Ouch!

SO...I guess I spoke too soon-Peter has learned to use his teeth and last night when we were chatting with some friends after dinner and Peter was getting his evening snack he decided to use them...on me!

OUCH is all I have to say!

Let the Teething Begin!

During Alan's break between semesters we went to Iowa to visit his sister (I will get that post up soon), and all in all Peter did great with the long road trip. I did not realize how wonderful he did until the day after we got home. Because out of nowhere one of his bottom teeth started popping up and by the next day his little neighboring tooth appeared as well! As expected he now constantly has something in his mouth to chew on and there is a never ending stream of drool but we are so excited for his new little additions. Thankfully for me, he still hasn't learned how to use his teeth yet! :)

They are a little hard to see but if you enlarge the picture you can see them better!

Crusin'

Because Peter did not like laying on his stomach very much, once he could sit up we started putting him in his walker so he could be in the kitchen with me when I was either cleaning or cooking. His progress from just sitting to cruising has been cute.

He first started out by stomping his feet so hard that he actually propelled himself forward. You would think that it would hurt on our wood floors but he did not seem to mind.

He next learned to lean back and work on his reverse driving skills still stomping to go forwards.

And now he flys around the house like a crash test racecar driver! Not much gets in his way except for the rugs, which is nice! But the look on his face when he sees something that he wants and can actually go get it is priceless! He is loving his freedom and even though my feet have bruises from him coming to say hello I love that he can explore and entertain himself. Now if I can only keep him out of the trash can....

Splish, Splash

So before we were married Alan made me agree to a non-nudity Clause for taking pictures of our children. After much discussion I agreed, thinking that his argument that it would emotionally scar our children was crazy-I have plenty of nudy pictures of me when I was a baby and there is no permanent damage to my social or emotional development! Anyway, I also agreed with the thought that I might be able to persuade him otherwise once we actually had a little one.

Well, we have one now and one of his favorite times of the day is his bath. He is hilarious while bathing. He loves to splash from the moment he hits the water, oblivious to the fact that is is soaking whoever is bathing him and that most of the splashed water hits him square in the face or that the water he is sucking out of his bath rag is dirty-he loves it! I of course wanted to capture this on video for every one's viewing pleasure and after much persuasion convinced Alan that I could do so and keep the family jewels hidden. Enjoy!