Another week goes by...

The time sure flies. Peregrine's ninth week was as eventful as ever. We started the week with a brief visit from Great Aunt Erin, Great Uncle Dan, and Cousin Peter all the way from Grand Rapids, MN. We had a wonderful dinner that they brought by and were lucky to get to spend a few hours with them as they were out on the coast for their holiday.

There were lots of other visits as well, but somehow (sleep deprivation, perhaps?) we can no longer keep straight who visits us for afternoons, evenings, or mornings. We do know that Uncle Tarso, Aunt Darlene, Cousin Joaquim, and Cousin Simona came to visit on Friday for the night, and Grandpa Ben and Grandma Myra came down as well. Myra's birthday was Friday and Tarso and Darlene had hoped to get up to Lummi for a visit but the ferry was broken, so we all celebrated down here in Everett with a very nice dinner prepared by Sky, and then we had breakfast in a local diner Saturday morning. Sunday, Taj had friends over to play some games and relax a bit. It was a full, but very nice weekend.

All we really know is that Peregrine got a lot better this week at whapping things. His accuracy at whapping has greatly improved, he can hit what he's looking at almost all the time now (if, of course, it's within range). He also just started trying to grab with a lobster hand, and we've even seen him grab on to one of his toys once or twice!

Monday, Peregrine had his two month checkup. This included weighing and measuring and such. You'll all no doubt be excited to know that he weighed 11 pounds 8.5 ounces, has grown to 24" in length, and his head is 15 3/4" around. I understand this is good, and I think the important piece is not current size or weight but rather that he's growing well. Which I think we knew. He's getting very big! The two month checkup also unfortunately comes vaccinations. That was less fun - three shots for Pip. There was a lot of screaming. He actually bounced back pretty quick, though, and he seems perfectly OK now.

Today Grandma Myra came by again to help out with Pip while Sky did some gardening and just generally relax a little bit. It was a great help!

Pictures!