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2009-06-18 Various Nico June 09

Update on Us (Christy and Glenn)!

I can't speak for Glenn, but I know that it is really easy for me to get so completely caught up with our little boy that I forget to take care of and be myself. I'm determined to not let being a mom be the only definition of me. If I stop being myself, I think I will have a huge mid-life crisis once all my kids grow up because I won't know who I am or what I even like to do, or I will be way too involved in my kids' lives which potentially could be a problem with future in-laws. So, I've been trying to get involved with things other than Nico to stay me (if that makes any sense).
Ok, so here's the update on Glenn:
He's still going to school and working so hard to provide for our family. We are hoping and keeping our fingers crossed that Glenn will still graduate in December. There's a scheduling conflict with one class so he's petitioned to have one of his major classes count for a cluster class. We'll hopefully hear the verdict within the next couple weeks. It's been raining so much that he hasn't had a whole lot of time to powerkite or hike. He's really looking forward to getting out in the mountains, and even rock climbed yesterday for the first time in 2 1/2 years. (He's also probably thinking right now that this post is already way too long. haha)
As for me, I'm so excited by everyone's response to my "Calling All Bloggers" post, so thanks! Lately I've been finding my zen by participating on my cousin's law firm's softball team once a week. It's crazy, but I seriously love that game! I didn't realize how much I missed it. I'm also starting to get back into scrapbooking (I go through phases with that). My other project is to get everything in our apartment super organized so that moving will be a piece of cake. Well, there you have it. It might not be as interesting and cute as what Nico does, but at least you know a bit about what we've been up to.

Who's the Big Boy?

In case you didn't guess...Nico is! I know, it's another Nico post but there's just so many cute things for me to blog about. Today Nico's high chair came in the mail. I originally wanted to buy this one since we don't have much space, but when you add on shipping costs, it was cheaper to buy this one. It was interesting because even with shipping taken into consideration, it was cheaper to buy it online than at the actual store.

Well, I'm working on downloading Picasa so I can put up a bunch of pics there, but it's taking forever, so you'll just have to settle for a few pictures.

Calling All Bloggers

I absolutely love reading other people's blogs. I'm not yet to the point of reading total strangers' blogs, but it may get that way soon if y'all don't update enough. Well, my wonderful husband willingly re-installed everything on my computer to make things run faster (a task that to me would be pretty much the ultimate last choice of something to do) however I forgot to write down all the bookmarks of blogs I read. So, if you would be so willing to leave your blog address as a comment I would greatly appreciate it. And for your privacy, we won't publish the comment. Hope you all have a good day!

Nico's First Haircut

He Loves Sweet Potatoes!

Here are some pictures of one of the first times we gave Nico sweet potatoes. He loves them! I think he probably could eat a whole jar in one sitting (haven't tried yet, we've just recently started solids). Nico gets his first haircut on Friday. That's crazy! I can't believe how fast he's grown! Oh, and since you all were such a great help in the transition to formula, any suggestions on how to get him to take a sippy cup? I bought one of the cups that is supposed to be an easy transition to the bottle, but he still wants nothing to do with it. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated! In the mean time, enjoy the pics!

2009-06-07 Nico

Ah, the Cute, Funny Quirks!

As I'm sure you can tell, Nico always falls asleep with something over his face. It really freaked me out at first but now I've learned to go in a couple minutes after he's asleep take the blanket off. It's so funny though! What the pictures don't tell you is that these have been taken just a few days apart, and when I leave the room after putting him down, that same blanket is tucked into the mattress and only comes up to his waist. If Nico isn't quite asleep when I come in to move the blanket he will just pull it back over his head again immediately after I move it. Notice also that he manages to tuck the blanket underneath his head, thus increasing the odds of not getting any air. He's a goofy kid, but we love him dearly!

What a Day!

*Warning* This post will be talking freely and openly about poop. If this will offend you, don't read it.

This morning I woke up and for once was ready early for church. I even had my makeup done (normally do it in the car on the way over), and Nico was dressed in his cute outfit (and onesie underneath) that he was wearing for the first time. It was beautiful outside, and it was going to be a good day. We got to church and I proceeded to give Nico his bottle. Well, Nico normally does his massive poopy diaper for the day while he is eating sometime between 10:00 and 11:00. So of course, while we are in church, he takes care of his business, and I just think to myself it's going to stink to change him at church, but oh well. A couple minutes later, I touch my skirt and all of a sudden my hand is covered in poop! It's like Nico didn't even have a diaper on! My skirt has poop all over it, my hand is all messy, Nico is covered in poop = ahhhhh! The explosion was so bad that we didn't even bother trying to take care of it at church. So, we ended up putting another diaper over Nico's clothes to get him home without ruining the car seat, and after what seemed like half a bottle of Oxi-clean I think all clothes will be fine. Oh, and did I mention that his outfit was white? Well, looking back on it now it's pretty humorous, so I thought I'd blog it. It seriously was the worst poopy blow-out I've ever experienced. Let's hope it doesn't become a habit to "break in" the new clothes he has (he's now in the 6-9 mo. clothes).

Didn't expect that one

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Update on Sleeping

I forgot to update on Nico's sleeping condition a few posts back. A couple nights later he started sleeping through the night again! We have to play some soothing music all night long, and I bought a nightlight for him and he's been doing much better. It's amazing what a difference sleep makes!

Time for Safety Locks? (The layout of this post isn't cooperating with me)

Nico looks so much like Glenn in this picture (above) The bottom pic makes me laugh. He didn't really like the flash on the camera.




Nico has discovered how to open up the drawers in the kitchen. It was funny because he could pull on the handle, but not make the connection that the more he pulled, the more it hit his head. (The video only shows it a little bit.) I'm also going to throw in a few random pictures I've taken over the last few weeks. One time we were hanging out with Annabelle and I tried to get a picture of both of them together, but alas I could never get both of them to look at me at the same time.

Beautiful hike...

I am imposing my innate love for nature and hiking on Nico in hopes that it will rub off. We went to Harriman State Park yesterday, so he has now been on his fourth hike with us. This one was about 7 miles long around a lake with a detour to another one. He started complaining at about mile one. Luckily, the solution was simple: Place him facing forward on my chest rather than on my back. He soon started looking around with amazement and quietly (yet, sometimes vocally) enjoyed the fantastic scenery and ubiquitous wildlife and even smiled contently at times. Perhaps my forcefulness is starting to have an effect... Though it could just be that Harriman is a wonderful place. Go there. Now.

2009-05-23 Harriman State Park

Udder clouds

As I was out to take pictures for a Monet assignment (a la Rouen series) a few days ago, I noticed some ominous clouds and took the following picture. (The clouds are called Mammatus.)

I wish I had an even wider angle lens to really show how intimidating and immense the clouds really were.