Random pics...

Grandpa Dickster always says "Keep your head up and your stick down".. here is Nico practicing keeping his head up all by himself!
Wow that was exhausting.... I need a nap!

Happy Friday....

Nico Says- HAPPY FRIDAY everyone! Go WILD!!!

ARE WE CRAZY????????

Ok, the title is so named for two reasons...

#1- We think and have been told by our pediatrician that Nico is colic or has colic or whatever the terminology is. It has been a trying and stressful last 4 weeks or so trying to figure out how the heck we can help him. Nico will go into screaming fits for hours... we can tell he is extremely uncomfortable in his belly and we cannot for the lives of us comfort him. We have tried almost everything... expensive as hell formula, Mylicon drops, carrying him different ways, burping him different ways, walking around the house with him in our arms for hours, car rides, walks in 45 degree weather and prescription Zantac. So far nothing has helped! After many tears and a few arguments (Mario and I) we have come to terms with it (almost) and are accepting the fact that he will grow out of this about 6-8 weeks from now. Ok, now for the crazy part... only Mario and I have seen this side of him. If ever we go out with him or he has visitors, he is completely quiet and rarely fusses or cries. People think we are insane and full of crap! The day that I took him to the pediatrician because I seriously thought something was wrong with him I sat in her office bawling, telling her how he never stops crying during the day, etc. We look over at him and he is smiling...NO JOKE. So, needless to say I am sure that there is a note in his file about how crazy his mother is and that she is the one that needs medication.

#2- Being that I have called all 3 of my "Moms" tearful and upset at various times, Grandma Corky called to say that she and Grandpa D wanted to take Nico over night last Sunday night. Mario had taken Monday off and they wanted us to go out to dinner and get a good nights sleep. Could I do it? Could I leave my 5 week old over night THAT soon? Not only that, but how could I subject anyone else to the screaming fits?!?! Grandma Corky basically told me that I didn't have a choice, SO Mario and I dropped him off Sunday night with a slew of instructions..... PLEASE, PLEASE call me if the crying is too much to handle I say as Mario is dragging me out of the house. We went to Wildfire for dinner...had Martinis and steaks and slept like babies. Ok...now for the crazy part... We called in the morning to ask what time we could pick him up and they told us 10am on TUESDAY morning! WHAT??? They wanted him another night... so we went for our "visitation" in the afternoon and left him again. WOW! Tuesday morning we felt refreshed and revived. THANKS GRANDMA AND GRANDPA D!!!!

Mario and I sucking down our Stormy Night Martinis
Bella enjoying her "Nico Free" time
Wow, she is really soaking this up!
Robbie- Chillin'

New Kicks!

So you may have to click on the picture to see this.. but right as I was taking the picture above, my lovely son decided to spit up everywhere. You can see the white spit up in his mouth coming up as I took the picture! Ewwwww.. it wasn't fun to clean it up either!
That poor chair is going to be put through the ringer as he grows up. Good thing I didn't get a cream colored one!Yeah, real funny buddy!

Meet and Greet....

We had a "Meet and Greet" party for Nico last Saturday morning with coffee and Bellini's! Grandma E and Grandma Corky had some of their friends over as well as some of my family who had not yet met the little guy. It was a great time and he behaved very well!

The first family picture!
Great Grandma Marge!
Auntie Sara likes to cuddle with me!
Hanging with G-pa! Notice the WILD sweatshirt...
This is his favorite sleeping position....so comfy on G-pa D!
Cute duds Nico!

Love my Mama!
Oh and of course love my Dad!
We had to go get him a play mat since he LOVES to focus on brightly colored objects and gets bored quite easily these days... he just talks and smiles when he is looking at all the stuff hanging. Mario says he is quite the narcissist since every time he looks at himself in the mirror he smiles!
Checking it out...
Daddy check out how good I look in the mirror....

Random's...

Mister Man can focus on things now and follow objects which is so cool! Here he is staring at his mobile on the swing. So cute!
Didn't burp, but when he looks like this who really cares :)

Playoffs!!

It's the most wonderful time of the year in the Morelli household....ok, at least for 2/3 of the Morelli household (Nico is an automatic hockey fan). It's the start of the quest for the Cup! No, not that cup. Lord Stanley's! Ok, that didn't sound much better. The Stanley Cup is the only championship trophy that has the ability to give me the chills when it is brought out. There is no other sport that plays as long a regular season, and has playoffs that are nearly half of the regular season with players going all out, and usually hurt, to win the championship. Hockey is the definition of a team sport. Where else do you see teammates grow playoff beards together? I get nervous this time of year because I wonder how cheap the team the Wild are playing is going to be. I remember Vancouver, with Bertuzzi and Cooke, and all the other BLEEPS hacking and slashing my squad, trying to get under their skin. This year we get Colorado in the first round. We don't have Wes Walz to watch Peter Forsberg this time, but these aren't your older brother's Avs. They've tried to bring back the golden years by adding Forsberg and Adam Foote. It won't work. I don't think it will be as grueling a series as last time. Wild in 6 at the most. Wednesday the quest begins. Let's go Wild!!


P.S.- I apologize in advance, dear, but Nico and I will be planted in front of the T.V. on game nights until, oh, I'd say early June.