Kye Parker is TWO!

Kye Parker is TWO years old! If you call out Bubba you are likely to get a better response. His Dad and I thought this nick name would wear off by now, but it hasn't. If you ask Kye Parker his name, he will respond, "Bubba!" Kye Parker has changed this year in more ways then I can put into writing. I have watched my little baby turn into a little boy! To watch the changes over the past year have been incredible and fascinating. I remember at his 18 month appointment the doctor asked how many words Kye Parker was saying. I remember thinking there weren't that many. He understood a lot of words, but did not say them. By his two year appointment Kye Parker was saying more words then I can count. He knows and can say words for most anything at this point. He is at the stage where when you talk he is listening and he repeats everything you say. He is very impressed with his own knowledge and loves to show me any chance he gets. He now sits in his car seat or will enter a room and point out every vocabulary word he can think of that is in his view. Kye Parker has a few words he has created over the past 6 months. His blankie is his "D", he calls a wipe a "nap nap", he calls all dogs "Yay, yays", he calls the park "the butt," and he calls cookies "dodies." He also loves to sing and dance now. Since he can now put two and three words together he attempts to sing along to the songs he knows. His favorite time to dance is when you take his pull up off at night and he is getting ready for the bath. Watching a naked two year old dance around looking at himself in the mirror is the cutest thing ever. Kye Parker wants to do anything and everything on his own. If you attempt to do something he wants to do he says, " No Bubba." When you hear this you know its best to back off and watch him fumble with his socks, shirt, etc. or you will have an unhappy little guy on your hands. Kye Parker is also learning his manners. If you sneeze around Kye Parker he says, "Bless you Mommy." You don't expect it, and its cute every time! I have noticed recently that he thinks if he coughs, this warrants a blessing as well. So every time Kye Parker sneezes or coughs I hear him say to himself, "Bless you Bubba."



Kye Parker started using his big boy car bed in August. We moved his bedroom to the back bedroom. We created a big boy room for him to have so we could clear out his old room for the new baby. He loves his new room. He constantly takes your hand and drags you to his room so you can play with him. Being due with baby two on January 15, I am starting to get a belly. We have talked to Kye Parker about having a new baby brother but I am not so sure he gets it. If we ask him where Mammas baby is at, he will touch my belly. He even kisses my belly and lays his head on my belly. I am still not so sure he knows what he is doing. Kye Parker does love babies. But I am not so sure he is going to love a baby in his house on a permanent basis taking up his time with his Mommy and Daddy. He will grow to love his baby brother (we hope)!

I have learned quickly that being the only lady in the house is going to be a tough task. Since Mark coaches high school football and they are currently in season, Kye Parker has had the luxury of being exposed to a lot of football already in his short life. I now not only have one football lover in the house, but two! Kye Parker thinks that any time Mark leaves the house day or night he is going to football. He will say, "Daddy football." He does not think Mark works, he thinks he coaches football all day long. Kye Parker especially loves being brought to the high school football practices. He stands on the side lines and acts like he is in the game. When the guys get down on the line of scrimmage he gets down in what he calls, his "three point stance." When the guys say, "ready," Kye Parker yells, "ready." When they say "go," he runs along the side lines with the team (his football is tucked in his arm of course), and then he falls to the ground. I think he thinks this is his tackle. Its pretty cute. He also now loves to watch football on tv. He will pick ANY football game on tv over his shows (Dora and Diego are his current favorites). This is great for Mark, but not so good for me! He loves to watch football with Mark downstairs. He holds his football and stands in front of the tv. When they run a play, he is down in his "three point stance." He says "ready, go." He then runs back and forth in the room and takes a dive at the end. If you tell him to run a route he will run around the room holding his football. When the football game goes to commercial he cries and wants you to put on a different game. He just recently runs around with the football, slams it down and yells, "touchdown." His Daddy just taught him to punt the ball. So now he punts the ball around the house as well. He is begging for a football helmet. We have one at home but when he tries to put it on his head falls to the floor. So we have ordered him full gear online. He will now have his own Bears football jersey, pants, helmet, and shoulder pads. With another boy on the way, I am hoping for a boy that likes to shop!

We had a great summer off. We started off the summer with a family trip to Huntington Beach, California. This was Kye Parkers first airplane ride. I had a lot of anxiety about how the 4 hour flight would go, but it went really good (thankfully it was a direct flight and we sat in first class). We spent the week walking to the pier, hanging out at the beach, watching surfers, shopping, swimming at the pool, and site seeing other towns (we loved Laguna Beach!). The AVP tour was at Huntington Beach the last day we were there. This was a hit for all of us. Kye Parker sat and watched all day. Kye Parker, being OCD at times with wanting himself clean, had a hard time with the sand touching his feet. It took all week warming him up to the idea of having his feet messy, but by the end of the week he was playing in the sand!

This summer Kye Parker loved going swimming (we took swim lessons in June), loved playing with his best friend Braden and his girlfriend Amie (Braden's Mom), loved riding his new Jeep, loved playing outside, loved eating fruit snacks (his favorite thing to eat morning or night), loved looking at pictures of his family scrolling on the computer and telling us who they are, loved playing with water balloons, loved doing puzzles, and loved coloring. Kye Parker loved to do anything this summer that his Mommy and Daddy did. He wants to be outside the entire time Mark cuts the grass. He walks beside Mark with his lawnmower and "helps" Mark mow. He takes pride in "helping" Mommy and Daddy. He especially loves helping Mommy with inside chores. He loves to help me sweep, vacuum, feed Crimson, do laundry, put toilet paper in the holder, and throw things in the trash can. Kye Parker is always watching what Mommy and Daddy does to get ready. He now loves to brush his teeth and put on Mommy's deoderent. He lifts his shirt and puts it all over his belly with an attempt to hit his armpits.

Kye Parker is back at "school." He LOVES it there. He will tell you he plays with his "friends" all day. He runs inside the daycare in the morning and waits for Braden if he is not there yet. He barely gives me a kiss goodbye before he is off playing. He now says I love you when I leave, and I say I love you more, and he then says I love you more. It might be the best part of my day! He started potty training there in August. He is going on the potty at least three times a day. When I arrive in the afternoon Kye Parker "lights up" and runs to me and then runs away just as quick to go play again. Him and Braden run out the door together on a hunt to find their Mommy's car. Kye Parker looks so different from when he was one. The thing that stands out the most is his hair. We have not cut it yet and have no plans of doing so any time soon. Its blondish, getting long, and curly. I just love his tendrils! Kye Parker weighs 31 pounds now. He is in the 75% for height and weight. He does look taller and leaner but he still has a belly that makes jeans hard to fit. I am not sure where he gets his weight because he still is a very picky eater and has not much interest in eating at all. He still would eat endless packs of fruit snacks if you let him.