Year in Pictures (The Fave)

Hi Everyone,

This shall be our last post on this page. I am very sad about this! This was my first blog, but there is no way, I can keep up with two blogs anymore. We are already working on new posts for our new blog. Nicholas and I have been working hard on some material for the new blog. We think you will enjoy the new blog.

I am ending the year and the blog with some of our favorite pictures. The first two pictures are my precious babies. I struck gold with the first picture. I have no idea how I took that picture. Just the right timing. Jacob was only 3 months old when the picture was taken. The kid loves to smile - a lot :)

The second picture is the way Nicholas treats his baby brother. He loves his baby brother so much. He still kisses Jacob everyday. He is very good with Jacob. People told me I would have problems with Nicholas and a new baby. He is very jealous, but he is an excellent helper and these two boys will have a wonderful relationship!

The third picture shows my big boy. I was told today that Nicholas is not a little boy or a baby anymore. He wants to be known as the big boy. Oh - kay :( He will still be my little boy in my heart - just don't tell him. I have seen him do many things this year. He became a big brother, potty trained (100% by the end of the year), started preschool. It was fun watching him grow!!


The last picture is our first Family picture. I meant to capitalize the F in family. Each boy in this picture are very important to me. I never thought I would have a family. I love my family very much!!!

We did not do a vacation this year, for many reasons that I will not go into. During the summer, we did the Zoo and Lake Farm park - which was fine. In the Fall, we visited a couple of Pumpkin patches and went to some fun Fall fests. In December, we saw Santa. We had a busy year and I have a feeling 2012 will be even busier!!!

Signing off for the last time on this blog - Mandy and Niko (who is having sweet dreams right now)

Year 3 - Phew!!

Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 (I have no Feb. pictures :) )
March 2011

April 2011
May 2011 ( two days before baby brother was born!)
June 2011
July 2011
August 2011

October 2011 (Above this picture - Sept.2011)
November 2011
December 2011






A year in review

Physical - Nicholas is still on the move quite a bit. I have been told this is normal. We shall see if he slows up any as he grows :) He is very active. In the Spring, I will sign him up for soccer. He is looking forward to that.

Mental - I am very glad the 3's are over. However, the 4's are not looking very promising :) I have a VERY smart kid. I am so proud of him! He is doing very well in preschool with the academics and behavior is coming along. Nicholas likes to be very independent, which is very trying at times. Nicholas does not like to listen or follow directions. We are hoping these issues will be solved once the 4's have really settled into his body :)

Nicholas had a lot of changes this year. He was made into a big brother - with a rough start. I know that affected him. Baby brother didn't come home right away and Mommy was disappearing every day for two weeks. Daddy was in the hospital for 20 days. That kid had a rough June. At the same time, he was working his way into being potty trained and am I glad about that! I love when he tells me he has to pee or poop!! He also stands to pee now, which I think is amazing!! So, we still have firsts in Niko's life.

What's coming up...... Niko has another round of blood work in Feb. His numbers are still elevated. We do not know if this means he may be diabetic. We need good thoughts and the number comes back normal!! Mommy's instincts are telling me that we will have challenges to face. The doctor told me that the second round of numbers were supposed to come back normal, and well..... they didn't. I am hoping Nicholas will learn how to ride a bike with training wheels this summer, but he may be too small for that. We will continue to learn our ABC's, Shapes, Colors. and numbers!!!

Happy Birthday to me!

All my mess!
The new 4 year old
We did cupcakes this year!
Mommy's boys




Hi Everyone,

On Monday December 19th, I celebrated my birthday. Actually, we celebrated that Sunday because Mommy had school then we went out to dinner at a friend's house. We had a really nice time on Sunday. It was just Mommy, Daddy, Jacob and I. We had Bob Evans as my birthday dinner. I opened my gifts. I told Mommy at the end of the night that I had a lot of gifts! Then Mommy and Daddy sang "Happy Birthday" to me. I was very excited and wanted to play with everything that night.

We had a good time at dinner on Monday. I even had a surprise visit from Santa! I was so excited. Mommy said my excitement was priceless :) Santa had a gift for me and Jacob. I helped set up Jacob's gift from Santa. I am a good big brother.

Of course, Mommy is going through the change of life again - her baby is getting older and she thinks back to the past Birthdays. She cannot believe her baby #1 is 4!!

Behavior is going okay. I have some good meltdowns and I do not like to listen to Mommy or Daddy. I still love preschool. Mommy is very happy that she enrolled me in this school.
My pneumonia is gone. I still tell Mommy my throat hurts - but she thinks I am playing her, because I am acting perfectly normal.

I had some blood work done yesterday and some level is off. The doctor calls it elevated. I have to go back in two months to see how the level is going. The doctor told Mommy that the levels would be normal this time around and they weren't, so Mommy is a little worried. We don't need anymore issues with my body.

Starting in January - we will have a new blog. I am turning the blog writing over to Mommy. She will blog about Jacob and I. Two blogs, full time job, etc. is too much for our tired Mommy - so she is condensing our life into one blog. The new blog will be www.balyeatboys.blogspot.com

We will do a few more blogs on lovingniko!! Have a good Friday :) Love, Niko