Settling in

We're getting settled in as a family of four. Nicholas is an easy baby and we have been having to wake him up in the middle of the night to eat. At his two week appointment, he had gained well past his birth weight so our doctor says now we can let him wake us up at night.

Nicholas' first bath at home.

We went over to my grandparents' house for the day. This is Robert, Nicholas, and G randpa.

Robert has started calling himself Robert Edward and when asked, "Who calls you that?" he says, "Grandpa." My grandfather calls us all by our first and middle names.

The big guy is really growing up fast. He is adapting well to being a big brother. He loves to hold and kiss Nicholas. He has his jealous moments of course, but for the most part, he is doing great. Turning two really brought a lot of changes for him. He became potty trained at two and started sleeping in his big boy bed soon after that.

We are really seeing his imagination develop. He loves to pretend that his food is a spaceship as he flies it around and says "Take off!" The other day he put an ice cream cone on top of a milk carton and said, "Tower, downtown, Daddy works." His favorite toys right now are hot wheels cars and trucks. Every person he knows is assigned a vehicle. Any sports car is "Daddy rides," his helicopter is "Grandaddy rides," and for some unknown reason, the futuristic ambulance is "Grandma and Grandpa ride" to name a few.