9-Month Stats

Well, Nicholas met his new Dr. last Friday and he took some measurements of him. He's pretty much on the same track for height and weight as he has been of late: 30" tall (99th+ percentile for height); 19 pounds even (20th percentile for weight); 60th percentile for head circumference.


We're just so blessed to have a healthy & happy little Heinert.


These videos are too funny: you can tell how mom ranks in the grand scheme of things. He's doing a scooting version of crawling--another week & he'll be all over the house!

Do you want to come to mom? No, thanks. Oh wait, there's a phone over there? Awesome!

9 Months Old is the Best Age Yet...

It's probably not surprising that every age Nicholas has been was my favorite. He was so cute and sweet and angelic before, but now his personality is developing and it's so much more fun to play with him. Yeah, I miss my little guy, but my big guy is so much fun.

Events: This month was filled with many trips. I started teaching again, so now we (especially me) are working on adjusting to a new schedule. We started "mommy & me" swim class; so far he really likes it. We also had a few playdates with the Brylow boys, and, while it took him a little while to warm up to the idea of hanging out with other babies, he really seemed to like their toys!

Milestones: He found his tongue and likes to babble; Nicholas has started waving "hello," which is great because now I feel like I'm not doing sign language for no reason. He met his first cousin the other day (he pet her a little bit--it was cute--see the link to her blog on the left); another one will be here in 10 weeks or so!

Surprises: Nicholas thinks the flyswatter is hilarious (see video). We can't seem to find a food he doesn't like yet. He's teething all the time, but he still only has 4 teeth.

Nautical Nicholas

One of Nick's favorite pasttimes this summer has been boating, so I thought I'd share a few pictures of his adventures and a movie of all he learned.

Nicholas' New Cousin

Okay, so I know that this is Nick's blog, but here's a picture of his first cousin; I can't resist--she's too cute.

Here's Mikayla (and I'm not posting more specifics on the internet to protect her privacy)--only about 4 hours old in this picture. I think she looks just like her daddy.

Welcome to the world, Mikayla! We love you!

Well over 8 months old...

Nick turned 8 months old while we were on our vacation, hence the delay in updates. I decided to include this video of waking him up because it's my favorite time of the day. I hear him talking to his Snoopy pals and then I go in and get my buddy.

Events: This month was exciting--lots of parties and vacations, and lots of smiling for the camera. It's funny--he's knows to smile at the camera and squint at the flash (see below).

Milestones: He mastered the art of rolling, which has prevented him from learning how to crawl so far (he won't stay on his stomach). He'd rather grab your thumbs and walk around, so we're starting to think he's going to skip crawling and go straight to walking just like his Daddy did. His two top teeth are in and he's working on some more. He also loves sticking his tongue out at you, provided that you return the gesture.



Surprises: He never sits still--even when he's drinking a bottle he has to be tapping his foot or doing something with his hand--go, go, go! Nicholas also hates to be fed anything. He only likes to feed himself. If you offer him a bite of food on a baby spoon, he acts like you're pointing a weapon at him. If you put the food on his high chair in front of him, he'll pick it up and eat it. I was convinced, for a little while, that he just hated all the baby food, but if I give him pieces of the same food, he'll eat it himself. I guess he's a strong-willed little guy. Also, he's a redhead right now! Apparently Scott had red hair as a baby, so we don't think Nicholas' will stay that way.

Giddy-up!

Here's a picture of Nicholas riding the rocking-horsey his Great-Grandpa made him. I think he's going to really love it when his feet are long enough to touch the ground!

Can you spot me in the picture? I'm like where's Waldo in this one.

Blessed Boy

Nicholas was baptized today. His family came from miles around to celebrate the occasion. He did very well through the whole ceremony, though my heart leapt when he started reaching for the baptismal font (visions of the way he splashes at bathtime came to mind).

His Uncle Mark and Aunt Kristina will be excellent Godparents--see how happy he is the the picture with them?

What a blessing he is to us.