4 month appointment

Peter's 4-month appointment was yesterday. He was 2'4" tall (long?) and 19.5 lbs.

Peter and Nanny, July 14 2005

Peter and Nanny, July 14 2005
Originally uploaded by pkellyspurles.

Peter's nanny and his dad's cousin visited today, and everyone went to see (Ron's production of) Midsummer Night's Dream. Peter loved it so much that we had to leave. I had hoped that he'd fall off to sleep, but the action and animated voices proved too interesting to miss. He didn't fuss so much as cheer loudly.

peter in motion (2)

mosaic 2 peter in motion
Originally uploaded by pkellyspurles.

It's hard to capture what a baby really looks like: so much of what we think of as visual perception involves sound, gesture, and even smell. Peter has the most wonderful laugh that disappears when the flash fires. I took these in low light without a flash as Ron was changing Peter's diaper.

Freshly painted back porch

Freshly painted back porch
Originally uploaded by pkellyspurles.

The past few weekends, I've been painting in my spare time. This porch used to be two ugly shades of gray. The inspiration for the blue walls was a robin's egg Ron, Peter, and I found on a walk a few weeks ago.

sandy feet

sandy feet
Originally uploaded by pkellyspurles.

Peter laughed himself silly when Ron started pouring sand on his feet.

family portrait, Aboiteau Beach

family portrait, Aboiteau Beach
Originally uploaded by pkellyspurles.

July 4 at Cap Pele. We thought Peter might scream when Ron put his feet in the water, but he didn't.

flowers from the garden this morning

flowers from the garden this morning
Originally uploaded by pkellyspurles.

I was up early this morning, and cut some flowers for the table. The roses are Rosa mundi, Cardinal Richelieu, and William Booth. The peony is an unknown variety.

Gardening with babies, 4

Peter June 27 2005 backyard frowning
Originally uploaded by pkellyspurles.

Peter was wondering why I was holding his with my feet. He's sitting up very well now with support. Usually that's a sofa, or mummy's or daddy's hands.

Gardening with babies, 3

Peter June 27 2005 backyard crawling
Originally uploaded by pkellyspurles.

He didn't really crawl here, though as you can see he was trying quite hard. Too much friction, I think.

Gardening with babies, 2

Peter June 27 2005 backyard 2
Originally uploaded by pkellyspurles.

I've already mentioned, I think, that Peter's been spending his spare time in the shade under a bush while I do some gardening. This evening he wiggled around on the back lawn for a while until the mosquitos got too thick.