Day Nine

To avoid going to sleep Parker asked to have a book read to him. When he picked two out, I told him he had to pick one. He looked at me and said, "When this one all done, then this one." I repeated to him "Pick one." To which he replied, "When this one all done, then this one." And I said, "No pick one." He looked directly at me and starting speaking slowly and clearly, as if to make sure I understood, "When this one all done, then this one." It was then I realized he was doing a pitch perfect imitation of me when I am getting impatient and am trying to explain things to him in words that he can understand. It was clear that he thought I was clueless and was trying to explain to me that we'd be reading the second book when the first one was "all done." Message received, Parker, tonight we will be reading two books. I can't wait until he attempts sarcasm.