We have 3 dogs. We love our dogs as if they are our children. (Before we had Parker or even thought of having children, the dog's had their own bedroom. No, really they did.) Parker loves his dogs....No, really he does. He has always loved his dogs. One of our favorite "past times" is to scoop poop in the yard. (Hey, we live in Batesville...in the country no less.) We have been talking more about pee pee and poo poo because parker is coming to the age of potty training. So we talk about how the "ma" (emma) goes poopoo outside along with Ellie and Emma. When he see's the poopoo he points to it and says poopoo. WIthin the last couple of weeks he has started to squat and say poo poo. It took us a couple of times to figure it out but what he was doing was pooping like the dogs. (See, I told you he loves his dogs.)
Last week, he put his sweet baby hands on the house and hiked his leg and said, "Alex teetee". As if he was pee peeing like Alex. (See, I told you he really loved his dogs.) He has recently started putting toy balls in his mouth...like his dog Alex carries them. He barks like his dogs do, and he has a different bark for each dog. And, he can name who the bark sounds like.
Just last night he came running to me from the kitchen with his mouth wet. He said something and ran back into the kitchen. I noticed he went to the dog's water bowl...and yes, he was drinking like his puppy dogs do. (I am really thankful my dogs don't drink out of the toilet....) While I am laughing so hard I try to tell Bradley what Parker has just done. He laughs about it and says, "He needs to be around more kids." HA
I stay home with Parker but I do work part time. Parker goes to Mother's Day Out two days a week and he does great there. He likes going there and enjoys the teachers and other kids. He is really well behaved there, too.
When I was pregnant with Parker I was finishing up my last year of graduate school. I didn't have a job but the idea was for me to get a full time job and Parker go to daycare. When Parker was born and I held that sweet, precious baby boy, there was absolutely no way I could send him to day care. From that moment on, nothing was more important to me than Parker. Now, this isn't to say that my friends who do work full time and who send their kids to day care are bad parents. That is not the case. Different families have different ways of doing things. And, you mom's who can send your children to day care are probably strong than me. I can not do it.
I have passed up several job opportunites that could have made us lots of money and we wouldn't have to be careful how we spent out money or save our money for things that we want. We could have nicer cars and a bigger and nicer house. But I can't bare the thought of not being there with Parker. Just can't do it.
Bradley used to travel so stinking much with his previous job. I can't even bare the thought of being away from Parker over night. I don't even like not being there when he says his prays and goes to bed. (Which, fortunately has only been a few times.) I can't send Parker off overnight, over two nights.. or over any amount of nights. I just can't do it.
I guess to give him different opportunities..we will keep him busy. He is going to start a gymnastics class here and he will do swimming lessons in the summer. I welcome any other suggestions.
Hope everyone has a nice week. I am excited about the beautiful weather this week!
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