Football!

Well, Nub experienced a number of firsts this weekend. First Thanksgiving (which we're sure tasted delicious through the cord...), first time hanging out with his Colorado cousins (one of which REALLY is holding out hope we'll name him Forest Fire...) and perhaps just as significant, first football games attended (both pro and college so we could get them both out of the way...). We took some photographic proof of Nub's appearance at the Broncos and Buffs games this weekend. From what Niki reports, he seemed to enjoy the experience. And luckily for him, his eyes aren't fully developed so he didn't have to actually watch the Buffs limp to the end of their miserable 3-9 season. But he did prove good luck for the Broncos! Hopefully there will be more fun visits with family around the country and more fun games in his future.

Taste Buds

We read that Nub now has his very own taste buds, and that you never have as many taste buds as you do than when you're born. It will be interesting to see how Nub's remaining taste buds develop over time. Will he prefer pickled herring? Chopped steak? Spaghetti-Os and orange juice? Or will he just want to eat pizza for every meal?

Protected

We waited in a long line this morning, but Niki finally received the coveted H1N1 flu shot today. And she took it like a pro. Much better than the screaming, squirming, little boy at the next table who required three people to keep him down. Poor guy. But at least now Niki can be sneezed on worry-free!

Lacing Them Up

One of my biggest fears is that one day, Nub will inevitably ask me to tie his shoes. For some reason, that is one human task I have never been able to fully master. Not sure why, but it's always been a problem. Once I find a good knot, I tend to keep it there, cramming my shoes on my feet without ever untying them again if I can get away with it. The thought of tying someone else's shoes makes me feel even more uneasy. But it came as a good early lesson the other day when for the first time, Niki asked me for help tying her shoes before a walk we took. And my fears were confirmed: As hard a time as I have with my own shoes, it was even harder attempting it on someone else from the other direction. I think I tied an OK knot, (or three knots on one shoe just to make sure...) but I also have a funny feeling Nub is going to have a lot of Velcro in his life unless mom wants to take over that task.

Land O' Lakes

Niki read the other day that Nub is now about 1 pound, or about the weight and size of a package of butter sticks. So to practice what it might be like to take care of our little Land O' Lakes, we went to the fridge. I think Niki looks like a natural.

Vroom

We went over the weekend and picked out some pretty cool furniture for Nub's room, including a crib and a dresser. Furniture picked, we moved on to sheets and blankets and things to add to it. The options with which to decorate a little boy's room run from cute to ridiculously cute. Sports, animals, musical instruments, so much to choose from. After some consideration, we settled on a pretty adorable-looking transportation theme. Perhaps Nub will become a race car driver? A transportation engineer? An airplane pilot? A sailor?...

Human Nature

Nub took in his first movie along with us and his grandparents this weekend, Michael Jackson's "This is It." And continuing an interesting pattern, Niki said he seemed to be enjoying "Human Nature" over the other songs in the film, kicking and moving about. It would appear that Nub's affinity for the King of Pop continues to grow.

Hero of the Golden Dawn

As we go through books of potential names for Nub, we're discovering that not only is there a choice of name to consider, but also of meaning. The tough part is they may not always match up. For example, we discovered that Zorro (and before we go any further, or give any family members a heart attack, let's go ahead and add Zorro to the will-not-name list...) actually has the coolest meaning of any name out there: Hero of the Golden Dawn. I think whatever we name Nub, we will tell him that his name means Hero of the Golden Dawn. While our website won't allow a poll for people to post their favorite names, feel free to comment on this post if you have any suggestions for us to consider (preferably ones that don't involve natural catastrophes or masked crusaders...).