Painting the house

My mom used to "let" me paint the porch with a bucket of water and a paint brush. By the time I got to the other side, it was dry and time to start again. Nicholas was having a good time painting his house with water, but he got a little side tracked using the paint brush as a hair brush...

Just because I can...

Mr. Potato Head's glasses don't quite fit, but I'm going to wear them anyway...


I don't know how he does it, but he always manages to log in to the computer with his username that takes him straight to Disney. (the Disney part I set up for him, but he does always manage to click on his name to log in...)

Excuse me, dad. I have to send an urgent instant message to Dina!

Easter Bunnies

The Easter Bunny came and went without much fanfare at our house this year. But Nicholas had a good time on an Easter Egg Hunt next door at Ya-Ya's house with his good friend Dina. And he really enjoyed making a big mess with the artificial grass from his baskets.

Daddy's Turn

Momma is still suffering through those first trimester nausea blues, so it's daddy's turn to try out this whole blog thing. The side-effects of the medicine are nearly as bad as the symptoms. Momma is pretty out of it, but seems to be getting better slowly.

We went back to the doctor's office today for a follow-up and everything was a-okay. We got to hear the heart beating fast with the Doppler. The official due date is now November 17th, which makes this week #10 or so...
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Hopefully that means the end of the nausea is getting closer.

Grammie (aka "me-me!") was here for the past two weeks to help out, and Poppie (aka "pop!") is here now for a while. I'm not sure what we would do without all of their help.

Meanwhile, Auntie is apparently out gallivanting around Tennessee with some motorcycle gang. But that's a whole other story for another time...

Brush, brush, brush

Nicholas loves to brush his teeth. Matt got him all set up with the top to a bottle of water and his tooth brush at the kitchen table. He sat there dipping and brushing for almost 15 minutes! Voula - notice his feet....he had them crossed the whole time! He is soo sweet!

The Crew

Here we all are.....my parents are the tannest ones, don't they look great? They like to mention that when they have Nicholas at the condo everyone comments that they are the parents.....their heads are getting bigger everyday!

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Well, if you are still reading and haven't clicked on the link yet, I am pregnant! I am due Nov 23rd. (the day after Thanksgiving) Matt and I are so excited and it was really fun to have the family here to share the news with. I had my first OB apt last week and everything seems to be going as planned, Over the weekend the nausea started and hasn't stopped. Please say a prayer for a healthy baby, mama, and pregnancy ...... and for the nausea not to last until 16 weeks prego like it did for Nicholas! I will try to post links every so often so you can see the baby develop!

The Condo

Nicholas is having so much fun with Poppie at the condo. They go up and down that stairs and He loves the Owl, "who-who" as he says. I am sure the conversation of Poppie and Nicholas in the chair went something like this..."Hey which way did Dad go?"

Gramie and Nicholas

I think Poppie has started a craze.....a house craze. Nicholas now wants EVERYONE to come into his house and play with him.....Gramie had no problem getting in and entertaining him!

Playing House

Okay so now that Poppie, aka Papa, can fit in the house Nicholas wants everyone to get in the house with him. They always have so much fun together. Two peas in a pod.

Tool man

Last week Nicholas was trying to get one of the kitchen drawers open. He was trying to tell me something and then he went to the gate and pointed to the part you tighten. A few days before I tighten them and he was helping. I used a special tool that I keep in the drawer, I guess he thought he needed to double check our work. He went to every corner and then to the gate in my doorway. So sweet!

Random

He looks so grown up here....just hanging out watch Baby Signing Time.
There are a few things that Nicholas LOVES and I am not sure why.....belts and measuring times. He will ask for them, he knows where I put them and how to ask for them. I am not sure how all of that happened but it is really cute to watch him walk acting like he know what he is doing!

Bath time

Rinsing off.....
Blowing kisses............
Washing his hair....
Rising his hair.............
Signing AUNTIE!!!!!!!

Nicholas is so fun in the tub and I gave him a morning bath and go some great pictures with the light coming in the window.

Tooth

Nicholas chipped his front tooth.....it was awful, blood everywhere. The good news is (according to Matt) that it will fall out. He was screaming and dripping blood. The tooth was never lose, so that is good. But as you can see he was just fine in about 20 minutes reading books to his 'friends.'

Once a month

I can't believe another month has come and gone, well almost. Things are going well here. Nicholas is such a little character. The BIGGEST news is that he is sleep all night, honest. At the beginning of February we started and he may wake up once every now and then, but he is averaging about 12 hours a night! Matt and I are still not quite used to it and are still waking up a few times just to make sure all it well with the little man! We used a variety of methods and it worked for us....so I am happy and would be glad to share with anyone. (and no he didn't 'cry-it-out' )

My parents have been here since the 1st of March and it is so wonderful I can't even explain it. Matt and I were able to have a weekend away in Orlando (along with the great DECA population of Florida) but it was nice to be adults and not push a carriage around and try to work around naps and bedtimes. I am not sure Nicholas even knew we were gone he was so busy with Poppie (he calls him Papa) and Gramie.

Christie, Jamie, and Grandma come on Friday we are so excited to see them too! It will be busy but a lot of fun. He are some pictures.....