Peter and His New Presents

Peter likes hanging out on the couch -
kicking, babbling, smiling, and drooling :)
He likes this enormous green frog which we got at the
Eleveld Christmas party. He gets excited when I put it beside him
and he tries to cuddle up with itIn his new Bumbo chair - his head is getting pretty strong
but we want to wait a bit before letting him sit in it on his own Kitty got jealous of all Peter's new toys
so she thought she'd try it out for herselfNow he gets to sit in his new high chair and watch his Mom cook supperI think he likes it!He's not too into smiling for the camera though

Kazillion Pictures

Alright... I just loaded up a kazillion pictures for your viewing pleasure. Unfortunately, they are not in any logical order, and it would take me WAY too long to arrange them so you'll have to just enjoy them as they are! It flips back and forth between 2 months, Peter's baptism, and Christmas time.

Peter at 5 weeksPeter at 5 weeks againAnd at 5 weeks againTwo month photo shootThe Snugli has become a good friend of ours.
Unfortunately, the Snugli and My Back have some disagreements,
but we'll have to ignore those if we want peace for Peter in the housePeter this week (about 9 1/2 weeks old)A few seconds of happy "tummy time" before he realizes he hates laying like thatThis picture is especially for Aunt Lauren, because she wants a preppie nephewAll bundled up in his snowsuit for a walk in our cold Canadian winterCutie BatootieHanging out with Aunt DanielleBig eyes!
Peter getting ready for his baptismOma and PeterPeter is baptizedOur little family
Here we are hanging out with Aunt Danielle again (told you the order was off)And back at the baptism day - you can really tell he's younger here!Grandma and PeterPeter and his Aunt AndreaOh, Peter's getting ready for his baptism againAnd againAnd this is proud Grandma with her two grandsons at Christmas timeOur family again, with Peter's new blanket hand-made by Aunt SarahGrandpa and PeterWhat a cutie! This is cousin RobertHaha, this is back at Peter's baptism, sleeping on the couch at the Bouwer'sAnd, flipping back to Christmas again...family pictureIt was hard to get a good one where Peter wasn't cryingCousin Robert was quite entranced by the lights on the Christmas treeI love this picture! Robert is so cute!Here is the quilt label for the quilt Grandma made for Peter

The next update

Time sure flies! Peter is now a little over two months old, and what a difference two months makes! He seems to change every week. Last week he had his first shots - it was tough at the doctor's office for both Peter and his mom, but thankfully he did not get sick and didn't seem to react to the shots at all. We have been trying to keep a regular routine with him to help him figure out where he is in his day, and it has really helped him figure out when it is bedtime. The last little while, we have been putting him to bed at 9:00 and he falls right asleep! This is quite something, because he has a really hard time falling asleep during the day, so for him to happily go to sleep on his own is fantastic.
We are amazed at how strong he is already! He can hold his head up quite well, and loves to look around, sometimes whipping his head from one side to the other to catch everything that's going on. He also loves to stand, and can support his own weight quite well (the balance thing needs to be worked on yet, but we'll give him a few months for that :) )
A few January pictures for you to enjoy - there are some more Christmas ones on the other computer but it's at school with Mike. I'll try to get them up this week sometime.

Peter and his momPeter's cousin Robert, enjoying a "Farley"Robert, aka "Cookie Monster"Grandpa and Grandma love smothering their grandsons!Proud Grandpa - and Peter, you're not going to be eating those cookies for a few months yet ok?Can we get a smile?Yup, I think so!Sorry, a little fuzzy, it's hard to tell which pictures are the good ones on this computerPeter and his lovely Aunt KarenGetting a bottle from DaddySo, Peter, want to discuss some politics?