“I Do It Self!!!”
May 10, 2011
“I do it self!” is a phrase that we hear in our house many times a day now. Parker, right on schedule, has decided to exert some independence on his life. Sometimes, it’s fine. When he woke up yesterday morning and wanted to walk down the stairs by himself, I watched from the bottom, complimenting him and telling him how big he’s gotten. His smile when he reached the bottom was worth the extra three minutes it took to wait for him. On the other hand, sometimes those exclamations are not really useful, like when he wants to take off his clothes. Thankfully, I got to stay downstairs working on dinner while Parker exclaimed no less than 12 times last night that he would put his diaper on himself. Luckily for Zach, Parker could not hear me chuckling in the kitchen or I’m sure he really would have hammed it up 
This was Parker’s first big trip anywhere. In fact, I’m not sure he had ever left the state before this trip. He did pretty well, and his mood was mostly fabulous. However, North Carolina was rough on Parker. Parker’s skin has always been a little extra sensitive to things like bug bites. He tends to swell up fast, and the swelling lasts for days. In the summer time we keep him on a daily allergy medication (which we’ve stopped, since most of the bugs are gone at home). Of course, what happened moments after we arrived in NC? A mosquito bit Parker on the eye lid. And naturally his eye swelled shut almost immediately. The poor kid ran around looking out of one eye for 3 days before the swelling subsided. Along with the normal bumps and bruises he also managed to get an impressive sliver in the bottom of his foot. It’s really not fun holding down your screaming child while your spouse pulls out a sliver. We both felt so badly for the little guy. Despite all of his physical injuries, Parker seemed to have an excellent time playing with his friends and family. He loved smashing sand castles on the beach, although after the 4th day of beach time he was ready for a new adventure, I think that for a year-and-a-half-old he did fabulously well on our first family vacation.
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