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May
2002 Journal
Ten
months old this month and I am getting closer and closer to my
birthday. Mommy and Daddy can't believe how fast their
little boy is growing up! I'm just having fun exploring
new things everyday...did you know if you look in the big
shiny thing in the bathroom, there is a little boy in there
that looks exactly like me?
No big huge plans this month....just waiting for the arrival
of my new cousin!! I can't wait to meet him or her!
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The
Sippy Cup
May
3, 2002 |
I have
figured out how to use my cup! Just like Mommy said, we
were going to work on it last month. It didn't take me
very long to do. I still have trouble remembering to use
the spout right side up but sometimes I can still get something
out of it! My favorite cups to use are my bright orange
one and the one with the "fishy's" on it. They
have handles and that makes them easier to hold. At first,
Mommy and Daddy had to help me "tip it up" to get the
juice out, but I have now figured it out. You just have to
throw your head back just right and hope you don't lose your
balance and fall backwards!! I've done that a few
times.
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Welcome
Nickoli Chevalye McCoy
May
5, 2002 |
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My
new cousin has arrived! His full name is
"Nickoli Chevalye McCoy". Nickoli is a form of Nicholas
and Chevalye means "chivalry". His
Mommy and Daddy are my Auntie Atina and Uncle Will.
They live in Virginia and I got to go see him. He
was only a few hours old and soo tiny! I didn't
really see what the big deal was. All he did was lay
there with his eyes closed looking all cute.
Everyone sure did make a big fuss over him though! I
guess he'll be alright once he can get up and play with
me! Mommy says right now I have to be
"gentle". Whatever that means. She
says that too whenever I hit the fish tank! Oh,
well. Welcome to the world Nick! I can't wait
to play with you!
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Cole's
Ears
May
5, 2002 |
Did you know
that if you cover those things on the side of your head (Mommy
said that they are called "ears") with your hands
every thing sounds funny? I was getting a little bored on
the drive down to Virginia and Mommy's form of entertaining me
was wearing a little thin, that I decided to put my hands over
those things. Well, I could still hear Mommy but it
sounded different. I tried my own voice out..."blah,
blah". I uncovered them..."blah,blah" and
covered them again..."blah, blah". This game was
quite fun for awhile. I just keep finding interesting new
things out every day.
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I'm
10 Months Old Today!
May
6, 2002 |
Sorry
my update is a little late. We have been busy around here
recently and after you visit the webpage, I'm sure you'll see
why. It has taken me all day to get this thing back up to
date. Anyway,
I'm 10 months old now! What have I been doing? Well, I
have mastered my sippy cup. Just like I said last month, that
we were going to work on it. It really wasn't all that hard to
do. I have become a pro at crawling and cruising around the
furniture. I can even let go for a bit and stand all by
myself! Only for a few seconds, but it's a start! I can climb
the stairs pretty good now so Mommy and Daddy had to put up a
gate. I have gotten two bottom teeth. They both
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I've
discovered new sounds that I can make with my tongue. I really
like my tongue, and as you can see by the picture to the right, I
like to stick it out a lot. I'm
wearing 12-18 month size clothes and still size 3 diapers. I'm
weighing around 21 1/2 pounds and am very close to 31 inches
long! Mommy said I need to SLOW DOWN...because we are going to
a baseball game in New York next month and she'll have to buy me my
own ticket if I'm 32 inches tall!! HA HA. Be
sure to check out the webpage. I've made lots of
updates. And I'm sure with my new cousin being born, there
will be more. Love,
Cole
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Cole
Stands Alone
May
7, 2002 |
I just
realized this morning, while at my Aunt and Uncle's house, that
I can stand all by myself! It's only for a few seconds but
it sure does get everyone excited around here. Grandma
Proper would clap for me every time! I made sure to raise
my hands way up over my head so she would notice. I get
really excited about the whole thing too. Sometimes too
excited that I lose my concentration and fall down. I am
going to keep practicing though because I'm sure that this can
only lead to bigger and better things!
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Cole's
First Baseball Game And Fireworks!
May
10, 2002 |
Mommy, Daddy
and me all went to the Harrisburg Senators game on City Island
tonight. We met our friends, Darrin & Jen Hartley
there too. Also, friends Melonie & Ryan were there but
they were with Melonie's Mommy and Daddy so they didn't get to
sit with us. Anyway, it was a lot of fun. I got to
see a lot of people and they gave me a Harrisburg Senators
Softball! But I especially liked when Darrin would hold me
because I could flirt with all the girls that were sitting
behind us. Daddy made some kind of comment to Mommy about
"not wanting to have any girls". I'm not sure what
he meant by that. They were kind of noisy but they all
thought I was really cute. So, I had to show them how I
can wave, stick my tongue out, make "bobble, bobble"
sounds with my tongue, and then I played bashful too.
Anyway, I guess we were actually there to watch the game so I
did a little bit of that too. The Senators were playing the New
Britain Rock Cats. The game was really exciting. ( You
can check it out here). The Senators scored 8 runs in one inning!! They won 16
to 3! But the real exciting part came AFTER the
game! They had these things called "fireworks"
going off in the sky!! It was, by far, the coolest thing I
had ever seen in my whole little life!! They were bright,
flashy, huge and loud! I was sooo excited that I was
yelling and clapping along just like everyone else. I
couldn't take my eyes off of them! I hope that Mommy and
Daddy take me to see stuff like that again!!
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Harrisburg's
Capital Area Greenbelt Bike Adventure
May
11, 2002 |
Mommy, Daddy
and me went for a bike ride today! We went on the paths
that the city made from the old railways. We had nice,
sunny but cool weather. We had a good time stopping along
the way to look at different things. I got to see an old
railroad bridge and a creek and I got to use Daddy's water
bottle to get a drink! Just like the big boys do! We only
rode on it for about 4 miles ( that includes backtracking to the
car). I actually fell asleep for the last half of the
ride. The trail is well over 20 miles, so we are going to
try to go back and get on at different spots so we can see the
whole thing. So, I'm sure you will see lots of pictures of
my family on bike rides this summer!
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Happy
Mother's Day
May
12, 2002 |
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I love you,
Mommy!
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Today
is a special day for my Mommy!! Daddy and me made
her a special breakfast and let her sleep in. I also got
her a cool shirt that says, "World's Coolest
Mommy".
Mommy said that today is a special day for all the
Mommies in the world.
I would like to wish a VERY Happy Mother's Day to: Grandma
Proper, Great Grandma Young, Auntie Atina, Grammy Wiles, Great
Aunt Kitty, Sam's Mommy and all the "Breakfast Club"
Mommies! Also to all the other Mommies I may have
forgotten. That's a lot of names for a 10 month old
to remember!
Love,
Cole
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Visiting
Grandma and Grandpa Proper
May
23 - 28, 2002 |
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Mommy, Daddy
and me went to Grandma and Grandpa's house for a visit. We
got there around dinner time on Thursday. I had a fun time
riding in the car even though I slept for most of it. I
always like watching everything "fly" by the
windows! Anyway, when we got their Grandpa was riding this
REALLY loud machine around the yard! I was a little scared
of it so he turned it off. I was so excited once we got
inside and I could crawl all over the house. The last time
we were there, I didn't know how to move around yet. Boy,
they sure did have everything picked up! All that stuff I
had spied earlier, wasn't around anymore. Oh well, I still
managed to find some cool things! I especially liked
Grandma's butter churn and her bells. I only broke
one! Sorry, Grandma! She said it wasn't my fault
though.
The next
day, Grandma and Grandpa had to work. Mommy, Daddy and me
got ready and went up to Erie. We were going to Presque
Isle and were going to spend some time on the beach. Well,
it rained and got really cold so we ate our lunch under a pavilion
and walked up on the beach for a picture and that was about
it! Boy, it sure was windy, rainy and cold!!
Brrrr. Daddy said that all beaches aren't like that!
Later, we met Grandma and Grandpa for dinner at Ponderosa.
I had fun tasting everything on Grandpa's plate. Then we
went to Toys R Us and I got a booster seat and some really cool
bubbles. Grandma and Grandpa bought my birthday present
too! I'm not allowed to know what it was.
On
Saturday, Daddy and Grandpa got the big tractor out. Boy,
it was a lot more noisy than that other machine Grandpa was
riding. I stayed with Mommy and Grandma. There was a
wagon hooked up on the back and we rode on it. We took
flowers to Great Grandpa Young's grave and then rode up in the
woods. I kept an eye on the tractor, my Daddy was riding
on the big wheel! I wasn't scared anymore so I took a
nap! Mommy said that they had a nice ride and saw 5 doe in
the woods.
Sunday,
we went to visit Great Grandma at her new place. It was
the first time we were there. She lives in an assisted
living place now called Colonial Terrace. Mommy and Daddy
said that she was getting forgetful and it was dangerous having
her live by herself. She looked good and very happy.
She thought I was just great!! I sat on her lap and visited
for quite a while. Then we went to Wal-Mart and bought a
new TV for Grandpa!!
Monday,
was Memorial Day. We had BBQ chicken from the fire hall.
Well, the grown ups did. I had a hot dog!
Yummy! We spent the day outside. I sure do like
roaming all over the big yard! Playing in the dirt is fun!
Well,
Tuesday morning we packed up and were on our way to Grammy and
Pap's house. I had a nice visit and we will see them again
soon at my birthday party!
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More
visiting...Grammy and Pap-pap's House
May
28 - June 2, 2002 |
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After a nice
visit at Grandma and Grandpa Proper's we decided to stop in at
Grammy and Pap-pap's for a few days. Grammy was waiting
for us when we got there and Pap was at work. However, he
ended up coming home because he had hurt the muscle in his arm
and he had a really bad bruise. Because of the medicine Pap is
on, it bled really bad. His whole bicep was one DARK
purple bruise. So, he got to take one day off of
work. The doctor said he was okay and that it would just
look bad for a long time. Pap-pap and I worked all day on
saying "pap-pap". I think Daddy is quite tired
of hearing it ! HA HA!! I can kind of say it.
I do a pretty good job of imitating how it sounds, I just sound
more like "bap-bap".
Oh,
forgot to tell ya. These grandparents didn't put all of
their stuff away. I quickly learned what I was and wasn't
allowed to touch. Although, I did try everyday.
Hoping they would forget. Mommy said that I did pretty
good. Pap-pap's machine was just too tempting
though! Actually, I was much to busy rearranging the
furniture in the kitchen! Those chairs slid wherever I
pushed them!! That was fun!
We had a
nice visit. We got to go to lunch with Great Aunt Kitty
and Uncle Harold. I finally met my cousins, Renee, Erica
and Kristy too! I also got to go to breakfast and visit
with Susie, Lauren and Larissa, Ronna, Debbie, Herb and
Jean. I got to try blueberry/chocolate chip
pancakes! Yummy!
Uncle JG
came to see me on Saturday and we played in the yard with some
of his toys from when he was a little boy. Daddy really
had to scrub them up. My cousins Tim, Kim, Alli and Timmy
came down to see me too. I also visited with June and Bill
form across the street. I think Bill came over a few times
to see me! Mommy, Daddy and me also went to a Pirate Game
but I'll save that for another entry.
Sunday
morning we loaded up and headed for home! I had a nice
time and it was a nice vacation but I'm happy to be home again!
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Cole's
First Major League Ball Game
May
30, 2002 |
Mommy, Daddy
and me decided to go to a Pirate Game today! It was last
minute decision, I think, because I was quietly playing with my
books when Daddy swept me up and started putting on my socks and
shoes!
Anyway, it was a day game at PNC Park. Pirates vs.
Cubs. The Pirates lost 9-8 but it was a REALLY good
game. We even got to see a Grand Slam! Unfortunately,
it wasn't from the Pirates. I got to sit in my own seat
and I enjoyed visiting with the couple sitting behind
Mommy. They thought I was so good and cute.
We had a nice time and I got a really cool baseball. Daddy
said he is going to start collecting them for me. Only
from the teams I've seen though. We are going to another game in
June. It is in New York...the Mets vs. Braves. I'm excited
because my friend Sam is coming with us.
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