The Williamson's

Nick finally said Dada and melmo (Elmo). He has Elmo on his diapers and Mommy always sings “Elmo Elmo Elmo” when she changes his diaper. So he has started to repeat her.

Nick took 1 step from the end table to the rocker and fell down. Pretty soon he will be walking. Look out Cousins Jacob and Spencer!

Nick finally said his first word. It was Mama but Dada to follow shortly.

Nick got his tubes this morning. The doctor and nurses warned us he would be cranky, nothing would console him, and he would be back to normal in the afternoon. The anesthesiologist said since Nick was so friendly and he felt Nick wouldn’t have withdrawls when he left us Nick didn’t need goof juice. Goof juice is something to keep them calm as they are being transported from outpatient area to surgery. The doctor said Nick wouldn’t like the ear drops cause it would sting but to be sure we put it in his ears. Well, he was cranky for all of 10 minutes. After he got some juice, he was fine. He slept all the way home and then he was crawling around playing. He got drops in his ear like a pro and went to sleep. He seems to be doing fine but only time will tell. He goes back in 3 weeks to get his hearing checked again.

Nick has learned to get out of his bouncer/rocker. He was so proud of himself for doing it that he claps when he gets on the floor. Daycare says he climbs out of the bouncer, floor swing, and tries to get out of exersaucers. He is a dare devil in the makings.

One of Nick’s daycare teachers last day was today. She told us she was soo sad to go but she got a full time job with benefits. She said she would visit often and she would miss Nick’s smiles. She said everyone comes into the infant room asking for the smiley baby. We think we are going to use her as a babysitter if we ever need one. She doesn’t live far from us and her daughter is 3 months younger than Nick. Her cousin lives less than a block away from us too.

Nick was playing with friend and got bit on the hand. He cried for a few second and went back to playing. The last bit was his middle finger.

Nick got to visit with his cousins this weekend (Tori, Spencer, Samantha, and Jacob). He also got to meet his far away cousin who was visiting from California (Christopher). He enjoyed spending time with everyone but he really liked MeeMaw, PawPaw, and Uncle Jr’s new house. He especially liked the stairs. He tried to climb them like all the other cousins but didn’t get very far. He liked the kitchen cabinets too since there were no child locks on them.