Things are going pretty darn good.....

Last weekend Lisa and I were able to work in the backyard for over an hour while Nicholas was napping. Lisa has been able to get him down for a nap nearly every day for the past couple of weeks....it really cuts down on his "crankiness level" if he gets a nap during the day.......we took our trusty baby monitor outside with us and were able to refill the bird feeders and clean up the patio and plant some new plants....we then woke him up and all went to the pool for some splashing! We are thinking of starting him on some swimming lessons this summer since he loves being in the water....maybe the YMCA??





Tomorrow Nicholas will be meeting his Grandma and Grandpa from California for the very first time! My parents are coming to Dallas for a few days and arrive tomorrow afternoon....then on Friday, my brother from Connecticut and his son will be arriving for a couple of days. Nicholas will be meeting his Grandparents, his second of four Uncles and his first, first cousin! In preparation he has been brushing up on his English.....here is a list of words he is now speaking on a regular basis:





ball
banana
bath
bedtime
belly
bicycle
big
bird
bonk
book
bowl
booya!
brush
bubbles
bunny
bus
bye bye
car
cartoon
cat
chair
cheese
come here
cookie
cow
cup
daddy
dog
door
down
drum
ears
egg
eyes
fan
foot
gotcha
hello
hot
inside
juice
kitty cat
leaf
light
look
microwave
milk
momma
mommy
monkey
moon
more
mouth
music
nice
nose
oooh!
ouch
phone
pig
plant
please
pool
poppa
potty
Schnapps (one of our dogs!)
sheep
shoes
sink
sleep
soup
splash
teeth
tree
truck
turtle
up
water
weeeee
wow!
wow-wow
yogurt
yum yum



We are planning to back to the Fort Worth Zoo on Saturday....we shall be there at 10am sharp if anyone else is interested in going.....if you do go be sure to check out the Texas Wildlife section....you can step on a scale and it measures your weight in Chickens, Cows and either Goats or Sheep!! Nicholas weighed 8 chickens on Memorial Day!

Patiently waiting for his baby shower to start at my office.....more photos soon!