Nick is TWO!

Reflections: Nick is amazing us daily with new words and accomplishments. I know better than to think I'll ever keep up.

May 2007:
Favourites: Peep on Discovery Kids
Funny Nick Moment-- today K said he had to eat something or he was going to "go nuts." and Nick said, a few minutes later, "but you're not a squirrel, daddy. you don't need a snack." and I just stared at him bewildered, and then he put it together for me: "daddy isn't a squirrel. you know, squirrels eat nuts?" Yes, mama is dumb, kidlet is literal, hahahaha.
May 18: Nick very insistantly (finally!) named our turtle once and for all. Tahna. Tahna the tutle. Kelly said "So, did we get an Indian freshwater red eared slider?" But Tahna it is.

April 2007:
Nick's self proclaimed favourite things:

Movie: Peter Pan (he's never actually seen it, or not all of it)
TV Show: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (actually, the Backyardigans and Legends of the Hidden Temple)
Colour: Purple
Food: Brocolli
Drink: martinelli's apple juice
Animal: Dinosaur
Pet: Cat and puppies
Game: Mickey Mouse Yatzee
Ice cream flavour: chocolate mint
Place to play: my yibbing room (living room)
best friend: I don't have a best friend. maybe grammy.
thing to dip: pancakes in maple syrup
Toy: my dump truck
Place to go: my house with mama and daddy and at the grocery store
Song in the car: Juicin' (Juicy by Better than Ezra)
Second favourite song in the car: I like smack on the floor (Smack That, Akon)
Song to sing in his room: Apples and Bananas (Raffi)
eta: Favourite Shape: Tri-n-gul (triangle)

"MMhhmm, that's right." -- Reviewed and Approved by Nick Samples, Bugalet.
April 1, 2007

March 2007
March 1: my parents stopped by on their way to the grocery store, and Nick wanted to go with them (he'd seen a "peep" stuffed animal display at the grocery store and we said "maybe grandma will get you one in your easter basket" so he thought he could get a peep if he went with them- of course he was totally right) anyway, he went and came back with a peep, a fruit roll up, and an egg full of jelly beans. I said "oh, you got him jelly beans? he knows he's not allowed to have them until easter." (we have a deal regarding jelly beans and cadbury mini eggs) and nick said "i'm sorry mama. but it's too late."
March 6: Nick sang "Happy Birthday" to me last night, and insisted I open his gift. He told me he was going to get me a car and a train, and I said I would like a game we can play together, and he got me Hungry Hungry Hippos! I may be a founding member of the society against cheap plastic crap, but as far as cheap plastic crap goes, HHH is about the best thing there is.
March 12: Funny Nick Sayings of the Day:
1. Daddy, you're making me crazy!
2. I love being a princess!
3. when you get too old and you are little and you are my baby (said to mama)
oh, and Nick is not big, he's little, and he's not a boy, he's a bugalet. Nick also chewed out a customer service person who called me "ma'am." stern little voice: That's not ma'am, that's just mama.
March 30: I love the way he mispronounces helipopter, tri-n-gle, bacardigans, scandals. Lightning McQueen is "Mister the Queen" and Captain Hook is Dr. Hook.
This morning, when I asked Nick if he wanted to get up with me or sleep more, he actually made a disgusted noise at me and rolled back over to sleep. I was like, what? did you just pfft me? he totally pfft me.

February 2007
Nick Quote of the Day:
"I'm not a person! I'm a bug-a-let with green pants!"

Nick keeps putting on his little yellow construction hat and telling us he's a princess. ha.

January 2007
He has these real, serious conversations, even on the phone. He often demands "talk to me" or corrects you "he was talking to me!"

Sample conversation, on the phone with grandpa
N: Hi Grampa. Are you going to come home and see me?
G: Hi Nick! Did you have fun with grandma today?
N: No, I'm leaving. I'm going to get breads.
G: What did you do today?
N: We played hide and seek and I counted one two three and (unintelligible) grandma found me!
G: That sounds fun!
N: No. I'm going to get breads with mama now. Goodbye.

He's so freaking cute.
He mispronounces "yibing room" for living room and it's HIS yibbing room. He still says "aminals" and he has now added "homo sapien" to his biology knowledge but he says "homo sabien."

another funny Nickism-- he has this fleece overcoat, and we always call it his fleece, as opposed to his waterproof coat that we call his coat. The other day, my mom was trying to get him to put on his fleece and she said "come on Nick, we need to put on your coat" and he stopped and gave her this "are you stupid?" look and said "gramma, that's NOT my coat. That's my FLEECE." all overpronoucning the words and stuff. cracks me up.

oh, and he's been a book junkie siince christmas. I was a little disappointed that he never really liked to read since I love to read and I love to read children's books aloud. (I even read them to my high school kids-- we had "circle time" yesterday in psychology). But he's all about books now. Can't get enough of them. Good, good.

December 2007:
every time Nick sees a gift (like a toy or a shirt) he got for Christmas, he says "I opened that present!"

that, and he now says "oh, come on!" when you don't do what he asks. The first time he said it was in the kitchen while we were cooking and he wanted chocolate milk and Kelly and I both just about lost it. We laughed for like 15 minutes. now, the charm is wearing off.

November 2006:
Favourites:
Elmo. Peaches. Pixar's Cars. Finding Nemo. Juicy by Better than Ezra. Flashlights. Playing cars on the dining room table. Dogs. Chocolate. Blue slushies. Yogurt. Venison sausage. Strawberries. Cranberries (sauce or dried cranberries or plumped cranberries in oatmeal).

Feats and Facts:
Tells us when he has to go potty. Knows loud and soft and practices it often. The majority of the time, other adults can understand him when he talks. He sometimes gets pronouns correct. reminds you to say "your welcome" after he says thank you. Went bowling for the first time. Went to Sesame Street Live! Can write his first name with a little assistance.

Sayings and Misprounciations:
Nick knows his phylum! (Chordata).
"holy crap!" (thanks, daddy).
"may I have more ____, please mama?"
"all the boys" have something, or are doing something.
Oh snap!
Sweet!
Okay!

October 2006:
Favourites:
The Lion King. Elmo. Veggie Tales theme song. Pumpkins. Pumas. The colour pink. Chocolate. Birthday parties. Cake. Bikes.

Feats and Facts:
Knows which cat is which. he has started to play more than one character in his imaginary play, acting out entire scenes or converstations. He's gotten more demanding with kids his own age, whereas he used to just go with the flow (remember him jumping in the passanger seat of Emma's toy car?). He's harder to put off when he wants something (Mama, I'm HUNGRY. I want FOOD. Feed me, mama! I'm HUNGRY). He talks nonstop. He knows he's a mammal and that he's human. He also "knows" that he's a bug-a-let. He collects people's favourite colours. He can be bashful, especially when he first wakes up. During the week, he mostly only nurses after 9. Also, Nick has started talking like a valley girl. He says "that's, like, Nasty mama." "the frog is, like, red, you know?"

Sayings and Misprounciations:
Rawrs like a puma.
Says "I don't know" when he doesn't know.

September 2006
Favourites:
Tunnels! To drive through, build out of pillows, train tunnels, any tunnels. Dora. Counting in Spanish. The ABC song. Puzzles.

Feats and Facts:
Dry through the night consistently; dry through naps. gets out of the bathtub to poop! (that's a good milestone!). Sings the ABCs. Counts objects in English and in Spanish. Can spell his name.

Sayings and Misprounciations:
"Sniper the box" for "swiper the fox"
My doin' it!

August 2006:
Favourites:
Airplanes and AVGas trucks; Monster trucks; Elmo; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse; Dark Chocolate MnMs; grapes; jelly beans; D-D-Dora, Diego, Pumas!
Feats and Facts:
Potty training is going really well! We've even run errands in underwear! Nick has become over the top obsessed with Go Diego Go on Noggin. He recites entire episodes from memory. He even has a book of one of his favourite episodes, the rainforest race, where the puma gets stuck in a hole and he needs a rope to pull him out. Elmo and Mickey are practically a thing of the past. He asks to go to the water park almost every day but it has been too cold most of the month.
Cute sayings and misprounciations:
Puma! (in deep voice) ~ I'm working it! ~ This is a good (noun)! ~ "Ambanana" for banana ~ "aminals" for animals ~ "speckled bears" for spectacled bears.

June 2006:
Favourites:
Monster trucks; motorcycles; Elmo; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse; Juicy by Better than Ezra (song); Balloons; Birthdays; steak and pasta; ice cream.
Feats and Facts:
Nick weighs 29 lbs and is 36 inches tall.




		Reflections: Nick is amazing us daily with new words and accomplishments. I know better than to think I'll ever keep up. May 2007: Favourites: Peep on Discovery Kids Funny Nick Moment-- today K said he had to eat something or he was going to "go nuts." and Nick said, a few minutes later, "but you're not a squirrel, daddy. you don't need a snack." and I just stared at him bewildered, and then he put it together for me: "daddy isn't a squirrel. you know, squirrels eat nuts?" Yes, mama is dumb, kidlet is literal, hahahaha. May 18: Nick very insistantly (finally!) named our turtle once and for all. Tahna. Tahna the tutle. Kelly said "So, did we get an Indian freshwater red eared slider?" But Tahna it is. April 2007: Nick's self proclaimed favourite things: Movie: Peter Pan (he's never actually seen it, or not all of it) TV Show: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (actually, the Backyardigans and Legends of the Hidden Temple) Colour: Purple Food: Brocolli Drink: martinelli's apple juice Animal: Dinosaur Pet: Cat and puppies Game: Mickey Mouse Yatzee Ice cream flavour: chocolate mint Place to play: my yibbing room (living room) best friend: I don't have a best friend. maybe grammy. thing to dip: pancakes in maple syrup Toy: my dump truck Place to go: my house with mama and daddy and at the grocery store Song in the car: Juicin' (Juicy by Better than Ezra) Second favourite song in the car: I like smack on the floor (Smack That, Akon) Song to sing in his room: Apples and Bananas (Raffi) eta: Favourite Shape: Tri-n-gul (triangle) "MMhhmm, that's right." -- Reviewed and Approved by Nick Samples, Bugalet. April 1, 2007 March 2007 March 1: my parents stopped by on their way to the grocery store, and Nick wanted to go with them (he'd seen a "peep" stuffed animal display at the grocery store and we said "maybe grandma will get you one in your easter basket" so he thought he could get a peep if he went with them- of course he was totally right) anyway, he went and came back with a peep, a fruit roll up, and an egg full of jelly beans. I said "oh, you got him jelly beans? he knows he's not allowed to have them until easter." (we have a deal regarding jelly beans and cadbury mini eggs) and nick said "i'm sorry mama. but it's too late." March 6: Nick sang "Happy Birthday" to me last night, and insisted I open his gift. He told me he was going to get me a car and a train, and I said I would like a game we can play together, and he got me Hungry Hungry Hippos! I may be a founding member of the society against cheap plastic crap, but as far as cheap plastic crap goes, HHH is about the best thing there is. March 12: Funny Nick Sayings of the Day: 1. Daddy, you're making me crazy! 2. I love being a princess! 3. when you get too old and you are little and you are my baby (said to mama) oh, and Nick is not big, he's little, and he's not a boy, he's a bugalet. Nick also chewed out a customer service person who called me "ma'am." stern little voice: That's not ma'am, that's just mama. March 30: I love the way he mispronounces helipopter, tri-n-gle, bacardigans, scandals. Lightning McQueen is "Mister the Queen" and Captain Hook is Dr. Hook. This morning, when I asked Nick if he wanted to get up with me or sleep more, he actually made a disgusted noise at me and rolled back over to sleep. I was like, what? did you just pfft me? he totally pfft me. February 2007 Nick Quote of the Day: "I'm not a person! I'm a bug-a-let with green pants!" Nick had his first dentist appointment this month! Nick keeps putting on his little yellow construction hat and telling us he's a princess. ha. January 2007 He has these real, serious conversations, even on the phone. He often demands "talk to me" or corrects you "he was talking to me!" Sample conversation, on the phone with grandpa N: Hi Grampa. Are you going to come home and see me? G: Hi Nick! Did you have fun with grandma today? N: No, I'm leaving. I'm going to get breads. G: What did you do today? N: We played hide and seek and I counted one two three and (unintelligible) grandma found me! G: That sounds fun! N: No. I'm going to get breads with mama now. Goodbye. He's so freaking cute. He mispronounces "yibing room" for living room and it's HIS yibbing room. He still says "aminals" and he has now added "homo sapien" to his biology knowledge but he says "homo sabien." another cute mispronounciation is "helipopters" another funny Nickism-- he has this fleece overcoat, and we always call it his fleece, as opposed to his waterproof coat that we call his coat. The other day, my mom was trying to get him to put on his fleece and she said "come on Nick, we need to put on your coat" and he stopped and gave her this "are you stupid?" look and said "gramma, that's NOT my coat. That's my FLEECE." all overpronoucning the words and stuff. cracks me up. oh, and he's been a book junkie siince christmas. I was a little disappointed that he never really liked to read since I love to read and I love to read children's books aloud. (I even read them to my high school kids-- we had "circle time" yesterday in psychology). But he's all about books now. Can't get enough of them. Good, good. December 2007: every time Nick sees a gift (like a toy or a shirt) he got for Christmas, he says "I opened that present!" that, and he now says "oh, come on!" when you don't do what he asks. The first time he said it was in the kitchen while we were cooking and he wanted chocolate milk and Kelly and I both just about lost it. We laughed for like 15 minutes. now, the charm is wearing off. November 2006: Favourites: Elmo. Peaches. Pixar's Cars. Finding Nemo. Juicy by Better than Ezra. Flashlights. Playing cars on the dining room table. Dogs. Chocolate. Blue slushies. Yogurt. Venison sausage. Strawberries. Cranberries (sauce or dried cranberries or plumped cranberries in oatmeal). Feats and Facts: Tells us when he has to go potty. Knows loud and soft and practices it often. The majority of the time, other adults can understand him when he talks. He sometimes gets pronouns correct. reminds you to say "your welcome" after he says thank you. Went bowling for the first time. Went to Sesame Street Live! Can write his first name with a little assistance. Sayings and Misprounciations: Nick knows his phylum! (Chordata). "holy crap!" (thanks, daddy). "may I have more ____, please mama?" "all the boys" have something, or are doing something. Oh snap! Sweet! Okay! October 2006: Favourites: The Lion King. Elmo. Veggie Tales theme song. Pumpkins. Pumas. The colour pink. Chocolate. Birthday parties. Cake. Bikes. Feats and Facts: Knows which cat is which. he has started to play more than one character in his imaginary play, acting out entire scenes or converstations. He's gotten more demanding with kids his own age, whereas he used to just go with the flow (remember him jumping in the passanger seat of Emma's toy car?). He's harder to put off when he wants something (Mama, I'm HUNGRY. I want FOOD. Feed me, mama! I'm HUNGRY). He talks nonstop. He knows he's a mammal and that he's human. He also "knows" that he's a bug-a-let. He collects people's favourite colours. He can be bashful, especially when he first wakes up. During the week, he mostly only nurses after 9. Also, Nick has started talking like a valley girl. He says "that's, like, Nasty mama." "the frog is, like, red, you know?" Sayings and Misprounciations: Rawrs like a puma. Says "I don't know" when he doesn't know. September 2006 Favourites: Tunnels! To drive through, build out of pillows, train tunnels, any tunnels. Dora. Counting in Spanish. The ABC song. Puzzles. Feats and Facts: Dry through the night consistently; dry through naps. gets out of the bathtub to poop! (that's a good milestone!). Sings the ABCs. Counts objects in English and in Spanish. Can spell his name. Sayings and Misprounciations: "Sniper the box" for "swiper the fox" My doin' it! August 2006: Favourites: Airplanes and AVGas trucks; Monster trucks; Elmo; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse; Dark Chocolate MnMs; grapes; jelly beans; D-D-Dora, Diego, Pumas! Feats and Facts: Potty training is going really well! We've even run errands in underwear! Nick has become over the top obsessed with Go Diego Go on Noggin. He recites entire episodes from memory. He even has a book of one of his favourite episodes, the rainforest race, where the puma gets stuck in a hole and he needs a rope to pull him out. Elmo and Mickey are practically a thing of the past. He asks to go to the water park almost every day but it has been too cold most of the month. Cute sayings and misprounciations: Puma! (in deep voice) ~ I'm working it! ~ This is a good (noun)! ~ "Ambanana" for banana ~ "aminals" for animals ~ "speckled bears" for spectacled bears. July 2006: Favourites: Monster trucks;Elmo; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse; Juicy by Better than Ezra (song); Swimming; Mango Altoids; chocolate lucky charms. Feats and Facts: Nick can put his sandals on all by himself! Nick is in underwear and has gone several days without an accident! (Knock wood!). Cute sayings and misprounciations: Yay-yah! (for yes). "In a minute." Other Soundbites: Laughing with Daddy; more cereal please!; kitties say; chickens say; dogs say; elephants say June 2006: Favourites: Monster trucks; motorcycles; Elmo; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse; Juicy by Better than Ezra (song); Balloons; Birthdays; steak and pasta; ice cream. Feats and Facts: Nick weighs 29 lbs and is 36 inches tall.
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