Peter has specific things that he finds funny.
Mommy has discovered that boogitty boogitty boogitty will make him squeal with joy. Every time.
Daddy has discovered that boogitty boogitty boogitty will get him a look of "what the heck are you doing? Wacko" Every time.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
When will the teasing end?
25-30 years ago our family walked into church a little late, in our father's day best, right up to the front. They were already singing the first song. Before we could get the hymnals opened to the right page, the song ended. And the minister gave the benediction and the sevice ended. Followed by a roar of laughter.
My church does service an hour early in the summer (10 instead of 11).
We start on Father's day. Every year people make a point to remind us specifically. Still.
I was a little late, but we have a baby. Mom and Dad weren't there when we strolled in. During the second song I snuck out and called them. Dad answered the home phone. I asked "did you forget something?" We laughed as he went to tell mom. They made it for the last song :)
The teasing probably won't stop soon.
My church does service an hour early in the summer (10 instead of 11).
We start on Father's day. Every year people make a point to remind us specifically. Still.
I was a little late, but we have a baby. Mom and Dad weren't there when we strolled in. During the second song I snuck out and called them. Dad answered the home phone. I asked "did you forget something?" We laughed as he went to tell mom. They made it for the last song :)
The teasing probably won't stop soon.
Father's day
Tera and the girls (their father couldn't come up this weekend) joined Peter and I at church for Father's day. We then went out for dinner with some of the people from church, and my dad.
A nice, relaxing day.
A nice, relaxing day.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Kaaahhhnnnn!
Peter has been doing this thing where he holds his hand out, palm up and growls / grunts at it. It sounds a lot like Shatner in the Wrath of Kahn.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
you swine
Swine flu has made it to the girls' school. All the confirmed cases (8) are in the middle school, which has hallways that connect to the high school. The schools remain open. The number of students out with flu-like symptoms went from 58 Friday to 31 on Monday. The last 2 days we didn't let the girls take the bus, and the middle school student got picked up right after the final she had.
Had a roll over today!
Peter has rolled from his back to his front and just this week his front to his back, usually un-noticed. Today Diana, Tera and I watched him roll from his back to belly, we started to cheer, but he kept right on going, all the way back to his back! We cheered louder :-)
Friday, June 12, 2009
too much fun
I put Peter on his belly this morning for a little tummy time while I got ready for work. He usually does less than five minutes before complaining, but I got close to 10 this morning and still no complaints. I went back to check on him and he's playing quietly, on his back!
Last night I watched while he grabbed his sock and pulled. In a couple of tries he had it completely off. Seconds later it was in his mouth :)
Peter woke Tera up for a little snack around 5 am! If some inconsiderate jerk hadn't woke her up with his snoring at around 3 it would have been another solid night's sleep.
Bad Dan
Last night I watched while he grabbed his sock and pulled. In a couple of tries he had it completely off. Seconds later it was in his mouth :)
Peter woke Tera up for a little snack around 5 am! If some inconsiderate jerk hadn't woke her up with his snoring at around 3 it would have been another solid night's sleep.
Bad Dan
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
ahh sweet, sweet sleep
we put Peter to bed about 9 and he quietly fussed a little while. When my alarm went off at 5:30 he was still asleep! He finally woke about 6:30 with some quiet calling. Yay!
if only I had been able to get to sleep at a reasonable time.
if only I had been able to get to sleep at a reasonable time.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Grandparents > babysitter
Mom and Dad watched Peter while the girls and I when to the track banquet. They took the baby for walks, fed him changed the diaper AND did the dishes! That last one is my mostly job, so I really appreciate them.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Mr. Cranky pants
Peter's been pretty fussy and not sleeping well the last couple days. Probably teething (toothing?) related. It's a good excuse to hold the baby, but he'd rather daddy walk him. My arms thank the daddy pack.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
one, ah, ah, ah
I was helping distract Peter while Tera put lotion on his belly. He grabbed my hand and stuck my thumb in his mouth. As he is gumming away, I noticed a slight grating sensation on my thumbnail. Sure enough, there is a little glimmer of white on the lower front gum line. Not quite a tooth yet, but definitely a tooth wanna be.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Catching up - Peter
Smiles - Peter loves to smile, he does it often. Sometimes just seeing family from across the room is enough to light him up.
Giggles - it's pretty easy to coax a giggle out of Pete, sometimes even a full out laugh.
Talking/rasberries - Peter does a lot of vocalization. Especially when he wants attention.
Spinning - Peter can and at least daily does spin. On his back and on the activity mat or in the crib he can spin 90 or 180 without too much trouble.
Rolls - Peter sticks his feet straight up, they fall to one side, and we have a baby on his side. He does this all the time. He can get back to his back easily. He also seems to choose which side he wants to be on.
Flip - One time Peter got from his side to his belly. We didn't see how he did it, we just noticed that he had done from back to belly. He still doesn't like belly time much.
Toes - Peter has them and loves to play with them. He can grab one with both hands or both with one. We even saw him with his foot touching his forehead. That must come from Tera because I would need surgery for that to happen.
Sick - Peter caught a cold either from daycare or his sisters. Coughing / boogies. He also started occaisionally making this loud wheezing noise about the same time while breathing in through his mouth.
Dr. - The wheezing must be for fun. Lungs are clear, phem is too, so nothing to worry about. Peter at almost 5 1/2 months is 18.5 pounds. He was on his best behavior, so the nurse took him down to the nurses station to show off what a cutie he is. All smiles for the Dr. when he came in. He was impressed at Peter's ability to grab his toes, that doesn't usually happen for another month.
Giggles - it's pretty easy to coax a giggle out of Pete, sometimes even a full out laugh.
Talking/rasberries - Peter does a lot of vocalization. Especially when he wants attention.
Spinning - Peter can and at least daily does spin. On his back and on the activity mat or in the crib he can spin 90 or 180 without too much trouble.
Rolls - Peter sticks his feet straight up, they fall to one side, and we have a baby on his side. He does this all the time. He can get back to his back easily. He also seems to choose which side he wants to be on.
Flip - One time Peter got from his side to his belly. We didn't see how he did it, we just noticed that he had done from back to belly. He still doesn't like belly time much.
Toes - Peter has them and loves to play with them. He can grab one with both hands or both with one. We even saw him with his foot touching his forehead. That must come from Tera because I would need surgery for that to happen.
Sick - Peter caught a cold either from daycare or his sisters. Coughing / boogies. He also started occaisionally making this loud wheezing noise about the same time while breathing in through his mouth.
Dr. - The wheezing must be for fun. Lungs are clear, phem is too, so nothing to worry about. Peter at almost 5 1/2 months is 18.5 pounds. He was on his best behavior, so the nurse took him down to the nurses station to show off what a cutie he is. All smiles for the Dr. when he came in. He was impressed at Peter's ability to grab his toes, that doesn't usually happen for another month.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Catching up - Life talk
Deck - My father-in-law was going to help me replace the weathered deck boards and weak railings on the front steps / deck. I started to remove the skirting and Tera sent some pictures to him. Based on the pictures we've had some other knowledgeable people check the supports out and they agree: the deck should be falling apart. It is in fact rock solid, but no one believes it, even while standing on it. That will make the project much more expensive.
Storage - My plan to put a second shed on the property has been revised. We couldn't decide where the best place to put on is. No place is ideal. The original shed has some issues. We need to do some small repairs on it (doors don't work right, some of the T-111 needs repair / replacing). So we are thinking about a bigger shed in the same place. If we do a pole barn style instead of the kit I was going to buy it shouldn't be too much more.
Tera - Is back to work. It's been hard on her, and Peter got sick week #2 in daycare, but he seems OK with the travel and daycare.
Rachel's Room - Grammy and Poppa came down and put tile / carpet in her room. It came out great!
Tera's Dad with my brother's help replaced the chimney on the porch with sky light. Even at dusk or clouds it looks there is a light on.
Tera and her mom organized the porch so it can be used as a dining room.
Gazebo - it's huge (12' diameter). The weather hasn't cooperated much since we got it done. but it should end up as a nice place to hang out.
Happy Valenties day, birthday, anniversary and Father's day from Tera! Dad and I put together the grill Tera got me. It's really nice. Ran out of gas the first time we used it, but we were almost done.
Weeding - there are a lot of nice flowers hidden under years of weeds. Tera has spent a huge amount of time working on the flowerbed reclaimation project. Her mom, the girls and I have helped some, but she's done most of the work.
Storage - My plan to put a second shed on the property has been revised. We couldn't decide where the best place to put on is. No place is ideal. The original shed has some issues. We need to do some small repairs on it (doors don't work right, some of the T-111 needs repair / replacing). So we are thinking about a bigger shed in the same place. If we do a pole barn style instead of the kit I was going to buy it shouldn't be too much more.
Tera - Is back to work. It's been hard on her, and Peter got sick week #2 in daycare, but he seems OK with the travel and daycare.
Rachel's Room - Grammy and Poppa came down and put tile / carpet in her room. It came out great!
Tera's Dad with my brother's help replaced the chimney on the porch with sky light. Even at dusk or clouds it looks there is a light on.
Tera and her mom organized the porch so it can be used as a dining room.
Gazebo - it's huge (12' diameter). The weather hasn't cooperated much since we got it done. but it should end up as a nice place to hang out.
Happy Valenties day, birthday, anniversary and Father's day from Tera! Dad and I put together the grill Tera got me. It's really nice. Ran out of gas the first time we used it, but we were almost done.
Weeding - there are a lot of nice flowers hidden under years of weeds. Tera has spent a huge amount of time working on the flowerbed reclaimation project. Her mom, the girls and I have helped some, but she's done most of the work.
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