Firsts

Birth date: May 8, 2006

First party: May 18, 2006

First flood experience: July 24, 2006 (Mom’s car totaled)

First rollover from back to tum tum: Sept. 27, 2006

First tornado warning: Oct. 3, 2006 (Hung out in the basement with Mom)

First tooth: Oct. 8, 2006

First snow: Oct. 11, 2006

First time to say da-da: Dec. 1, 2006

First time to sit on my own: Dec. 2, 2006

First haircut: Dec. 17, 2006

First time to crawl: Jan. 26, 2007

First time to pull myself up to a standing position using props: Feb. 2, 2007

First time to let go of props and balance myself as I stand on my own: March 15, 2007

First time to stand from a sitting position without using props: April 23, 2007

First time to use a spoon: May 4, 2007

First piece of jewelry (a pearl necklace from Aunt Marg): May 8, 2007

First time to climb up stairs: May 10, 2007

First time to walk behind stroller: May 11, 2007

First time to walk (“cruise”) around furniture: May 13, 2007

First time to drink whole milk: May 17, 2007

First time to hop: June 14, 2007

First time to walk all by myself: June 16, 2007

First time to say ma-ma: July 7, 2007

First time to use a fork: Sept. 16, 2007

First pair of snow boots (size 8): Sept. 21, 2007

First sentence (Nicki, shut up.): Oct. 29, 2007

First time to ask for food by name (nana/banana): Dec. 14, 2007

First brand name (Elmo): Dec. 29, 2007

First time to sleep in a big girl bed: Jan. 13, 2008

First time to be assigned to 2-year-old room at daycare: Jan. 28, 2008

First wrist watch: Feb. 23, 2008

First airplane trip: May 20, 2008

First somersault all on my own: May 25, 2008

First time to wear big girl panties: June 10, 2008

First time to ride a big girl bike: July 8, 2008

First time to curse (oh, darn): July 12, 2008

First four-syllable word (watermelon): July 30, 2008

First time to wear nail polish: Aug. 16, 2008

First time camping: Oct. 3, 2008

First knock-knock joke: Nov. 2, 2008

First imaginary friend (a mouse), Nov. 9, 2008

First time to sit on big potty, Nov. 26, 2008

First time to ask Mom and Dad for money (for a smiley-face gumball), Nov. 28, 2008

First (almost) broken nose, Jan. 6, 2009

First time a boy declares his love for me (as far as Mom knows, anyway): Jan. 7, 2009

First time to fly a kite: April 24, 2009

First time to state what I want to be when I grow up (a flower): April 25, 2009

First time to play a card game: June 23, 2009

First pony ride: Aug. 7, 2009

First roller coaster ride: Aug. 8, 2009

First locket: Aug. 11, 2009