Gathering in Rob's Honor

Grandma and Grandpa hosted an excellent family gathering to help welcome Rob back home.

We had a great time visiting and Nicholas enjoyed meeting Aunt Terry and Uncle Rob for the first time - along with Sue and Kristen. He also enjoyed hanging out with Aunt Allison and getting a good bottle from Uncle Mike!

Something new

Here is the latest "trick" from our Nicholas who provided all the entertainment for Beth and I as we took him for a walk around the neighborhood last night.

And - a quick update on his sleeping habits...

He didn't sleep through the night Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. HOWEVER, last night, he treated us with another full night of sleep (8pm-6am!!)

Happiness is...

SLEEP! Sweet sleep...Nicholas made it from 8:30pm to 5:30am last night. I think I even managed to have a dream or two. Let's hope it's no fluke and that there is a repeat performance tonight! And, at the risk of sounding too greedy, may he sleep until 6:30am!!!

Sorry there is no picture with this post...the digi card reader is temporarily out of commission.

Taste test

Which tastes better - the hand or the toy?...Perhaps a bit of both will do.

WELCOME HOME HERO!

Uncle Rob:

We're SO glad you're back safe and sound! Nicholas can't wait to meet you!

Notice anything different?

Here are comparison shots from March 8 (left) and April 8 (right)...Nicholas is getting so big!

To the tune of Rockin' Robin

He sits in the hop and bop all day long

Hoppin' and a boppin' and a singin' gaa gaa

He looks at mom and dad who say, ain't it neat?

Nicholas can hop and bop and kick his feet!

Hoppin' Boppin' - It's neat, neat, neat!

Hoppin' Boppin' - It's neat, neat, neat!

Ok - he really doesn't sit in the hop and bop all day long - he lasts about 5 to 10 minutes. He does seem to enjoy it though. After a while, he gets tired of having to hold his head up. Thank you to Susan, Jeff, Hope and Faith for the very fun hop and bop!

Happy 3-month-old day Nicholas!

Play Ball!

Nicholas seems to learn something new each day...he's beginning to show more interest in toys and can even hold them with both hands now. He's such a smart boy! (of course, I might be a little biased in thinking so!)