Busy

Presently Mommy has her hands full with working full time and getting ready to defend her thesis in early May.  Her favorite parts of the day are mornings and evenings when she gets to spend some quality time with Nicholas.  At some point, when things are less crazy, mommy hopes to blog more frequently, but for now, here are some pictures.

Blue

White

sleepy little charmer

More pictures of baptism

Blessed.

In

and Out

Baptism of Nicholas

Today was a glorious day for our family! Nicholas was baptized and took his first communion.

Dad and his mom.

Mom and her mom.

Nicholas and his Godparents.

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The Dunking!

Getting clothed.

Arabian prince.

Baptism procession.

Nicholas being walked into the church.

Happy Parents.

Family photo.

The spread.

Full House

As suggested by the title, we have been a little busy for the past week and a half and thus slacked a little on posting. But given that we took a couple of cute pictures, I figured I would also let everyone know that tomorrow is a big day for Nicholas. It is his baptism. This is one of the great sacraments of the Orthodox Church. Look for pictures from the baptism in the next few days.

Grandpa, getting the hang of the day shift.

Trying on some oriental attire.

Behind bars! Planning his escape with his accomplice, the duck.

Grandma and Nicholas in Dancing with the Czar.

Starting soccer practice for the infant league.

Back to Work

This week is mommy's second week back at work.  She is only back part time in the mornings until noon.  Nicholas stays home with Daddy during this time.  Mommy is happy to be getting out of the house, and she only spends 3-4 hours away from Nicholas for the time being.  Starting March 1st, Mommy is planning to get back to work full time and focus on finishing her Ph.D.  She is really sad about the prospect of being away from Nicholas for extended periods of time, but really wants to finally graduate!!!  Luckily, Nicholas will be spending his days with grandma (Mommy's mom), so she knows that Nicholas will be in good hands.

Anyway, for now Daddy gets the easy shift because Nicholas is all smiles in the morning and usually sleeps well between 10am and noon.  As the day goes on Nicholas gets a bit fussier and more demanding.  He even used to have "fussy time" 6pm-8pm until we figured out what he wanted.  Turns out that Nicholas just wanted to dance during that time (too bad infants can't move around much on their own and can really explain what they want with words, so it took us some time to figure this out).  So now every evening before Nicholas bedtime of 8pm we have a party where we bounce Nicholas around to the beat of the latest hits.  It's actually a lot of fun and a good workout, and much more pleasant than "fussy time" where he is screaming in his crib.

Hanging out with Daddy

Enjoying my jungle gym

Nice camera, Daddy!

Daddy duties

So being a dad doesn't just consist of bringing home the sushi (modern adaptation), but also of doing dishes, laundry, shopping and taking care of Kona. Below you can see some pictures of Kona on one of her walks and on her way back from grooming.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Ready for my first Valentine's Day!  Are you?

Little Heart Breaker

My funny Valentine

Cupid's helper

You're my heart, you're my sole ;-)

I will possess your heart

All I wanna do is have some fun!

Mommy and Me

Back in Business

After a battling blocked milk ducts and mastitis for almost two weeks Mommy is back in business.  Because Mommy was so sick she hasn't had the energy to give Nicholas his daily tummy time for a while.  Well, when Nicholas finally got to hang out on his tummy yesterday, he surprised Mommy by rolling over from tummy to back for the first time!

Working on rolling over!

Hey there!

Chillaxing

Milk Blues

Mommy is out of commission for this transmission. So as the backup reporter, I would like to inform you that Nicholas is officially 3 months old today. He has made great progress in the milk business. He no longer needs the aid of a shield to extract the milk. On the other hand mommy is having some technical difficulties. She is working hard to reduce overheating of the system and get the milk ducts unclogged. In the meanwhile daddy is also helping by taking on the night shift and feeding Nicusor from the milk silo. Extra help from Babuska (mommy's mom) and Buni (daddy's mom) is also welcomed in the weekends. We have gained new appreciation for home cooked food after Nicusor was born.

Below, please find some o the latest pictures.

Reporting from the trenches,

Daddy yo.

Serious about milk!

Me and my first outfit.

The home entertainment system.

Don't mess with me!