Nikolai turns Seven Months

This guy is excited to be over halfway to his first birthday!

Like his brother, he is constantly moving, so getting a clear picture is not easy

That smile shines through even if the picture is blurry!

His eyes are still a blue gray at this point

He has largely moved away from the baby carrier and into the stroller and onto the picnic blanket with the increasing heat.  He still loves to be in the carrier though!  He will stop crying if he sees me putting it on, knowing he is about to be up and going, and close to his mama.

He won't complain about a stroller ride, though!

He went from hating all water to LOVING it!  He even enjoys splashing in the still freezing pool water.  We did have a mishap the other evening, though.  Alexander and Daniel grilled perfect steaks and brats, with Alexander taking the helm for the first time.  After eating our dinner outside, we were enjoying music and playing in the grass and then moved to the pool.  After a few minutes, I looked down and saw that Niko had pooped in the pool!  That ended our evening pool fun....

So flexible

He is a bit of a mama's boy

We have loved social distanced games with our neighbors at the park

Bingo Zingo from a distance

We went from hats to heat in a matter of days!  We should hit triple digits today...a record high for April in Vegas

Here's to finding ways to beat the heat!

Milestones

Nikolai loves his rolling walker

He loves all food and eats pretty much everything we eat

He wakes up between four and five times a night still, eating three times (I just don't make good sleepers)

He looks like a little leprechaun with his fair skin, red hair, blue eyes, and his large baby head 

He weighs 17.6 pounds and looks just like baby Alexander but thinner

He wiggles with his hands all the time still, looking like a piano player, but is starting to also use his hands with purpose

He loves to wave AND he signs!!!  He is very serious with his 'milk' sign, and makes it clearly and purposefully.  He tries to sign for 'eat' but is farther from an accurate sign with this one.  He is trying, though!  He definitely knows that he can communicate with his hands and smiles so big when we respond to his attempts at sign language.