so many things

Peter will be 6-months-old tomorrow and so much is going on! This is a great time. He can entertain himself for small stretches -- but still stays where put.

His well baby visit went fine. He weighed 19.5 lbs and measures 27" putting him in the 75th percentile for height and weight.

Today he discovered the joy of splashing in the bath.

Yesterday while Peter was sitting in his high chair, he grabbed the table cloth off the table and pulled the whole thing in his lap-- including the pad and the napkin holder with all the napkins. He was very pleased. See above.

Yesterday he was also able to put his toes in his mouth for the first time.

Last week he started sitting so well! He's very straight and he really only falls when he reaches for something way out of his reach. Look at the difference between his sitting at 6 month vs. at 3 months:

Sunday, he rode in the shopping cart for the first time. Very cool. Now, I can get rid of the infant car seat. Woohoo!

Two weeks ago we went to California to visit my folks. Peter sure enjoyed the warm weather and playing with his Mimi and his Papa, who is very creative and funny. We have lots of California pics which include riding the train at Griffin Park, swimming in Mimi & Papa's pool and driving the big, red car. See below.

We've also been playing with food. We started doing this because he was watching us like a hawk whenever we ate. At first, he seemed happy enough to get to play with a spoon-- no actual food was necessary. Now, it depends on his mood. He may cry if you don't give him food, he may just play with the spoon or he may continue to play with his toys and not notice adult mealtime. You never can tell. Drinking is another story. I CAN'T take a drink without him begging. Though, most of the time he's happy to just put his mouth on my Nalgene bottle without actually getting in water.

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