Big Beaver is always the answer

Just in case you thought the Big Beaver saga was done. Friday I was stuck in a traffic nightmare in I-75 so I called Grandpa to tell him I would be late because there was a car fire on Adams. Mary Rose called me back and said, "You need to take Big Beaver because there's no care fire on it" and of course she was right, too bad I had already missed the Big Beaver exit!

Feed a cold....

So you know the old saying, "Feed a cold, starve a fever"? Nicholas has a cold and he has been eating like crazy! Last night he kept opening his mouth like a little bird and when I put the cereal in, he would gulp and pop his mouth open again immediately. I thought he needed to chew so I kept sticking his frog toy in and he kept getting pissed and spitting it out and opening his mouth so I realized, he really wanted the food! Tonight I mixed up his cereal and he was sitting in his high chair patiently waiting but as soon as he saw the bowl he opened his mouth really big. He wouldn't look at me he just kept staring at the bowl, willing it to go in his belly quicker! And today Grandma said he loved the sweet potatoes and the half jar I sent was not enough! Tomorrow we are trying peas. I feel bad Mary Rose got a lot more whole made food but I just do not have the time!

Nicholas continues to talk!

This morning Nicholas was laying in the play gym this morning when Mary Rose came down the stairs. I said, "Hi Mary Rose!" and then I lifted Nicholas to a standing position and he looked right into her eyes and said, "Hiiii" It was so cute! I had parent teacher conferences tonight so I handed Noel a post-it with a shopping list on it while he was sitting at the table having breakfast with Mary Rose. Mary Rose said, "I want one too" so I wrote out, "Hugs, kisses, more hugs, more kisses" and I gave her the post-it, and said, "Okay you need to go shopping and get those for me," and she said, "I need to go to Big Beaver!"

Mary Rose turns 3

We had Mary Rose's birthday party last night, it was a blast! Every time we throw a party it reminds me how great it is to have a house. We went to town with the decorations, hanging streamers from the ceiling and two inflatable monkeys (the Bobo brothers) from the ceiling fan. Mary Rose said her favorite part was "seeing my cousin"! One of the party favors were these little flashlights and all morning Mary Rose has been handing them out as rewards. "Here mommy, you get a purple one, good job going down the stairs!"

Nicholas is talking!

Nicholas is six months old today, I can't believe it! This week he has been babbling a lot and everyone has reports of him actually saying words meaningfully, you can only claim coincidence so long before we have to admit that he is talking. He has said, "da-da" several times including once when Noel walked into his room and once when Grandpa Bill was holding him and Noel walked into the room and Nicholas saw him. You can't tell me he wasn't saying daddy. And on Thursday, Papa had left the room and he said, "Papa" like he was looking for him! He is getting really steady sitting up now, and when I lay him on his tummy he gets up on all fours and rocks like he is ready to take off! I think he will be crawling before he turns seven months, that's my predictions. The other night Noel was talking on the phone and he said, "Nicholas, did you that?" and I looked over and Nicholas' entire face was covered with this triangular chew toy and Nicholas was trying to lick it. He had apparently gotten tired of holding it so he just put the whole thing on his face. When we took it off, he had the cutest impish little smile, he is such a riot!