Nicknames

Nick keeps coming up with the silliest nicknames for Peri. For a while he was calling her "NeeNee". Think that one came about because he would play nosey with her and say "neeneeneenee" while he did it. The latest one is "Bayhoe". Go figure. We can't figure out where that one came from. Chris thinks it's Spanish for something. And this is how people get those crazy nicknames - from their 4 year old brother!

When the baby cries at bedtime, Nick will yell from his room "Does baby need me?" We'll usually tell him yes and he'll run in to hold her hand - too cute. Last night Nick and I went for a walk (which somehow ended up at the playground) and soon got the call of a screaming/hungry baby on the phone. So we hustled home. Nick was running down the block yelling "I'm coming Bayhoe!"

Thanks!

So I still get my framing done at the Framers Vise in MD. Yes, so maybe I still get my discount, but it's mostly because I can just send Shannon my art and she knows just what to put on it to make it look gorgeous! She knows our tastes, likes and we'll cry if she ever leaves the store.

So a big box of our fruit prints arrived earlier this week. There were four prints and Nick kept trying to get me to assign one to everyone.

H: "The pictures are for everyone"
N: "So which one is mine?"
H: "They're for all of us"
N: "So which one is daddy's?"

Nick then realized that they were all wrapped in bubble wrap and cried out "Oh! Thank you Shannon!!". The little joys in life. Shannon - remember this for Christmas - apparently a box of bubble wrap is gift enough.

Words of Wisdom

It takes Nick days to unwind after a visit from his grandparents. Days of napless sugar intoxication to get out of his system. Unfortunately, my parents left on Chris's bday, which left us with a load of fun to deal with on Saturday. Or maybe I should say, a whining mess of a child to deal with. Sigh. During one time out, Chris gave Nick these words of wisdom - "Life is full of disappointments; how you deal with them is what makes you strong." Ha ha! I'm pretty sure this was in response to "Why can't I have some candy?"

God

Conversation with Nick in the car the other day:

N: Who's the guy in the sky who made all the people?
H: You mean God?
N: Oh yeah! That's the one! Nick C at school told me...

Guess we need to either figure out our views on religion or let the 5 yr old at school teach Nick all about it.

Photo Op

Trying to get baby announcements out (does anyone still send those even though it's old news by the time they arrive?!) and had to share this adorable shot... Eyes open :)

New news

Conversation between Nick and Lewis's mom:

Mom: Hey Nick! Haven't seen you in a while. What's new in your house?
Nick: My mom bought me this cool Transformer t-shirt.
Mom: Oh cool! Anything else new in your house?
Nick: Pause. Oh yeah, she bought me another Transformer t-shirt!

Sleeping Baby

Hello again! Didn't mean to be away for so long. Had family staying with us for a week (?!), which left little alone time for blogging. News from Peri:

- sleep
- poop
- sleep
- eat
- try to open eyes
- sleep
- poop