Category: Pete

Pete has figured out how to crawl.  It’s more like a cross between crawling and the worm, but he is on the move … and nothing is safe!

It’s been about a week since he figured it out, and every day he gets better and better.  And faster.  He is so proud when he reaches his destination – it’s adorable!

How I found Houdini Pete this morning:

I know I say this all the time, but Pete is growing up way too quickly!  I really cannot believe that he is seven months old already.  Pete is so fun to be around and is such a happy little guy.  A cute elderly woman at the grocery store stopped me the other day and very politely asked if she could abduct my baby.  I said no, but of course thanked her for asking first.

Pete does not like to sit still.  Actually, he pretty much hates sitting in general.  He would much prefer to stand up and can bear a lot of weight on those little legs:

Pete laughs all the time, eats solid (baby) food, gets up on all fours and rocks his little bum, scoots himself on the floor (still backwards only) and has two little bottom teeth that poked through this weekend.  He still loves his books and music and is becoming quite a ham.  He seems to know when he’s funny and loves to mimic other people.  He entertains me all day and I just love him so much!

This picture is one of my favorites … he looks like such a little boy.  Where did our baby go?!  I can only imagine what’s in store for us this month but look forward to every minute of it.

Pete tried solid foods for the first time a few weeks ago.  His first adventure into eating was with sweet potatoes.  The doctor had warned that he may only eat a few spoonfuls and not to be concerned.  Pete ate the whole jar.  He loved them:

Carrots, on the other hand, are not his favorite:

It is so fun to watch him try new things!  So far, oatmeal cereal, sweet potatoes, pears and apples are his favorite.  Bananas are suspect and winter squash and carrots don’t make the cut.  Next up are peas – probably my least favorite vegetable, but I’ll try not to pass my bias onto the little man!

Pete’s favorite toy to chew is Sophie the Giraffe.  On Friday, Pete and Sophie met the real thing:

Having a zoo nearby definitely has perks.  Thanks to Amanda, Nia and Lula for inviting us; we had fun and can’t wait to go back!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Love,
Pete Yoda

Thanks to Jodie and Sadie for letting us borrow the costume – we LOVE it!!

Our little man is six months old!!  I truly cannot believe it … he is growing up way too fast and time is passing way too quickly.  Pete is such a fun guy.  He smiles, laughs, babbles indiscriminately saying “ma-ma, da-da, ga-ga, ba-ba”, loves books and music, can crawl/scoot himself around on the floor – but only goes backwards, sits up by himself – for a short time before toppling over, loves to stand up and “walk” and is finally starting to sleep better at night (for the most part)!  He is sometimes shy, sometimes such a little ham and really makes me happier than I ever thought possible.

This picture captures Pete pretty much perfectly.  He is such a wiggle-worm and always on the move.  Most of this photo shoot was spent taking the blocks out of his mouth and putting them back on the floor, or trying to get his feet out of his month.

I wanted to get his onesie in the picture too, but couldn’t capture everything at once.  My cousins Beth and Katie made this for the munchkin and truer words were never spoken!

Here are some of the “outtakes” from our little photo shoot:

Every stage of Pete’s development thus far has been my favorite, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for all of us this month.  First up will be the introduction of solid foods.  Hopefully I’ll have a video to post soon!

Pete’s latest stats: 16 lbs. 14 oz. and just about 26.5 inches!

Pete is constantly trying to stand up and is always moving his legs, so we got him a new toy.  It’s a Jumperoo and he loves it.  I love watching him use it because it just makes him so happy:

Pete also helped celebrate Pat’s birthday this week!  We had a little birthday celebration on Sunday in honor of the big day on Tuesday.

Here are some other random pictures from the week!