Our 1 Year Old - How time flies...



October 4, 2010

It is so hard to believe our little man is over 1 year old.  We have learned a lot about being parents and how are little boy grows.  Nicholas is so much like is daddy. He has the Faust temper and gets frustrated easily.

Nicholas has been going through a lot with his breathing issues and going to the doctors frequently for ear infections and colds. We are finally getting his treatments down pat and knowing what triggers his breathing issues and we have adjusted accordingly. We do have an appointment to see an ENT next week about his ear infections and they might want to put tubes in his ears. Although he has been through all these illnesses he still has a been such a great boy.

Nicholas loves playing with all his neat toys. He is such an outdoor person. He enjoys taking walks with us in his red car and just recently he is enjoying playing with his new slide/swing set Nana & Pap Pap bought him. He giggles as he goes down the slide. Ms. Gail Remington got him this cool truck that makes lots of noises and his eyes move, Nick just looks at the lights and eyes in amazement. He pushes that truck all around the family room. Aunt Joni got him a sit and spin for his birthday and we have been teaching him to hold on as he giggles but his weight shifts and he falls off. It is so funny!

Nicholas LOVES Mickey Mouse. He gets so excited when the show comes up and he stares at the TV. You better not be in his way to see it.  His attention span has gotten longer so he pays closer attention to movements and what everyone is doing. We really have to start paying closer attention to what we say and do so he doesn't pick up any bad habits.

If anyone has spent time around to Nicholas they can say that he has the most funny laugh and he makes all these noises. He has spoken a few words..like Mum, Da, Nana, Na, Pap Pap, Ba.  He is getting around pretty quickly now with crawling and walking along the furniture and with his walking toy but hasn't gotten brave enough to walk on his own yet. We can't wait for that!! He is getting really heavy to carry everywhere.

Again, we are so thankful for our little mircale (Nicholas Jesse Faust) and hope one day we will be granted another special gift with a little brother or sister for him to play with.

Nicholas' First Birthday 17 Sep 2011



Birthday Cake sent to Nicholas from Aunt Cee Cee via Facebook.

Nana pushing Nicholas in his new truck Aunt Stephanie & Uncle Steve got for him on his birthday.




Nicholas enjoying Nana pushing him with Cousins Cameron & Ryder following.




Nicholas cruising for chicks but Nana puts a damper on him being successful.



Nicholas checking Ryder out in his other car.



Nicholas down for a nap while Mommy gets his first birthday party set up.



Ryder with a balloon and had to have a snack before the party (fudge round).



Nicholas wakes up to find his favorite Disney character on a balloon.




Nicholas wondering what is going on with all the balloons.




Mommy holding Nicholas while he swats at the balloons.




Nicholas birthday meal; hamburger, mac & cheese and macaroni salad.  This is Nicholas first attempt with a fork.




Nicholas getting the hang of the fork.




Nicholas not sure which way the fork is suppose to go.




Nicholas says it's easier with his hands to get it in the mouth; a kid can go hungry trying to figure out that fork thing.




Nicholas checking his balloons out while stuffing his face.




Awwww, Mac & Cheese...




Mac & Cheese with hamburger.




Mommy getting Nicholas to check out his new swing set Nana & Pap pap got him for his birthday.  Ryder showing and encouraging
Nicholas how to use the swing set.




Nicholas loves the slide as Mommy catches him.




Mommy looks on as Nicholas checks out all of his other presents in his new wagon.




Nicholas opening a present.




Nicholas got another Mickey Mouse for his birthday.




Nicholas opening a DVD.




Nicholas opening a present that Ms Gail got him for his birthday.  They both share the same birthday.




Mommy opening a card while Nicholas opens another gift.




Awww, the paper is now more fascinating than the gift itself.




Nicholas with his new mats for the hard floor.




Nicholas with his own personal birthday cake.




Yummy Yummy!!!




C'mon Grandma (Faust) can't you see I am tearing into my cake, can I call ya back?




Nicholas' Mickey Mouse cake for his 1st Birthday.




Great Aunt Joyce and Nana look on at Nicholas while eating his cake.




Frosting the best part of the cake!




Yummmmmmy!!!




Nicholas winding down with his cake.



Ummm ain't there suppose to be some milk to wash this cake back with?



Blue frosting to match the blue eyes.




Mommy holding the cake while everybody sings Happy Birthday to Nicholas.




Awwww, finally someone got me a bottle of milk to wash this sweet stuff down.




A happy Boy!




Nicholas doing his "Sooo Big" pose after eating his cake.




Great Aunt Joyce watching on with Nana holding Nicholas.




Nicholas loves him some Pap Pap.



Nicholas not too sure about his Sit & Spin that Aunt Joni & Uncle Charlie got for him.



On the 18th, Nicholas posing with his Browns jersey (Hillis) after finding the Browns beat the Colts.  Nicholas went to the doctor's office on the 19th for his 12 month check up and he is right on course with everything in the development stages. He was measured at 31 1/2" tall and 30.9 lbs.



Tropical Storm Lee damage 11 Sept 2011

Placid Bay T Dock that was washed away.

T Dock after the dam broke with little water.

Pap Pap and Cousin Cameron checking out what's left of the pond.

Mommy, Cameron, Aaron, Nicholas Aunt Joni, Nana, & Pap up top looking down at the T Docks.

The road where the dam was washed out at the T Docks.

The trees in the boat house across the street where all the water rushed aftre the dam broke.

What was a lake looks more like a stream now.

Another section of road washed away, causing Nana & Pap to be strandand with out a vehicle.  Joni at Turtle Pond.

The road between two ponds that was wahed out.

At least some of the turtles survived on the other side.

A Turtle I rescue that came thru the drain pipe and almost drown being stuck between two rocks and water coming out of the drain pipe.