August 2, 2011 - September 30, 2011

August 2, 2011:- Parker said he wanted to wear underwear tonight not a diaper!  He sat on the toilet twice and then went to bed in underwear that night! :)  This was the first time he really wanted to wear underwear. :)

August 6, 2011:- I was on a walk with Parker and noticed that we were about to walk in an area where the sun was going to be right in his eyes.  His stroller has a great sun visor on it, so I put it down to block the sun from getting in his eyes.  Parker then said to me, "Oh thank you for putting the sun visor down mommy...I really appreciate it."  Such a sweet and polite boy! :)

- Parker quickly made progress once we switched him from a diaper to underwear!  Today he told me he needed to go potty, tried but nothing came out and he said he was done trying.  Then very shortly after that, he told me again that he needed to go potty but nothing came out when he sat to try.  He did this one or two more times, and then on the last time, he went in the toilet!  He also didn't have any accidents the entire day...and this was only his 4th day in underwear!! :)

August 11, 2011:- Parker has several stuffed animals that he sleeps with.  One of them is a bunny that he got from his Grammy Stowe.  He randomly told us one day that her name was "baby bunny".  It was funny because prior to this, he didn't name any of this stuffed animals.  Anyway, on this day he said, "baby bunny isn't a baby anymore...she's a big girl now!" I then said, "Oh...how old is she now?" and Parker said, "She's 3".  I just thought it was funny. :)

-  We were driving through a very rural area of Kansas with Parker.  He wasn't used to driving in areas that are basically all farms and fields.  He very excitedly said from the backseat, "I saw a real goat eating his hay!"  Then a little bit later we hear him say, "Oh!  Other real animals eating hay!"  Then later still he said, "I guess we're just gonna see grass and hay..."  I didn't really think of him as a city boy until he was so excited and surprised to see "real" animals "eating hay", lol! :)

August 20, 2011:- Last winter we bought Parker some chap stick of his own because I was tired of him licking mine (gross!).  He was putting some on his lips when he said, "I like using these lip chops, mommy!" Close...but not quite what they're called kiddo!

August 23, 2011:- We were playing outside and Parker saw a bug, he said, "A bug!!!  I love you, bug!!"  He then proceeded to give the bug a "flower" (clover) he had picked just for it.

August 24, 2011:- Parker really likes to sing.  The other day he was singing his version of the Veggie Tales song, "God is bigger than the Boogie Man".  He sang, "Oh, God is bigger than the lion's den.  He's bigger than Goliath or the monsters on TV..."  The actual way it goes is, "God is bigger than the boogie man.  He's bigger than Godzilla or the monsters on TV..."  I thought it was funny that he was combining different Bible characters/stories so it actually still worked in the song even though he wasn't singing the right words. :)

August 27, 2011:
- Me to P: "I'm going to make a phone call, so please play quietly"
P to me: "I doubt it!"...at least he was honest, haha!

- Parker has also been telling James and I that he's going to "throw [us] in the lion's den", when we say or do something that he doesn't like...like asking him to stop doing something he's not supposed to be doing.  I'm glad he's picking up on his Bible stories...I'm even more glad that I have God on my side for when he "throws me in the lion's den", lol!

September 15, 2011:
- My grandmother passed away a little over a month ago.  We went to the funeral and it was the first time Parker had ever been to a funeral before.  He saw my grandma in the casket and asked a lot of questions about it.  We explained that just her body was there and her soul was in Heaven with God and Jesus.  We were driving in the car and Parker said, "Is Great Grandma still in Heaven?"  I told him 'yes', and I said " Great Grandma is really happy right now, do you know why?" Parker said, "why" and I said, "because she's in Heaven with God and Jesus!"  Parker then said, "God and Jesus are really happy to see her too!  I bet they're asking her what her name is.  When we go to Heaven someday, we can see her again."  I love that he is picking up on these things!  He's such a sweet kid! :)

September 30, 2011: - Parker has been watching "Finding Nemo" a lot lately.  Today when he was watching it, I overheard him saying, "Don't worry, Nemo.  You're dad loves you!"  He's so concerned about others' feelings...too sweet!