It's Started

He sure can get around pretty well in that walker. It won't be long before he starts crawling. Then, he'll walk. Once again, I'm feeling like Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof.

Bouncing Baby Boy

This video clip gives new meaning to bouncing baby boy. We'll see how long it takes before John starts spinning him around in it.




Did you like John's cameo at the end?

Happy Father's Day

It was a lovely day. We didn't go to the fountain at Park La Brea today, but we got to see an indoor fountain at the Northridge Mall, so we did do fountain time this weekend.

Today started with some lovely pancakes. Maureen made some of "Uncle Earle's Pancakes" in her new non-stick skillet. At first, I was really reluctant to believe that a non-stick skillet was the secret to good pancakes, but she proved me wrong. They were light and fluffy. I'd give them top marks for taste and consistency. John liked them so much that he cleaned his plate. He never does that. The boys and Maureen gave me a nice pop-up copy of "The Little Prince". We'll be able to read that as the boys grow older. It's such a lovely book. More people should read it. As you can see from the photo, John decided to start the day in his diaper. For some odd reason, he always just wants to take his jammies off as soon as he wakes up.

We started Nicholas on solid, well semi-solid food, rice cereal. He just went to town with it. He moved his jaws as if he had to chew it. He even made the face like it had a horrible flavor to it. That was this afternoon. I'm not too sure what changed between this morning and this afternoon's mush, but he started making faces.

Since we needed to go to JC Penney to buy John some shoes, we decided to go to the one in The Northridge Mall. Our other choice was the Fox Hills Mall and Maureen said that the Northridge store was better. We didn't get what we were looking for at JCP, but we did get to see the indoor fountain. As we walked out of JCP into the mall, John literally gasped and said, "WOW!! Fountain!" We had no idea that there was a fountain in the middle of the mall. The last time I was in the mall, there was a planter there. Anywho, the Sephora girls thought it was hilarious to see John get so excited and run toward the fountain.




After the mall, we headed over to my parents house to visit my dad and wish him a happy father's day. As always, John went to him. We like to think that it's because he loves his grandfather, but it may also have something to do with the cookies that my dad gives him. John just loves the cookies. Cousins Mia and Ana were over at the house as well. Mia just loves the boys, and Nick really loves her. He was so excited that he kept on trying to bite her nose. It's a miracle she'll even hold him, but she just loves him. John and Ana were having there fun.

On our way home, we decided to pick up some Larchmont Village Pizza because it's easy and I was in the mood for it. John was very excited once he realized where we had stopped. He kept on saying "Pizza! Pizza!" It was like listening to a Little Caesar's ad on tv. He was so excited once Maureen came back with the box. As we got to the parking garage, he asked Maureen to show him the pizza. When she did, a piece flopped out and hit the floor. It was hers (mushroom and green peppers). John was sad because he thought that it had all fallen. Once he realized that there was more, he was ok. And, he cleaned his pizza off his plate. I suppose he only really finishes what he really likes. He'll basically eat anything, even salad (much to my chagrin).

Now, it's time to catch up on sleep. Neither of the boys had long naps today, so it's night-night right now.

Happy Birthday

Nicholas wishes to send out a special 2nd birthday salutation to Charla Smith. Happy Birthday, Charlie!

Hmmmmm Mush

Any time he sees anyone chewing anything, Nicholas would start moving his jaws up and down as if he were chewing on something. He didn't quite make the smacking sound, but it was pretty darn close. Friday, Dr. K gave Maureen the ok to give Nicholas rice cereal aka mush!!

Six Month Check Up

Nicholas paid Dr. K a visit on Friday. It was time for his 6-month check up. As always, Nicholas was great. John went along since everyone was running a little late due to the elevator and wasn't quite as good.

Nicholas now ways 16-lbs-6 oz. He is 27-inches long. His head is 18-inches. Dr. K said he was good, healthy, and beautiful. He even gave us persmission to start Nicholas on mush. As I type this, Maureen is feeding Nicholas his mush. He has taken to it like white on rice.

The only downer for Nick was his shots. He didn't like those; however, it must be noted that Nicholas cried less than John during this visit. John had no reason to cry, but he's just scared of the doctor's office. As Donald Trump would say, John is "a complete and utter disaster" when it comes to the doctor's office. I think that's why God gave us a little angel like Nicholas.

Hot Rod

I think this may be a common site in the future. Nicholas has taken a liking to many of John's toys. This will be a very good lesson for both boys, sharing.

Like Any Good Gonzalez Boy

He's good about getting his hand in the way of a shot. He hasn't even started taking lessons from me. Some of you know that I detest having my photo taken and take great pains to put may hand up to block any shots. Our Nicholas is quite photogenic an smiles for the camera on cue; however, he's also tempermental and knows how to block a photo. It does my heart good to know that at 6-months he knows how to be like daddy.

Happy Half Birthday

Happy Half Birthday Nicholas. He's officially 6-months old today. Yay!!!

Dancing

We were having a great Sunday morning listening to the Laurie Berkner Band and Nicholas decided that he had to dance. Big Brother, John, decided that he'd dance along as well. Yes, John does love to dance around in his underware. I'm sure young Nicholas will follow suit once he can stand on his own.

Things To Come

We'll put some fun video of Nicholas as he enjoys his week. Be on the look out for a dance with his big brother and maybe some more fun stuff.