Do you know the Muffin Man?

This week is Cooking Week at daycare and today they made muffins. When I went to pick Nicolas up he was sitting in Mary Lou's lap laughing and "talking" to one of the other little boys in the room. Mary Lou sent a muffin made with love home to Luis. Not sure where mommy's muffin went...hmmmmm.

We ate some more oatmeal today and successfully got more in his tummy than on the bib! I had a little milk leftover that I didn't mix into the oatmeal at dinnertime, so I poured it into a plastic cup to see if he would drink it. He put his little hands up to hold the cup and definitely tried to drink the milk. Not sure how much he got in his mouth vs on his outfit, but it was very cute and a great effort on his part.

Tiggers bounce!

Nicolas entertained Nana and Papa this morning with his cereal eating. He really loves rice cereal and looks like a little bird opening his mouth for more, more, more.

So Nicolas isn't a tigger, but he certainly thinks he is! We had a lovely visit with all the grad school friends & families at Kate's house. Nicolas behaved great and Teddy let him try his Jumparoo. Nicolas loved it and was bouncing all over the place. It must be a very popular toy as Teddy bounced in it later and Charlotte even got in on the action. It was so wonderful to visit with everyone and see how the entire dynamic of the group has changed over the years (especially most recently). I'm looking forward to seeing most of them at Manny's wedding next month.

Little Ladies Man

This morning Nicolas went in the pool with Nana Wilcox! At first he just had his legs dangling in the water trying to decide if he liked it or not. Then Nana jumped into the shallow end (clothes and everything) and carried Nicolas around and let him "jump" on the solar cover. He really enjoyed the jumping part but I think he is still undecided on how he feels about the pool. Next time we'll actually have to put his swimsuit and swimmy diapers on...Today we drove to Sudbury to Amy and Hakan's house for a cookout with my undergraduate college friends. Amy had a little girl last October, Nancy had a little girl in January and Jodi has a 3 year old daughter. The husbands played 9 holes of golf in the early afternoon while we caught up on everything and talked about all things baby. Nicolas decided that it would be fun to hold Meghan's hand (Nancy's daughter). Geez - the boy is only 5 months old and already hitting on the ladies. He looked so grown up in his little "big boy" outfit from Manny and Margery - the pants even had a real snap and zippered fly. :-)

Pack it up!

We headed up to Massachusetts after work today to visit a bit with the Wilcox grandparents and because we have 2 cookouts up in that neck of the woods this weekend. We arrived just around Nicolas' bedtime, but he was so excited to see Grandma and Grandpa that I didn't think we'd be able to get him to go to bed. Plus he slept most of the car ride up. Grandma had the magic touch and was able to settle him down and get him to sleep after I nursed him. It was nice visiting with my folks although I know that most of the weekend we are going to be out and about.

No relation

So last night while giving Nicolas a bath, Luis and I noticed that he has a strange red rash on both his elbows. Previously he had some dry skin, but now he has a big blotchy rash. Not sure if it is a food allergy since we just started him on cereal on Monday or what. I am waiting for a call back from the doctor to see what they think...

Ok, so the doctor's office called back and they don't think his rash is related to the cereal. That's good news. I'd hate to think he has food allergies based on the very first thing we gave him! They suggested applying Aquaphor lotion 4-5 times a day and it should help. We'll see how it goes. Looking forward to visiting with friends & family this coming weekend up in MA.

The start of something wonderful...?

Monday night Nicolas slept great! He didn't even stir for his pacifier until 5:00!!! I was going to assume it was because of the cereal, but last night he only made it until 4:15 so I'm not sure my theory was correct.

I had a great day on Tuesday playing with him - we went to the store, went for a walk in the stroller and he had a 2.5 hour nap! Luis came home early and was able to play with the little guy for a while before dinner as well.Today one of the ladies who works in the other (older) infant room said that today Nicolas had story time with her and he is so sweet. She wished he was in her room all the time. Aaawwwww. Made me feel all warm and fuzzy knowing that so many other people (unrelated to us) think he is as wonderful as we do!

Food, Glorious Food

Last night we started Nicolas on "real" food. His first foray into the world of food was rice cereal. He loved it and ate the entire serving that I prepared. It was only 1 Tbsp of the cereal mixed with about 4.5 Tbsp of breast milk, but he ate it all. At first he stole the spoon so I decided I had to get him his own to play with so I could feed him. Luckily I had friends who had warned me about that very thing happening. Of course he probably got equal amounts in his mouth and on the bib, but he did great for his first try!