Not Quite the Big Boy Bed

 Last night at about 2:30 AM, I hear Maureen scream, "OH MY GOD!"  I freak out thinking, "Good God!  What is going on!"  It turns out our Nicholas had decided to try to climb out of his crib.  Somehow, he managed to stay in the crib even with his legs dangling in the air.  He's either a gymnast or God was looking out for us.

After discussing many options (i.e. tent crib, air mattress), Maureen remembered that we could convert the crib to a toddler bed.  As soon as the conversion was complete, Nicholas was in heaven.  He couldn't wait to go to sleep in it and he made sure to place all his friends like Glow Worm, Teddy, Scout the Dog, Elmo, and Dinosaurs in there.  He kept on climbing in and saying "Night Night" over and over again as you can see from the video. Sadly, he wasn't as enthusiastic about it when the time came to go to sleep.  It took about 30-minutes for him to settle down before he realized that he had no choice in the matter.  Let's hope he gets a good night's sleep.

He woke up at 8:15.  I found him in the middle of the room.  He was dazed and confused.  I immediately picked him up and put him back in the crib after patting his back for about 5 minutes.

A Thanksgiving Photo Essay

Nicholas likes to sing "Follow" at the end of the song.

Thanksgiving Rugby

Someone Is A Little Bruiser

I like the way Nicholas just jumps on the pile after the tackle.

Someone Really Loves Ice Cream

To wrap up our afternoon on Larchmont today, we headed over to 31 Flavors for a nice bit of ice cream.  I think watching Nicholas eat ice cream is one of the most entertaining things I can possibly do.  He starts out with a spoon going into the mouth.  After a while, he just starts picking the ice cream off the spoon with his hands.  It's quite hilarious when he takes a big chunk of ice cream and gets brain freeze from it.  You think that might stop him from doing it again, but no, he'll do it again in a minute or two.

The Birth of a Stunt Man

I just love that he tells us he's ok after he falls each time.  

The Destroyer

I just call him the destroyer.  He just enjoys breaking defenseless corrugated cardboard haunted houses.

Happy Birthday Uncle Robert

Everything Is Just Duckie

Our little Mama's Boy loves ducks.  Imagine his delight upon seeing all the different colored ducks at K-Mart the other day.  This morning, he saw a baby at Target playing with a rubber duckie and kept on saying, "Baby, Duckie!  Baby Duckie!" over and over until I said, "Yes, Baby, Duckie!" The baby's mother was quite tickled by Nicholas' outburst.

Halloween Spooks 2011

Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

My Nana, God rest her soul, love Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.  She couldn't speak much English, but she did so love that song.  This picture from Friday reminds me of her just because of the song.  Plus, Nicholas looks just so darned cute in his jacket.  It's quite nice actually.  It's line with flannel material and it's water proof.  I wish Costco carried these jackets in my size.

I Love the Grove

Nicholas enjoys his alone time with his mother. Ever since John started going to school, Maureen and Nicholas go for adventures to the Grove and/or the Farmer's Market quite often.  It usually involves a visit to Bob's Donuts, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, or Starbucks for a pastry and some milk.  He really loves donuts from Bob's.  I usually get him plain cake since they don't make as much of a mess; however, Maureen likes to spoil him and give him the chocolate raised.  After one of those, we usually have to pre-treat his clothes before we wash them.  He's not very good around chocolate.

His other favorite thing to do is visit the Barnes and Noble store at The Grove.  If he isn't getting at treat at the Starbucks on the 3rd floor, he's enjoying storytime or playing with the fun toys.  As you can see, he likes to pull all his friends, The Backyardigans, and enjoy playtime.  He's very good about putting things back when we are finished playing.  Strangely, this only happens when we are away from home.  If we are at home, he loves dropping things where they are.