Couple of New Things...

It seems that Nico is doing something new every day. He clapped his hands for real today at lunch. They even made a sound. He's been sort of clapping for a while. I guess he did it at lunch because I always clap when he's done eating.

Also, when we say "so big" he'll raise both his arms over his head. It is so cute!

He gives kisses.

David kept him this weekend (I had a girls weekend) and said he ate bacon...BACON!!! He also said Nico managed to climb up two stairs. He likes to pull up on stuff and let go. It makes me a nervous wreck!

He tries to say "uh-oh", but only says "uh".

I can't believe he is almost 9 months old! I am loving every minute of being Nico's mommy!

Boo Boo's First Boo Boo...

It's kind of ironic that the day we got the baby gate (see post below) was the same day Nico got his first real boo boo (his left eyebrow). He pulled up on the TV cabinet and when he decided to let go his bum went back while his head went forward...right into the corner of the TV stand. I saw it happen and went and scooped him up before the crying started. He had one of those cries where he didn't breathe for a sec and then he started shaking his arms. Poor thing! It just broke my heart!

He cried for about 30 seconds and then he started laughing at Mattie. Such a big boy!

Baby Jail...

We broke down and got a baby gate. He was just so quick with his crawling (he is crawling on all fours all the time now) that I couldn't keep up with him! As you can see in the picture, 2 of his blocks made it to the other side pretty quickly!

Cute PJ's...

Nico is teary-eyed in this picture because I put him down to take a picture of his pajamas. He got upset because he knew it was time for his bottle. He is one smart cookie!

So pitiful in his polar bear PJ's!

Toy Box...

I decided to clean out Nico's toy box the other day. I just wanted to make sure we weren't missing any parts and that sort of thing. I thought he looked so cute with his toys piled around him. I went to get the camera and he got up. I'm just not quick enough!

"What is my mom doing?"
I think he liked playing with the empty toy box better than playing with his toys. I am glad it's almost Christmas...he's bored with most of his toys.

About 2 seconds after I took this picture he fell head-first into the toy box. He thought it was hilarious!

Robbie's Birthday Party...

We went to Madison a couple of weeks ago for Robbie's surprise birthday party. Gabby and Paw rented a moon bounce for the kids and the kids-at-heart! The kids decorated cupcakes and had ice cream. Nico even had some cake and ice cream. He has to practice for his birthday!

Playing with a toy at Gabby's house.
Playing with Gabby.

He wasn't too sure about the moon bounce.

David loved it, though!

New "Toy"...

Nico loves banging on this box with his hands or his blocks. He also pushes it around the living room. David came home and asked why we were letting him play with trash?!?!

Nico Loves Thai Food...

As you can tell from past posts, Nico is a GREAT eater. We haven't given him much that he doesn't like...including Thai food.

Giving Aunt Ashley a kiss. His kisses are so sweet. He leans his forehead him and touches yours. It melts my heart!
Putting rice in his hair!

Laying in the rice! He likes to do this when he is sitting in his highchair. He probably does it because it gets a good laugh every time :)

Yummy!

So excited about his dinner!

Candy...

Nico went to Giggy's the day after Halloween and played in all her leftover candy.

Gotta love him in that hat!!!
Maybe next year you can eat some of that candy, boo boo!

Nico Update...

Nico has really started doing so much lately:

He crawls (army and regular).

He pulls up on anything (and barely holds on...it makes me nervous!!!).

He has his first tooth popping through.

He waves and says "bye-bye". I'll try to get a video of this soon :)

I can't believe how fast he is growing up. It seems like just last week we were bringing him home from the hospital. Exhausted, anxious and excited. Our world was turned upside down. I wouldn't change it for the world. I am so lucky to have these two wonderful boys in my life. I am thankful beyond words.

Happy Halloween...

Nico and I went to a Stroller Strides Spooktacular on Halloween morning. We had a good time...I even won a prize for best costume! Granted, only about 4 other mommies dressed up.

We couldn't have picked a more suitable costume for Nico. He really is a little monkey. He is crawling and climbing on EVERYTHING!!!

More Halloween Fun...

Nico had enough Halloween outfits that we were able to celebrate all week! His skeleton sweatsuit was perfect for the cool weather we had on Thursday.

David hogtying Mattie. Needless to say, she wasn't a fan!

David dressed up as a cowboy on Thursday. Yes, he went to work like this :)

Check out the mustache and chops!

Halloween Playgroup...

Nico and I (along with our friends, Blair and Ella) hosted a Halloween-themed playgroup at out house. I set up a fall scene so we could try to get some cute photos. Nico was more interested in eating the grass...still cute!

Our little monkey man!
From left to right:
Thomas (giraffe), Ella (cow), Nico (monkey), Jimmy (dragon), Marigny (bee) and Owen (giraffe)

Stouffer's Lasagna...

Nico is getting really good at feeding himself. We had lasagna the other night; I'd say he enjoyed it! I love that our camera has this color accent option. It really makes some cute photos.

South Carolina...

We took a trip to South Carolina last week to visit our friends. Stephen, Bethany, Allie and Gabe Patton live in Easley, SC. Jeremy, Tracy and Addyson headed over from Conyers, GA. We all had a great time. It was a nice, relaxing weekend. Here are a couple of pictures from the weekend:

Nico cheesin'...as usual!
Addy, Allie and Nico

Nico loved this squishy, spiky "ball".

Nico and Gabe

This picture was taken right before Nico accidentally fish-hooked little Gabe.

The mommies headed out for sushi and drinks on Friday night.