Open Mouth, Insert ______

So while we are not having much luck getting a picture of the two elusive teeth, we do have many opportunities to catch him in the act of chowing down on something. Please let me introduce you to the unfortunate cast of characters that get unceremoniously shoved into Niko's mouth.

Teething Moose from Aunt Annette (note the Boppy-Jail).

Monkey's Tail.
Celery.
Pineapple.
Last but not least, meatballs.

Seeking: FSTSO

You: Generous, Kind, Ties to Fresno State
Me: In need of a tshirt. This event most likely occurred in the latter months of my pregnancy or post-Nikos.

Dear Friend,

I have enjoyed our tshirt for X number of months now. I have slept in it a few times and have even lounged around the house. However, I feel that it is time for this tshirt to return to its rightful owner. Not that I am not grateful, it’s just that by keeping you I undermine my argument with Taki that we need to curtail our tshirt consumption (READ: get rid of some of the 15 SI Alumni tshirts residing in the top drawer.) FIFTEEN. Seriously. He has only been an alumnus for 11 years. How does one end up with 15 shirts in 11 years? I lay awake at night thinking about it. Are they like gremlins? When you add water to them do they multiply? Does he secretly ransack Jack and/or Jeff’s closets when we visit? Are all those trips to the bathroom really covering up his SI tshirt addiction? We may never know.

Back to the matter at hand. Here’s a photo in case I have had your tshirt for so long (totally possible) that you have forgotten what it looks like.

A Little Rain Never Hurt Anyone

We braved the rain last week to take Nikos on a walk to Starbucks (naturally). He LOVED it. He was totally into the fact that he could see everything and he enjoyed watching the rain falling on his sweet little rain cover. Taki and I, on the other hand, had raindrops falling on our head(s), which was not so sweet. Bosco even got in on the action (he is standing behind the stroller in his red slicker). Yes, my dog has his own raincoat.

Teeth!!!

Nikos' first tooth has arrived. He had been in a bad mood the last couple of days. We suspected teething and today I got a good look at it. Both he and the new tooth are resting comfortably at the moment.

I'm sure Heather will get pictures posted soon.

Our House is Finished!!!

DirectTV came by yesterday and installed our new satellite dish. So we have TV again. I am officially declaring our remodel complete. Who needs doors anyway? Oh, and pay attention when exiting through those french doors. That first step is a doozy.

Haoles and Injuns

Nikos and Marco met today for the first time. Nikos was obviously totally looking forward to it. He wanted to wear his new Uggs and he asked me to give him a haircut (his 4th one so far). I even put some of Uncle Vernie's hair product in his hair.

Here he is patiently sitting with Caterpillar and waiting for me to finish getting ready. Don't the (too big) Uggs make him look long!

By the way, his outfit says Lock Up Your Daughters. Ha! Too bad we realized he was pretty much too big for it. We ended up changing him at Jeff and Sarah's and just leaving it over there for Marco to grow into.

Taki was excited to hold Marco for the first time. Yes you read that last sentence correctly. I mean, do you see the smile? You can see teeth!

And now you see where the title of the blog comes into play.

On a side note, Marco is wearing one of Niko's old outfits, that was a gift from Sarah's Dad and Step-mom, Linda!

Here we show off the family Uggs (Taki banned from picture as he wasn't wearing his Uggs today).

After we left Team Cecchin's house we decided to go on a walk that ended at our favorite pizza place (shocker). While I was tying Bosco to the tree next to our bench Nikos stole a piece of crust off my plate.

Little thief! Notice the devious expression.

The Newest Cecchin

Tonight we were thrilled to go to the hospital to meet Marco John Cecchin. Here are a few cute pics of the little guy, who totally looks like his dad.