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.
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).
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.
Kye Parker is one year old!
Its really hard to believe that Kye Parker is a little man and no longer my little itty bitty baby. Ok who am I kidding I still treat him like he is my little baby, but he is now one year old! The past few months have been a lot of fun. As a family we had a great summer together. Since Mark and I were both off all summer we got into a routine at home of doing things around the house, taking long walks with Kye Parker, going swimming, etc. We enjoyed spending time as a family! In April, Kye Parker got to go to the Zoo for the first time in St. Louis which he loved.




This summer Mark and I brought Kye parker to Chicago for a mini vacation. It happened to fall over Fathers Day weekend in June. This was our first vacation as a family. We stayed at the Swissotel, and went to the Billy Goat, Navy Pier (Kye Parker got to see his first firework display), Oak street beach, Randolph Fest, and Millineum Park.






Kye Parker experienced his first boat ride this summer. We went to Lake Carlyle with Chris and Julie Gianino over 4th of July weekend. We slept in cabins, sat by the fire at night, watched fireworks, went boating, and watched the rain fall.


We had a chance to do a few end of the summer adventures in July. We met a lot of the Peterson clan at the Arlington Race Track. Kye Parker loves to hang out with all his cousins on this side of the family. Kye Parker is the "baby" cousin since he is the youngest little one right now of 13 grand children.








With ample time to observe my little guy this summer, I have noticed many things:
*Kye Parker hates to have his hands dirty.

*Kye Parker loves shoes.
*Kye Parker loves putting things together. If you undo his seatbelt he will try to reattach it. If he sees you open a can of tennis balls he tries to put the cap back on. I would love to say he just enjoys being tidy, but if you see his play room after a few hours you will see he is not so much into putting things back where they belong. He loves to pour entire bins of toys out and leave them. Another thing he enjoys is clearing out the pantry. We sometimes let him do this to keep him occupied....

*Kye Parker loves to play with his indoor basketball hoop. Mark taught him how to shoot within a day of getting this gift. Now everything in sight has to be put in the hoop.


*Kye Parkers first word at 11 months was balloon.

*Kye Parker is VERY into books. Every night he goes to his book shelf and carries a book over to us. Most times the book is bigger or heavier then he is, so its pretty cute seeing him carry the book across the room. He then sits in your lap for you to "read" it. By the time you are on page two, he is up from your lap and on his way to get another book. His favorite books are picture flap books. He loves to point at a thing and have you tell him what it is.
*Kye Parker loves to be outside.





*Kye Parker continues to love the water.



*Kye Parker has started playing with educational toys the past few months.

*Kye Parker is all boy. He has always loved to play with sticks. He would rather play with a stick then a toy. The other day I brought him to Marks football practice and he was playing with his hands in the dirt. This was kind of grossing me out but he seemed happy doing it so I let it go. I was not watching him as I should have been and when I turned around he had a mouth full of mud. He had mud on his face and covered in his mouth. I did not know what to do so I just gave him a drink of water. He did not seem to mind.
*Kye Parker loves to climb things.





*Kye Parker loves to be around people.





At Kye Parker's 12 month appointment he was 27 pounds and 30 in long.

Kye Parker continues to love to play peak a boo. I like to play while he is in his crib in the mornings.

Kye Parker started at a new day care in the fall. It is called Mary Sears Academy. This day care is close to the house and he seems to love it. He already has friendships growing with a few of the kids in the class. They refer to Kye Parker, Braden, and Jimmy as the three amigos. They are always playing together!

At 11 months Kye Parker was bear crawling around everywhere.


We had a first Birthday party for Kye Parker in the back yard.
If you are around our family very often you will realize I call Kye Parker by his real name only about half the time.

Kye Parker loves his Daddy.
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