One Quick Video

I still have to go through the videos and get them out, but I just quickly wanted to share this one that I just took. Hopefully, over this week I'll be able to organize the rest of the videos.

He Found His Thumb!

I have been meaning to update here more, and I am going to try to be better. If you want to read more about the places that we are going and things we are doing, check out our other blog, In Our Life, and you will hear about the zoo, birthdays and (upcoming) trips. There are also a lot more pictures and albums over there.

While he still seems to enjoy sticking his entire fist into his mouth, Peter has discovered the joys of sucking on his thumb. In fact, he will sometimes choose the thumb over his pacifier!

He is also getting much better at sitting up on his own, and he loves the applause that we give him when he sits up without supporting himself on his hands. He is a spinning machine when he is surrounded by his toys on the floor, and you can see in his face that he is trying very hard to figure out how to move forward. I don't think that it will be very long before he crawls.

While he still doesn't know what it means, he says "mama" all the time. Actually, he is showing his English side and saying "mummummummum". We are trying to work on "dada" so that Geoff doesn't feel left out.

That's a quick update, although I have a feeling that we won't be updating again until our six month doctor's appointment. (When did it get to six months?!)

Happy Five Month!

I know that it's been a month since I've updated, and I meant to do it more. I'm hoping that this month I will be better. I still have a ton of videos to go through and post.

Peter is really growing, and getting closer to being a mobile baby every day. He is constantly rolling over on to his tummy now, and he does it quickly. Even though I know that he can roll back, I've seen him do it, he cries for Geoff and I to help him. It doesn't seem like it will be too much longer before he starts crawling.

Peter is also getting much better at sitting, and has started to support himself with his hands. Although recently, he has been much more interested in his feet, which seems to make him fall over. He tries to sit up when he is in the bouncer or his car seat. I fear that this means that I should put him into the main stroller instead of the car seat, but I'm going to miss looking at him while we are out walking. He loves to stand on my lap, and needs less support than I would have thought in order to stay upright.

He is also expanding his vocabulary, and has started to say "mama", not that he knows what it means yet. I've been trying to get this on video, but I have not yet been successful. Peter does not like to perform for the video camera (and he knows when it is on).

Here are some pictures from the September album, which I will continue to update throughout the month.

Has It Really Been a Month Already?

Before the dreaded s-h-o-t-s

This morning Geoff and I took Peter to his five month appointment. In the past month, he has gained half a pound, putting him at 17 pounds 4 ounces, and grew one inch, making him 28 inches long. This now puts him the 75th percentile for weight, and the 95th for height. The doctor was happy that he seems to be pushing a lot of the six month milestones. We also talked about when to start solids, and we are going to be taking our cues from Peter, but it could be before our appointment next month!