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.

22 Months Old...

Nicholas is 22 months old; just 2 months away from being 2!

So far he is shining in his new role as a big brother, though he really doesn't seem to understand why the baby is always sleeping or eating and not interested in playing with him.

He continues to be dad's little mini-me, and he loves to copy whatever Scott is doing. The other morning he "helped" dad scrub the bathtub--no lie--and the other day I captured him sitting with Dad on the love seat "working" at his laptop, too.

Heidi is 2 weeks old

How time flies when you are having fun!

Heidi had her 2-week check-up today and the numbers are in: She's 79% percentile for height at 21" and 29% for weight at 7 lbs. 10 oz. So in other words, she seems to take after her big brother.