Our good little social butterfly

We got Parker back into swimming lessons starting this week and he is thoroughly enjoying it. He is still not a fan of laying on his back but he did think it was hilarious to splash me. After he splashed me the first time and saw me trying to get the water out of my eyes he kept doing it and would laugh hysterically after he knew he got me! He is still timid to jump off the side but enjoys it if he can hold both my hands and then just steps off the side.

He has been doing Kindermusik for a few weeks now and has a blast running, dancing, jumping and anything else that keeps him moving or making noise. We sign songs and dance along. He is really good about following directions and listening to the teacher.

Parker just loves everything we introduce him to and jumps right in like he as been doing it for a long time. He learns new things very quickly. I took him to check out a day care and when we were in the room for his age he went and played with the toys after a few minutes of checking out the place and feeling comfortable. When we went to the preschool room with 3-5 year olds he went right in and sat down at the table with the kids that were looking at memory cards. He looked like he fit right in and was totally content.

I have recently noticed how very social Parker is as compared to other kids his age or older. He really enjoys being around others and is very kind to the other kids. He usually does not get upset if someone takes a toy he was playing with but it is another story if they try to take it from his hands. He looks at me and gets upset as he tries to hold onto it for dear life. If we ask him to give up his toy to a kid that is screaming because they want it he nicely does. He is so sweet and kind.

He is very mellow tempered and goes with the flow easily. This is good because I am constantly taking him places and we are not able to keep to a strict schedule. When we are in public he waves hi and bye to anyone that looks in his direction. It is so cute every time we leave anywhere he waves and says bye bye to them, he is such an attention grabber.

He is such a good toddler and it is nice to see how good he really is when we are in public because at times when we have been home for a while it is easy to get exhausted with him when he acts like a typical toddler.