August
2002 Journal
I will
be 13 months old this month. I have pretty much mastered
this walking thing. Only when I get going too fast or
not paying attention to what I'm doing, do I fall down.
My
updates may not be as frequent as they were my first year of
life but I'm sure you will still have plenty to read about!
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Visit
to Kinzu Dam
August 1
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Leaving camp
today, we decided to make a side trip to Allegheny National
Forest on our way to Grandma and Grandpa's house. We
stopped for lunch along the way and went to an overlook to see
the Allegheny River. It sure was pretty and we were really
high up. We went to see the Kinzu Dam. It was pretty
big. Daddy said when he was little you could go out on it
and look down. Not since the terrorists attacked us on
September 11th...they have put up a security gate. We
drove down to the river so we could get a better look at the
dam. It sure was noisy and there was a lot of water
falling down. It was pretty cool. There were these
huge fish swimming around the dam too. I wish we could
have gotten closer to them. I would have liked to have fed
them! They may have enjoyed some of my peanut butter sandwich!
HA HA.
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Grandma
and Grandpa Proper's House
August 1
- 4 , 2002 |
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Since we
were in the neighborhood, we decided to spend a couple days at
Grandma and Grandpa Proper's house. They were excited to
see us. I was all ready to tear up the house! I
think I wore out Mommy and Daddy for the first half hour we were
there. All I know is that I kept ending up back in the
living room! Grandpa got the tractor out for me and we
took it for a ride in the woods! I stayed awake for it
this time. We had a fun ride and Daddy drove...he almost
tipped Grandma right off of the wagon!! Later, I got to
drive...yes, I got to drive, the John Deere lawn mower all
around the yard! Vroom-vroom!
My
favorite things to play with at Grandpa's besides the tractor,
were Grandma's rolls of gift wrap and empty milk jugs. I
don't know why Mommy doesn't have that stuff around here!
We had a
nice visit and I hope that they come here to visit soon!
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Two-Mile
Run
August
2 , 2002 |
It was a hot
day at Grandma and Grandpa's house so Daddy found a place
for us to go to cool off. we went to Two-Mile Run in Oil
City, PA. It's only 1/2 hour from Grandpa's house.
Daddy went there when he was a little boy. It's a man-made
lake with a nice little beach. We packed a picnic lunch
and off we went. It was nice out and wasn't very crowded
at all. I was a little nervous at first but had fun in the
water, once I got used to it. We could go pretty far out
before Mommy had to pick me up. I had fun splashing
Daddy! Plus, I got to play in the sand! Daddy kept
building sand castles...I had fun knocking them down! We
stayed and played there for about 4 hours and then we came
home. Boy, was I sleepy after all that swimming!
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"Uh-Oh"
August
4 , 2002 |
I guess you
could say that these were my first words! All I know is
that I get a huge reaction from just about anyone when I say
it. It's especially funny when I "drop"
something on the ground and then say it! I was even
entertaining the people sitting next to us in Eat n' Park
today. We met Grammy Wiles and Mert Miller for lunch and
dessert on our way back to Harrisburg!
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I'm
13 Months Old!!
August
6 , 2002 |
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I am not
going to do my front page updates every month this year. I
will probably do one when I'm 15 months old. So, for now
and in here I will just let you know some little things I may be
doing or accomplished.
I am
walking pretty good now and have figured out how to open the
bathroom and closet doors in the living room. I am getting
pretty fast at walking...I may try that running thing
soon.
I still
have only 2 teeth and am eating all big boy foods now.
Haven't had baby food for quite some time. I still have my
bottle at night because we haven't finished that can of formula
yet!! It won't be long though...and I really don't think
it will be all that hard to do. We'll find out, I guess.
I can go
down a couple stairs, especially the step down into my
Grandparent Proper's living room. However, I'm a little
hesitant with our steps at home...even with Daddy's help.
I can climb up on things and get back down...unscathed.
Well, for the most part!
I'm
saying a few things: "uh-oh", "dada"
and "nene". I don't know if Mom and Dad have
figured out what I mean by them yet or not. But if they
ask me if I'm hungry or if I want some juice...I'll say "nene".
I like to try and mimic sound and sometimes I get pretty close
to what you are doing.
We didn't
do a weigh in this month but I'm still growing strong, wearing
sizes 12-18 months clothes and size 4 diapers.
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My
First Play Date
August
12 , 2002 |
Mommy took
me to Derrick Ciesielka's house today to play. He has a
huge dog named Atticus. She was very friendly but she is a
HUGE dog! She knocked me down with a single swipe of her
tail! I didn't like that so much. We went down
stairs to his new basement. It is all fixed up and he has
all kinds of cool toys. I really liked trying out all
kinds of new toys. He has this really cool light.
When Mommy plugged it in it would spin and shine all kinds of
different colors around the room. Derrick has a new baby
sister. She is only 8 weeks old. She slept while we
were playing. I kept checking on her. We stayed for
about 2 hours and then I came home for lunch and my nap.
We had a good time and Derrick is going to come to my house and
play someday soon!
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No
More "B-O-T-T-L-E"
August
12, 2002 |
Mommy and
Daddy said this earlier today and I guess they meant it because
I had a sippy cup full of milk at bedtime tonight. You
know what....I was okay with that. At first I went into
the kitchen to check for my bottle, ya know, incase they forgot
and accidentally gave me the wrong thing. I couldn't see
it anywhere, so I just drank my milk while Mommy read me a
story. I relaxed a little with Daddy on the living room
floor and played with Pap-pap for a bit before I went up to bed
at 8:30. I guess I am growing up!
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IOSAT
- (Potassium Iodide Tablets-KI)
August
17, 2002
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| WHAT?
Today, Mommy and Daddy took me over to the Lower Paxton Middle
School. We had to pick up these pills. Since we live
within a 10-mile radius of TMI (Three Mile Island, it's a nuclear
power plant).
WHY?
Gov. Mark Schweiker accepted the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission's offer of these pills to further Pennsylvania's mission
to ensure the safety and security of it's citizens in a
post-September 11th world.
We are to
take one dose every 24 hours, not to exceed 2 doses, while
"evacuating" the area in the case of a radiation leak that
contains radioactive iodine. Taking this tablet will help
to protect the thyroid gland, since it is the part of the body that
quickly absorbs harmful radioactive iodine. KI will not
protect us against all radioactive materials and is not a substitute
for evacuation. We are to ONLY take the pills when instructed
by the PA State Health Officials and the Governor.
**Kind of a
depressing journal entry, but Mommy and Daddy thought it would be an
interesting tidbit of history to look back on 30 years from
now! :) Hopefully, we will have never had to use them!
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Grammy
& Pap-Pap Visit
August
11-18, 2002
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Grammy
and Pappy took another vacation to come see me! I must be
pretty special because they stayed with me (Mommy & Daddy too!)
for the whole week! We had a really nice time. It was
just too bad that the weather was TOO hot! The heat indexes
(whatever those are) never got under 100 degrees and when they did,
it was raining. So, I just got to show off how smart and funny I can
be. They seemed pretty happy with that!
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THANKS for
everything!
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| Grammy
and Mommy did a lot of shopping and I got some new clothes for
Fall. Grammy got me a new "vroom-vroom" (...for
those of you who don't speak "baby"...in this instance,
that means "bright green monster truck"). It took me
a little while to figure out how to make it go without tipping it
over. Now, I can give it a good push and it goes all the way across
the living room!
While Grammy
spoiled me with clothes and toys...Pap kept the rest of us happy
with ice cream and Krispy Kream Donuts!
The house is
quiet without them here. Mommy & Daddy say that I'm
changing a lot and it's good that they got to come.
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