Bubbles/Spuckeblasen

Niklas is blowing lots of bubbles lately.
In letzter Zeit blaesst Niklas viele Spuckeblasen.

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Dentist / Zahnarzt


Andrea had an appointment with the dentist and asked Doctor Lapidus about Niklas' teeth. The doctor looked at Niklas right away and gave us instructions on how to clean those precious teeth. Niklas enjoyed the visit! We didn't have a camera with us but the doctor just offered to use his camera - nice!

Andrea hatte einen Zahnarzttermin und hat den Doktor Lapidus gefragt was wir mit Niklas' Zaehnen machen sollen. Der Doktor hat sich sofort den Niklas angesehen und uns Anweisungen gegeben wie wir die Wertvollen Zaehne pflegen sollen. Niklas hatte viel Spass bei der Untersuchung! Wir hatten keine Kamera dabei aber der Doktor hat einfach seine eigene Kamera zur Verfuegung gestellt - sehr nett!




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New Stats / Neue Statistik

We had our 4 month check up today. Niklas is actually 4.5 months old. Everything is great. Even though Niklas is somewhat skinny, there is no reason to worry. Niklas already doubled his birth weight (on average that happens around 6 months). Here are the stats:

Weight:
13 lbs 6 oz / 6070 g
10th percentile

Height:
26.25 in / 67 cm
75th percentile

Head Circumference:
16.7 in / 42.5 cm
(50th percentile)

Niklas is keeping track of our loved ones around the world.

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I love my cube!

Thank you for this awesome toy auntie Jo Anne! Look - now I can hold it all by myself. I love touching the surfaces and talking to the little kids on the pictures!

And it tastes good!

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Thumb Sucking/Daumenlutschen

Lesson 1: If you're frustrated because you just can't get that finger in the mouth just suck on the lower lip.

Lesson 2: Try these two fingers first.


Lesson 3: Then practice with the middle finger.
Lesson 4: More advanced students can try the middle and ring finger together.


Lesson 5: Masters of this art suck on the thumb.






Lesson 6: Don't forget to take a break and smile.

Congratulations! You completed the class successfully!











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First Teeth / Ersten Zaehne






The two bottom front teeth broke through the skin last week!
Die ersten zwei Zaehne sind letzte Woche durch die Haut gekommen!


Dad helps Niklas discovering new positions. Kneeling is fun!
Dad hilft Niklas neue Positionen zu entdecken. Knien macht spass!



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Teething / Zahnen

Niklas started teething before he turned 4 months old. The teeth still didn't break through the skin but I can see more of them with each day. Niklas is a tough boy - hardly cries at all!
Noch bevor Niklas 3 Monate alt wurde hat er mit dem Zahnen begonnen! Die Zaehne sind immernoch nicht durch die Haut aber es kann sich nurnoch um Tage handeln. Niklas ist sehr tapfer - er weint kaum!

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Happy Furlough Friday!

Walking in Montana De Oro along the Bluff Trail.



Niklas loves playing with hair.


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Clark Valley Farm Produce - Yummy!



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Halloween




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I grew / Ich bin gewachsen

Niklas in his nineteenth week of life.
Neunzehnte Lebenswoche.

Niklas in his second week of life.
Zweite Lebenswoche.

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Froschumarmung zum Abschied

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Ich liebe meinen Frosch!

Vielen Dank fuer den Frosch Tante Martina!

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Family Fun

We really enjoyed the weekend with John's brother Dan, sister-in-law Cheryl, and nephew David!



We walked along the bluff trail. Niklas had to be carried on the way back.


We watched David kite surfing - scary! It was extremely windy.



We had lunch at the Bay Cafe.




We went on a hike and we all made it to the top!
Thanks for all the fun Dan, Cheryl, and David!

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Chewing Gum

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The Water Baby

The Water Baby (aka Niklas) had a lot of fun with the Hydraulics Engineers! Das Wasserbaby (Niklas) hatte sehr viel Spass mit den Hydrologie Ingenieuren! Andrea hat im ersten und zweiten Trimester in der Hydrologieabteilung gearbeitet.





Thank you for the cute bear Kristen!

Vielen Dank fuer den suessen Baeren Kristen!


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Couple Pictures

Playing with the hands while on the belly - hard work!
Mit den Haenden spielen waehrend ich auf dem Bauch liegend - ist garnicht so einfach.


We love the Moby!
Wir lieben den Moby (das Tuch)!





We had a ton of fun with our visitors from Boston! Uncle Dan, aunt Cheryl and cousin David are great! We hiked and watched David while he was kite boarding in Morro Bay.
Wir hatten viel Spass mit unserem Besuch aus Boston. Onkel Dan, Tante Cheryl und Kusin David sind einfach super! Wir waren das ganze Wochenende unterwegs. U.a. wandern und David beim kite boarding zuschauen!

Do they look alike?
Sehen sie sich aehnlich?



We love the quilt - thank you Krista!

Wir lieben diese Decke - Danke Krista!






















Reading on the belly!

Auf dem Bauch liegend lesen - toll!


Just woke up - sun hat is from aunt Vroni.

Bin gerade aufgewacht - der Hut ist von meiner Tante Vroni.












Look - I have feet and knees!!!

Schau mal - ich habe Fuesse und Knie!

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Couple Videos

Niklas turned from the belly onto his back for a couple of days on his own, but now he needs guidance for both turns again. It is not so easy with the big cloth diaper. It still is fun!
Niklas konnte ein paar Tage sich alleine vom Bauch auf den Ruecken drehen. Nun braucht er aber wieder Hilfe fuer beide Drehungen. Macht trotzdem Spass!






Niklas loves this chair - thank you family Engelmann!
Niklas liebt diesen Stuhl - Dank der Familie Engelmann!

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Weeks 9-12

Almost 12 weeks old - Niklas loves belly time!




11 weeks old. Look - both hands!
Sleeping on dad is the best!







Niklas still needs to be held to sleep during the day.



New hat from Oma.
10 weeks old.











Niklas 9 weeks old.
First attempts at holding toys.







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