December 12, 2006

Some 2006 highlights

June 2nd: When Nate notices two similar pictures or objects he exclaims, "The same !"

June 11th: Nate stands on the stool and declares, "Jump !" before leaping off and landing on his feet.

July 3rd: "The Docent", Nate at the reptile house at the Turtle Back Zoo scurried from window to window to explain to the visitors what was behind the glass.

July 7: Nate counts from 1 to 10

July 31: Nate discovers that a bucket makes a good helmet in a squirt gun battle.

October 11: Nate orchestrates role playing, "You be Captain Jack, and I'll be Sharkman", as we begin a game of chase.

Oct 16th: Story as told to Dad at dinner. "The jellyfish swims up out of the water - up to the moon - down under the water and pushes the shark in the eye. Nate (referring to yourself) swims out and squishes the jellyfish and pushes the shark in the teeth.

Oct 19th: Nate recites his ABC's.

Oct 22nd: Nate plays peek-a-boo with Ben, making him laugh.

Oct 25th: Nate trumps Mom & Dad and remembers the name of an obscure Thomas the Train character.

Oct 27: Nate says his full name.

Oct 29: Nate names each of the 7 dwarfs in Snow White.

Oct 31: Nate says he was "surprised" that Mom spent the day with him.

Nov 5: Nate says, "I'm sad." Dad asks why. "Because, Mom yelled at me."

Nov 19: Nate demonstrates opposites: Big - "tiny", outside - "inside", day - "night", happy - "ugly".

December 5: Nate sings Twinkle little star and mary had a little lamb from memory

Dec 16: Nate says, "I have an idea ! to line up all the tracks and let the train go around."

Dec 21: Nate's sole and persistent wish for christmas - a green diplodocus.

Dec 28: Nate has a tactful way of disagreeing. When he'd rather not follow a request, he says, "Oh forget about it Mom !"

July 7, 2006

Ben's early scientific contribution

Eye tracking task with EEG net at the Sackler Institute.

June 10, 2006

Nate's first 200 words

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4-Feb-06 Ca-Cat Caw-Car Daw-Dog Dad-Dad Mama-Mom Cook-Cookie Bel-Belly Go-Go Mos-Mouse Baw-Ball, Bottle, Bonkie, Bear, Bird Nat-Nate No-No Peens-Penis Tu-Toes Choo-choo-Train Fas-Fish Set-Sit Ats-Attic 22-Feb Kees-Keys Pek-Pickle Geens-Broccholi Bus-Bus Strs-Stars Toto-Potato Ches-Cheese Nut-Nuts Col-Color with markers Dut-Dirt Boke-Broke 18-Mar-06 Mik-Milk Uh oh - Uh oh Pees-Please Stuk-Stuck Coad-Cold Puk-Park “Man-go-der” -Points to the driver’s seat in toy cars and trucks Gas-Grass Ta-Tail on a dog Tet-Tent Benk-Bank Bunny-Bunny Kit-Kitty Sun-Sun Mun-Moon Com-Come 4/10/06 Rok-Rock "Nok-own-it" -Knocks on the door Geen-Green Pik-Pink Pu-Purple Bu-Blue Bot-Boat Done-Done No-way -No way Fog-Frog Got-Goat Aringe-Orange Tamis-Thomas (the train) Seet-Seat Jon-John Broki-Broccholi Bayie-Belly Yes-, Yea-Yes Hands-Hands Vet-Wet Mes-Mess Moyay-Money Pay-Pay (money) But-Belley button Gorg-Curious George Pig-Pig Book-Book New-New Cup-Cup Ap-Apple Egk-Egg Sumb-Thumb She-Shell Mano-Melon 5/3/06 Butt-Butter Hay-Hay Honey-Honey Shiny Pony Touch Tiny letter "X" George Wake Rain Big Red Truck Cake On dun-All done Stepped on Toby (your toy train) Ketchup Tuno-Tunnel Boobies Co ca-Coal Car Muwdok-Murdoch (the train) Tobe-Toby (the train) Tens-Terrence (the train) Piaets-Pirates (movie trailer) Boom gas-Grass that pirate falls down in (movie trailer) Go-in-na-Go in there Wos dat -What is that Mungo Hug Cat Dump Hegde Uggie-Ugly Binky Chicken Choc Cake-Chocolate Cake Dark Brush Stop It Hide Push Pane-Plane Fi-Fly Sheep-Sleep Pice ca-Police Car Bukt-Bucket Bones Garbage Jammies Pajamas Blimp Dragon Wums-Worms Dance James (the train) Snake Kiss Gam-ma-Grandma Cherries Same (big and little Annie trains are the "same") Medsin-Medicine Harold (the helicopter) Mavis-Mavis (the train) Taco Bean Taco meat Bufao-Buffalo Zjoo-Zoo Pasta Sto-Store Tuto-Turtle Rokt-Rocket Five (can recognize the number) Eight (can recognize the number) 5/29/06 Pathmark Ka-ees -Kelley's (daycare providers house) Dig Hole Fends-Friends Swimming Pool Get down George (from Curious George book) Efant-Elephant Dinsur-Dinosaur Just stop it Pepper Good boy Comb Zip it (sweatshirt) Plow Front door Sweeping Hippo Sink Bath Upside down Eating Pies Stacks blocks Circle Trange-Triangle Dimed-Diamond Carrots Stop eating daddy's corn (says to the grackles who used to raid the maize genetics field) Purple Stays Echo Det pay-Debt to Pay (phrase from Pirate movie trailer) Chuuch-Church Pack the bag Thank you Suck the juice Stink Awfer-Arthur Feed me (garbage truck book) Bup-Burp Ed (Edward the train) Pewsee-Percy (the train) Booty-Bertie (the bus) Henry (the train) Godon-Gordon (the train) Bokedown-Brokdown train (the train) Stool Fix


April 18, 2006

Welcome Ben!

Saturday, April 15, 2006 @ 1:50AM

You had a bit of a rough start in the NICU because you stopped breathing twice in the first 12 hours of your life. However, you got the hang of it after that and thankfully have been fine ever since. Not many babies in the NICU were over 10 lbs with a full head of hair so you defintiely stood out!


Brothers meeting for the first time!