Thank-you Parker's Pals

Parker, my wife and I just returned from our regular trip to Sick Kid's so that Parker can get his ADAGEN injection. He is currently watching BrainyBaby in the other room as my wife gives him his bottle. Parker was quite upset on the car ride home as the sun seemed to bother him quite a bit. One of the side effects of the Septra that he takes is a sensitivity to light. I am not sure if that had anything to do with it or if it would have made any baby cranky. After two-thirds of the way home, we decided to pull off the hi-way and have my wife sit in the back with the sad little guy. It was definitely quieter in the car; Parker's mom did a good job blocking the sun and keeping his mind off of being upset.

I am not sure how many of you watched the CityNews spot last night about Kiss the Pig and Parker's Pals, but I did and I was thoroughly impressed. CityNews, as always did an excellent job. The students looked like they had a lot of fun, and we are so appreciative of all the hard work that Parker's Pals did. I recorded the news as I do for all the media that Parker gets, but I currently do not have a link to it on my site. If you are interested in seeing it I am sure I will have a stream to it shortly. Thank you so much Pope John Paul II Catholic School and Parker's Pals. We are so appreciative of you.

I figured I should mention it here that Parker finally reached the 11 kilogram/24 pound mark today. We were a little surprised at how much he gained this week since he has been so active lately, but I guess with not gaining so much the past few weeks he was due for a larger gain. Parker weighed in today at 11.070 kg or for those of you who are not into the metric thing: 24 lbs 5.7 oz.

Continuing on the topic of Parker's energy as of late, I must say that we have seen some changes in his personality in the past week. Parker is full of energy and seems to want to move around, talk and stand up. He also has seemed to create a temper when he does not get what he wants. I know that all of this is normal, but where did my calm, well tempered son go? Not to say that he is a cranky little man, because he is not. His laugh is still very contagious and he still wants to spend quite a bit of time with us, but as someone had put it, Parker is exploring his independence.

I warned my parents yesterday that he is a very energetic little boy and wants to explore everything so they better be ready for it tomorrow. I am not still not sure what my wife and I are going to do tomorrow afternoon but we are happy that they are going to get to spend some time with Parker.