Catching Up

Well, well, well. Look who's back. It seems I've lost my blogging mojo. But since this site is really about ol' Nichol-hiney, I'll persevere and see where that takes me. Nothing too exciting, but let me catch you up nonetheless.

** Big Boy Bed **
Yes, I know my son is almost 3, but he had been perfectly content in his crib. He never tried to climb out, well never made a real effort anyway. But Scott thought it was past time. I agreed, sort of. Visions of him strutting out of his room willy nilly flashed before my eyes. Initially, there seemed to be an invisible wall around his bed. It never occurred to him that he could just climb down and leave. This lasted all of one day. He would just come strutting out grinning, pleased as pie with himself. We also had a visit at 5:24am the other day. I firmly told him,"no more getting out of bed, understand?" That actually worked if you can believe, but we'll see for how long. He does enjoy this bit of independence during naptime, as he is quick to give me the boot after I read him a story. He loves lying in bed reading by himself. It's pretty cute.

** Fashion Forward **
He's really into scarves right now. Steve on Blue's Clues had a green one on, so he kept asking for a scarf and would find anything that sort of resembled one(umm, like a wire) and wrap it around his neck. Did you know that scarves for boys are hard to find? They were for me at any rate. My friend, Christina, got us this super cute snowman family kit (Thanks, Chris!). In it are 4 felt "scarves". Nick walks around the house w/ all 4 things wrapped around his neck, even though they are super itchy. Yesterday he insisted on wearing the green one w/ his green rain boots to school. He looked quite ridiculous and I made sure everyone knew my son dressed himself. Since I was unable to find a scarf for him, I decided to knit him one. It was more weaving on a loom, but I was pretty proud of myself. Of course, the one I made for him is lying crumpled on the floor while he wears the other 4. Scott and I are thinking he needs a cape.

Here he is w/ his snowman scarves and hats. Look at how long his hair is!

** Hairy Situation **
My boy needs a haircut. Bad. For those of you who didn't already know, Nick acts as if you're pulling his fingernails off if you even look his way w/ a pair of scissors or clippers in your hands. No amount of candy, popsicles or begging works. He flinches so much that you're afraid you'll cut his ears off. So my friend, Laya, stopped by today and let me borrow her clippers.(Thanks so much, Laya, it was really good seeing you.) I'm going to attempt to traumatize our son this weekend. I'll let you know how it goes.