Current things Nicholas does:
– Plays very well independently
– Likes to play with water
– Likes to play with trains
– Was able to piece together train track and make his own very early on
– Very good at sorting colors and shapes
– Very good at sorting shapes from smallest to largest
– sings along and responds to Blue’s Clues
– shrugs his shoulders
– just started shaking his head “no”
– helps get himself dressed
– puts mommy’s shoes on and grabs per purse to go outside
– loves playdough
– rides tricycle
– rides motorized car/plane
– likes to play daddy’s drums
– likes to push his toy lawn mower
– likes to build towers
– climber!
– very early at climbing up/down stairs on his own
– blows bubbles
– can tighten and loosen bolts
– can use screwdriver
– very mechanical like his dad
– recently spent half the day going down slides in a waterpark right into a pool and could not get enough
– plays alongside other children, not with
– can climb the big kid’s rock wall in a few seconds flat
– climbs on big kids playground like it’s nothing
– good sleeper
– spitting out food

Things he used to do:
– clenched jaw body shaking thing
– when he was a baby, he used to have to carry aroun 3 things. one in each hand and one in his mouth
– last summer, he was independent in swimming pool. He put a noodle under each arm and swam around pool by himself
– used to drink water/juice – just to spit it out and play with it
– used to stick his hand in his diaper and wipe poop all over the back of his bedroom door

Things he NEVER did
– walked on toes
– lined toys up
– took to a pacifier
– flapped like a bird
– spun tires

Difficult Behaviors
– Restaurants are torture
– taking him anywhere is torture, really
– he wants to do what he wants to do when he wants to do it and if you don’t follow, tantrums occur, screaming, limp body, whole routine
– does not want to sit still in shopping cart for more than 5-10 minutes, tops
– screaming
– responds to name only when he wants to
– we could not take him somewhere and not have to
a) hold him constantly
b) strap him into a harness in his stroller
c) fight with him the whole time to keep him from running off and getting into trouble

Additional info
– cannot give him milk (severe constipation and stomach aches)
– tried every milk alternative – he would not drink it
– still give him toddler formula at bedtime
– switched to soy at 2 weeks, 2 days old
– language started coming out 1 week after introduction of fish oil
– concerned about his speech development from his 15-18mo appointments
– currently experiencing separation anxiety
– gets upset when babysitter comes – he does not want to let mom go to her office to work
– last 2 sessions with therapist, he has done nothing but fight her the entire time, screaming, crying, tantrums
– seems to be dropping the first part of word with some words, like picking up K for notebook and “um” for come

Milestones
– held head up from birth
– first smile at 7 weeks
– blowing bubbles at 10 weeks
– blowing raspberries at 11 weeks
– started babbling at 13 weeks
– started teething at 15 weeks
– rolled from back to front at 23 weeks
– stands with help at 22 weeks although we though he could have sooner
– drank from sippy cup at 25 weeks
– held sippy at 27 weeks
– pushing up at 28 weeks
– said “dada” at 29 weeks
– recognized name at 30 weeks
– sat alone – 30 weeks
– stands alone – 40 weeks
– first step by himself – 49 weeks
– walks 4 steps by himself – 51 weeks
– walking by himself – 1 year

Words he uses correctly
– Mom
– Dad
– No
– I dont know
– I did it
– ball
– door
– elephant
– pour
– pool
– in
– on
– open
– boat
– dog
– eat
– drink (sign only)
– up
– bubbles
– blow bubbles
– purple
– blue
– apple
– bananna

Words we’ve heard
– Grandma
– more
– Come
– Happy Birthday
– I’m just a baby