Peter--still here!

We are thoroughly enjoying Peter. He is a great baby. He eats very well. He's sleeping very well through the days and nights. He's making good diapers. And...well, that's about all he's doing. He looks really cute.
The girls came back to much appreciation. It's great to have the whole family together. The girls dote on Peter all the time, even if he's sleeping. They like to rock him and poke him in the face. They also like to tell us when he's crying, even if we're holding him.
It's been pretty hot around here. We put out our inflatable pool and the girls love being in it. Katie and I've been working on the garden and yard and we're getting a pretty good looking yard. We harvested some lettuce on Monday and it tasted great. We also had home-grown radishes on it.

Peter!

Well, we haven't posted for a while...but Peter is here!<

From Peter 5-29-09

Born 5-29-09 at 11:55am. 8pounds, 2 ounces; 19 inches; head 35cm (hey, a neurologist really cares about head size!). Katie did another GREAT job. She never thinks so at the time, but I, the Ob doc and the nurses all said she did. Meriter once again was a great place to have a baby. Peter's sisters were very excited to see him and hold him. Katie's mom and sister Mitzi were both here and were a big help, taking care of the girls for the 2 days we were at the hospital.

From Peter 5-29-09

On the Tuesday after Peter was born Katie's mom took the girls to Lawrence for a week. Then they went to my parents' house for a week. Every night we talk to them and they are always very eager to know how baby Peter is doing. Rose always asks if he is crying, and if we say "no," she always asks "why?!?!"
Katie and I have been taking advantage of time without girls. Also, I'm on vacation this week so we've all been able to spend good time together. We were able to go out for our anniversary (7 years!) to a nice place: Samba, where you get all you can eat meat!

From Peter 6-12-09

We also were able to go see Star Trek in the movie theaters. We've been enjoying the animals visiting our bird feeder right outside our bay windows: golden finches, cardinals and squirrels. While we'd rather have birds, the squirrels sure are fun to watch. Plus, the animals make the sunflower seeds fall out, so we have sunflowers growing under the feeder. Today we went to the Wollersheim Winery. We took the tour and then did a wine tasting. Our favorite by far: The Ice Wine. It's picked when the grapes are frozen and is pretty expensive: $47 for half a bottle. It's now on both Katie's and my wish-lists for presents...also great was the Port wine...20% alcohol and all good.
Also today Peter had his 2 week check up. He initially had lost 10% of his weight, but now has made it back...and more! He is up to 8lb, 13 ounces. His height is up to 20.75 inches, and his head is 37.4cm (go brain!).
The girls come back Monday--my mom is driving them back up and will stay here for a week. We are working a lot on our garden, and will have more pictures up soon. Check all the pictures out and have a great day!