Getting Taller!

Nicholas is getting taller and taller by the day! We had to move his crib down to the lowest level because he was pulling himself up on the bars. My parents flew in on Monday, 8/7/06 for a week :0) Here are some pictures of Nicholas showing his climbing skills while waiting for Grandma and Grandpa to get to the house (before we moved the crib down). There is also one of the crab hat they brought for him!! I am thinking that he might be a crab for Halloween, but I know I will change my mind several times before then!

Popsicle Time

Here are some pictures from Nicholas enjoying a Popsicle. Our friend Vicki introduced us to "Mighty Magic Mini" popsicles and Nick just loves them :0) I wish that the Popsicles were flavored, but not colored. They are quite the mess! But, we have it down to a science now :0)

7 Month Photos

I am getting ready to take Nicholas for his 8 month pictures and I realized I never put his 7 month pictures up!! Here they are!

Nick's First Trip to the Zoo

I took Nicholas to the Zoo with some friends this week. Luckily, it was overcast and not too hot for our outing. Nick loved looking at all of the animals. He especially loved the giraffes :0) He was trying to grab them as they got close to him while they were eating. Nicholas just started kicking and laughing when the animals did anything. He also loved being outside. He just looked around and smiled at everything. It was tough to find a way to get pictures of Nick and the animals, but I think you’ll get the idea :0) We are going swimming today and to the Farm next week, so check back for some pictures of those outings soon.

Nicholas & a Tiger (Can you find it!?)

Nicholas & a Giraffe

Watching the Giraffe eat

More Giraffes :0)

Nick & some Rhinos

Mommy & Daddy's Little Firecracker

We went to our friends Becky & Joe’s house for the 4th of July. We had a nice BBQ and Joe put on quite the fireworks display for us! They have 2 Dalmatians, so Nick spent most of his time laughing and trying to pet them. Nicholas loved the fireworks :0) I was surprised that he wasn’t afraid of the sounds. He just squealed and laughed as he watched them. He fell asleep during the fireworks show, but had a fun first 4th of July :0)

Becky & Nicholas

Nick's 4th of July Outfit

Our Little Goofball

Trying to Get Dotty

Some of the Fireworks

Joe with his Bottle Rocket Display

Mommy & Nicholas Watching Fireworks

Watching Fireworks with Daddy

Aftermath of Joe's Awesome Fireworks Show

Daddy Trying to Feed Nicholas :0)

Here are some pictures from John trying to feed Nicholas yesterday. Nick’s high chair cover was in the wash, so John had to try to feed him in his bouncer. Nicholas is getting goofier and goofier by the day, so he was really hamming it up for his Daddy! It was pretty entertaining to watch :0) Of course, I took out the camera and started taking pictures for you all to enjoy!! I was finally able to get a pretty good shot of Nick's teeth :0)

6 Month Photo Shoot

Here are some of the pictures from Nick’s month photo shoot. He did so well for the entire session :0) Some of these were sent off to Sears for their “modeling” contest. You may walk into a Sears anywhere across the country and see our little Nicholas very soon. We are also getting ready for Nicholas and Jackson to go get there pictures taken to be in Old Navy ads and possibly commercials (hopefully! But, once they see them, how could they not put them both on TV!?). We will be doing that in early July. I’ll keep you updated on all of this!! We are still trying to get a picture with Nick showing off his new teeth. More soon…

Finally! We Have...

TEETH!!!

Nick’s first 2 teeth broke through today!! They are the middle two on the bottom. He’s growing up WAY too fast, but he sure looks cute :0) We’ve had quite the week. Nicholas was up all night our first 2 nights back in Utah. At first, we just thought it was just the teething. But, then he got real moody and wasn’t eating. He just was not himself. So, I took him to the Pediatrician on Wednesday. Turns out that Nicholas had an ear infection and a virus that was causing sores in his mouth! No wonder he wasn’t eating!! So, Nick was put on Amoxicillin and alternating Motrin and Tylenol every 4 hours. Add all of this to the fact that his teeth were very close to breaking through and we had one fun week! I think I have had a total of 2 hours of sleep!! Hopefully, he’ll sleep a little bit better tonight since one of his issues has been resolved :0) We tried and tried to get a picture of the new teeth, but Nicholas wasn't having it. So, I posted some other ones from this week. I'll post pics of the new teeth as soon as we can get a good shot! Just a little warning...Nicholas has his 6 month appointment (complete with shots and all) this Tuesday! So, check the Blog this week for a traumatic entry!!

Nick & Jackson Playing

See my feet!?

Nicholas after days and nights of NO SLEEP!!

Trip Back to Utah

On our last day, my parents took us to the airport. Nicholas was hamming it up with Grandpa as usual!! We got to the airport a little later than planned. We made it to the gate just as they started to board the plane. Nicholas was much better behaved in line this time (oh MAN!!). We heard that there were only 5 open seats on the plane. John & I were prepared to have someone sitting next to us. Then, almost as it was planned, Nicholas started screaming at the top of his lungs right when we sat down (good boy :0)! So, everyone boarding the plane got to hear and see Nick in all his glory!! Needless to say, we got the whole row to ourselves again :0) Nicholas slept for most of the plane trip and woke up a little bit before we landed. On the way out, he slept on the take off and landing so he hadn’t experienced his ears bothering him. The descent and landing bothered him a bit, but it wasn’t too bad.

Nick was SO excited to get back to our house, especially his room! I put him in his crib and he rolled around smiling and squealing for the longest time. He was also very excited to see his big brother again :0) We are working on getting back into our routine now. Which, of course includes his 6 month photo shoot tomorrow :0) We can see Nick’s first 2 teeth, so I hope that means that they’ll be here soon (he has been teething for months now!!). He is also VERY close to crawling. He’s gotten even closer just in the few days that we’ve been home!!! AHHHH I can tell he’s going to be all over the place once he is completely mobile!! Look out world...here comes Nicholas :0) I’ll keep you updated on things! Well, I think that I have posted enough entries for a bit!! I’m going to take a break now!! More soon…

Nicholas & His Bud Maddie

We stayed with the Edgleys (our good friends, well family really :0) while we were in Maryland. Nicholas really loves Jackson and all other dogs now. He gets so excited when dogs are around him. The Edgleys have the cutest Golden Retriever, Maddie. Nicholas and Maddie became best buds very quickly. Maddie was always looking for Nicholas around the house and vice versa :0) Nick just got the biggest smile when Maddie was around! He would pet her and talk to her. Our last night there, he rolled around on the floor squealing for hours showing off for everyone, mainly Maddie! Here are some pictures from that night.

Nick's First Time Swimming

John took Nicholas swimming for the first time when we were in Maryland. Nick didn’t really seem to care either way about swimming. At least he didn’t scream! He kicked his legs and laughed when John swam around with him. Nicholas got cold pretty quick, so he had a short swim. But, he looked way cute in his stylish new bathing suit from his Grandma Cookie :0) He also loved to watch his Daddy jump in and swim in the pool from the deck with his Grandpa Beckman :0) I hope that Nicholas is a water baby like I was because I plan on taking him swimming a lot this summer! I will take pictures each and EVERY time for your enjoyment :0)