A Visit from Uncle Sam

We had a fun, quick visit from Uncle Sam yesterday. He is in town for a fancy Oscar party tonight (not sure what happened to my invite), and came over for dinner and nighttime craziness with Peter.



Peter demonstrated his culinary skills in the kitchen...



"Would you like some parsley with that?"


And there was a visit from the Tickle Monster in addition to a dance party that was very hard to photograph.



Thanks for visiting, Uncle Sam! Have fun at your cool party tonight!

Get Well Soon, Myshka

It's a really long story, but our cat, Myshka, went on a strange hunger strike recently. After a week of no eating, we took her to the vet and found out that she has a problem with her liver and had to have a feeding tube inserted into her stomach.

Poor kitty!



Peter came with us to the animal hospital when we picked her up. The doctor gave him a balloon. It sort of scared him at first, but then he loved it.



Myshka will have the feeding tube for a month or two. The vet's assistant gave us lessons on how to feed her. (We have to do this 3-4 times a day!)

Ben is so much better at it than me.

After "eating", Myshka curled up in Peter's stroller.

Peter, meanwhile, tried to get into Myshka's kennel.

Do you think he'll fit?

Pretty close!

Here's Myshka's first meal at home. Delicious.

Ben shot some food onto the ceiling. We're not very good at this, yet.

Snuggle time with my two favorites.

The good news is that Myshka has started to eat a little bit on her own already, so we are hoping that she'll be finished with the feeding tube sooner rather than later. Fingers crossed.

Valentines

For Valentine's Day, Ben and I went out for a nice dinner. Since I rarely get dressed up these days, I wanted to take a picture with my other Valentine, Peter.


We tried for a family photo. This was the best one. Seriously.

Peter and his babysitter, Olivia, had a great time playing while we were out for dinner.

It was a great Valentine's Day!

Fun with the Laundry

Why do we have all these toys? Playing in the laundry is much more fun.

My favorite part of this video is when Peter says, "Again! Again!" This went on for at least a half hour... until Ben's back and knees finally gave out.

18 Months!

Tomorrow, Peter will be 18 months old! I can't believe it. He is practically a grown-up.

Today, we had his 18 month doctor's appointment.



First, he was weighed and measured. 27 pounds, 9 ounces. Give or take a few ounces for Monkey, of course.



Getting measured wasn't very fun. (33 inches, by the way)



The best part was reading books while waiting for Dr. Guy.


And sitting in this big boy chair was pretty cool, too.

Dr. Guy says that Peter is doing perfectly.

Whew. Going to the doctor is exhausting!

California Boy

Sorry to rub it in Chicago friends and family, but Peter has been having so much fun at the beach lately.




This cool playground is right on the sand.




"I love the beach!"