Mother's Day 2009

Mother's Day was a fun family day. After church and a visit to the Memorial Park to visit and remember Isla, the weather cleared up and we had some nice outdoor fun.

I think I need to start getting out from behind the camera. No pictures of Nick's mom on Mother's Day! Ha ha!

President in Training

Over Easter we got to spend time with the Jordan family in LaCrosse, which included a trip to Granddad's office. Nicholas enjoyed sitting in on a conference call, sending a few emails, flirting with administrative assistants, and generally being the center of attention at Reinhart for an hour.

Almost 17 Months Old...

Nicholas has been growing and developing by leaps and bounds. Every day it seems like he does something new. I'm looking forward to the end of the semester and lots of free time to spend with my bud over the summer, especially since his little brother or sister will be here in the fall.

Even more than playing, I'd venture that his favorite thing is "figuring stuff out." He loves to copy whatever you are doing... and he thinks he is a much bigger boy than he really is. Whether it is loading the dishwasher (he puts his breakfast dishes in for me), watering the flowers (or his feet), or folding the laundry (or unfolding), he just loves to copy whatever Scott and I do.

I think what I love the most about him is how sweet and happy he is all the time--he always has a smile or hug for you, and he loves to play one on one. He's just such a joy. His newest heart-melting talent is blowing kisses.

The pictures from Easter have been delayed for quite a while... but I finally got them!

Spring Break, Spring Cleaning, and 15-month-old Stats

Nicholas had his 15-month check up and he's currently weighing in at 23 pounds (25th percentile) and measuring 33 inches in height (90th percentile). So, he's still a tall little guy, which is probably why he is now in 24-month size clothes.

He was a big help during the spring cleaning I tackled over break--he likes to copy whatever Mommy does.







But, cleaning is hard work, so sometimes we need to take a snuggle break.







We have been enjoying the warm-ish weather by taking walks to the park and playing on the swings and slides, and by running around the yard with the neighborhood kids. He even figured out out to blow bubbles.

We just feel so lucky to have a happy and healthy son. He's added so much joy to our lives.

Language Time!

Nicholas is starting to use more words... In addition to "Mama," "Dada," and "more," which he has been saying for quite some time, he now says "bye," "hello," "up," "down," "stay," and "puppy." And, whenever he is in the mood, he will copy a word that you are using--yesterday he said "socks" and "yuck." Though "Mama" warms the cockles of my heart, I love when he says "up" because he is so deliberate about the pronunciation: "uhh-pah!"

He has also been enjoying the warmer weather (we all have), and he has been surprising me with how much he loves playing in the yard, trying to blow bubbles, and throwing and kicking the ball. He seems like such a big guy for a 15-month-old.

Cheesy Smiler

I've been trying to get some good pictures of Nick, but he now goes over-the-top with his smile and squinting to avoid the flash, so I have to catch him off guard. In the following movie, he sees the camera and thinks it's time for a cheesy smile. It cracks me up.


Grandma got some good pictures of him when she was here last week, so maybe she'll share...

Halloween Already?

Nick gave me quite a scare last weekend when he woke up with the most disgusting looking eye. It was gone in 36 hours, but man... it looked very nasty. He's going to hate me for posting this some day. At least I didn't post pictures of him playing with the box of feminine products he dug out of the bathroom cabinet.