Most people that read this blog have already heard this story, but I need to blog about it so I won't forget later on. On Wednesday, Nicholas and I went to "Chick-a-la" as Nicholas calls it for lunch. We met up with my friend Amanda and her little boy Colin - who is also in his mother's day out class. Nicholas absolutely loves playing in their playground area and I even found him sliding head first down the slide (luckily he doesn't even come close to the bottom of the slide when he goes down). Amanda and Colin left but Nicholas wanted to keep playing, so we stayed a bit longer.
There were three other boys also in the play area that were probably 4 years old. They all were pretend shooting each other. At some point they all decided that they were going to go after Nicholas and pretend shoot him. Nicholas was apprehensive about this and I told him to shoot back, but he didn't quite understand. The boys go off playing and Nicholas was fine just playing by himself and sliding. Well the boys decided to go after Nicholas again while they were all at the top of the play area. So they are up in his face "shooting" at Nicholas and I hear Nicholas say "Sorry guys." It was the sweetest thing! He thought he had done something wrong. After that I told the little boys to back off because Nicholas didn't understand the game they were playing. We left not long after that. It is always interesting to see how kids play together. To me this just shows what a sweet heart Nicholas has. I am looking forward to fall when it is cool enough to go to the park and kids aren't so confined to small indoor play areas.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Teething Again
After almost a year of not dealing with the teething issue, Nicholas is once again cutting teeth. He felt warm last night and we were hoping that it wasn't going to be another round of fever virus like he had recently. Then today he has hardly eaten a thing (except for freezer pops that feel so good on those gums) and he didn't nap well at all and is having a hard time sleeping tonight. Of course he is drooling like crazy too. My wish is that this time will be similar to the others and he can knock out multiple teeth at once. We aren't sure which ones or how many he is working on, but just pray that it goes by quickly.
It's weird to experience this again after such a long period of time (in baby world). I almost went searching for teething rings, but since it has been so long I honestly don't know where they are. It breaks my heart to see a genuinely happy toddler be miserable all day long (for the most part). Our efforts to keep him happy included watching Toy Story 2 and 3 and old videos of himself (which he got a real kick out of).
It's weird to experience this again after such a long period of time (in baby world). I almost went searching for teething rings, but since it has been so long I honestly don't know where they are. It breaks my heart to see a genuinely happy toddler be miserable all day long (for the most part). Our efforts to keep him happy included watching Toy Story 2 and 3 and old videos of himself (which he got a real kick out of).
Saturday, August 13, 2011
My cup runneth over
I fall more in love with my son every day. Nicholas just cracks me up in so many ways and has such a sweet spirit about him. Like tonight - I was giving him a bath as usual and out of nowhere he stood up, put his hands on my cheeks and kissed me. He has never done this before and it was the sweetest thing ever! And luckily we were able to get him to reenact it for the camera...
Then he wanted to give daddy a kiss too.
P.S. Happy Birthday PawPaw! Hope you had a wonderful birthday! We love you!
He is such a sweetie pie and always thanks Gabe and myself for getting him things. He will hug his stuffed animals that he loves to play with and then slam them together or sit on them. A sweetheart and yet still a boy at heart. Some of Nicholas' recent phrases that I love are:
- "Oh boy"
- "Goodness gracious"
- "Moly Moly" - I said Holy Moly the other night for some reason and he thought it was hilarious, so he had Gabe and I repeat it over and over and his version of Holy Moly is "Moly Moly"
- "I fine" - this starts off with him wanting me to check on him. He will say "Ok?" and I respond "Are you ok?" and then the standard response is then "I fine"
- Singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - the cutest thing. I heard him singing that to himself the other night after we put him down. Although he is not a fan of others trying to sing it with him. I guess he wants to have a solo act.
P.S. Happy Birthday PawPaw! Hope you had a wonderful birthday! We love you!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Baby Shower Gift
I told my mom that I would post pictures of the baby shower gift I made recently. I found the carrier tote idea on my new favorite website Pinterest - very addicting!! Granted my version isn't nearly as fancy, but I thought it turned out cute. I basically covered a beverage carrier with scrapbook paper, ribbon and stickers with each name. The baby side included soap, lotion and Boudreaux's Butt Paste.
We can't wait to meet Lexy in a few months!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Miraculous Recovery
The most bizarre thing happened tonight. Let me explain...
Tuesday evening Nicholas started to get a fever and wouldn't sleep. I got up with him a few times and then Gabe did. At one point, I went in to get him and discovered he had thrown up in his crib. We gave him some Tylenol and to let Gabe get some sleep, I ended up sleeping with Nicholas in the bed that is in his bedroom. On Wednesday, Nicholas seemed ok in the morning, but had a fever of 102.8. As the day progressed, he got worse and just didn't want to eat or play. That evening Gabe and I switched places so I could catch up on sleep and he stayed with Nicholas in his room. Then today, Nicholas was extremely lethargic and so pitiful for the majority of the day. He basically stayed with me in the LazyBoy all day and slept a LOT. He again hardly drank or ate a thing, didn't talk at all (which is highly unusual for him) . I had decided that I would get Nicholas in to the pediatrician tomorrow. Luckily, Beth recommended Motrin and Pedialite, so I promptly hit up Walmart. We basically had to force the Motrin in him, he drank a little Pedialite and he still wouldn't eat anything.
We decided to give him a bath and go ahead to put him down for the night knowing that it probably wouldn't last if it was anything like the past two nights. Nicholas cried throughout the quick bath and fussed a little in the crib after we put him down. We were going to leave him for a bit to see if he would sleep when all of a sudden he started talking. Thanks to the technology of the video monitor, we saw Nicholas sitting up and "bonking" his stuffed animals together. Very odd since he basically hasn't moved in the past few days. He started fussing again and Gabe decided he would try to lay down with Nicholas in the bed. About five minutes after laying in the bed Nicholas started asking for his toys - Mickey, Pluto, etc. Gabe got those and all of a sudden Nicholas was up and playing like he hadn't been sick at all.
It was THE craziest thing we had ever seen!! It was like all of a sudden something just clicked in his system and he went from being lethargic and tired to energetic and wide awake. We just couldn't believe our eyes and yet were so excited to see our little guy come back to life again. I just hope that he doesn't relapse because it is NOT fun to have a sick child.
Tuesday evening Nicholas started to get a fever and wouldn't sleep. I got up with him a few times and then Gabe did. At one point, I went in to get him and discovered he had thrown up in his crib. We gave him some Tylenol and to let Gabe get some sleep, I ended up sleeping with Nicholas in the bed that is in his bedroom. On Wednesday, Nicholas seemed ok in the morning, but had a fever of 102.8. As the day progressed, he got worse and just didn't want to eat or play. That evening Gabe and I switched places so I could catch up on sleep and he stayed with Nicholas in his room. Then today, Nicholas was extremely lethargic and so pitiful for the majority of the day. He basically stayed with me in the LazyBoy all day and slept a LOT. He again hardly drank or ate a thing, didn't talk at all (which is highly unusual for him) . I had decided that I would get Nicholas in to the pediatrician tomorrow. Luckily, Beth recommended Motrin and Pedialite, so I promptly hit up Walmart. We basically had to force the Motrin in him, he drank a little Pedialite and he still wouldn't eat anything.
We decided to give him a bath and go ahead to put him down for the night knowing that it probably wouldn't last if it was anything like the past two nights. Nicholas cried throughout the quick bath and fussed a little in the crib after we put him down. We were going to leave him for a bit to see if he would sleep when all of a sudden he started talking. Thanks to the technology of the video monitor, we saw Nicholas sitting up and "bonking" his stuffed animals together. Very odd since he basically hasn't moved in the past few days. He started fussing again and Gabe decided he would try to lay down with Nicholas in the bed. About five minutes after laying in the bed Nicholas started asking for his toys - Mickey, Pluto, etc. Gabe got those and all of a sudden Nicholas was up and playing like he hadn't been sick at all.
It was THE craziest thing we had ever seen!! It was like all of a sudden something just clicked in his system and he went from being lethargic and tired to energetic and wide awake. We just couldn't believe our eyes and yet were so excited to see our little guy come back to life again. I just hope that he doesn't relapse because it is NOT fun to have a sick child.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Cars 2
So we decided to take Nicholas to the movie theatre for the first time to see Cars 2. Beth, Brad and the girls gave him the first Cars movie for his birthday and a free movie ticket came with the movie, so we said "why not?" Well, we can say that the first 20 minutes of the movie are pretty good... We came armed with juice and raisins, but that did not keep Nicholas from wanting to "get down?" He was ok through the previews, but after each one was done, he would say "get down?" I figured once the movie came on that he would be ok because it would be continuous action. I was WRONG! Maybe if the movie was another Toy Story (which is his love right now) he might have made it through, but we have quickly decided that it will be awhile before we try the movie going experience again. Maybe the drive-in would work better. Live and learn, but at least with our free ticket we only paid $1.50 out of pocket (Nicholas was free and we think the guy working the counter just discounted the max of the free ticket towards both of ours - hey we'll take it).
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
July 4th Weekend and Status Update
We visited Gigi and Pawpaw in Mobile for the July 4th weekend. We headed down Saturday morning and the trip overall wasn't bad (except a stint of about 45 minutes when we were either stopped or just creeping along I-65). It was really smooth sailing once we passed all the beach exits. Nicholas did really well thanks to several movies keeping him preoccupied.
Over the weekend, we ate like kings in Mobile with steaks on Saturday, a shrimp boil on Sunday (thanks to Brian and Cindy for that one) and then pork tenderloin on Monday. Gabe and I were even able to get away for about half a day and let Gigi and Pawpaw dote on Nicholas a bit. We headed over to Biloxi Sunday afternoon. This time I remembered my license and yet did not get carded even once. Oh well. We first visited the Beau Rivage, which was extremely busy and wasn't that kind to us monetarily, so we took Cindy's recommendation of the Palace Casino. This one was much nicer to us (we actually came home with a little more money than we brought - thanks in part to Gabe's work at a blackjack table and me mistakenly hitting the max bet button on a slot, which worked out in my favor) and with a smoke free environment it was much cleaner as well. We had a good time just getting away for a bit.
For the 4th, mom and dad mentioned going over to Brian and Cindy's house (my aunt and uncle) to watch fireworks. They apparently have a neighbor that puts on an amazing fireworks show. We said sure why not, since we weren't about to trek downtown to watch the city version. Needless to say the show we saw was probably 10 times better than what Mobile put on. No joke... The fireworks started around 8:45 and last a FULL HOUR!! They looked professionally done and were as big as city shows. The nicest part about it was we watched the whole thing from their screened-in porch. Can't beat that. I was surprised by Nicholas' reaction to the fireworks (or lack thereof I should say). He watched a little bit, but wasn't all that interested. Luckily he wasn't bothered by the noise at all. Nicholas did really well sleeping in the pack n' play even though he just about had to sleep diagonally just to fit in it, which brings me to the latest stats update for him.
I took Nicholas to the doctor this morning for a belated 2 year well visit. According to the pediatrician, he is 36 1/2 inches long (90%) and 28 lbs (50%). The doctor said he is doing really well. Nicholas did have one shot he had to get today, but recovered quickly. His next check-up will be at 3 years old. I can't thank God enough for how healthy Nicholas has been since he was born. Hopefully that trend will continue...
I was bad about taking pictures this past weekend, but here is one Gabe got of Nicholas "swimming" in Gigi and Pawpaw's backyard. He loved playing in water and with their tennis balls most of the weekend. I hope everyone had a safe holiday weekend!
Over the weekend, we ate like kings in Mobile with steaks on Saturday, a shrimp boil on Sunday (thanks to Brian and Cindy for that one) and then pork tenderloin on Monday. Gabe and I were even able to get away for about half a day and let Gigi and Pawpaw dote on Nicholas a bit. We headed over to Biloxi Sunday afternoon. This time I remembered my license and yet did not get carded even once. Oh well. We first visited the Beau Rivage, which was extremely busy and wasn't that kind to us monetarily, so we took Cindy's recommendation of the Palace Casino. This one was much nicer to us (we actually came home with a little more money than we brought - thanks in part to Gabe's work at a blackjack table and me mistakenly hitting the max bet button on a slot, which worked out in my favor) and with a smoke free environment it was much cleaner as well. We had a good time just getting away for a bit.
For the 4th, mom and dad mentioned going over to Brian and Cindy's house (my aunt and uncle) to watch fireworks. They apparently have a neighbor that puts on an amazing fireworks show. We said sure why not, since we weren't about to trek downtown to watch the city version. Needless to say the show we saw was probably 10 times better than what Mobile put on. No joke... The fireworks started around 8:45 and last a FULL HOUR!! They looked professionally done and were as big as city shows. The nicest part about it was we watched the whole thing from their screened-in porch. Can't beat that. I was surprised by Nicholas' reaction to the fireworks (or lack thereof I should say). He watched a little bit, but wasn't all that interested. Luckily he wasn't bothered by the noise at all. Nicholas did really well sleeping in the pack n' play even though he just about had to sleep diagonally just to fit in it, which brings me to the latest stats update for him.
I took Nicholas to the doctor this morning for a belated 2 year well visit. According to the pediatrician, he is 36 1/2 inches long (90%) and 28 lbs (50%). The doctor said he is doing really well. Nicholas did have one shot he had to get today, but recovered quickly. His next check-up will be at 3 years old. I can't thank God enough for how healthy Nicholas has been since he was born. Hopefully that trend will continue...
I was bad about taking pictures this past weekend, but here is one Gabe got of Nicholas "swimming" in Gigi and Pawpaw's backyard. He loved playing in water and with their tennis balls most of the weekend. I hope everyone had a safe holiday weekend!
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