First Steps for Nicolas

Nicolas has been taking one maybe two steps unassisted lately. We are quite surprised that he is not walking yet considering Zachary now walks everywhere. Nicolas will walk holding (very lightly) on our hands whenever he gets the chance but has not shown much interest in walking on his own. Much to our surprise tonight he took 5-6 steps on his own, without any coaxing from either one of us! We actually almost missed it.

So, I am assuming that it won't be long now and I will have two little boys that want to walk everywhere. And I am completely ok with that.

Telephones

Nana and Papa bought the boys some play phones while they were on vacation. The boys love them!! The phone makes lots of noise and there are flashing lights and buttons to push. So, they are obviously a big hit. Here are a few cute pictures of them with the phones...

Zachary pushing all the buttons:


Nicolas, just relaxing on the couch and talking on the phone:


Zachary answering his phone:


Nicolas on his phone:

Zachary is walking!

Well it has finally happened... Zachary is walking! He will still crawl if he needs to get somewhere quick or if Nicolas is about to beta him to it. But other than that, he is really enjoying the attention he is getting when he walks.

Nicolas took his first steps alone today. It won't be long before he is walking too.

Update and some pictures

Well, baby boot camp has been a success so far. I spent some time explaining to the boys that they were big boys and that they didn't need me in the middle of the night. Well, our first night resulted in no waking whatsoever. I guess my pep talk worked. So, I tried it again yesterday. Zachary woke up twice but the only reason I heard him was because I was already awake (and in pain!). I slept wrong the other night and my neck and shoulder are now killing me (muscle relaxers are now my friend!). The crying lasted less than a minute and he was back out. I am so proud of my big boys!

Here are two pictures of the boys showing off their teeth...

Zachary's two new teeth:


Nicolas' teeth:


Our street is being repaved and the boys are loving all the bog trucks on the street. They love to watch all the action from the front window. They could sit there for hours!

Zachary watching the action outside:


Nicolas posing for the picture:


Here is a video we took this morning. The boys were giving each other kisses. Zachary is so funny because his kisses are actually licks! So, Zachary was licking Nic's nose and they both thought it was pretty funny!

Baby Boot Camp begins.... again!

Well, the boys had been doing so great at night. And then Zach's two front teeth came in and he started waking more and more at night. Well, his teeth are both through and there is no real reason for waking up other than it has now become a habit. So, last night I had enough and I decided that baby boot camp starts tonight... again!

The main reason for this decision is simple. They are more than capable of sleeping through the night and my entering their room to try to comfort them seems to be making it worse. The boys were up for over 2 hours last night and I cannot have many more nights like that. So, I will not go into their room when they wake tonight. I know the crying will go on for a little while, but once they realize I'm not coming, they will fall back to sleep. By tomorrow or Saturday, there will be minimal waking and we will be back on track.

This part is the most difficult on me, but it needs to be done...

Weekend Update...

We decided at the last minute to head down to see Grandma and Grandpa this weekend. It was the boys' first long car ride in the new car seats. We left when they were due for their nap on Saturday afternoon. The ride down was more or less successful. They only slept 30 minutes each which was far too little time. The main problem is that the seats were not reclined back enough and they were very uncomfortable.

Zachary at the beginning of his sleep:


Zachary after I tried to make him more comfortable with his blanket:


Nicolas at the beginning of his sleep:


Nicolas once he really fell asleep:


The boys had a great night at Grandma and Grandpa's. They slept the whole night with very little stirring. Nicolas required help finding his pacifier once at 11:00 but other than that, they slept all night. We went out for breakfast in the morning and the boys were great. We also got to see my grandfather (their Great Papa) and Steve's grandmother (their G.G). We left after their bath and bottle on Sunday night. The boys only fell asleep after it got dark and they transferred very easily when we got home.

Steve had the day off yesterday (to make up for not taking Canada Day off). It was so great to have some quiet family time during the week! We took the boys for a nice walk and a fun trip to the park. Boy, do they love the park! Auntie B and Uncle Steph came over with Natalia for dinner. The boys are so sweet with her. They are quite intrigued and curious about her. It is so cute to see... I will try to get a picture of the three of them to post soon.

Also, we had the craziest rain storm ever yesterday. There was massive amounts of hail! In July!! Here is a picture taken of our deck where you can see the hail and the boys' pool... What is going on with the world???

Sleep issues... and cuteness...

Well, Zachary has been waking up a lot lately due to the new teeth. Last night it was Nicolas' turn. I am not sure what caused the sudden outburst but it got bad. He sounded terrified! So, I went in to let him know that everything was ok only to find Zachary awake as well. They were both hysterical so Steve came in to give me a hand. They finally settled down but decided they didn't want to sleep. So, I left the room.

They went crazy after I left. They were both crying very hard and then we heard a big bang. I jumped out of bed and into their room to find Zachary on the floor. He somehow managed to get over the side of the crib! This is the first time this has ever happened and he has never even come close to trying to get out before. I think he was trying to reach his extra pacifier that had fallen on the floor. Thankfully he was fine. But after that, I got a pillow and blanket and decided to camp out on the floor in their room until they fell asleep. Needless to say it was not a great night.

But thankfully for the boys they are adorable. Here are a few pictures I took of them yesterday...

Here they are watching Daddy arrive home from work:


Zachary and Nicolas playing with their cars in the window sill: