Friday, April 4, 2008

6 Month Update

Andrew took Peter to the doctor on Monday for his 6 month checkup. He is now just over 16 pounds and 27 inches long. He's a healthy, growing boy! The 5 shots were rough for both Peter and Daddy, so they went to the store and bought a new toy afterwards. Thanks to our friend Rebecca for letting us try her daughter's Jumpster before purchasing our own. Peter LOVES it!















The introduction of solids is also going well. When Peter was born, I decided that my goal would be to exclusively breastfeed him until he was 6 months old. We reached that goal last Friday, so we started rice cereal on Saturday. He wasn't too sure at first, but now he seems to be enjoying it. When I start feeding him, he doesn't really care for the thick texture. However, as time goes on, the mixture becomes more runny. I think it's the enzymes in the breastmilk that cause that, but it's working well for us. He takes a few bites of the thicker texture (which is good for getting him used to it), and then he gets the rest at a texture he prefers. Yet another wonderful thing about breastmilk. :) Now our goal is to continue breastfeeding until he's a year old as we slowly add various foods to his diet.

Six months has meant new freedom for Peter as he is sitting up on his own!!! He still falls over from time to time, but he can sit up for quite a long time without toppling over. I just give him a few toys, and he is one happy little boy.


We also visited the park for the first time last weekend. Peter had a great time sliding and swinging. I know that this will be a favorite place to hang out this summer when we have so much tim to spend together.

Remember when...


Time flies...

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

A New Cousin!!!


My younger brother Jonathan and his wife Amy had a baby girl tonight. We are so excited for them!
Camille June Beeler
April 1, 2008
6 lbs, 12 oz
18.5 inches long

Sunday, March 30, 2008

6 Month Portraits

Peter and I spent the first part of Saturday morning at Portrait Innovations, a WONDERFUL photography studio in Austin. They did a fantastic job taking his picture. They took around 50 pictures, but I managed to narrow it down to 8 poses. These are the poses that we have prints of...








And these are a few cute ones, but we didn't get prints of them.





Saturday, March 29, 2008

Friday, March 28, 2008

6 Months Ago Today...



6 months ago today, our sweet baby boy was born. Everyone told me that time would fly - they were not kidding!!! It's hard to believe that Peter has already been with us for 6 months. He has grown so much. He smiles all the time, he reaches up for me to pick him up, he loves playing with toys, he puts EVERYTHING in his mouth, and he is sitting up on his own.

Peter goes to the doctor on Monday with Daddy, so we'll have updated height and weight then. Until then, enjoy some pictures of our very photogenic child. He tried to eat the camera today, so it was a crazy photo session...



Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Step 2

Purchase rice cereal.