Saturday, June 22, 2013

Melt my heart

Just a few pictures from the last week. I love the up close ones of Peter because they are the "faces of Peter" that are hard to capture on film, but the faces that I love so much!

In the beco, backpack style for the first time.  Not sure I love this (says mom).  It was cool, but I think I like the frame pack better.
Let me out!

Loves the gate.
Hurry up cookies!

Watching mommy make chocolate chip cookies

He LOVES his big teddy bear



My favorite


So inquisitive



Learning how to make banana pancakes with daddy after going on an early morning run with dad so mommy could sleep in!


Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Burley Boy video


Here is the video that we made after taking Peter on his first ride in the BURLEY trailer!

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Oh Daddy-o!

Happy Father's Day!  Peter, Jake and I had the best weekend.  We relaxed at home, took Peter swimming, took Peter on his first ride in the Burley trailer, made banana pancakes and had dinner with Peter's two grandpas AND his great grandpa.  What a lucky lad.  Jake and I even got to go mountain biking this morning.  Reminding me that 1) I am a wimp and a pansy and 2) I need to get out on my mountain bike more and build some confidence!  Jake is a great coach and teacher though - gave me lots of tips.  I feel so lucky to have so many great "dads" in my life.  My dad, my father in law and my husband. 


Riding in the Burley trailer with Daddy over DeFazio bridge!

I had so much fun! 

Grandpa (and grandma) played with me at Oakshire Brewery Public house while mommy and daddy drank refreshments ;o)  I spilled cheerios ALL over the floor!

Fun with daddy and grandpa!

Peter and great grandpa Darrell!

Grandpa Jay, Daddy, Peter and Grandpa Bill
Happy Father's Day!



Saturday, June 15, 2013

10 months

Peter is 10 (almost 10.5) months now and he is a mover and a shaker!  He started crawling about a month ago and he cannot sit still.  Can't change his diaper, can't leave him alone for even a second.  We are even more exhausted, but it's so fun!  Below are some of the latest pics from the month.














My Great Grandma is a Tough ol' Swede

This past weekend we went up to Tacoma to visit my grandma (and Peter's great grandma) Millie.  She had open heart surgery exactly 1mo. ago.  She is back at home and working with her PT on exercises and building back her endurance and energy.  Peter and my mom cheered her on all day Saturday while I went to my first cont. ed PT class (since having Peter) on Saturday.  Keep up the good work Grandma - go go go!  We also got to meet up with my friend Abbie and Cyrus from Univ. of Puget Sound and their son Henry.  It was so nice to catch up with them.  Then Uncle Skip and Aunt Janice came over too!

Go Great Grandma!
Hanging out with my UPS buddy Abbie and her son Henry (believe it or not, Peter is 3mo younger than Henry - but he looks like a tank compared to H!)

Playing with Uncle Skip

Taking a car/driving break (Tacoma-->Eugene)



Damn that diaper

Today I had three funny mishaps.

1) This morning when I picked Peter up out of his crib, I noticed that he had soaked through his diaper and his PJs were wet. I undressed him, took off his diaper and set him on the ground for a second.  Seriously, just a few seconds!  I turned to grab a new diaper to put him in and I heard the sound of water pouring on the carpet.  Sure enough, Peter was sitting there peeing on the carpet.  At first I didn't realize what happened b/c the spot where he was sitting was perfectly dry when I lifted him up.  Alas - he is a boy and his wet spot was about 2ft in front of him.  Hah!  Cracked me up. 

2) Peter is so wiggly and squirmy right now that it is nearly impossible to change his diaper. We have been trying to use mostly cloth diapers, including a mix of indian pre-fold cotton classic diapers and covers, bumgenious fleecy cool stuffable diapers (love these, 4.0 series I think) and some Flip diaper/covers.  Today I officially gave up on the indian pre-fold cotton diapers.  There is no way I can get that babe to sit still long enough to get one on! I'm all about the easy stuffable Bumgenius diapers these days.

"Come on Peter!" 

"What mom?"
Impossible.  I'm done with the pre-folds

Hahahahahaha

3) Speaking of cloth diapers........So we bought this "sprayer' that you hook up to the toilet and then you can spray the solid poop off into the toilet and keep most of it there vs. in your washing machine.  This sprayer has turned into the most ridiculous, messiest device.  Instead of it making life cleaner and easier, it just sprays the crap all over the wall b/c the water pressure is so hard!  I don't know if we are doing something wrong or don't have it set up right, but I will barely turn the knob to turn it on and the second I touch the button - boom/spray!!  All over the wall (no picture ;o).  And so my morning began...........

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Baby Proofing

Baby Proofing: Our house and Peter's head!


This is a cabinet filled with fun baby safe things to play with, but we didn't want him to smash his fingers when he closed it. Hence the thread spool that is velcro'd to the wall.



Peter's first helmet (not for inside the house, seriously people).

So far he doesn't seem to hate it. 

We got a new Burley bike trailer!  It works as a stroller too