October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween from our little lobster!

(as it turns out . . .he's not such a little lobster . . . we had to alter the costume this evening by cutting leg holes since Peter no longer fits in the costume we bought 3 weeks ago!)
Passing out candy with Daddy YUMMMMMMY!

And just to show what a big boy Peter is . . .sitting up all on his own . . . he can't stay up for very long, but he's working on it

He just loves those rings!

October 29, 2011

Could he be any cuter? I don't think so!

We just love this little guy so much . . . it is awesome to watch him grow and discover the world around him . . .

October 28, 2011

This is what happens when the washing machine dies . . . a mountain of laundry after the new machine arrives . . . Peter did have fun "climbing" the clean laundry!

October 27, 2011

October 24, 2011

Happy Fall!

October 22, 2011

A Day in the Life of our 5 MONTH OLD!!!!! Good Morning!

I Like to Roll Around on my changing table . . . DANGEROUS!

I REALLY like to be naked!

Super Serious Peter

I just learned to suck my thumb . . . I haven't figured out that it is more comfortable to close my fist though . . .

Hello World . . .

Time for my morning exercises

Is that sausage over there? Breakfast with Mommy and Daddy . . . looking a little concerned

Turns out . . . the concerned look was valid . . . time for a wardrobe change!

Incognito

Time for a walk . . . A Swing and Rings . . . what could be better?

This rolling over thing is for the birds

I like to practice standing up

Nap #1

Music with Mommy

Nap #2

Dinner!

Time for a Ride

Oops . . . had to make a pit stop!

Last Call . . .

I'm off to dreamland now and Daddy won't let Mommy take pictures of me while I am asleep . . . be assured that I am cute when I sleep in my crib, too :)

October 18, 2011

Tummy Time is the best . . .until you do a face plant directly into your rings . . . OUCH!

I didn't have the heart to take pictures after the "incident" . . . let's just say there were LOTS of tears and that Mommy now can discern the "that really hurts" cry :(
I'm feeling better now . . . Mommy gives good snuggle!

I'm pretty sure . . . .

that I need a nap . . .

ok, I'm convinced . . . I'll just go to sleep right here!

October 15, 2011

I thought I would start out this blog with a smiley picture of Peter . . . he is such a happy little guy . . . and patient and quiet and well, just perfect . . . we found out just how perfect our little man is on Wednesday morning when we had an emergency 3 am visit from the ambulance. Brad passed out and stopped breathing. He hit the sink on the way down and banged up his head and neck, causing a concussion. Several hours in the emergency room later (where Peter hardly made a peep . . . he ate, slept, had a couple of diaper changes and charmed all the medical staff that came in to check on Daddy) . . . after a CAT scan, EKG, and thousands (according to Brad) of blood tests it was determined that Brad's heart was in a fib (atrial fibrillation - which basically means his heart was racing and irregular - the cardiologist explained that his internal pacemaker wasn't working) and he had a pretty severe "head bonk." Right about the time of diagnosis, Kurt & Whitney arrived to take Peter home. Brad was admitted to the telemetry (cardiac) floor of the hospital. Aunt Whitney (Uncle Kurt, too)was able to take care of Peter all day until Grandma & Grandpa arrived to spend the night so I could stay at the hospital with Brad . . . normally, the treatment for a fib is blood thinners (but due to the head bonk, he could not have)after several more tests, it was determined that they would try a non-blood thinning medication to get Brad's heart back in rhythm. Thankfully, after about 6 hours, the medication worked and his heart went back into sinus rhythm. Had the medication not worked, he would have had to have his heart shocked back into rhythm (and yes, that works just like you see it on tv - he would have been anesthetized though). So, we are very happy that the meds worked. He has to visit the cardiologist regularly, but hopefully the daily meds prescribed will keep this from happening again.

Now, back to the cutey . . . Thanks for letting me use your Bumbo, Mac & Bennett

Grandma, I love you, but you have got to stop calling me "Dolly"

I Love My Aunt Whitney

Aunt Whitney, I am NOT a Dolly!

Smiles during playtime with Aunt Whitney

I'm so happy, my Daddy is home!

October 11, 2011

October 5, 2011

Pete is such a happy, smiley little guy . . . . he is becoming so interactive which we love . . . in fact, sometimes he can't even decide what he wants to play with!