March

Nova Nation...?! Umm, isn't she the offspring of RUTGERS alum?!

Adrienne's 'evil laugh' courtesy of Greg's tutelage.

Their first bath together. Funny how ALL Adrienne wanted to do was wash his hair. Which happens to be the one thing she hates most about getting a bath.

Post-bath. And what Nick has to say on the whole experience.

So much for the 'back to sleep' campaign. Not only does he sleep on his belly, he sleeps on his FACE.

The Fearsome Foursome, now The Funkadelic Five. Soon to be, albeit briefly, The Salacious Six. And rounding off Nick's first year they will become The Salient Seven.
(For those of you not in the Billowseses family, NO, I'm not dropping any bombs here & announcing #3 & #4. Both of my sister-in-laws have taken on all baby-making responsibilities!)

Later that night a tribute to Uncle Peter as Yo Adrienne Little Marie 'Rockys' out to Eye of the Tiger with Corinne on vocals & Nicole taking roadying to a whole new level.


A few shout-outs to the g'parents....

Lest there be any confusion, both Keri AND Adrienne are demonstrating how one needs to open their mouth to assist in the food-shoveling process.

However, Nick is about to cold-cock Uncle Peter if he attempts to spoon any more of that gruel into his face...

Happy St. Patty's Day!!!

This is SUCH our life these days:
Nick's gastrointestinal releases.
And...
Adrienne's REPORTING of Nick's gastrointestinal releases (& associated odors), mood, amount of drool & / or boogies and position (e.g. OVAH, meaning he rolled over onto his belly) or rather, exactly what position she wants him to be in and where.


That's just one for the baby book.

After much drooling the teeth finally decided to make a simultaneous appearance last weekend.

Fast forward 20 years.
Change the binkie to a beer bottle.
Yup, that's just about right.

So Nick's party tricks aren't quite as thrilling as 'Baa baa black sheep wau wau wau wau wauuuu' but here's his proud as a peacock moment of late - holding himself up. This is ESPECIALLY exciting for us at like, 3am, when he realizes he's stuck and can't figure out how to roll back over.

The first hint of spring on Saturday & we were ALL over the park. She could NOT wipe the smug little smirk off her face that she FINALLY made it to the 'big kid swing.'

How fast they grow... She's actually above his knee now!
She just LOVES to have slumber parties with Nick in the crib. We frequently hear chants of "MICK KIB! MICK KIB!" And she IS saying cheese (in case you couldn't tell).

ABC's newest reality phenom - Dancing With Your Little Brother
(turn the volume up to hear the salsa music but then ignore me at the end about the slobber - I was on the phone with Elena talking about who knows what...)

She learned the way to Calvin's heart is the same as it is to her own: fooooood.
(Well, food & seeing pictures of herself on the camera but Calvin doesn't seem particularly interested in the latter...)

Can't quite remember why she isn't wearing pants but walking around in my shoes is BIG entertainment.

Poor guy gets abused like a bumper car at a second rate amusement park.