A Truly Historical Night

This is the first night this week that Nicholas isn't crying due to colic pains. Why, you ask? He fell asleep in his swing. Thank God! This is the first night this week that I haven't been pulling my hair out because nothing will calm him down. Thank you Lowther family for giving us the swing way back when for John. It served him well and it's serving Nicholas well. Let's hope he continues to enjoy his swing.

A Small Trip

Nicholas took a trip to St. A's with Maureen on Monday. She had to go take care of some things in the classroom. He got to meet some of Maureen's co-workers. They all loved him and said he was so good. I find that hard to believe. His middle name should not have been Edward. It should have been Trouble.

Guess WHo Turned 1-Month Old on the 7th?

That's right. Tsar Nicholas the Resplendent turned one full month old. How did he celebrate? The same way he lives his life. He sleeps during the day. He gets fussy with colic from 5 PM to 11 PM and then he goes to sleep. It's an easy life, aside from the gastric pains. Still, I must constantly remind myself that he's only 1-month old and can't help himself.

New Bath Video

As promised, here is video of Nicholas' bath. The towel covering his whoowhoodilly serves 2 purposes. One, it keeps the video G and two, it keeps him from peeing on us. He got better as the bath progressed. He didn't cry too much.

Visitors Galore

This week, Nicholas had a few sets of visitors. First, the Wiseman's came by for a brief visit. Aly got to hold Nicholas, but Jakers just did not want to have anything to do with the Nick. We think it has something to do with the fact that his mom is going to have a baby in the next week. He'll be such a good brother and we know that Aly will be the perfect little mommy. She always does such a good job with John and now with Nick.

Yesterday, we had a visit from the Lopez family. Dylan and Mateo had more fun with John, but they were so happy to see Nicholas. They wanted to go to the hospital, but no one under 18-years old was allowed in the hospital. Anywho, the boys just ran around and had fun with John, and Nicholas just chilled. He's still a little lump who doesn't do anything, but he has been extra good over the last couple of days.

First Bath in a Tub

After his umbilical chord stump fell off, we were given the all clear to give Nicholas a bath in the tub. Maureen asked if she should wait for me to get home from work and I said, "No, give it to him early, so it's not too cold." It would have been nice to be there, but I'd rather he not get any sicker than he was.

Clearly, he had no clue what he was getting himself into. As you can see, he was not pleased at all, but by the end of it, he seemed to be ok with it. He was just shocked when he was placed in the tub. I think he was just remembering being in the womb and how cozy it was. It's not that much fun in the real world.

If John cooperates and it's not too cool, we'll give Nicholas a bath after dinner tonight. I'll even get video. Then again, maybe we'll do it before dinner, tacos.

Sorry for the Delay on Posts

It's been a hectic week. Nicholas and I have been fighting a nasty cold and that really prevented me from posting any updates. It's kind of hard to think and write when you are feeling sick as a dog.