Getting Around

It was bound to happen. The crawling thing is starting. He isn't QUITE there yet, but pretty close. Take a look and see what you think.

7 Months

Wow! Another month down. All three of us have been dealing with a cold, but otherwise we are all doing great. Nick continues to grow, develop and is just a happy baby to be with. He really enjoys his baby food... except peas. He gets that from his dad. His hair is getting to the point of needing to be cut as you can see in the pictures below. We wash it at night and he wakes up with some new hair style that just sticks up in random ways. It's all cute, though.

I don't like to sit still for long so pictures in the chair are getting more challenging.

I am practicing my waving.

Check out my teeth!

Six Months

We were a little late in getting the photos shot and posted, but believe it or not Nick is now six months old. Where does the time go? He is moving around (rolling, scooting, not yet crawling), he can sit (although he has not yet sat himself up on his own), he has 2 teeth, is eating food (we are onto sweet peas), and in general has a very happy personality. Simone and I couldn't be happier.

Below is a video of him sitting and playing with a box of blocks. Then there are a few photos from six months as well as photos from each month (birth through 6) just for a short look back. Enjoy.

1 Month

Nick at 1 Day

Nick's First Food

It's been a busy week for Nick. As he comes up on 6 months he now has a tooth and the second is ready to make its appearance. We also gave him his first taste of real food - sweet potatoes. Below is a video of Simone feeding him for the first time as well as a picture of his tooth (sort of hard to see in the picture, but it is there). Enjoy.

Nick's First Real Food

Nick's First Tooth. It is there -really.

He has started being able to sit upright by himself.

He really likes the box full of blocks.

After Hawaii I had a business trip to Turkey (with a short stop in Swindon, England). Istanbul was a beautiful city. Huge and very interesting. Below are some pictures. We didn't have much down time to do sightseeing, but I kept my camera with me just in case.

This was the view from where we had lunch one day. I believe the waterway in the picture is called the Bosporus - the strait that separates the two sides of Istanbul. Across the water is 'Asia' while we were in 'Europe' having lunch.

This was just a mosque that we passed after lunch.

This is Hagai Sophia (Ayasofya in Turkish). Unfortunately by the time we navigated the awful traffic they had closed. The mosque was originally a cathedral (the largest in the world) until the Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople and turned it into a mosque.


Luckily, right across a park was the Blue Mosque - which was open.

Another view of the Blue Mosque.

The dome inside the Blue Mosque. Incredibly impressive.

Last Day in Maui

The week has gone by to quickly for my liking, but we have had a great time. The best part was getting to spend an entire week with Nick. Hawaii was nice, too. I (Tom) will be off Sunday to England and then Istanbul for work. I am hoping that I will have some free time in Istanbul to do a little sightseeing between customer meetings. Enjoy the pictures!

We were chilling at the bar by the pool. It was incredibly warm today as the Trade Winds were not blowing at all.

These little guys stalk out the tables just waiting for us to leave to scavenge the leftovers. These birds are either the best-fed birds or they all die early of high cholesterol. We saw one take off with a piece of bacon this morning.

Ahhh... Isn't it cute? Nick's first Pina Colada.

Apparently it was too much for him as this is a picture of the drink on the way to the ground. It must not have been their first dropped drink as the drinks are all served in plastic.

Not quite sunset, but pretty darn close and just as beautiful.

Aloha from Maui

We are a couple days into our vacation. It is beautiful, as always. Nick is a little off schedule and seems to have caught a little cold, but is doing fine otherwise. We went out for an early dinner and aside from having the attention of all the waitresses he was on his best behavior.

They are saying that Felicia is weakening and will likely be a Tropical Depression when it hits Maui Monday night and Tuesday. We have hit the store and are prepared for a couple rainy days. Below are some pictures that I snapped while exploring the resort. Aloha!

Nick enjoying an afternoon on the patio.

View from the lobby. This is one set of pools on the property.

Another of the pools.

Relaxing, isn't it?

I liked the way the clouds had built up on the island in the distance.

Nick out on a walk with his mom.



Just because I liked this picture.

Oh, the wildlife. This little guy was keeping us company.

The Koi Pond