Monday, May 24, 2010

8 months for Peter


Here we go again! I have no idea how much Peter weighs or how tall he is. He's wearing 6-9 month and 12 months sized clothes because of his length.

Peter is eating lots of solid foods and has even started finger foods and is feeding himself like a champ. He loves it! He definitely prefers to feed himself so I need to start getting creative and preparing foods that he can eat, other than Cheerios and Gerber Puffs. We're still sticking with mostly fruits and vegetables, a few grains and occasionally meat. Doctors orders were "strictly no dairy" for now!

Peter has 6 teeth. 2 on the bottom, 4 on the top. He cut the top ones about one per week. I hope he's done for a while!

Still no movement! He stays pretty much in whatever position we put him in, unless he rolls over or goes from sitting to his tummy. He loves to stand up when we help him.

His sleep habits are the same. I would love to figure out how to shift his schedule a little later. A 7 pm bedtime for him means that the rest of us have to be back home by 6:30 pm for his sake, and miss out on so much summer-evening fun! Plus, it would be nice it he didn't wake up at 6 am...

He has developed an adorable giggle in response to being tickled! It's such a joy to hear. He notices all kinds of sounds and seems especially intrigued when he hears trucks and motorcycles driving down the street. Our neighbors have all kinds of noisy, manly vehicles and Peter is totally into those sounds!

He's growing so fast and we're so thankful that he's been so healthy. He's such an adorable little boy.

Cora is loving the big sister role. She is so kind with him, usually, and plays with him and tries to make him laugh or smile. It's really fun to watch, even though I know that one day I'll probably be having to explain to her that Peter only needs one mommy!


Cora is outgrowing her daily nap. Friday she said "I'm not tired. Can I just rest in bed with some books?" And this is what I found when I went to check on her 30 minutes later.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Denver Zoo

Last weekend we had a nice family trip to the Denver Zoo. This was Cora's (and Peter's) first time at a zoo. We stayed at the CRC Camp called Long Scraggy Ranch near Conifer. They had a nice two room cabin with a kitchenette and bathroom.
The indoor pool building at the ranch. We enjoyed swimming, even if the water was a little cold...
Peacocks flaunted their plumes all around the zoo.
Nap time for Peter. He was a trooper at the zoo taking turns with Cora in the stroller.
Feeding a Lorikeet or Lorie.
Our friend, the Mandril. Aka "Rafiki".
This big guy gave us a lot of entertainment. When we arrived at his area he was pacing in front of the glass window. Cora sat down with a handful of Teddy Grahams right in front of the window, and Mr. Mandril took a seat right in front of her. She was feeling generous, I guess, so she held out a teddy graham to him. Mr. Mandril swatted at her cracker. Thankfully the glass separated the two little monkeys. Cora was startled at first, and then I think she realized that she was safe and she busted into laughter. Thus began the Zoo's most successful side show of the day. She proceeded to tease him with Teddy Grahams and he responded with swatting, watching her every move and occasionally showing us his very large fangs. Groups of visitors cycled through the exhibit while we sat and had our snack and Cora and the mandril gave a nice little show. Everybody loved it - seeing an animal at a zoo actually do something is a big thrill! We hoped the mandril was just as happy for some entertainment as we were, and that we weren't aggravating him...There were no signs saying "Do not pretend to feed the monkeys" so, as far as we could tell, we weren't breaking any rules!