Working out

Nicholas is doing his evening exercises after an extra long and much needed nap.

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Nicholas' 1 year checkup.

He is 30 inches, 20 pounds 13 ounces which puts him in the 50th percentile for height and 20th percentile for weight.

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Happy Halloween!

Nicholas' second Halloween as a monkey, if you couldn't tell.

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Nicholas is 1!

Sunday morning waking up to sun, snow and a joly exploring mood.

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Fall

Today we spent an afternoon at a local farm. We had a great time. Nicholas wasn't too intersted in the hay rides, but had lots of fun riding on mommy's and daddy's shoulders.

Nicholas is 11 months old

Crawling at the speed of light. Pulling himself up. Eating cookies all by himself. Babbling. Mimicking sounds. Understanding "come here" in Romanian and Russian. Understanding "knock knock" and "jump jump" in Russian. Sleeping through the night? No way! Here a few pictures from the last month.

Nicholas is 8 months old!

Nicholas is 8 months old!  His accomplishments include two brand new teeth (and third one on the way), sitting without support, pulling himself up to standing, and many fun activities with his parents :-)

male bonding

Nicholas and Friends

check out those two bottom teeth

aiming for Kona's ear

fine dining with Mommy to celebrate her last day of work at Harvard

iRobot

Lounging

Balancing act - working on sitting without support

ready to crawl

Happy Mother's Day!

Mommy celebrated her first Mother's Day on Sunday May 8 this year.  In the United States, Mother's Day is one of the biggest days for sales of flowers and greeting cards; it is also the biggest holiday for long-distance telephone calls and the busiest day for restaurants.  Mommy, daddy, and Nicholas stayed away from the restaurants, and celebrated by relaxing at home and taking a nice stroll around their neighborhood.

Mommy's first Mother's Day

cuddling with Nicholas

Mommy is celebrating with champagne and roses

Nicholas naps while Mommy and Daddy take a nice stroll around the neighborhood in the morning

out on a walk in the afternoon

Kona on the afternoon walk

Dr. Mom

Mommy defended her Ph.D. thesis on Friday May 6!  The defense went well and her committee said that she did a great job!  Nicholas stayed in the audience the entire time.  He made a couple of happy noises during the talk; perhaps he wanted to ask a question, but was quickly diverted with a pacifier.  After the talk was over, and everyone applauded to congratulate Mommy, Nicholas got scared by the noise, and had a brief balling session.  Mommy is thrilled to be done, and is excited about official graduation festivities coming up later this month.

Mommy and Nicholas greet the audience before mommy's presentation

Dr. Mom, grandma, and daddy pose with Mommy's Ph.D. advisor

Celebrating at home with Nicholas