January 29, 2004
Has learned to be a "Neat Nick".
Puts his clothes in laundry basket.
Turns on dishwasher.
Puts toys on shelf when time to clean up.
Wipes up spills and crumbs on the floor with a towel.
Wants to put anything designated as "garbage" in the kitchen trash can.
January 16, 2004
Ate chicken for first time.
Used spoon for first time. Placed food on spoon with his hand and then put spoon in mouth.
January 10, 2004
Put on a dancing show for Grandma and Grandpa. Alternates between shuffling feet and waving arms to music with a good beat.
January 9, 2004
Daddy made Nicky laugh hysterically by pretending to sneeze.
He soon started saying, "a-doo" (for "aahh-choo")
December 28, 2003
Spotted his favorite cereal - Cocoa Puffs - on the shelf at the grocery store (Big Y).
December 20, 2003
Went to Dzen Christmas Tree Farm and helped pick tree.
Refused to wear mittens, and hands got very cold. It was in the low 20's with the wind chill.
December 19, 2003
New tooth. Lower left in back. (#9 in all)
Doctor visit. 31 1/4 inches, 20 pounds, 15 ounces.
December 17, 2003
Took cardboard shavings on the carpet from cat scratcher and put them back on the scratcher.
November 23, 2003
First day at work with Daddy. It was a Saturday, so he was able to wander around in "cube land".
Ate lots of pizza with the project team and had a fun time!
November 10, 2003
Played Peek-a-Boo by putting one strected out hand over entire face. (You could still see his eyes through fingers.)
November 8, 2003
Swim class #3. At a different place: Cornerstone Aquatics. (YMCA was full.)
Uncle Rob, Aunt Alma and Mommy watched Daddy and Nick.
November 2, 2003
First ice cream. (Some of Daddy's ice cream birthday cake.) Loved it.
October 31, 2003
Helped Daddy clear driveway of leaves for Trick-or-Treaters.
Picked up leaves one at a time and put them in wheelbarrow.
October 28, 2003
Shot baskets at play time.
Brushed teeth with toothbrush.
October 26, 2003
First french fries from Ranch 1 in the Westfarms Mall.
Had portrait pictures taken.
October 22, 2003
First Goldfish cracker at Hannah's house. Loved them.
October 5, 2003
Went Pumpkin Picking for first time.
Picked out a pumpkin and played with giant mum plants at the 4-H Farm in Bloomfield.
Took a hayride and walked around the pumpkin patch at the Picking Patch in Avon. Saw friends William and Sally.
September 21, 2003
Attended his first wedding. Uncle Rob and Aunt Alma got married.
Cousin Robin watched him during ceremony while Mommy and Daddy participated.
Outlasted many guests at the reception and smiled at everyone.
September 9, 2003
Loved peanut butter on toast.
First visit to shoe store (Stride Rite). Size 5 1/2. Picked out Dinosaur shoes.
September 6, 2003
Ate pizza for the first time. Loved it.
September 5, 2003
Finds out he is having a baby brother or sister in April.
August 30, 2003
1 year old!
August 20, 2003
First trip to boardwalk. Loved it.
August 19, 2003
First visit to beach. Visiting Uncle Steve, Aunt Tracey and cousin Jack at Ocean City, NJ.
First chocolate cake. Made by Mommy.
Said "Touchdown".
August 18, 2003
Walking pretty good.
August 16, 2003
Stood up without pulling up on anything.
August 15, 2003
Fourth tooth on the bottom (#8 in all) on right.
August 9, 2003
Vocabulary: "Da-da", "Yeah", "Cat", "Dog", "Car"
August 7, 2003
First bath in bathtub without bath seat. He stood up a few times in the tub.
August 6, 2003
Took 2 steps for first time. To Daddy.
Third bottom tooth (#7 in all) on left.
First time in the stroller while raining. He kept feeling his head. It was the 7th straight day with rain.
August 5, 2003
Says "Yeah".
July 30, 2003
11 months old.
July 26, 2003
Rejected duplicate Mooey. Mommy and Daddy thought a rotation of Mooeys would help keep Mooey cleaner.
July 25, 2003
First temper tantrum. Wanted to keep riding in new Radio Flyer wagon (from Kate).
July 19, 2003
Mommy's first night away from Nick since he was born. Stacy's wedding. (All survived.)
July 14, 2003
Stood for 15 seconds.
July 13, 2003
Took first step. Towards Daddy while being photographed.
July 12, 2003
First trip to sit at Starbucks. Mommy had their usual: Tall Non-Fat Latte and Tall Non-Fat Caramel Macchiato.
July 5, 2003
Yells when he sees either cat.
Squeaks when Daddy chases him.
July 4, 2003
Spontaneously clapping.
July 2, 2003
Clapped to "Pat-a-Cake" and "If You're Happy"
July 1, 2003
Putting things in containers.
June 30, 2003
Carrying Mooey in mouth when crawling.
Ten months old.
June 29, 2003
First trip to Friendly's. Mommy and Daddy had ice cream.
June 15, 2003
First Zweiback toast.
June 12, 2003
Mooey was introduced.
June 8, 2003
Fed himself Cheerios.
May 31, 2003
Said "Da-Da".
Played peek-a-boo. Covered and uncovered face with hands.
May 30, 2003
Six total teeth. Four on top, two on bottom.
Nine months old.
May 24, 2003
Climbed on the bottom step of the staircase.
May 22, 2003
Drank from sippy cup.
May 17, 2003
Found standing in crib in the morning.
May 14, 2003
First freckle. On lower back.
May 10, 2003
Pulled up to standing.
May 5, 2003
Found sitting up in crib after morning nap.
May 2, 2003
Third tooth. Top left.
May 1, 2003
First class of second water-babies session. He was used as the "model baby" by the instructor.
April 30, 2003
Eight months old.
April 28, 2003
Pushing up on hands and feet.
April 24, 2003
First kiss from Hannah. (At playgroup.)
April 23, 2003
New sleep record: 15 hours. Probably tired from all the driving.
Crawled backwards with Mommy, Daddy and Seri watching.
April 21, 2003
Stopped at Westchester Mall en route from NJ to CT. New bottle record: 11 ounces! He was hungry!
April 19, 2003
Sang at church during cousin Jack's baptism. (Not necessarily when the choir was singing...)
Started to go around in circles with some effort. He did 3 circles today.
April 13, 2003
First restaurant: Ginza Japanese Cuisine (lunch). He did great, but did not stay in the high chair the entire time.
April 6, 2003
First time in shopping cart. (With Mommy at Big Y.)
March 30, 2003
Seven months old.
First fruit: pears (he did not like them).
March 23, 2003
First cold. Didn't sleep well with a stuffy nose. Saline drops helped.
March 21, 2003
New sleep record: 11 hours and 45 minutes.
March 15, 2003
First bath in the bathtub with bathseat.
March 13, 2003
Two bottom teeth poked through.
March 12, 2003
First trip to storytime at Borders. He liked it.
March 11, 2003
Babbled "Da" all day.
March 8, 2003
Saw his hand shadows.
March 7, 2003
First big trip in stroller (to the West Farms Mall in Farmington, CT). Sat up, held bar and looked all around at everything. Then sat back and relaxed.
March 6, 2003
First vegetable: carrots (he liked them).
March 1, 2003
Six months old.
February 26, 2003
New sleep record: 11 hours and 30 minutes.
February 19, 2003
Pet Seri (the cat) with a big smile.
February 12, 2003
Started teething.
February 3, 2003
Started dropping toys on purpose.
February 2, 2003
New sleep record: 11 hours and 15 minutes.
January 30, 2003
Five months old.
January 13, 2003
Started turning aquarium in crib on and off.
New sleep record: 11 hours.
January 12, 2003
More sledding. This time, he smiled and liked to go fast.
January 8, 2003
Rolled from back to tummy.
First trip to library.
January 7, 2003
Tried to grab feet during diaper change.
January 5, 2003
SLEDDING!
January 3, 2003
Doctor visit. See growth chart. Had a fever from the shots.
December 31, 2002
First New Year's Eve.
December 30, 2002
Four months old.
December 28, 2002
First rice cereal feeding; scoffed it right down.
December 26, 2002
Sings himself to sleep while being rocked.
December 25, 2002
First Christmas. (At Grandma and Grandpa's house.)
December 23, 2002
First trip to a mall. (Cherry Hill Mall). Went to Starbucks and then people-watched with Mom and Dad.
Had Yarnall family picture taken.
December 22, 2002
Went to Dad's elementary school (Stockton) and rode swings with Dad.
Met Aunt Louise and cousins Sam and Matt.
December 12, 2002
Saying vowel sounds, like "ooh" and "aah" and some consonant sounds like "guh" and "huh."
Can hold teething rings and put them in his mouth. Rattles are harder to get in mouth.
December 8, 2002
New sleep record: 9 hours and 30 minutes.
December 5, 2002
Opens mouth for bottle.
First snow. A Nor'easter dumped about 8 inches of snow on us.
December 3, 2002
New bottle record: 8 ounces.
November 30, 2002
Three months old.
Met Aunt Eileen and cousin Rian.
First professional pictures.
November 29, 2002
New sleep record: 9 hours.
First trip to Grandma and Grandpa's house in Nesconset.
Met Great Grandma.
November 28, 2002
First Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2002
First long drive in the car to Grandmom and Granddad's house in Cherry Hill for Thanksgiving.
Met Uncle Steve, Aunt Tracey and cousin Jack.
November 21, 2002
Happy to be back home, he rolled from tummy to back.
New bottle record: 7 ounces.
November 20, 2002
Power back on. Returned home.
November 17, 2002
Warmed Nick's bottles on the barbecure grill.
Went to friend's house (Thanks, Jane and Tom!) for refuge while power was out.
First laugh playing "butt slide" on Daddy's legs.
November 16, 2002
Sleeps through major ice storm that killed power, heat and water and brought down trees and large limbs.
Mom, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa were all awoken by the noise of the falling limbs and trees.
November 15, 2002
New bottle record: 6 1/2 ounces.
November 10, 2002
New sleep record: 8 hours and 30 minutes.
November 8, 2002
Trying to turn from back to side.
November 5, 2002
Went with Mom and Dad to the high school to vote.
November 3, 2002
First ride in stroller. 39 degrees outside, but he was snug.
November 2, 2002
Slept through the night (birthday gift to Dad). 10:30 pm to 6:00 am. New sleep record: 7 hours and 30 minutes.
November 1, 2002
New bottle record: 6 ounces.
October 31, 2002
First Halloween. Dressed in cow costume from Deepti.
October 30, 2002
Two months old.
Doctor visit. See growth chart.
Got a fever from his shots.
October 29, 2002
New sleep record: 5 hours (11:30 pm to 4:30 am)
October 27, 2002
Watched Angels win World Series.
October 25, 2002
Met Uncle Rob, Aunt Alma and cousin Robin.
October 23, 2002
Held Mr. Ball (ball toy).
October 22, 2002
First giggle while Dad changed diaper.
October 16, 2002
Only woke up once between midnight and 6am.
October 9, 2002
Found thumb.
October 8, 2002
Had footprints taken with an ink pad.
October 5, 2002
Turned head to Daddy's voice.
October 4, 2002
Doctor visit. See growth chart.
October 3, 2002
Mimics Daddy's faces (Sticking out tongue, opening mouth, etc.)
New bottle record: 5 1/2 ounces.
September 30, 2002
One month old.
September 29, 2002
Follows rattle with eyes.
September 27, 2002
New sleep record: 4 hours and 45 minutes.
New bottle record: 5 ounces.
September 21, 2002
First coos.
September 18, 2002
New sleep record: 4 hours.
September 17, 2002
First tummy time session.
First bath in baby tub in kitchen sink. No crying!
September 14, 2002
Grandma and Grandpa leave. We are all alone.
Met Aunt Karen and Uncle Joey.
New bottle record: 4 1/2 ounces.
September 13, 2002
Doctor visit. See growth chart.
September 12, 2002
New sleep record: 3 1/2 hours.
September 9, 2002
New bottle record: 3 1/2 ounces.
September 8, 2002
New bottle record: 3 ounces.
New sleep record: 2 1/2 hours.
Relaxes for 45 minutes in his bouncy seat while listening to Enya.
September 7, 2002
Grandma and Grandpa arrive. We finally have help. We are so tired, but the house is clean.
Given his first sponge bath at home by Dad.
September 3, 2002
Rode home from St. Francis Hospital with Mom and Dad to his home in Avon, CT.
August 31, 2002
Met Grandmom and Granddad.
Moved to private room.
August 30, 2002
Born at 10:15 am! 8 pounds, 11 ounces. See announcement.
Met Grandma and Grandpa.
Met Uncle Keith and Aunt Melissa.