighborhood and honestly thinks she is as big as they are!  We were outside last weekend and she stayed right in the middle of them the whole time!

* She has loved her babies for a while, but we have started having to take them everywhere with us.  They ride to school with us in the morning, and then we give them a hug and they stay in her car seat while she is at school and I am at work.

* We are still working on those three molars fulling pushing through.   The fourth one is not far behind.  I can feel it in her gums, and I think that her top cuspid teeth will be coming in soon too.  She still loves to brush her teeth and if her tooth brush is out during the day she will pick it up and brush them.

* Parker is talking up a storm.  She talks all the time.  There is a lot that we can't make out, but she did request "yogo"(yogurt) this weekend. She says "bye bye dada" and "bye bye baby". She also says "I do" when you ask if she wants something (or we get a no no).   She has the combination of words that she says all the time that sounds like "I don't know" or "Where did it go?" and it is usually in a context that works.

Sixteen Months

What a fun month we have had.... Spring Break, Easter and a wedding! 

* Parker is still loving the great outdoors.  She is O.B.S.E.S.S.E.D. with bubbles.  Anytime we are outside, she says "bubbles" or "ball".  She has really enjoyed both her playset and water table on our deck and then her car, wagon, bubbles and ball out front.  

* Parker is a great momma to her baby.  She pushes her all over the house in her stroller, rocks her and "pat-pats" her.  She has a newfound interest in her dollhouse that she got for Christmas and the Little People characters that go in it.  She also loves to read (which makes this kindergarten teacher very happy).  

* She has been cutting three of her four molars.  Not so much fun for any of us.  We had some trouble sleeping when they first started pushing through.

* Speaking of teeth, Parker absolutely loves brushing her teeth and her toothbrush.  She actually chews on the bristles.  But she has to "brush" her own teeth after we brush hers.

* Parker can point to her nose, mouth, eyes, ears, hair, bow, belly and toes when you ask... (She usually winks when you ask where her eyes are!)
* She will wipe her nose, mouth, or anything else you ask her to when given a wet wipe.

Fifteen Months

Fifteen Month Stats:

Weight: 22 lbs, 14 oz (75th percentile!!)

Height: 30.75 in (75th percentile)

Head: 18 in

* My sweet baby is growing up so very fast!  She is definitely a toddler, and becoming more and more independent.  We are having our fair share of toddler tantrums also.  Just being real here.  I know that a lot of the problem right now is that she is not able to communicate what she wants very well.
*  We are spending a lot of time outdoors now.  Parker has taken a few spills on the concrete, and I'm proud to say that we haven't had many (if any) tears from them yet... (My Kindergarteners are crying over scratches that aren't even phasing P!)
* Inside, we still love puzzles and blocks.  She has a small ball that she loves to throw or roll to anyone who will play with her, too.

*  If I (or anyone really) tries to sit in Parker's green chair, she will pull on my arm and sign please until I get out!
* She has her eight front teeth and is in the process of cutting an upper molar.
* Parker L.O.V.E.S. any and all music and dancing.  We had to change the batteries on her boom box last week, and I'll be honest- it was nice to not have the same songs playing for a few days!

* Parker is talking a lot!  She says momma, dada, uh oh, bye bye, ball, bubble, bow, boat, wow, woah, "woof", shoes and hi (that we make out).

* She can growl like a tiger, make monkey noises and "woof" like a dog.  

* No new signs this month....

Fourteen Months

Our Fourteen Month Old:

* Unfortunately we've been to the doctor a few times lately... Parker weighs around 21 pounds.
*  Well, our little girl officially took off this month!  Like I said last month, she has been able to walk since just after her birthday, she just didn't.  That has all changed.  She wants to walk everywhere.  She gets so proud of herself too!

* While Parker still loves to push her baby doll stroller, and work her puzzles, a new love is stacking her blocks herself and, of course, knocking them over.

I know this is blurry, but I really liked it....

* We have eight teeth!  Four on top, and four on bottom.

* If I am holding Parker and I ask, "Where is Parker's nose?", it never fails... she points to my nose!  She can point to her nose, tummy and ears.  She can also "wink".

* Little Girl l.o.v.e.s to dance!  She hears any kind of music and starts bobbing her head.  If she sees her boom box or another toy that plays music, she will point and sign "please" to get us to turn it on.
* Parker has a "new" favorite toy.  She got a stuffed dog for her birthday and it has become a fast favorite.  We call it "woof".  Whenever she sees it, she points and says "woo".  

Thirteen Months

I've decided I'm going to try to keep going with the monthly updates...

Parker at 13 months:

* Parker took her first independent steps a few days after her birthday.  She is extremely cautious and will not take any steps unless she knows that she can make it.  Or she will take two and sit down.  She will stand up and walk to get somewhere if she knows it is only a few steps.

* Parker walks all. over. the. house. with her baby doll stroller or walker.  She'll only use one hand and go everywhere she can.

* She absolutely loves a boom box that she got for Christmas.  If she sees it, it has to be turned on.  It goes in the car with us.  She loves to dance to it as well.

* Parker loves her new chair.  She climbs in it and will sit and read or play with toys in it.  If Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (which she is OBSESSED with) is on the tv, she will turn her chair so that she can see the tv better.

* Parker loves her puzzles and stacking blocks!  (The only problem is they make a BIG mess!)

* Parker now has seven teeth.  Four on the top and three on the bottom.  I think she may be working on number eight.

* We added "milk" to our sign language this month.  She also started signing "more please"!

* Parker has learned to wipe her nose and mouth!!  

* Parks is a huge momma's girl right now.  Which makes this momma very happy.  But lets be honest, it can also be extremely flustering.

Twelve Months

We have a one year old!!!

Twelve Month Stats-

Height: 30.2 in (80th percentile)

Weight: 20 lbs (40th percentile)

Head: 17 1/2 in (30th percentile)
Weight for Height: 20th percentile

At twelve months:

* Parker is still crawling and cruising.  She will stand unassisted for a while and giggle when she sits down.  She honestly could walk at any time.

* She doesn't want much of anything to do with baby food, unless it is a fruit.  She still eats those up!
* We are completely onto whole milk!  Ten and half months of nursing/breastmilk. One and a half of formula.  

*We have five teeth.  The two on the bottom front, the two top canines and one front tooth has broken through.  The other front tooth will break through any day, and I am thinking that she is working on two more bottom teeth.

* Parker has started to love her shoes...which is a good thing considering how cold it has been.

* She is mostly wearing 12 month clothes, but we are still fitting in a few of our 9 month outfits.

* Parker signs "more" and "all done".  She has used "please" a few times as well.  

* Parker's words... well... she says "ball" all.the.time.  at everything.  She says "mama" and "dada", "hey" and "bye-bye", "uh oh" and "ball" most frequently.  She has also said (in the right context) "baby", "boo" and "bah (bottle)".  This weekend, she said "ba-oon" while pointing at a balloon!

* Parker waves bye bye, gives high fives, loves "patty cake", and blows kisses.

* She absolutely loves the Christmas tree.  She loves the ornaments.  She loves the lights.  She is not crazy about my tulle bows on the presents, but otherwise loves the presents as well.  

* We officially put up all the baby equipment this month to make room for our fun "big girl" toys.  We have a lot of new toys in our house, and I'm sure will receive more for Christmas.  Parker loves having new toys to explore and play with!

And just for fun:

Eleven Months

We have an eleven month old!  Aaahhh!  That is so hard to believe.  

At eleven months:

* Parker weighs a little over 19 pounds!  She was 19 lbs 3 oz at the hospital on Friday morning.

* She is still cruising and walking with assistance, but doesn't really try to walk on her own.  She can stand unassisted, until she realizes that she doesn't have support, then she falls to the ground and giggles.  

* We actually figured out tonight that she is cutting her upper canine teeth.  Crazy.  Her front teeth haven't come in, but one of her upper canines has broken through.  

* Parker will still eat her baby food, but loves to have table food.  She wants to eat whatever we are having.  If she eats baby food for dinner, she typically eats more of our food while we are eating.

* She is still on the same eating schedule.  We are working on moving those bottles closer together....

* Parker's knit clothes are all size 12 months, but she can still wear her 9 month smocked clothes.

* She does not like her shoes!  Well, she likes them, but not when they are on her feet!

* Parker signs "more" all the time, and uses "all done" when she is finished eating.  They have worked on "eat" and "thank you" at school, but she hasn't really used them yet.  

* She has started climbing into her toy basket in the living room and throwing all her toys all over the floor.  She still loves baby, and her entertainment table.  She much prefers cords and paper to toys though.  

Ten Months

I can't believe that in two short months we will be having our sweet girl's first birthday.

At ten months:

* Miss Parker is crawling all over the place.  cruising like crazy. and trying to walk.  She pulls up on anything and everything and even pushes her activity table across the floor.  If she holds on to our hands she can walk.    We've got to buy a walk behind toy this week!

* She started pulling up in her crib about a week after the nine month post.  

* Parker now has two bottom teeth :).  

* Parks loves all food!  She still eats her baby food, but absolutely loves table food.  She goes crazy for Cheerios.

* Parker wears mostly 9 month clothes, but has grown into a few of her 12 month outfits.

* We talk ALL the time.  

* Parker is obsessed with a picture of herself that we have in her room.  She will not let us change her diaper without it in her hands.

* She does "touchdown" and claps when you say "Yay, Parker".  She started high fiving some this weekend, but is not very consistent with it.

* We still have that ear infection.  We went back last week and it had gotten some better, but we are headed to the ENT for a consult soon.  

* Parker has adjusted well to her new room at school.  She seems to love her new teachers and the kids who are moving around like her.  

* Baby is still one of our favorite toys.  Someone threw her a set of beads at the parade on Friday and she absolutely loves to wear them.  We have to hide them if we can't watch her closely because she pulls them and they end up a little tight on her neck!

Nine Months Old

Sorry for the delay.  We were waiting on our doctor's visit today... and we are now fighting our 3rd ear infection.  Hopefully we will kick these soon!!

It is so hard to believe that we are three short months away from our sweet girl's first birthday!  

Nine Month Stats-

Height: 29 inches (90th percentile)

Weight: 18 lbs, 2 oz (30th percentile)

Head: 17.1 inches (30th percentile)

At nine months:

* Parker is crawling all.over.the.place.  If Drew or I walk out of the room, she is sure to be right behind us.

* She loves to stand up and is beginning to cruise around the coffee table a little bit.  

* We used one of our last "baby" gift cards to buy an activity table this month and she loves it.  She loves to "dance" to the music.  

* She has yet to pull up in her crib, but we are just waiting for it to happen.

* Parker has one bottom tooth.  She is so funny running her tongue over the top of her tooth, then over the gum on the otherside.

* Parker still loves her food.  We are on stage 3 foods now.  She absolutely loves lasagna and chicken noodle.  Apples are still a favorite, as well as any fruit mixed with apples.  I have found the Gerber organic have better combinations of food, even though they are more expensive.

* We are giving her small amounts of table food.  Mostly after her baby food meal.  She loves anything with potatoes (mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, french fries).  She has eaten rice (and Mexican rice), chipped bbq with no sauce, and baked beans.  Not to mention the sweets :).  Her new favorite is Cheerios.

* Miss Priss is wearing mostly 6-9 month clothing.  We are actually still in a few 3-6 month things, too.  

* We have a little girl that loves to talk.  She says "mama", "dada", "bye bye", "ya ya", "na na", "lala" and combinations of the sounds.  She is starting to wave when she says "bye bye".

* Parker's new favorite thing is to scream.  They are happy screams, and she loves it when we scream back at her.

* As seen in the previous post, Parker is officially out of the baby bathtub and is loving the big tub.  She splashes and screams.  She will sit in the tub until all the water has drained out, and still not want to get out.

* I may regret writing this, but Parker is sleeping SO much better.  Around eight months she started sleeping more consistently.  Then we got an ear infection.  Then a tooth came in.  Then another (or the same) ear infection.  Now that we are all clear (we think), she has gotten back to sleeping well. 

* Parker is still LOVING school.  She gets excited when we get there each morning, and I absolutely love the reaction I get in the afternoon.

* Her baby is one of her favorite toys.  We love baby, and hug baby a lot.  She tries to sleep with baby sometimes, but we pull baby away before she goes down.

* Parker still loves outside, but will not crawl in the grass.  It is actually one of the best ways to confine her.  If I put a blanket down, she will crawl on it, but not off of it.

* Her typical sitting position is now on her knees.  I guess that makes it easier to crawl.

Eight Months Old

What a month it has been!  I say this every month, but I cannot believe that we have an eight month old!  We are not getting off to the best start at being eight months old.  Parker got a runny nose late last week, which turned into congestion, cough and fever on Saturday.  After a visit to the after hours clinic.... we now know that she has her first ear infection :(... YUCK!  She was absolutely pitiful on Saturday.  I got lots of extra cuddles. 

Now for some more positive things about eight months:

* Parks weighed 17 pounds at the doctor on Saturday!

* Parker is SO close to crawling.  She can get up on all fours from her stomach, or from a sitting position.  She rocks, and might crawl one or two "crawls" before falling.  She still goes backwards, and has even been trying the army crawl lately too!

* Parker pulls up to her knees on her toy basket or anything she can reach.  She is working on pushing herself into the sitting position from her stomach and is getting pretty good at it.

* We added lunch to Parker's eating schedule this month.  She just eats and eats and eats.  There are only two foods that Parker just will not eat: chicken and apples and garden vegetables.  I can't say I blame her on either one of them.

* Parker absolutely loves her puffs and yogurt bites now.  We're still on sweet potato puffs, but we have some banana in the pantry to try out.  She really likes the strawberry and peach yogurt bites.  She is doing a really good job at feeding them to herself.  Drew and I have gotten lots of laughs though.

* She is wearing 6-9 month in all of her knit things (sleepers, onsies, clothes, etc) but her most of her 3-6 month smocked and dressier outfits still fit.  (On a side note, tell me why I put her in something smocked for school and she comes home nasty, but put her in a knit outfit and she comes home without a drop on her?!)

* Parker is now saying "mama", "dada", "bye bye" and all sorts of combinations of those sounds.  She squeals all the time.  Her teachers told me that she screams "mama" when she gets upset or frustrated at school.

* She is napping okay at school, for which I am relieved.  Some days, she is taking a third catnap when she gets home to make it to bedtime.

* Parker still loves her bath.  She would stay in the tub forever if the water would stay warm!

Seven Months Old

Parker is at such a fun age!  Drew and I are truly enjoying this stage with her.  I have said it before, but we are blessed to have a happy baby!!  At seven months....

* Parker is trying so hard to crawl.  She can scoot backwards on her tummy, or in circles, but can't quite hold herself up to go forwards.  Many people have told us that if she's going backwards it won't be long before she's going forward...

* She is eating really well.  Her schedule is down to 4 bottles a day and right now she is eating solids at breakfast and dinner.  She is eating a lot at both of those meals, so I think we are going to start a third meal this week.  We are also going to try some meat (ick!) soon...

* Parker tolerates peach yogurt bites and sweet potato puffs... sometimes she wants them, others she gives me the funniest face...

*She is taking a sippy cup like a champ!  I didn't ever really offer her water in anything but the sippy cup.

* Parker sits up really well while she is playing, but is starting to want to stand up (with support) too...

* She is mostly wearing her 3-6 month clothes, but we are starting to wear some of the 6-9 month as well...

* Parker still talks all the time.  She is saying "mamama" and "bababa" mostly...  

* She will reach to be picked up, which I absolutely love!"...

* We officially broke the swaddle this month... Her sleep is some better this month...