Well the day finally arrived. Parker was up at 6 putting on his uniform for the game. He was very excited and proud to finally go to “his” game as opposed to an event his older brother was participating in.
At this age, the kids spend about half an hour running through drills before actually playing a game. The games consist of 3-on3 for 5 minute intervals. Parker did fantastic. He was certainly one of (if not the) fastest on the field. Looking forward to the rest of the season.
My son has finally overcome his fear of Jumpy Jumps! He just decided on Sunday that he was not scared anymore and went on every single jumpy jump, including the big slide 
He didn’t even acknowledge me anymore after his fear was gone….he used to have to have me by his side the entire time (and didn’t want me to go on anything either). Bring on the Pump it Up parties!!! We are very proud of you Parker.
Lena and the boys at the neighborhood park. Jon is getting the hang of baseball.
I had this great idea. I would buy a Wii Fit and work out while the kids are playing in the front room.
As you can see from the picture, this did not work out…..
Parker is one of the most determined (read stubborn) people I know. It’s a trait he picked up from his Mom. Here is the end result of his attempt to put on his bicycle helmet all by himself. After refusing Mom and Dad’s offers of help, he finally got it on and fastened.
Parker at ER, originally uploaded by tigerpaw511.
I’ll start off by saying that Parker is fine and we are back into our daily routine. Now for the story:
Parker “might” have ingested some medication that was not his. As a result, we were asked by Poison Control to take him into the ER. Parker was a great patient and only got scared when some crazy woman came in screaming. I got scared when the lady on the other side of the curtain told the doctor she had the swine flu. After the doctor reviewed her symptoms we found out that she was on parole and looking for a doctor’s note to get out of meeting with her parole officer. Loser.
The only thing Parker really suffered from this day was boredom. Having to keep him in this bed for an entire day was a challenge. But he did great. Now if we can keep him from putting foreign objects in his mouth we’ll be ok.
Ouch!, originally uploaded by tigerpaw511.
This morning Parker took on a door and lost. Hopefully this will be the last time he tries something like that. The reality is that this is just one of many boo-boos the kids will receive growing up. As a parent, I now understand what my folks went through when they said injuries I sustained growing up hurt them more then me. It’s all coming back around now that I’m a Dad.
*Update* - The Radiologist called back and said that Parker may have a fracture in his distal phalange (the bone at the tip of his finger). Unfortunately we have to wait a week until they can take another x-ray (after swelling goes down.
**Final Update** – We took Parker back to the Dr. after we found him favoring his hand. This time the Dr. lanced his nail to drain the fluid underneath. The whole procedure took only a few seconds and Parker is feeling much better.
