Height: 55.3in (60%)
Weight: 67lb 10oz (40%)
Parker is now double digits! How could it be that he came into this world a whole decade ago?! It is amazing to see Parker evolve as a person and it's fun to see bits of baby Parker, toddler Parker, and little boy Parker still in him now at ten years old. He's bigger and arguably more mature, but still the same little guy that made us parents. He's still a curious observer who wants to know how and why things work the way they do. He's still caring and full of love. And even though he isn't a baby anymore, he will always be our baby. Parker requested a frozen yogurt cake with his face on it for his birthday dessert along with a menu for each meal of the day. See below for what that looked like. And here is a little bit more about ten year old Parker. He...
- still loves to snuggle and read together before bed.
- often asks for back scratches and back massages.
- loves to make people laugh and can be very, very silly. We continue to work on when and where this is appropriate.
- did an amazing job with virtual learning while schools were shut down for Covid. In fact, he said that he thinks it may have been his favorite school year. He did have the most amazing teacher and a really great cohort of kids in his class. Plus, he did kind of benefit from doing school without all the distractions of the classroom.
- continues to work on keeping his focus where it needs to be at any given moment. He can often identify this on his own now, though, which we hope is a step in the right direction.
- still loves to sing and hum and generally make noise.
- has been showing signs of adolescence and the attitude that often comes with it.
- has gotten really good at playing the piano. His favorite parts are improvising and playing fast.
- loves raspberries, pizza rolls, and frozen yogurt.
- very much dislikes mushrooms, squash, and asparagus.
- is a really great big brother when he wants to be.
- really likes to make comments about what everyone else is doing, what they should be doing, and what they shouldn't be doing. At least he can identify those things for other people?
- still loves to play with stuffed animals with his brothers. Recently he officiated a wedding between his favorite stuffed dog, Fluff, and his stuffed bunny, Bean.
- is very excited about getting taller and loves that he can jump and touch the top of the doorways in our house. There are lots of fingerprints to prove it.
- is becoming a really good soccer player! So much so that we finally gave in and signed him up for Seattle United, a competitive youth soccer program. So far he's loving all the practices and he's played well in a couple of tournaments this summer. This kid is a goal scoring machine and we hope he continues to love the sport.
No comments:
Post a Comment