at six months it was, "oh, he's starting to crawl? you're in for it now!" and looking back it turns out crawling was awesome. it was so much fun to watch parker gain the beginnings of his independence & explore his surroundings. it was the start of "crawling adventures" together & watching him transform from a baby blob to a little person with curiosity & personality.
when it took him a while to walk on his own & we would voice frustration people would say, "be careful what you wish for... once they start going they'll never stop!" dude, walking is the coolest. no more muddy knees at the playground & what? i need to get something out of my purse & i have to put you down? no big deal, just hang out there standing on your own.
now that we're staring toddlerhood in the face we get it all. "oooh, the terrible twos!" but you know what? i think toddlerhood is rad. i am loving toddlerhood. yes there are tantrums, yes he voices frustration now & then & occasionally he {gasp!} does things i tell him not to. but the flip side? so much fun. there is nothing quite like watching your kid pick up on something new. parker is really into naming all his body parts & will give you the run down from nose to ears to eyes to arm to teeth at any given second. he gets so proud of himself & that's pretty much the best thing ever.
this morning parker stood up on a chair in the kitchen & helped us cook for the first time. turns out, that's the kinda stuff you have kids for. kids are awesome, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. there are challenges & some days might even suck but there is nothing like having the love of a child & watching them grow... even when they're screaming at you & hitting you for changing their diaper {yes, this happens around here} i wouldn't change a thing about my job as a mom for the world.
and it just keeps getting better & better.
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