The Petting Zoo

Nick and his cousins (minus Kaden, since he had school to attend to) went to the petting zoo at Gardner village on Thursday the 17th. In some of the pictures, you’ll notice how Nick is bending over to “look” at the animals. Well, he wasn’t so much “looking” at the animals, as he was talking to the animals.

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He loved riding the pony and wanted to go a second time. I think that in addition to our own little Dr. Doolittle, we may have a little cowboy as well. We’ll have a cowboy doctor in the family. The possibilities are endless….

At the Zoo

 

Thursday, we decided that since Brielle has never been to a zoo, save it be a petting zoo, that we would take a little excursion to Hogle Zoo to see the animals.       

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These kids are so funny and have such a good time together. Brielle leaves this week to go back home to California and I know that Nick will miss her.

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Nick’s First Camping Trip

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It’s amazing to me the amount of dirt that a 2 year old can get on himself while camping. He kinda looks like a little raccoon or panda bear. I can’t be sure which. He sure had a good time though.

Getting chewed out by a 2 year old

It’s funny to watch a 2 year-old’s personality immerge as they grow. Today, I was in the kitchen getting breakfast ready and Nick was watching Caillou (pronounced Ky-you, for all of you that don’t know) in the living room. I had the water running, and the next thing I knew, I heard Nick yell, “Daddy! Turn off the water! I can’t hear Caillou.” So, I walked in the living room to turn up the TV a little and he said, “You’re being noisy.” I apologized and then started laughing when I got to the kitchen. Where do they pick this stuff up. I’m pretty sure that I’ve never said that to Emilie and she’s never said it to me. Ah, the joys of parenthood. The things kids say.

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Baby Progress Report – 23 Weeks

At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, our baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside the womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.

Again, this is NOT a picture of our baby, but a picture of a baby at the same stage of development as our little guy!

Go to time-out!

It’s always funny when you hear your two-year old scolding his toys. Last week, Emilie was sitting in bed reading her book, waiting for Nick to fall asleep. It became apparent after an hour and a half that he wasn’t going to fall asleep, so Em started listening to what he was saying. Here’s how it started:

“Don’t Do that! I’m so mad at you! ELMO……1……2……3……Go to time out.”

Em started laughing and decided to go see what the commotion was about and found out that Nick was upset that his stuffed Elmo was getting out of bed and made a mess with his books during naptime. Apparently, Elmo also pulled the comforter off the bed as well as pulled the “safety pillows” out from under the bed. I guess it didn’t occur to him, that he too, was out of bed  during naptime.

Baby Progress Report – 21 Weeks

 

Our baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. Em may soon feel like the baby’s practicing martial arts as his initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges.  In other developments, our baby's eyebrows and lids are present now.

(This is not an ultrasound of our baby, but an ultrasound of what a baby at the same stage of development looks like)

Nick…leaving his mark.

Sunday, Nick decided that it was time that he started placing his mark. He was upstairs playing in his toy room and was somehow able to get into the locked “temporary” storage room. Here’s what he accomplished in just a couple of minutes.

He yelled down the stairs, “Daddy! I’m all dirty.” When he came down the stairs this is what I saw. I quickly took him up to the bathroom and scrubbed him with a washcloth and water. I’m telling ya, baby skin is the best. Green Sharpie came off in seconds. Now, I just need to figure out how he got into the locked storage room….