Liesbeth's 30th Birthday = 4 big tummies together!

Hi to you all,

During Liesbeth's 30th birthday party we were able to succesfully take into one camera lens 4 tummies that will pop up this 2010!

From Left to Right: Liesbeth, Astrid, Hannelore and Mama

1. Liesbeth is expected to give birth by end of May (soooooooon!!!) And we already know its gonna be a baby boy!

2. Astrid is expected to pop up by June (second in line)...boy or girl? They dont know yet.

3. Hannelore, the mama of Lieke, is for August (Lieke will be a big sister soon!)

4. Mama, my mama, is for end of october (so meaning I will be a big brother soon!)

And another good news..mama's sister...Ninang Geli is also expecting a baby!  And she will be for end November or December.

What a year! 2010 will be rich of new crying babies.  Its gonna be a tough job for me to be a big brother and cousin...oh well, its gonna be a nice adventure for all.

Here is an update on the existing family babies:

Lieke, youngest of the 3...so far..soon not anymore!

Ehem...me of course (middle of the 3, the only boy...for now)

The oldest of the three...our big Celeste

So, till next update on the babies!  Follow up by end May 2010!

Niels

Windpokken, maar toch...Bulutong but still...

Blijf ik goed spelen, lekker eten en lang slapen! Zoals Oma zei, ben ik nog altijd de zonneke in huis!


I stay playing as active as I was, eating as much as I have been eating and sleeping as good as normal. Just like what Oma says, Im still the sunshine in the house!

A few weeks ago, I started getting fever and pain in my mouth. I wake up at night crying and told Mama I had pain while pointing inside my mouth. Papa brought me the following Monday to the doctor before he left for his training in France. As behaved as I am, I did all what the doctor asked me to do. I laid down on the bed, I said “Aaaaaah” when he checked my throat, he checked my ears and I let him hear my heartbeat.

“He is growing teeth!” the doctor exclaimed. It’s kinda good news since we expected something worse. But I am just a growing boy and is having additional few big teeth in my collection.

A few days later...still having quite a fever once in a while, on a Tuesday night when Mama was cleaning me up in the bathroom...she saw that I had a red spot on my forehead. The next day when we got to Nicole, Mama showed the wound to Nicole to ask what it is. Nicole assured Mama that I just probably hit my forehead somewhere...(although thinking about it, since last week Brent and Arne, the twins from the daycare have chickenpox!)

Wednesday night, Mama was cleaning me again in the bathroom, she took my shirt out and saw that I have loooots of red spots on my back!

Thursday morning, Oma and Opa picked me up...Mama requested that I be brought to the doctor to be checked up. And yeah, I have chickenpox too! Not a happy sight but I dont really have any trouble with it. LUCKILY, Mama already had chickenpox when she was younger so Mama and the baby are not in any risk at all.

That Sunday, we had brunch scheduled with the neighbors...but since I have chickenpox they were thinking of looking for a babysit for me so we dont infect the neighbors Arthur and Louise....but Saturday afternoon, Frank the Papa of Arthur and Louise approached my papa telling him that Arthur also have chickenpox...so blessing in disguise...I can come brunching too!

Its been 2 weeks now and this week starts the itchy period when all wounds start to heal.  But Mama is taking good care of me...and soon Im gonna be the old gwaping Niels again! SOON!

Till then,

Nielske

Wats dat???

In his delicate age of 2, Niels has mastered to identify flawlessly at least 20 vehicles from air, sea and land (e.g. auto, truck/vrachtwagen, van, motor/brommer, train, bike/fiets, bus, step, kruiwagen, politieauto, brandweerauto, balloon, jeep, tank, tractor, airplane/vliegtuig and boat/boot) including dutch and english versions of some. 

He has memorized in his little head at least 50 children songs that we know of (and that including Happy Birthday in english and dutch).

He can sing the complete english alphabet on his own and can count 1 till 10 in dutch although sometimes reversing the 5 and the 6.

Identifying colors are no problem as well.  From red, orange, yellow, green, light and dark blue, brown to pink not forgetting its dutch version!

Its amazing how he keeps them all in his young mind.

With such interest in everything, since 2 weeks ago, he has bombarded us with the question "Wat's dat?"  To anything he sees on TV, at home, outside...whether he knows that answer or not, his question is "Wat's dat?"

If he knows the answer and Nico tries to give him the wrong one, he will continue asking until Nico says the correct word.  But if honestly he doesnt know what it is, he believes us and says "Yeah".

Also since monday he has learned something new...when we ask "Who has baby?"  He points to my tummy and sayd "Mama baby!"  He can also say "broertje" of "zusje".

So I ask you then for the picture below...WAT'S DAT?

2nd Birthday Party...HIP HIP HOERA!

Even if I'm just 2...what a wonderful thing this feast called PARTY!

My birthday cake

I was too eager to blow the candle...Mama had to hold me back!

Nyum!  When the cake was cut...I was the first one to have a slice!

But the best part is...OPENING MY GIFTS!

I got the best gifts ever!  A marvelous trainer bike from Meter Vicky, Nonkel Danny and Celeste!  THANKS!  I will surely practice good at home so I will be ready by summer.

Second gift...from Oma and Opa

To match up the Winter Jacket is this 3 pairs of warm socks!

Third gift...from Mama and Papa...besides the nice party!

Wow! A Nijntje laptop...altough when I used the mouse, I thought it was a phone.  I picked it up, put it against my ear and said "HELLO?"

Fourth gift...from Peter Pan

A big magnetic drawing board!

Then Mam can save some on those paper I always ask from her.

Fifth gift...from Tinkerbel

A wooden memory game...I bet Mama and Papa will be the one playing this first. Hahaha

Sixth gift...from Baby Fee, a wooden geometric worm..or simply BLOKJES to me hehe

Also Moemoe gave me savings and my whole family in the Philippines send me a big card full of warm wishes!

Well opening the gifts made us all hungry so here we are enjoying our dinner!

And aside from being the birthday boy, Im also the DJ for tonight..so ROCK on!

Good night guys!

Niels

PS.  We also paid a visit to Kind&Gezin and here are my stats: 13,8kg and 88,5cm..and Im as healthy as I can be!

Happy 2nd Birthday to meeeh!

Yup! Im 2!  On my birthday Mama and Papa bought a 3-Kings-Pie since Im born during the 3 kings celebration.  The whole afternoon children were ringing our doorbell, singing songs and begging for candies or money. Everytime the bell rings I say "Alweer???"  and then I run to the door to listen to their song and give them coins or let them dig into my candy bag.

The pie was delicious but we have to be careful that I dont swallow the bean that was hidden in the pie...anyways, even if it wasnt me who got the bean...I was still the KING OF THE DAY!

I blew my 2 candles off too fast, papa wasnt able to take a picture of it!

A family photo for you to see :-)

A train received from my very sweet daycare mom Nic

And a new winter jacket from Oma and Opa.

And on sunday a BIG party for me!!!!

Till Sunday then!

Niels the birthday boy