Updates

Nicholas was rather funny this week.  He was coloring a Valentine's Card he received from Gigi and Pawpaw and all of a sudden he says "Oh good coloring Nicholas!"  Then after dinner he had rice krispy treat for dessert.  I don't think he's ever had these before because this was the first time I've ever made them.  He picked it up and ate a few bites but wasn't fond of how sticky it was, so he took it upon himself to fix the issue so he could finish his treat.

Our favorite Nicholas vocab recently was when we went to dinner last weekend with some of Gabe's extended family and it was at a local Mexican restaurant called Guadalajara.  Well, we kept asking Nicholas where we were eating and he finally said at "Holla Water."  It is too funny!  His responses to conversation have been a hoot too.  He recently will respond with "What you say?" even though he clearly knows what we are talking about. 

Just last week, was Nicholas' first time to blame someone else for something he did.  We were up at Mimi and Pop's house for dinner.  Nicholas had been playing with Meagan and Abby but the girls had since come into the living room where we were all talking.  A little bit later, Nicholas walks in with a piece broken off a cup he was playing with.  We asked what happened and Nicholas responds, "Abby broke it."  Of course we knew she didn't because she was sitting in the room with us.  I really tried not to laugh, but it was rather unexpected to hear him blame someone else. 

As an update on the big boy bed, Nicholas has been a champ sleeping through the night with no issues and has not gotten up at all after getting in his bed.  That has been such a relief and we even said the other night that it almost seems like he sleeps better in his bed versus the crib. 

We have had a few more successes last week with potty training, but I'm still not optimistic of that being complete for many more months.

Today our friend Zac surveyed the land for us.  One step down, about 4,587 more to go...  We are set to receive our first bid from a contractor tomorrow.  We are praying that he will give us good news so that we can have the dream become a reality.

Finally, Gabe had a major change at work this past week.  He is still at Regions, but now in a completely different department and building.  I'm so proud and happy for him and this new position.   All the hard work he has put in the last 9 years is paying off for him.