Easter 2010

Heidi's first Easter was also the first one Nicholas really understood and enjoyed. It was so much fun watching him run up to the front of church for the "children's message" for the first time. He got to go on an Egg hunt with his cousin Mikayla, too. It was so much fun to watch them enjoying themselves in the warm weather (I'm so happy we didn't have snow this year).

Heidi is half way to a year

At her checkup she was measuring in the 60th percentile for height (26") and 15th percentile for weight (14 lbs., 4 oz.). Though she didn't especially like getting her vaccinations, she bounced back to smiling within minutes.

We have been trying to feed her solid food for over a month to no avail: she's just not ready to eat baby or table food yet (whereas Nick could feed himself puffs at 5 months of age).

She is (finally) starting to sleep much longer intervals at night, usually just waking once early in the morning. And she learned to turn over from her back to her tummy already! Nicholas didn't learn how to do this until much later. It is funny how similar yet different our babies are.

Heidi, herself, is such a joy. We thought Nicholas was a happy baby, and he was, but... wow... Heidi is ridiculously happy.

2 Year Old Stats for Nicholas

He is... 36" tall (a yardstick!), and 26 pounds, 12 oz. Still a tall and skinny dude.

He is still having trouble with ear infections and fluid behind the ears, so we will be checking on that and possibly persuing surgery for ear tubes.

Nicholas is Two Years Old!

We are so excited that our little boy is two years old already. It is hard to believe he isn't a baby anymore, and that we have another baby already!

Nicholas' family gathered to celebrate his entrance into the terrible two's. So far, they're not too terrible.

His birthday marks his new-found love of "Trains!" though he hasn't left his love of trucks behind. It was so much fun to watch him blow out his candles. (Yes, that is a fire truck birthday cake crafted by yours truly. I would describe it as a Monet: it looks great from afar, even recognizable, but a mess close up. I have to work on my decorating skills if I don't want my cakes to end up on the cakewrecks blog.) At one point he tried to combine playing with his trains in his new wagon in the tunnel, but it had mixed results. We continue to enjoy each and every day with our wonderful son. He is such a joy.

Heidi is 2 months old

Today, I spotted a dimple on her right cheek. It was a nice little gift to me.

Heidi is 8 Weeks Old..

... and thriving! She is was 9 pounds, 13 ounces (33rd percentile for weight) and 23" long (83rd percentile for height) at her second visit with the pediatrician.

The biggest change is that she is is smiling and interacting now that she has gotten a little older. She seems to love sharing her smiles with everyone. I'm looking forward to hearing her laugh out loud.

She's now such a big girl that she goes to daycare, even though she is the tiniest one there.

23 Months & Almost a 2-Year-Old

I think this month is all about talking, talking, talking for Nicholas. He's combining words and making sentences: "Mama, sit down, please!" It's wonderful to see him express himself and watch how happy and proud he is when he realizes that we understand him. At the same time, it also involves explaining that just because he can ask for something doesn't mean that he is going to get what he wants!

As an homage to his blue blankie, Nicholas was Linus this year for Halloween. In fact, he inspired the costumes of the entire family: Scott was Charlie Brown, I was Sally Brown, and Heidi was Lucy Van Pelt.