Happy New Year!!!

We've almost made it through the holidays, and what a crazy time it's been! December has been a month of firsts for Nicholas. He has had his first: visit with Santa, case of the sniffles, and snow storm. He also met his little cousin Jenna for the first time this month. It was so great to see the two of them together on Christmas Eve. If they only knew how long we have all waited for them to get here! There is no greater Christmas gift in the world.

His first visit with Santa went great, although he slept through the whole thing! Actually, sleep seems to be his favorite activity lately. Maybe it's the little cold that he has, or maybe he's just too busy growing to do anything else but sleep! We went to the doctor yesterday, and he's weighing in at a whopping 11 lbs 8 oz and measuring 22 1/2 inches! None of which is surprising considering the fact that he's already filling out his 3 month clothes. He had 3 shots yesterday and handled it like a trooper! Dr. Friedman worked very quickly, and after turning bright red and letting out one good scream... it was done. Five minutes later he was asleep, and no fever to speak of. Phew! I think it was harder on us than it was on him.

We would like to thank everyone for all of the love and support you have shown us this year. We are so lucky to have so many wonderful people who care about us. We truly believe that without your prayers and thoughtfulness, Nicholas would not be here. Also, we are overwhelmed by everyone's generosity. He has received so many gifts, and we thank all of you so very much. We would like to wish all of you a very happy and healthy 2009. Happy New Year!!!

Now there are two!

Nicholas has a new cousin! Her name is Jenna Rose Giuffrida and she's the cutie all swaddled up to the left. She was born last Monday (12/8). I'm sure the two of them will be swapping stories from the womb over a warm bottle very soon!

Nicholas has been doing great. He's getting soooooo strong! We've been doing some tummy time. He has been pushing himself up and trying to move around. He's also making some great cooing noises. Oh yea, did I mention he slept for 5 hours last night? Yahooooo!!!

Other than that it's been very uneventful last week and a half. We're just getting ready for Christmas and the arrival of Santa. Nicholas doesn't have a doctor appointment until the end of the month so we are not going to have any info on his size and weight until then. I did do a very rough weigh-in with him the other day and he was around the 8 1/2 lbs. give or take a few oz.

More to come soon!

I'm getting bigger by the day

Sorry, I know it's been a while since I posted. Seems there was some technical difficulties on this website and I've been working quite a bit. Here's a few new pictures and a video for you to check out.

Here are the major events from the past week or so.....
Kristin brought him to the doctor to get his nagging jaundice problem checked. They drew some blood from the little man and he acted like a tough guy, no problem getting stuck. I think it was bigger problem for mom than baby! We still haven't gotten the results back but he's looking much better over the last couple of days.

The Holidays went well. He spent lots of time with everyone and did well being passed around. I was worried he would catch a cold or something from someone. That didn't happen thank goodness. It was funny that after being passed around we could smell the cologne and perfume of every person that had held him.

He's become a real fan of taking a bath. He's so relaxed while getting washed. I have some funny pictures of his first couple baths, they're tucked away to show later in life.

He's just started a major growth spurt. He seems to have developed an appetite that can not be satisfied! I'm guessing he's up to8.5 - 9lbs. He's getting heavy to hold and there is a lot more beef on his legs.

He has quite a bit more awake time during the day. He's been stretching his time between feedings to 3.5 - 4 hrs at nights. Feels good to only get up once during the night.

Well That's about it for now. I'll try to be better at getting things up in a more timely fashion!