[Nicolas] Cooker Baby

We've been having some fun around here lately. Nicolas is pre-teething, so we've got lots of drool and biting of everything, and of course a healthy dose of fussiness. But throughout each day we're also finding a good bit of time to laugh and giggle and get huge toothless grins from him that just make us melt. And today we were really excited, because Nicolas started reading! I know it seems impossible for a 3 month old to read, but see for yourself: Okay, so some skeptics out there may be saying, "Hey! He's not reading! He's just staring at the pages!" Yeah, well. If that's true, then why would he do this? He's obviously tasting the book so he can decide if it tastes as good as it reads. Don't you think? Or maybe he's just teething. Oh well, we're having fun either way.

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jeremy gave nicolas a bath tonight. nicolas really loves bath time.

we had a great time with nicolas today, despite his somewhat-fussy demeanor, he found time for several laughs and giggles with us. new pics in the flickr set.

today was the first day we heard nicolas trying to talk, or at the very least experimenting a bit with sounds he can make. mundane? sure. silly? a bit. exciting? yeah, it was pretty exciting for us all. it's a little over 2 minutes, so unless you're a die-hard nicolas or baby-talk fan, you may not make it through the whole thing. enjoy:

nicolas has been a blast lately. smiling a lot and making silly sounds. we've had a few recent sleepless nights, but we're hoping to get back on track and on a normal schedule again soon.

we had a nice 4th of july at our friend rusty's house in brandon. nicolas enjoyed the pool and a walk along the golf course. rusty liked holding him too.