Another tooth!

Today at dinner, Nate lost another tooth. This is the second he has lost at a restaurant. This one, however, had its full share of emotions. The tooth was so loose it was sticking out horizontally from his mouth, and yet he "couldn't" pull it. Finally, after a long ordeal, during which most of the rest of the family had finished their dinner, he pulled it out.

And immediately all tears were gone, all fear had vanished. :)

2 for 2

This time it's on the way home from a grocery store trip with Dad...poor thing.

These mini naps throw him off for the whole day.

Car line nap time

I decided to pick up the boys from school today since it was a half day and I thought it would work out well.

Poor Novak didn't last 10 minutes in the car. By 11:28 he was sound asleep. After picking up the boys and waiting in a 25 minute Subway drive through line, I think this is all the nap we will get.

So much for getting stuff done during naps today!

Presents from Novak

I'd like to think that Novak left me a little gift to remind me of him as I go to bed.

However, I know that's not quite the case.

Just about every table in our house has a LEGO man on or near it. Novak likes to pick up things (especially LEGO minifigures) and carry them around the house. He will then deposit them wherever he finds the next interesting thing. Here, I'm sure it was my bedside lamp, which he loves to turn on and off (and leave on...).

Novak always has something in his hands. We often find things he has carried into his brothers' bedrooms. Believe it or not, he finds lots of interesting stuff to grab his attention in there!

I think I'll just enjoy this one as another "Novi present."

Lonely chair

I remember that distinct moment a few years ago when it became clear that Nate and Nile were ready to "graduate" to the next level of seating at the table:

Now it seems Novak may have hit that milestone. He recently discovered that he can climb up into the counter-height chairs at the breakfast bar. And now that he has, he wants nothing to do with the booster mounted on the center chair. He wants only to sit in "Nate's chair" or "Nile's chair."

This morning, with Novak sitting in the chair previously occupied by Nate, I had to remove the booster so Nate could sit down for breakfast.

Once again, life has demonstrated to me just how little control I have over the passage of time. My baby is quickly growing up. :(

This is his "Perfect Piggies" smile (from the Sandra Boynton book).
There's a line in the book that says "No one around has a lovelier smile!"
He does this whenever I read that line.

The lonely chair

"Want to sit in Nate's chair!"