Laughing

Pete's really into laughing now-a-days, and Claire seems to be the best motivator for this. Joe got this movie on his still camera. Sorry for the shakiness - a hazard when the camera man laughs and the subject moves up and down because of it.

Latest Family Photo

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Thought we'd share the latest family photo with y'all.

On the bridge

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This picture was taken on our walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. While we had checked the distance and weather to make sure it would be okay for Claire, we neglected to think of the traffic noise and how it would impact our littlest ears.

Pete started crying -- from both noise and probably hunger -- almost as soon as we stepped onto the bridge proper; so I ended up carrying him pretty much the entire way across, even after he eventually fell asleep (several attempts to put him back in the stroller -- even after he'd been sound asleep -- failed miserably).

I'm guessing the tongue in this picture should've been a tip-off that he was definitely hungry. Whoops.

Didja hear the one about...?

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Big Sister is watching

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Claire is a great big sister to Pete. She's very willing to help us by watching him, throwing away diapers, playing with him when he's fussy, reading him stories, and even cleaning up when he spits up. He's lucky to have her, and so are we.

Really, he's that tasty

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In this picture, Adelle is demonstrating the typical reaction one has when seeing Pete's body parts. This would be the "juicy fat thigh," as Wendy calls it.

Notice, of course, that Pete is more or less relaxed, and almost asleep, during this tipping/eating maneuver. Poor thing is so used to it now.

Givin' 'em away like candy

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Yup, Pete continues to be a happy baby. The woman who owns his daycare, Maria, marvels at how happy he is. Aside from when he's hungry or scared, Pete is open-eyed, curious, excited, and happy.

Bigtime happy. Smiling almost all the time, and you can even bring him back from the scared-cry by smiling at him. He'll stop, think about it for a minute, and then smile back at you like a cheshire cat with amnesia. "What? I was crying a minute ago? Why? Well, I don't remember, and you don't know. So let's get back to smiling, okay?"