This was Rhys' home in the Special Care Nursery and Winchester Hospital. All told, he spent 18 days there.
Here is the little fella strappin' in for his ride home. He was breaking the scales here at a whopping 5 pounds 7 ounces.
Nik waking up to the newest bundle of joy in the house.
Unfortunately, the experience has caused some regression on Nik's part as you can see here...
.....and here
To take Nik's mind off of things, we took him to the fair. This was as close as he could get to the rides. Both attempts to ride the train were met with tears and screaming.
Rhys loves keeping his arms above his head while he sleeps.
Are horizontal stripes slimming? I can never remember.
Loungin'
He's so tiny, he makes ME look big.
Meet Mr. Tyler Prevost, he's been tearing it up for about 4 months now. Sleeps through the night too.....showoff.
Finally, some video of lip smacking good times at the dinner table.
We are very sorry for the prolonged absence. But as some of you know, we've been preoccupied with some big news. Let's get to the picshas!
Nik loves to wear his Elton John Glasses during breakfast.
Easter morning arrived with the beloved Elmo. Honestly, I think they embedded a chip into his brain that would not let his parents rest until Elmo was under our roof.
Nik cleaned himself up, found his Easter sweater and got to work on his basket.
And by get to work, I mean cover his head in green confetti.
When you're 18 months old, this is really the only way to travel.
This photo was taken about 50 hours before......
these little feet entered the world.
Rhys Carter Dhingra. Born April 19th at 4:14 AM. He weighed 5 lbs. 1 oz.
Our latest tax write off enjoying his first bottle.
At first Nik didn't seem bothered by Rhys moving in on his turf.
But he soon needed to lean on his friend Catherine for emotional support.
He quickly warmed to the news
And we were ready to go back and see Rhys as a family.
Nik made one quick run for the door, but we were able to convince him to stick around.
And, by the looks of it, things will work out just fine.
I know, I know. Too much time between updates. Consider one New Year's resolution broken. Onto the pics!
Nik's buddy Jack invited him over for a book swap around the holidays. You can see them here keeping an eye on the "suspicious" neighbors.
We also got a visit from Isiah O'Keefe all the way from Dallas!
Here are Emma and Nik getting some sage advice from Grampy.
And here is the twosome in their matching Christmas PJs.
Emma.....you've hit the motherload.
Christmas morning was briefly interrupted when the cousins engaged in a "dance-off". Thankfully no injuries were reported.
Nik stopped moving long enough to get some quality time with Uncle Pete.
Christmas with my family included Story Time with Uncle Anand.
We had another visitor from the Left Coast too. Miles Nanda came out from Seattle. Here are the two little guys at the Museum of Science.
Nik decided to do some longjohn lounging after we did some sledding up at Sunday River.
I had to take care of Catherine , our neighbor, the other night. Despite my vocal recommedations, no food fight broke out. Maybe next time. Nik's lumberjack shirt has been a big hit this holiday season.
Today's snowstorm got Nik the chance to do some more sledding!
Here is Catherine towing the lil' guy. This time next year, we'll be towing two kids in that sled.
This was our brief experiment with convering Gil to a sled dog. He needs more mushing and less sniffing.
New haircut. See you guys later and enjoy the video!
