Pete will be four months this weekend. He went in for his checkup and is currently 12 lb 12 oz, and 25 in. long. He's growing and doing very well. Pete is doing what typical four month old does. He can roll from his tummy to his back. He likes to bring things to his mouth and suck on them. He lifts his head well, and he loves to stand. We have been giving Pete little tastes of things for a couple of weeks (mushed rice / pasta) and thought we would test out rice cereal. We were surprised at how well Pete ate and how much he ate his first time. Pete loves to go on babbling rants lately and gives the sweetest giggles when he wants. Pete isn't always smiles and cooes; he's not the best nap taker (he's got a noisy sister, and loves to be held rather than put down for naps), and Pete sometimes gets fussy when he is nursing. (It takes me back to Kendal's days of sever acid reflux and i'm just hoping he's not getting that himself). Kendal loves him a ton, but has some issues; we're still working with her on things like Pete cannot eat our food, we need to be softer with Pete, or reminding her Pete cannot do some of the things we do.
We've had some great blue sky days lately, unfortunately the cold weather is coming. So we're trying to fit in some outdoor time on the sunny / warmer days. We played at the park this week with a couple of ward boys that are near Kendal's age. She had fun, and thinks any time we go to the park her friends should be there too. I would like to play in our yard more but it's littered with deer scat every few feet. We had 14 deer in our yard at one time this week (guess that really means hunting season is in full swing, and these buggers know they're safe in city limits : / )
Halloween is coming up and Kendal is so excited because she gets to be a butterfly (I sewed her up some wings and she loves wearing them around). Pete was going to be a pumpkin, but with limited stores to help complete the costume he'll be a bear because he has a jacket with bear ears on it. (I'll make sure to post pictures at Halloween : )
Casey is enjoying work, and it's keeping him quite busy. His once easy tech hour keeps getting projects added to it, he's now helping with senior projects, he still has to build his curriculum / lessons weekly, and basketball season starts in two weeks.
The leaves are changing around here it's quite nice. I'm enjoying our fall weather (getting used to using a wood stove every day), and looking forward to the next few months of family visits around the holidays!
Pictures below:
-Kendal giving a sweet smile
-Pete getting used to the high chair (we put him in it at meals, he loves looking at us and getting tastes of food from Dad)
-Pete sporing his USU shirt (Kendal didn't fit into that shirt till she was closer to six months). Casey is very Pro USU here; not just because he went there and likes the school but because every one around here is very big on U of I
-Kendal sleeping with her beloved duck, and Minnie Mouse ears on (when i tried to take the ears off of her she woke up and said "no Mom this is my night cap", pulled the ears back on and went back to sleep).
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