To: Mommy, From: Nico

WORD!

I've seen some K.R.A.Z.Y. things in my day..............................but

Look! He's got a crazy dragon for a head............AND he's just a baby...............he must be................................. "KRAZY Dragon-head-baby-person"...........................










THIS hairdoo strangely reminds me of someone.....................

GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!............................sweet dreams of sugarplums to .........

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Operation "Change Diaper" was initiated by Private Daddy this morning at approximately 08:00 hrs. Little did Private Daddy know he was about to be sabotaged by a strategically timed PP (aka Projectile Poopy). Private Daddy's sweatshirt sustained irreparable damage and was immediately jettisoned to the garbage chute. (make mental note: always proceed with extreme caution when proper shielding materials are not in position)






"Operation Decontaminate" followed shortly thereafter and PEACE was thankfully restored.

Melts in your mouth ..................................Not in your hands.....

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! *
*(please consume with care)












Thanks Obachan for the photo shoot!


Nico has a few more pounds to gain before he can pose at the world's biggest Kiss. We know it's ambitious.......baby steps Nico........baby steps......








I know ONE guy who is behind you 110%!

No matter what coach tells you.................................

(ok, sorry.....dad's been slacking on the postings.)


.........size DOES indeed matter!






Time for an eskimo kiss.





No, Nico's not getting ready for his first float trip down the Yakima River...........it's just his first spongebath!





We decided to count how many diapers Nico fired up over a 24 hr period* and this is the conclusion we came to:



"Eco Nico"........................filling up one landfill at a time!
*note: this 24 hr period was after one of his SIZZLER-esque gorge sessions

VH1 pretty much sums it ALL up in a nutshell..........

Here's a pic from the early days (Day 3):






Day 7 photo: Nico is beginning to use his eyeballs a bit more.
I like to call this photo his, "What you talking about Willis?" look.

BHDs - You cannot stop them, you can only hope to contain them

Yes it's true................. Bad Hair Days do not discriminate even for those blessed with silky black hair at birth.


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Choosing the right type of PRODUCT to put in your hair can be a daunting task even for the world's great stylists, ala Kyan Douglas, Jonathan Antin, AND Rick Hunts.
Let's just hope for Nico BHDs do NOT become a trend.







PS: if you're not familiar with the name Rick Hunts, you are indeed familiar with his handy work.





PPS: based on Rick's clothing he may have missed his calling in the clothing fashion design industry. In Fashion, you're either in, or your out. Rick is absolutely IN!

"Does my child have "I.E.D." ??????????"

.................I'm sure at some point every parent asks this question.

In Nico's case, we think he does indeed suffer from Infant Eating Disorder of the "Gorge" varietal. He is s-l-o-w-l-y learning that his tiny stomach does indeed have a limit, although he thinks the only way to increase his capacity is to train..........and train........and train harder.

Such dedication does indeed have some sacrifice, which typically ends in mom/dad needing to change their shirts.

Now, everyone knows Kobayashi of Japan, a truly tremendous athlete...........widely regarded as the Michael Jordan of professional eating. To be honest, I've lost track a bit of the world rankings and it seems that the only competition for Kobayashi these days THIS guy?:



I'm absolutely appalled that a country of 300+ million can't generate any true genuine TALENT to challenge the Japanese. Hopefully with Nico's dedication, desire and hunger he'll be looking to represent the US against Kobayashi in 2010. BRING BACK THE TROPHY TO US SOIL NICO!!!!!!!! .................NICO!.....NICO!.....NICO!

All this thinking about consuming mass quantities of food takes me back golden years of the eating circuit, before the IFOCE, before sponsors, the glam..................back when the sport was PURE and the athletes genuinely hungry. Icons like Davie Hogan stood for pride, justice and the american lust for blueberry pie.




You all know where this story goes so against my better judgment I"ll refrain from posting any pictures of that glorious day at the county fair.
If you are at all curious (I know you are), here's what Davie Hogan is up to now:
http://web.mac.com/adlindberg/Professional/Creative.html


This picture was taken just after a training session and .08 seconds before, what the IFOCE affectionately refers to as, "an urge contrary to swallowing" . Luckily the cameraman was not injured during this picture, merely soiled.

Nico - has one quality you rarely find in a roomie...........

..........One that pays rent ON TIME! Nico apparently has been doing some side jobs already for Great Grandma Rose who helped him with his first/last month's rent and damage deposit. Thank You G.G. Rose!

The M. tribe has survived the first night at home and mommy is feeling better and better every day. The hospital's staff was great in helping us figure out how to deal with this lil guy, but after a while the hospital is still a hospital no matter how much IKEA furniture they put in your "suite". We were finding it hard to sleep especially when you've just dozed off and the nurse then barges in to ask, "Are you sleeping?" ..............HELLLO!

here are some pictures from Day #5: