Watch Me Grow!!

I was just looking at some old pictures and I came across a couple I felt like sharing.  The first one was taken in August of 2006, when we live in Memphis and Pete was on treatment.  The next one was taken, when we were back at St. Jude for Pete's checkup in June of 2008.  I think it's neat to see both shots together.

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Hailey is a kid who started speaking very early.  I started recording cute or funny things that she said.  Here are a few of my favorites from when she was 2-ish.

December 2003 - Hailey @ 23 months told me, "Elmo likes to watch Martha Stewart."  ~I didn't realize that Elmo was into domestic engineering.

February 26, 2004 - Hailey was just over two years old.  She climbed into our bed and covered herself all up then said, "I'm just like a beaver in a den."

February 29, 2004 - Our family was going out to breakfast and Pete was just over two months old.  Hailey said, "Mama's going to eat. Daddy's going to eat.  Hailey's going to eat and Peter's going to sit and watch."  ~Yep, that pretty much summed it up.

May 4, 2004 - Hailey was looking out the window at a bird and said, "When I was little, I used to do bird poop...  When I was Peter's age."  ~Yes, breast fed baby poop does resemble bird poop.

October 2004 - Hailey said, "Mama, when you get little and Daddy is a big sister, then Peter can drive and I'll get my purse."  ~I love that she thought we would reverse rolls when she and Peter grew up!

Pete at 5

Pete seems to feel a special bond with other Petes.  There is a photographer at St. Jude that he loves to see named Peter.  When ever our Pete sees him, he gets so excited.  He calls him Pete the Camera Guy - as if that's his given name.  One of Pete's favorite nurses has a dog named Pete and our Pete always enjoys an update on his canine counterpart.

Pete books are also very popular around our house.  Here are a few of his favorites.  Pete wakes up very early every morning, usually around 5:30ish...  We are so lucky that he enjoys looking at his favorite books quietly in his room until we are ready to rise!

This is his current favorite!  I have to admit that I enjoy it too - very cute!

"Where there's gold, I'm a going."

This one is about a Sheep-Sheep (not a sheep dog) named Pete.  It is also very cute!

I know I have said it before, but I just can't believe that my baby is not a baby anymore.  He is now 5-years-old and looking forward to starting kindergarten in the Fall - WOW!  

Pete at age 5:

• He loves his sister - but he will admit that she is not always nice to him.  If anyone gives him something, he will always be sure to ask for one for Hailey too (even if she is not around).  Pete is beginning to get a lot of amusement from playing the part of annoying little brother too though...Y
• Pete loves people!  I have said it before and I will say it again, if he could hug the world, he would.  This boy is destined for great things.  He brings people together and makes people smile.  He is not only a ROCK, but a true gem!  His smile and laugh are contagious.
• Pete really enjoys looking at/reading books with his TAG Learning System.  It is a pen and special books made by LeapFrog.  He will read his books for hours and not get tired of them.  These books have been a life saver in airports too!  
• If Pete doesn't win the Nobel Peace Prize or become some sort of peace ambassador, he will certainly become a movie critic!  This kid loves to watch movies!  We have really been trying to limit his TV time lately, but if we didn't, he would watch way too many movies...  He enjoys anything from Pooh's Heffalump Movie to Harry Potter - quite a range.
• Pete also really enjoys riding his bike on our patio.  He has a cute little green Trek bike with training wheels, of course he has a matching green helmet too. 
• He really likes camping too.