A year later.....

Dear Parker,

I have been entirely neglect about writing you letters during your 5^th year, but I was reminiscing the other day, so I am going to try to start again.  Here goes.

Tomorrow you will be 5.  It’s cliché, but I have no idea where the time has gone.  I can’t even believe it.  At least you aren’t in kindergarten – yet.  ;-)

Since it’s been forever, I’m just going to jot down some things about you right now.

*Bug bites.  You hate them.  They hate you.  They will swell up, cause bruising and blister.  In fact, we took you to the doctor yesterday because we were so worried about one on your foot.

*5 year appointment stats:

Height: 45 ¾ inches (95^th percentile)

Weight: 43.6 pounds (50^th percentile)

BMI: 25^th percentile

Not sure where you found the tall and skinny gene, but I’m glad you did!

*School.  You LOVE The Orchard School.  You LOVE your teachers and your friends and all the fun things you get to do at school.  So far this year you have brought home the Sound Bucket (for the letter “P”) and this week you have the estimation jar, in which you chose to put 9 tiny hair ties.  You were very cute going around the house filling that bucket with words that begin with “p.”

*Favorites

            Color – Pink.  Duh, but I think purple may be a close second

            Game – Hide and Seek

            Activity - Playing babies.  You love it.  We all hate it, but participate anyway.

            Board Game – Not sure you have a favorite, but you like all games.  You received “Sorry” for your birthday and we have played it at least every day since then.

            Meal – Breakfast for dinner (pancakes and bacon). 

            Food – Not sure. You love those “choose-your-flavor-add-your-toppings” frozen yogurt places.  But, you also love pink chewy candy (Starbursts etc.)

            Clothes – Comfy clothes and skirts/dresses.  You will wear jeans or pants, but you like them to be tight (leggings or jeggings)

*You are really into collections of stories or chapter books right now.  You like marking the place at night and picking up again the next evening.

*You currently have 5 fish (Gigi – still kickin’ from your 3^rd birthday, Stripey/Tigger  - you can’t decide on a name, Sunny, and “the colorfuls.”)

*Part of your birthday gift is piano lessons.  I think you will be really excited, you've been asking for a long time and have learned to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (and are very proud of that.)

*Tonight in the bath you were singing a song in which you bade farewell to your "4's."  It was pretty funny.  You are pretty amazing.  I'm going to return to writing you more often. 

I love you.  I hope you have an amazing birthday.