2 months old

Nicholas is over 2 months old now - time flies as we all know... He's starting to really recognise and smile at Daniel and Laura, and they love him to bits. Even 2-year olds melt when a baby smiles at them.

December's winning quote

Looks like it's been a pretty bad month for blog posts... don't think the next 2 weeks will be any better either. Oh well, there's always January. In the meantime, here's the line-of-the-month from Laura, said to an adult: "I'm going to tell my mom that you are annoying me." and then the next day, to the same adult: "Why are you always telling me what to do?" Now, don't for a second think that this adult was doing anything even slightly out of line. No, we just obviously are doing a marvelous job teaching our kids about respect for adults. Mmmm. Now I know I post an awful lot about Laura and her defiant/confident/stubborn comments, which does make it look like she's difficult all the time, but believe me she is not. She is loads of fun, but does take a bit more work to win over than does her older brother. Mind you, the stubbornness in her is paying off very well right now as she is virtually toilet-trained in 2 days, telling us now when we ask her if she has to use the potty, "I will tell you when I have to do it." Still a couple accidents, but fingers crossed it is going well.

Welcome Felicity

How good does she look?!! My friend Lisa just had baby girl #3, Felicity. I am feeling very sentimental about a few friends now that have 3 girls in a row - it reminds me of my family and how special it was to have sisters. Under-appreciated through some of those teen years maybe, but so great to share a sister bond, especially now.

Thrilled

My sister-in-law is getting married! Don't they look suited to each other?! He's awesome, she's lovely... Stu is a great match for her and we're all thrilled. Sharon is, of course, taking it in her stride, but we're all jumping up and down and happy for her.

A good performance

At the risk of being redundant with posting about smiles... it is always great when a video actually manages to capture the moment. Thought this was a great performance for 7 weeks!

More smiles

(don't worry, we don't put him in the laundry basket normally, even if he IS the 3rd child)

First haircut

I gave Laura her 1st real [read: intentional] haircut last week (see post on 9th June). She wanted to use the clippers and have 'hair like Daniel'. Mmmmm, not likely! Before: Holding the cut ponytail Finished Give us a smile Big girl now...

my sleeper

Daniel's such a sleeper - he still naps a few days a week, and this is him today after a nap, when he staggered out to the living room, fell asleep on me while I was reading, then crawled/fell onto the floor when I got up from the couch. Just thought it was cute...

Just me and Nicholas

Andrew has D and L out for breakfast and at the park. I'm home with Nicholas, enjoying little smiles.

One month old

Contrary to what my postings look like, we do take photos of Nicholas! He's one month old now, and is now doing a manageable nighttime routine, for which I'm grateful, even if it still only means 3 hours of sleep in a row for me!!! He's doing all the normal stuff - growing, eating, spitting up (which Daniel hates)... I'll spare you all the details and just add photos! he really loves being on his tummy... the stars and stipes boys. who put those pants on you nicholas?!