This news just in...

...Peter is officially no longer a baby.

I thought Peter was pretty grown up when he stopped using the pacifier recently (although that was accompanied by a few days of screaming for 1 or 2 hours at a time in his crib). I didn't realize that there was another milestone out there that he had not yet reached. He reached it today.

I'm usually a heavy sleeper but I'm coming down with a cold so slept rather fitfully. This morning I woke up when Eddie left the house for work, then fell back to sleep. Sometime later at about 7:15 AM, I awakened again to the sound of Peter whining. Then I heard a door open and close followed by little feet running down the hallway. Startled, I opened my eyes and called out his name and then he appeared in my bedroom doorway. It was almost creepy in my half asleep state to see him, because I wondered if he was real! I was shocked that he had been able to get out of his crib but I hoped that it was a fluke. I changed his diaper and laid him back in the crib with his stuffed R.J. (from "Over the Hedge") and blanket. Perhaps he went back to sleep... I know I did... at any rate he was quiet for about an hour. As a precaution, I closed the hall bathroom door which has a child safety knob cover and put the gate up at the end of the hallway, just in case he escaped and I didn't wake up (though I left my door open so that I'd hear him). At 8:15, I awoke to the sound of Peter's door opening and even without my contacts in, I could make out his blurry little figure emerging from his bedroom. Just to see if he would do it again, I returned him to his crib and shut his door. Less than a minute later, it opened again.

Darn. Apparently Peter has mastered this concept and gone are my days of keeping the little monkey contained in his crib. I'm dreading naptime today!

End of Summer Fun

Here are some photos from August and September that I kept meaning to post here but never did. Too cute not to share even if they aren't very current!

This is Peter's first ice cream cone. He loved it!


Cousin Taryn and Peter in the pool at Mamaw and Papaw's


It's nearly impossible to get Peter and Taryn to look at the camera! This was the best pic we got of them.

Baby Papoose :)

Getting ready to go out to celebrate our third anniversary, one week late due to Liberty's hospitalization.

Liberty's first time swimming!

Peter absolutely loves the water! Someday we'll have to get him a pool...

Liberty being adorable, as usual ;)

Liberty's Hospital Stay

On Monday morning, Liberty was admitted to the hospital. She was having difficulty breathing due to congestion and her heartrate was too fast. She was diagnosed with bronchiolitis and stayed in the hospital until Wednesday afternoon. Now she is at home and doing well!!

Since she was in the hospital when she turned 2 months old, we didn't get any official "2 month" posed pictures, so these will have to do!

Liberty's First Smiles

Today, Liberty had her first conscious smiles. Isn't she precious?!

The Many Faces of Liberty

Here are some close-up shots of Liberty's adorable and very round face!

Perplexed

Shocked

Contemplative

Hungry

Incredulous

Amused

Content

Peter Laughing

Recently we were watching a movie Willow which featured a Brownie (miniature person) falling into a barrel of beer. For some reason Peter found this absolutely hysterical so we played the scene for him several times and each time he saw it he laughed even harder!

Fourth of July

July 4th was Liberty's first full day home from the hospital and a chance to live up to her patriotic name by dressing up in red, white, and blue!

Peter enjoying his rocking horse...
...with much intensity!

Liberty and her Great-Grandma Parker