He better be glad he is cute!

Oh, the joys/challenges of having a two year old boy. I always tell him, you better be glad you are cute. Wow, he really knows how to push my buttons. We actually push each others buttons. With Ray working different hours before it was mostly Parker and I together so that meant getting on each others nerves. It's funny that even at 2 he knows how to challenge everything!! Here are the great things he says now... and where he gets it from...

- I gunna bust PaPa's butt! (Yeah that is what I say to him)
- You wanna piece of me?? (No clue where he heard this one)
- I sorry mommy, I didn't mean to (insert what he did), it accident!
- Stop talking to me mommy/daddy (not sure we don't say that to him)
- You make me sad mommy/daddy (when we won't give in)
- This last time mommy? (jumping off something or drink of water before bed)
- I huh not know. (not sure why he adds the extra word in but he does, it's funny how they hear things that aren't there)




Doesn't he just look rotten!?!?

Potty training is well... done. He is all good and has been accident free for some time. He is even dry at night! We could not be more thrilled and super excited. I just realized that we won't need swim diapers this summer so that is even a bigger bonus.

The month of February has gone by so quickly. I said I was going to blog more and well I haven't. I find myself just wanting to go to bed and sleep. Parker usually is down and out by 8pm. By the time I brush my teeth, wash my face and get little things done around the house my bed is call my name. My eyes are heavy and I am ready to say goodnight. On that note... goodnight! :)


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Potty Trained

This is the type of picture that he is going to kill me for sharing! :) But it's well worth it!

We purchased potty's for Parker when he was about 18 months old. While we were in the bathroom he would sit and pretend on his potty. We never pushed the issue but we want him to be familiar with the concept.

The last week of December I decided to try some potty training tips I had learned from others.
1. We put the little potty in the living room on a towel
2. We bought new big boy underwear, Spiderman, we knew he would LOVE these
3. We set a timer for every 20 mins. The timer was set to quack like a duck so he was familiar and excited about the alarm.

He loved the idea for maybe a day. He had accidents and we were all growing frustrated. I could only keep this process up on the weekends because I wasn't ready to pass this off to daycare just yet. They were more than willing to help I just wanted to be the one to help him get there.

So fast forward to January 15, 2013 (about two weeks later). We walk into daycare and Parker sees Gabby (girl in his class) coming out of the bathroom and she is pulling up her big girl underwear. He looks at me and the director of the daycare and says, I go potty! So the director looked at me and said, well ok then, lets go potty! The director took him every hour that day. He had a diaper on (I didn't plan on him asking) that day and stayed dry most of the day. The following day we packed up 3 changes of clothes and put big boy underwear on and that was the end of the story! He has been going ever since!!

I give him all of the credit for this great accomplishment! He is 2 years and 2 months old and we are diaper free! He had a little trouble with #2 on the potty but after about week he got the hang of that and is doing great. He is even staying dry at night and at nap time. We have all been amazed at how fast he caught on and how he is sticking with it!

All diapers are gone. Changing table has been removed from his room. Aunt Whiz (Liz) now has diaper genie's, changing table pad, covers and more! The box of unopened diapers have been returned to Target. Parker has earned many cars in the last week for going #2 on the potty.

Needless to say we are so proud of Parker and now let the bathroom hunts begin!

Parker is 2!

Where has the time gone? Parker is turning 2 years old today!! He continues to amaze us everyday. There is never a dull moment and he keeps us on our toes. We recently celebrated his special day with friends and family. Parker had a blast seeing everyone and eating the DELICIOUS cupcakes!!

I promise he was really happy! The pic below is when everyone was singing to him... kinda freaked him out but when we were done he blew out the candles like a champ (we have been practicing)!


Parker is surround by some pretty amazing people. We are so lucky to have such great friends and family around to help Parker grow and develop. Thank you to everyone who was able to come help us celebrate Parker's special day!

He is still doing well at school and continues to amaze us with his smarts. Here are the fun things he says...

- PleaseThankyouWelcome (yes all one word)
- Come on, get up mommy/daddy
- I need that
- Cookie Monster (say it a quiet voice, in the dark) he calls all scary things Cookie Monster
- He sings "Happy Birfday to you, Happy Bifday to you, Happy Birfday to you"
- NO!

Conversations
Mommy: Do you want to have some milk?
Parker: Yes...because

Mommy: What is that animal?
Parker: Ummmmmmmmmmm....because

When he asks a question and I don't have a good answer I will just say "because", so now he does the same thing. He is a sponge!

Over the weekend he said, "Mommy, I spank you butt and timeout! Wow, guess he really is listening!! :)

My heart melts when I see him and Ray together...my boys :)




More pics and sappy stories to come :)
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