Biscuits, Baths, and other things...

We'll when the wee one gets a little fussy we've been giving him biter biscuits for him to gnaw on. The only drawback to this is the complete mess they make. They DO occupy him while we eat, however. So here is the result from last night.

And, of course, after the biscuit must come the bath. And to bathe, you must undress. Daddy seems to make a game out of getting the shirt off and here is the result. I imagine we will be able to fill an album with picture like these. This one I couldn't resist because he looked like an elephant with those big "ears".

After we beat that dead horse with the shirt, Daddy and JHP enjoyed a great game of peek-a-boo.

And finally the bath. We moved him into the big tub this weekend and I think he's really enjoying it. In this picture you can see he was much more interested in the bath mat than in any of his toys.

Oh- and I should mention that JHP is becoming helpful around the house. Well, not really. He's starting to be more vocal about being by himself. And when he gets that way, I try to take him with me around the house. On this occasion, I needed to move the laundry from the washer to the dryer and since the basket was handy that was where he went. He seemed quite comfortable to watch and wait until I was done (taking pictures, that is.)

And if these weren't enough for you, there are always more on the WebAlbums.

He still hasn't crawled yet, but he's making tracks when he wants to. He's mastered the pinwheel move (spinning on his belly). And a couple of times, I've seen him move backwards. Someone at church yesterday told us she heard that was a sign of intelligence. We've thought all along that he was a GENIUS. Now we have evidence! He'll pull to a sitting position and then to standing one (it's a game we play). And you can leave him sit on the floor all by himself to play. Occassionally, he'll fall over when he reaches for something a little too far out of his reach, but never cries when this happens. And sometimes, I think he means to "fall" back to get back to his belly.

Hey, I'm going to make this neat little thing I found on the Web at wordle.net. It's a word cloud creator. I plan to do one with JHP's nicknames. So send me your petnames so I can include them. Once I create one, I'll post it here on the blog.

I didn't forget about the videos. I've downloaded them to the computer and now I need to edit them so as not to bore you to death. Soon, I promise...

-EBP-

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Food firsts!

This was the result when we tried to give him Stage 1 Turkey & Gravy. It looked like cat food to me. So, I wasn't surprised that he wasn't thrilled with it. He kept opening his mouth as wide as possible, I assume, hoping it would fall out. We've got some video that I'll try to get up soon. The face was truly priceless!

On other more positive notes, he really seemed to enjoy the biter biscuit that we gave him last night. It made a large mess, but it was worth it. Lately, he's been really interested in us when we eat. So, when he gets fussy and we're eating, we put him at the table with us in the highchair. He is usually content to watch us eat. Last night we gave him the biscuit while we ate and also gave him a cup with ice cubes in it. As they melt (which is prone to happen even in the air conditioning), he get some water when he turns the cup up. He's getting pretty good at it. Daddy seemed impressed as he hadn't really seen him do that before.

And this morning, I mashed up a really ripe banana and it ate it readily. I was concerned he might not like the texture, but it wasn't an issue.

-EBP-

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Pictures uploaded...

I've uploaded pictures to the WebAlbums. I didn't look at them too closely. So, there might be a few out of focus or shut eyes. I wanted to get them up for you all ASAP. There is a batch that are in poor condition. I have to fix them in photoshop because my white balance was off when I shot them. That explains the yellow-orange cast. I fixed a few, but not all. I will slowly try to fix the rest and replace them. I hope you don't mind wading through them... Enjoy!
-EBP-

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Six Months and counting...

Lounging on the couch with Daddy on my half birthday!

It's hard to believe that JHP is 6 months old! Today in the doctors office we saw a one week old who was about the size of John when he was born. Wow, it so hard to believe he was ever that small. Today he weighed in at 17 lbs. 9 oz. (stripped), 25.5 inches long, and a 44 cm head circumference. Percentiles are 50, 25, and 50, respectively. Dr. T said JHP is looking really healthy and he's pleased within his growth. He heard no discernable murmur, which falls in line with what the cardiologist said. As parents we got a "Keep up the good work!" Yeah!

We took some more pictures before his bath last night. You can tell just how chubby he's getting. Check out the rolls!

I like this one of Dad holding him. He was looking at the mirror in the bathroom.

And John snapped this one of JHP while I was bathing him. A priceless half smile...

JHP's newest thing this last week is that he's discovered his feet/toes are connected to his legs. So when he's on his back, he'll try to grab his toes. If you are changing him, he'll grab his toes to help you and this morning, he had one foot almost to his mouth. Sometimes, he'll grab his right foot and keeps on kicking it. You all know how he loves to kick those feet. They ALWAYS seem to be moving. When he woke up from his nap this afternoon, he was rolling around trying to get that foot. I think the expression on his face explains that he was thinking," She's taking more pictures of me rolling around in here!" This was the last one I took.

I've got more pictures to put up on the WebAlbums, but it probably won't happen until tomorrow!

-EBP-

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"See you in 6 months..."

We went to the cardiologist today for JHP's 3 month checkup. Good news! Dr. J says the holes in the upper chambers are just about closed and the lower ones are real tiny. So we won't go back to him for 6 months. Yeah! Thanks be to God!

They weighed JHP today and he was 17 lbs 12 oz with clothes and a diaper. Wow! I knew he was packing it on! We go see the pediatrician on Monday for his 6 month checkup and shots. Hopefully it won't be too bad, although I do expect to see the lower lip protrude and have to do some consoling.

Our schedule was out of whack today because of the doctor visit. So, I gave him cereal & pears at lunch. He grabbed the spoon, like he occasionally does. Here's one of pics I captured. I can't wait until it gets really messy!

-EBP-

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My, how I love to suck on washcloths!

Well, here's another washcloth picture! This time Daddy was washing his hair and I went to grab the camera to get a picture and when I returned JHP had grabbed the washcloth. I'm not sure the fascination except that maybe it's a security thing.

And here Daddy is giving JHP his first ride on his shoulders. I'm not so sure he enjoyed it, but I'm sure before too long he'll be asking for a ride!

-EBP-

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A request...

I've decided that I am going to compile my posts/comments to this blog into a book at the end of the year (and subsequent years if this goes on). So, I'd like to ask my loyal readers to leave messages for me. Many of you just send emails to me, which is OK, but not preserved with the original content of the post. It's easy to leave a comment. Just click on the "Comments" at the end of the post and then leave one. Hoping to hear from you soon!

Also, I took some pics of JHP sleeping peacefully this morning. I'll be uploading them later today to WebAlbums!
-EBP-

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Waiting on a visitor...

As my mom suggested, we spent Tuesday waiting on a visitor. TS Ed showed up but was not in spectacular form, which really didn't bother me AT ALL. Daddy was home with us and we spent the time just doing nothing. Daddy did take some pictures of me and JHP after I told him he needed to pick up the camera more. There are few pics of me because I'm ALWAYS behind the camera. Anyway, here's one I like. Just an everyday pic of me and the babe. There are more, of course. See them all on the WebAlbums.

Tuesday night Daddy had bathing duties and I was out of the bathroom doing something else. I heard Daddy laughing so I went to see what it was about. I remembered to grab the camera and good thing I did. You know from seeing past pics that JHP has a thing about washcloths. He sticks everything in his mouth these days, including the washcloth. Well, it started with him being upended in the tub and it ended with a fight between Daddy and JHP for the washcloth. JHP won and insisted on washing his own mouth out with soap. Here's the fight captured. The rest of the pics are on the WebAlbums.

This next picture is for my BFF. Way back, John and I babysat Andrew when he was a few months older than JHP is now. We were fooling around before bed and snapped a picture on Barbara's camera of Andrew with the honeypot on his head. I forgot to tell Barbara and later when she discovered the picture, I'm not so sure she was amused. Here's the Pitcher version with the same honeypot.

JHP is getting really strong and his balance is getting better. We are practicing sitting up everyday. He will pull himself up to a sitting position with a little help from us and is working on staying in the position for a few seconds before losing his balance. This morning I was playing with him on the bed and snapped some shots of him sitting up by himself.

And the last picture captures a great moment between JHP and Daddy. JHP is all about faces these days. Here he's got a close up look (and hold) of Daddy!

I guess we did do alot in the last couple of days: take pictures. I hope you enjoy what I've uploaded!

-EBP-

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