Niall Chillin' Out in the "hot tub"

Here's Mr. Niall... very relaxed in his new "hot tub". These new baby bathtubs fit right in the sink and look very comfortable. Too bad they don't have this style of tub for adults!

More Playtime with Smiley Nially

During the week, Niall only gets to see his dad for a few hours a day. He usually wakes up at 7am on the dot and is ready to play. By 8am, it's time for dad to go to work, and Niall is ready to go back to bed. In between, he is full speed ahead playtime! At 6pm, it's the same routine over again... intense playing & laughing and then at some point Niall hits a wall and is ready to eat, eat, eat and then sleep. He's pretty predictable these days, but lots of fun when he is wide awake!

Niall at almost 3 months

Niall will be 3 months old in just a few days. This morning he spent some time kicking around - he has gotten pretty adept at kicking objects with his feet. He's working on sitting upright, but can only hold his big heavy head straight for a minute and then he gets tired.
He does not like being on his stomach! This is usually how he reacts once he realizes he can't kick his legs around the way he wants. He can already almost roll himself over onto his back.
Aaah! Back on his back for some more play time.

Niall - morning playtime

Niall is wide awake at sunrise, so we are starting to get up and let him "play" for a couple of hours each morning. Dad suspended one of his toys... his "whoozawhatzit" from a string and he watches it bounce and spin. This keeps him smiling, kicking and laughing for a solid hour or two.

Niall - engaged in his favorite pastime - sleeping on his momma's chest.

Niall says goodbye to 2007 - New Year's Eve

Here's a couple of pics from New Year's Eve at the Chihade's house - some good friends of ours. Niall loves a roudy party - the noisier the better. He didn't cry at all until well into 2008!

Niall in his bouncy chair

We found a new way to make Niall smile this week - he really likes sitting in this little bouncy chair. We thought it might be too big for him, but he fits in it just fine. He seems to really enjoy just hanging out in it... which gives Mom a break from holding him!

Niall's First Christmas

Niall wearing his Christmas outfit... His Aunt Lynn gave him a little reindeer hat with antlers and a shirt that says "my primer navidad".

Niall posing with Grandma & Grandpa Fowler

... and posing again with Mom & Dad - Merry Christmas!

Niall's Photo Shoot

Here's a sneak peek at one of the pics from Niall's recent photo shoot. Tracy Bond was our doula for Niall's birth and is also a super talented professional photographer specializing in infant / maternity photography - Lotus Rain Photography. We're really excited to see all of the photos in the next couple of weeks.

Niall's Cry

Here's a sampling of Niall's cry - it's been described as a sing-song cry... it's music to our ears at 3 in the morning. That's for sure.

Niall gets his extraordinarily full head of hair washed

Here's our post-partum Doula, Akai, teaching Melissa how to wash Niall's crown jewel - his beautifully full head of hair. Niall has a bright future as a baby hair model. We have found that it looks better done up in gel than mousse.

Bobble Head Niall