Almost Crawling

I still have to go through all the videos (and I will go through them), but here is a quick one that I got today. Peter doesn't like to perform for the camera, so he's a little shy, but here he is getting  up on his hands and knees.

I do hope to get the rest of my videos organized soon.

Bananas, Sweet Potatoes and Apples. Oh My!

Peter now has a few more foods under his belt (and all over his face, head, hands...). He likes apples and sweet potato, but absolutely loves banana. He still gets so excited when we put him in his high chair and take out his bib, he knows what is coming next. He is also very helpful, and will grab the spoon and put it in his mouth. This might be making it a messier process, but it makes him so happy. It's slow adding new foods, since we have to be so careful of allergies, but I can't wait until we have some more options, and can begin mixing them together.

It's banana!

Last week was also Peter's first trip into the city on Metro North. The two of us went in to help Christine pick out her wedding dress. Peter did great on the train, and seemed to enjoy his walk down to Kleinfeld's. Luckily, I used the Maclaren, since it started to rain (actually, pour), and we have a rain cover. We did have an explosive diaper issue in the dressing room (for the record, they apparently have changing stations in the bathroom, which I did not know before I changed him). Peter also took his first trip on the subway (it was raining that hard when we left), and fell asleep on the way home. Overall, it was a very good trip.

It was a very long day.

He is also minutes away from crawling. He got up on his hands and knees on Sunday, but I was unable to get a picture since the camera was just out of my reach. He has done it a few times since then (including this morning pictured below). I cannot believe how much and how fast he is growing up.

Getting so close!

Happy Six Month!

I cannot believe that it has already been six months. It seems like just last week he was the tiny baby dwarfed by his car seat. Now he is getting so big, that he has almost graduated to the convertible car seat (which is in Nana and PopPop's basement waiting to be installed).

Peter is sitting on his own now, and doesn't like to lay down at all anymore. Everything seems much more interesting to him from his new vantage point. He still isn't quite crawling, but he does inch-worm his way forward to get something that he wants. He also is almost up on his hands and knees (you can just see the determination in his face when he tries). I really don't think that it will be that long before he is on the move.

Peter is also taking to eating like a champ. So far, he's only had the rice cereal, but we are going to add some fruit this weekend (probably banana), and some veggies after that. He just gets so excited when I put him in the high chair and set up to feed him. I'm really looking forward to trying new foods with him.

We still don't have any progress on "dada" yet, even though we both say it to him all the time. At one point, he did say "da", and I think that he is holding out just to drive Geoff nuts.

We've also been meeting some new people and making some new friends. We've gone to a couple of "Mommy and Me" classes around town, and discovered the new children's room at the library. In fact, we'll probably be playing the the Sock Gazebo at the library when the weather really starts to get bad.

Here are some pictures from the October album, which I will be updating throughout the month. I wasn't able to get as many as I usually do, Peter just wasn't interested in sitting still and smiling.

A New Link to Vote

I've added a link on the side to vote for Peter. Don't forget that you can vote every day. ;)

A Trip to the Doctor

Peter had his six month appointment this morning. He continues to grow well, even with the allergy. He is now 17 pounds 12 ounces and 28 1/4 inches long, keeping him in the 75th and 95th percentiles. He did get two shots, but he took them very well, and was back to smiles before we even left the office.

Peter's Eating

For the first time this weekend, Peter got to try solid food. I had originally wanted to start with a vegetable, but with the issues that he's been having with allergies, we stuck with rice cereal. He loved it, couldn't get enough. I am really looking forward to when we get to start with some fruits or veggies, which will probably be next weekend. But for now, here are some pictures.

Vote for Peter!

Peter has been entered into the Gerber Generations contest. You can vote once per day per computer and email address. While I obviously think that he is awesome, we need to get votes, so feel free to spread the word.

Peter's ID is 147330, and he is in the yellow category.

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