Ouch

Poor Nicholas fell and bumped his head yesterday. He likes to stand on the sill of the window in the dining room and look outside. We have told him several times not to because he could fall and get hurt. While I was emptying the dishwasher and Jason was on the phone with his dad, Nicholas climbed up. All of a sudden we heard a loud bang and then Nicholas screaming at the top of his lungs. He had a huge knot on the back of his head. He is lucky he didn't crack his head open. The poor thing was clinging to me and cried for at least 15 minutes. (It was probably less in reality but the crying always seems like it goes on and on and on!)

Boys Only

Jason decided to go to Lowe's today to pick up shelves for the playroom. Nicholas wanted to go with his dad so he said "I put on my shoes, my socks, my pants, my shirt." "I go get shelves with daddy, mommy stay home Alli." Once they were both ready Nicholas said "Bye Mommy. Have a good day." Then he gave me a big smooch and waved good-bye. He cracks us up!

Donuts

At playgroup today the snack was munchkin donuts for the kids and regular donuts for the moms. Nicholas spotted the Boston Creme I was munching on from across the cul-de-sac. He came racing over on his backhoe just in time for my last bite. When he realized there wasn't anything left, he began to panic and ask for a big donut. I let him pick out a regular donut and he chose the one with chocolate frosting on the top. He sat down on the sidewalk and proceeded to eat all the frosting off the top with a few accidental bites of donut. The other kids raced around playing with trucks, trains, and bikes. Nicholas just sat and sat, licking away. He was covered in frosting from head to toe. I think if he had realized that there was frosting on his clothes, he would have licked that off, too!

Backhoe

Sebastien and Nicholas both have the same Home Depot backhoe to ride on. For some mysterious reason, they think one is better than the other. Kristyn and I can't figure out how they know the difference but one is always better than the other. The two of them argued over who was going to ride this special one even though the exact same thing was sitting right next to it. We thought buying two of some of the things they fight over most would help. What were we thinking?

Playroom

We have decided to put together a playroom for Nicholas. Our guest bedroom is hardly used and the door is always closed. It is such a waste of space. Plus, our family room floor is completely cluttered with trucks of every shape and size. So we are getting rid of the furniture in there and putting in a daybed. Jason is going to throw together some shelves and there is already a TV with cable. Now maybe we will be able to see the floor in the family room as well as something other than Spongebob on the TV!

Poor Nana

While Jason and I were at the hospital on Tuesday, Nana was in charge of Nicholas. Nicholas likes to ride his big wheel around and around the pool. It started when the baby fence came down for the brick pavers. (We can't wait until the fence is back up, it's really a pain that it has been down for so long.) He's been doing it for over a month now. So Nana is letting Alli out and Nicholas is riding around the pool. All of a sudden Nana hears a splash and Nicholas and his big wheel are in the pool. Luckily Nicholas landed right near the edge without hitting his head. Nana was able to reach right in and grab him. He was choking and coughing but still breathing. Poor Nana almost had a heart attack! He talked about the incident all afternoon and Nana thought for sure he would tell us everything as soon as we came home. He didn't say a word to us. Once Nana told the story he started talking about it. "I fell in pool my bike I choke." "Nana save me." It's definitely time for swimming lessons!

Sick Days

Poor Nicholas has been coughing since Saturday. Not one of us has had a full night's sleep since. We thought he just had a little cold that he caught from his friend Sebastien. Then he started coughing and couldn't stop or breath. Monday and Tuesday he was coughing so hard he was throwing up. It was very sad to see. So we decided to take him to the doctor for a stronger cough medicine. She checked him and found that he had a horrible ear infection as well. The poor child has been suffering for days with an ear infection. He has been on antibiotics for two days now and is doing much better. He tells everyone "I sick. The doctor checked my ear." "I choke when I cough. I sick." "I don't feel good. I sick." He'll probably still be saying these things when he feels better!

Swimming

Ever since we had pavers put down on our pool deck, the baby fence has been down. At first this wasn't a problem at all. Until Nicholas realized that he could whip his clothes off and hop in whenever he feels like it. Last week this wasn't too much of an issue. The temperature outside was around 80 while the pool temperature was probably in the 60's. Way too cold for me or any other adult but just right for him. Today, the temperature outside is in the 50's and there was Nicholas all naked and ready to go. He was very unhappy when I wouldn't let him hop in. I just don't want a popsicle for a son. I am sure he is dreaming of ways to get around me while he takes his nap.

Clothing Issues

Nicholas was at it again today. He went over to his friend Sebastien's house to play while I went to the doctor. When I returned, there he was, sitting on the floor with only his diaper on. Kristyn tried to get his clothes back on but he just wasn't having any part of it. I guess we should just consider it a compliment that he is comfortable enough there to take it all off. At least his diaper was on, right?

Did he really just say that?

The other night Nicholas and Jason were playing dragon together. The game of dragon usually ends when Nicholas starts kicking and Jason gets mad. Nicholas' little feet are like hammers when he starts kicking, it's really painful. So, the kicking starts which leads to Jason claiming that Nicholas is going to go to time-out. I say claiming because as Nicholas and I both know, it's pretty much an empty threat. Well doesn't Nicholas just surprise us both by saying "Calm down, daddy, calm down." The things he comes up with, it just amazes me!

Happy New Year

Our New Year's Eve and Day was uneventful. We spent our weekend riding the trucks, visiting Grampa, and at the park. I tried to explain the new year to Nicholas but he looked at me as if to say, "Mom, do you really think I care about that when I am playing with my trucks?" Oh well. Happy New Year everyone!