Dear Nicky,
Today marks six months since you were born. You have enjoyed many holidays, including Fourth of July (kind of), Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! We are all "astonished" at your active little self... big, smiling, curious, sweet, determined, passionate, and imaginative... everyday we think how blessed and happy we are to have you in our lives. Your grandmas can't get enough of you, in person or via Skype. Your grandpas are equally enchanted! In just over a month, you will finally meet the rest of your Brazilian clan (at least a fraction of them...) You still adore walks, baths, clapping, pinching, petting Inca and Manny, touching and grabbing anything, playing peekaboo, giving us slimy kisses, rolling into dangerous situations, growling, laughing, giggling, babbling, trying to crawl (tummy keeps getting in the way!), drooling, drinking juice and water from our glasses, eating bananas, carrots, peas, sweet potatoes, and whatever else you can get your hands on! You look longingly at our heaping plates... waiting for the day that you, too, can dig in! Since one of your side incisors seems to be coming in early, this day is not long off, I'm afraid... Time to buy a highchair!
This Christmas, you got lots of great toys, including a wooden train, a musical workbench, a huge Mickey Mouse doll, and a cool 'leather' jacket. You had so much fun opening presents and hearing the crinkle of wrapping paper. You got to spend lots of time with Grandma and Grandpa (get well soon!!), Mommy and Daddy, and of course, Inca and Manny!
Nicky, we hope you will learn that Christmas (and hopefully life in general) can be about joy and sharing, and being with family. We will take you to make a donation to SOS Children's Villages in Juiz de Fora when we visit Brazil this February, so you can help some children who do not have families to care for them. (Nicky's fans: visit SOS's website to see if you can help, too.)
Nicholas, you are the joy of our lives! Happy six months!
Love, Daddy, Mommy, Inca, Manny, and the rest of your family and friends!!Almost six months ago.... look how little!!! And what hair!
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