Nico gets and EEG

Due to our sweet boy not sleeping, the Dr's wanted to do an EEG......and as you can see,
it was a bit much for our little man! The tech did a fantastic job of getting him all hooked up
fairly quickly (he pulled the electrodes out on a couple of occasions) and she was quite quick
at wrapping his head up! He looked like a little baby mummy!

Great news, everything is normal and he just doesn't like to sleep all the time...which is fine
by me now that we have ruled out everything else!

When we came home, I gave him one of his favorite teething
biscuits....his hat was glued to his head from all the goop they put in his hair!

He was such a trooper! He had his check up on Dec 23rd and is doing really
fantastic....he is a such a ham! Thank you to all of our family and friends that sent
prayers our way for his eeg to be normal! It was truly a wonderful Christmas
gift!

Abundant Love

Life has certainly been in full swing! A couple of weeks ago my dad had a procedure done on his heart. He was in surgery for 10 hours and it seemed like the longest 10 hours ever! His heart was beating really fast and had a irregular heartbeat. He has to take it easy for awhile but is feeling much better. We would like to thank all of our friends for their support and prayers as it was a scary time and your love and well wishes delivered us through.

Nico is still on the move, climbing stairs and being a dare devil. He was really starting to show signs of good sleep habits and then.........he decided to go on a sleep strike! Nico, one day you are going to have to close those precious eyes and rest. Until then, mommy and daddy will try to keep up.

Mighty Moe turned 8 months on Nov 29th and we love hearing his sweet little voice chattering up a storm with the dogs....he learned how to growl and it really is hilarious. His favorite meal is breakfast. Lunch and dinner are missing something...we're just not quite sure what.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving together at our house with my parents, Kathy and Dorie, Uncle James, Kat, Erik, Bria, Grace and Nanna! We played the Wii (there were some injuries...people are still recovering) and watched Grace play house with Nico....(She dropped him off at school and didn't want to pick him up!) Great memories of Nico's first Thanksgiving.

I will try to post some pics soon. Nico, we love you so much and everyday is the best adventure with you. Thank you for your smile, your spunk and your laugh!

Happy Fall

7 Months and Moving......and SLEEPING!!!

Yes, I have neglected this blog......because Nico is on the move! He has been crawling since 6 months and we are on high alert at all times! My parents have named him as Mighty Moe because he crawls over anything that is in his way and is FEARLESS! He pulls himself up onto what ever he can get a grip on.....let me tell you something little Nico....you are quite amazing and at the same time you are scaring mommy to death!

We are so happy to say that Nico has finally decided that sleep isn't so bad! After his six month appointment his Doctor was concerned because he was only sleeping 6 hours in a 24 hour cycle. So off we went to see a specialist at Children's. This doctor was then concerned that Nico might be having some seizures which of course scared us to death. We went home that night and guess who decided to sleep 8 hours!!!! Now he takes 2 naps a day and we are so happy that little man is resting and feeling much better! I think starting solid foods has really helped and he is drinking more milk finally.

Fall is so much fun and we have had a great time celebrating all of the season's events! Nanna wanted to take Nico to a pumpkin patch up in Longmont that is close to her house so we had a fun time taking pictures and eating carnival food! I hope you enjoy the pictures! We carved pumpkins with Kathy and my parents and we took some cute pics of the boy in our backyard on a beautiful fall evening!

Nico my sweet boy, today you are seven months and we cannot even begin to tell you how much we love being your parents. You are a bright light in our lives. We love watching you explore the world around you. Happy Seven Months little buddy!

Grace's 3rd Birthday!

Last Sunday was our neices 3rd birthday! It feels like just yesterday

we were celebrating her 1st birthday! She is such a ham and makes all

of us laugh! One of her gifts was a trunk filled with dress up clothes.....

which you can tell she changed her clothes into her hot pink

birthday gear right away! It was really fun to spend some

time with Charlie's family! Bria just turned 13 (she was the

flower girl in our wedding and was 6 at the time!) She is a fantastic

big sister and played dress up with Grace!

Grace after she made her wish!

Bria (on theleft) and her BFF playing dress
up with queen Grace

Nico watching Grace open her gifts

Uncle Eddy and Nico

Nanna and Nico! Love time with Nanna!

Nico's First Train Ride

Nico with mom and dad

Falling asleep on Pap's lap on the return trip

I love this pic! Nana and Papa got him a little engineer hat

and we when we put it on him it scunched his little face!

My sweet boy!

Mom and Pops with cousin KAthy

One of my favorite times of the year is fall. I love taking a ride up to the mountains and having a picnic. This year, the family decided to take a trip up to Georgetown and take the train (which is funny since I grew up in Colorado and so did my parents and none of us have ever been on the train which is one of the biggest tourist attractions!

So, off we went with our picnic basket packed and our cameras ready! It was really fun even though it was a bit chilly. We had our picnic in a little park and then it was off to the Georgetown Loop! The sun came out for our train ride and then it really started to rain. Nico was such a champ and seemed to enjoy the soothing rock of the train! He fell asleep on Papa's lap on the return trip! Since it was prety cold after the train, we didn't walk around Georgetown...instead we drove to Idaho Springs and had Beau Jo's Pizza! It was a fantastic way to start fall and a wonderful memory!

Busy little dude!

Starting the day out with GF Ellis Jane!

Hanging out with BF Laiq

Look what Nanna (Charlie's Mom) got Nico...
A little lumberjack hat! He's all ready for
the winter!

Life has just been so busy, he pooped out!

Playtime with Ellis

Nico's girlfriend has been spending the mornings with us

and the two of them seem to enjoy looking at each other, rolling over

into each other and just giggling together! It's been so much fun watching

these two munchkins entertain each other! (which is very

entertaining for me!!!)

LOVE

Promised Pictures

As promised here are some updated pics of our boy!

I finally was able to download all pics so check out all the posts!

Helping mom with the laundry

Fell asleep on the couch (it's a miracle!)

First time eating in the high chair


Sitting in the rocker at Nana and Papa's

Fell asleep in the swing

(i have to take pictures because it doesn't happen often!)

sucking his thumb and hanging on to his toys!

Time Flies!

Nico is 5 months old!

Well, we have been away for awhile.....but we're back!!! Nico picked up a full time job....GROWING and we have been trying to keep up with this amazing little boy. He is such a happy guy and he has started eating rice cereal! He looks at us when we are eating like,"Hey, you guys get all that and I get this rice cereal?!" He loves to give hugs and kisses and is fascinated with Ellie's wrinkled face! Being a big boy and eating rice cereal comes with a price......a stinky poopy price that scares mommy and daddy very much! Holy Cow....that's all I will say!

As for me, I love being Nico's mom. I know I have said it before, but truly, this is the first time in my life that I feel fulfilled with what I am doing. I told Charlie the other night that the whole time I was in the corporate world, traveling constantly, trying to reach all of my goals.....I never felt complete. Now, I wake up with such a sense of comfort....I don't have to try to fill shoes that were not made for my feet! Being away from such a negative environment has helped me grow so much more than when I was desperately trying to "make it" in my field. I continue to watch in amazement the cycle of life. We are on this earth for such a short period of time and finding our purpose is such a long, extensive walk. I feel restored.

I have had to go back to the doctor for some more B12 shots. I was really feeling tired and I knew it wasn't just because Nico is still not sleeping! The shots have helped and I am starting to feel a pep back in my step! I continue to be in awe of Charlie as a dad. He is just amazing and he makes my heart smile!

I will have to follow up with some pics...I am having trouble downloading them!

Nico's First Rockies Game!!!

Well, I can't believe we did it....but we took our little boy to his first baseball game! Charlie has been itching to go and we had free tickets. We met up with our good friends the Knipps and had a great time! Ellis and Nico did Fantastic! It was really fun to see their reaction to all of the sights and sounds around them. They discovered each other as you will see in one of the pictures....too cute for words! And.... it was no big surpise that Nico stayed awake for the game! We left in the 7th inning... after singing "Take me out to the ball game". Who knows, maybe Nico will follow in his dad's footsteps?

Bright eyed at all the excitement!

Daddy and Nico (Auntie Amber gave him his cute little
baseball hat for Easter!)

Look at all the fans!



Nico with his girlfriend Ellis....she's gave him a really
big smile...they are so cute together!



The girls and their babes...notice Nico did
not want us to overlook him in the sling...he has his little
pointer finger pointing up as if to say "hey here I am..."

Busy, Busy, Busy

Looking Good Big Guy!!!

Flash back to the 1950's

Nana put a curl in his hair after his bath!

He finally fell asleep... in his bumbo
He didn't want to miss a thing !

Nico started eating rice cereal this week!
He LOVES it and tries to put the whole
spoon in his mouth! He cried when all
the cereal was gone!


Guess who thinks she is still the baby?
Ellie loves her little buddy!

Allison and Brooke playing

It's fun watching my neices grow! They just started

crawling! They make each other laugh it is so much fun!

Nico meets some more cousins!

My cousins came by to meet Mr. Nico! It really great to see them and spend time catching up!

Justin, Kirsten and Barry

Two little Love Birds

Joey and Justin

Great times together!