Milestone Monday.

For now on, I will be going over Parker's latest achievements and personality traits on Monday. I say traits, but to be honest I don't think he acts like either of us. He is one wild baby. Nicko calls him "extreme baby" or "emergency room material". I cringe when he says either. I am so not cut out to be the mother of an extreme anything.

Parker has went from loving baby food to preferring to feed himself, which happens to be not an option with baby food. I have tried to let him use the spoon, but we have carpet...sometimes I put him in the kitchen and let him have at it. This morning he actually had real cereal and not "baby" cereal. :( New things are always bittersweet for this momma. Yesterday he had chicken.

He has finally started saying "dada". Although it sounds more like daddy. We will call it what it is. However excited Nicko may be. He said momma first. :) Nicko also swears he said "frog" the other day in the bathtub. I didn't hear this, but I am more of one to hear something because I want to.

Proof I have the smartest baby ever. As if anyone needs it at this point. The other day Parker and I were hanging out in my bathroom while I got dressed, he was playing with this whale he got for Christmas, that I am quite sure he would sleep with it if I would let it out of the bathroom. Nicko turned on the water in the other bathroom and Parker heard the water in the pipes. Climbed on the bathtub to look and see if he was going to get a batch. Then pouted when there was no water. :) There you have it. I have a genius baby.

He also got his first scratch and knot on his head yesterday. The scratch is really bad. He got it on a piece of furniture as he was falling and it is from his wrist to his arm pit. Horrible I took pictures so everyone can see what a bad mommy I am. And I think everyone should have their first "battle wound" documented. I am sure one day when he is like 10 he will think it is funny.

Parker is also trying to stand for brief moments completely by himself. :) Let's see if he is walking at nine months. They have a bet at his pediatricians office when Parker will be walking.