I am not missing!!!

Well, I have not in fact disappeared from the face of the earth. What I have experienced in the last two weeks, ok three weeks since my last post has been so much more traumatic than disappearing...you wouldn't believe me if I told you! Oh we saw it coming sure. Books told me this day would come. My mother told me "don't encourage it". Strangers on the street warned me "your life will never be the same". I thought I knew. I didn't know.
"Walk to Dad Parker Jay" I demanded delightfully. "You are the best little boy in the world! What a good walker you are!" I cheered. I called grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, forming rows of cheerleaders for the boy against everyone's advice. I brought it on myself.
Parker is walking! Actually, I think the correct thing to say is that Parker is falling. He takes one step forward and 15 steps quickly in some direction to try to balance himself. It is hysterical and precious and boy am I tired!

Anyway - my fan sought me out this morning and I remembered that I hadn't posted in FOREVER! My apologies to those who spend time checking :-/ I WILL do better :-)

We left Parker in Dallas with his grandparents after our weekend trip! I have never been away from him before and while I am happy he is having fun, I have to say that I, well we, are something of a mess without him. We are just happier when he is with us! That said, while we are sitting here in the 40's that is Spring in Chicago, he is playing outside in 70 degree sunshine! So we wish him a happy vacation! We pick him up tomorrow night!!!