These are the archives of an on-line diary that I used to keep called Mia's First Year. It's about my daughter Mia, and her first year with Jenn and I.
For a year, I tried to write a daily note about Mia's growth, and the changes in our life thanks to her. I stopped writing this diary on April 9, 2002, after she turned one.
Each link on the right takes you to a week's worth of postings. The weekly links are in order from her birth through her first birthday party.
Even though I no longer write about Mia's life in this online diary, and I no longer post pictures of Mia at the Mia Picture Site, I still write the questionable Rick's Ramblings.
Email: rickumali@gmail.com
- 03/04/2001 - 03/10/2001
- A portentious fortune cookie for Mommy Jenn.
- 03/25/2001 - 03/31/2001
- Birth announcement for Mia.
- 04/01/2001 - 04/07/2001
- A visit from Grandma (Mom's side). Sleepless nights. The projection clock. Time management with a newborn (not!).
- 04/08/2001 - 04/14/2001
- Elvis and Mia. Belly button. Mia and the mall. Mia's first bath. Umbilical cord 'stump' falls.
- 04/15/2001 - 04/21/2001
- Mia watching a soccer match (not!). BabyBjörn Baby Carrier. Ohhs and Ahhs from the dentist's waiting room. Mia crying. Mia's social security number arrives. Mia smiling (we think).
- 04/22/2001 - 04/28/2001
- Pacifier. Daddy Rick feeding Mia. Mia and the monitor. A visit from Grandma and Grandpa (Dad's side). A walk with Mia.
- 04/29/2001 - 05/05/2001
- Mia napping with Mommy Jenn. Mia crying. Growth charts. Hepatitis shot. Weighing Mia.
- 05/06/2001 - 05/12/2001
- Mia and our marriage. Mia calming down. Our first call to the pediatrician.
- 05/13/2001 - 05/19/2001
- Saving for college. Child birth reunion class. Mia making noise. Mia slept through the night! Mia winked at Mommy Jenn.
- 05/20/2001 - 05/26/2001
- Putting Mia to sleep gets harder. Diapers. Mia (somehow!) continues to sleep through the night.
- 05/27/2001 - 06/02/2001
- Thoughts on Mia sleeping. A trip to Grandma's.
- 06/03/2001 - 06/07/2001
- Mia meets an uncle (my brother, Ron). Visiting our neighbor's. Pediatrician visit. Tylenol in a dropper, and formula.
- 06/10/2001 - 06/16/2001
- Two bottles of formula. Playing more. High chair. Visiting my old office. Stay-at-home-Dads on Oprah. Larger nipples on bottles. Opening a Section 529 college savings plan. Getting into daycare.
- 06/17/2001 - 06/23/2001
- First father's day. Whoozit and friends. Going back to work. Less time with Mia.
- 06/24/2001 - 06/30/2001
- Baptism. Dr. Seuss. Mia becoming talkative. Mr. Buggity. Report of Mia's first laugh. Changing Mia's diapers in the mall.
- 07/01/2001 - 07/07/2001
- Getting Mia to laugh myself. Who is Magdalena? Mia's first two days at daycare. Signs of teething. New noise. Visiting the hairdresser.
- 07/08/2001 - 07/14/2001
- Mia rolling over. "The days go by slowly. The years go by fast." Mia's saucer. Tylenol.
- 07/14/2001 - 07/21/2001
- Holding her head up well. Day care pals. Sleeping pains.
- 07/22/2001 - 07/29/2001
- Meeting Haley. Squealing with delight.
- 07/29/2001 - 08/04/2001
- My parents visit. Mia's first 'fever'. Leaving work to take care of Mia. Roseola. Sleeping pains.
- 08/05/2001 - 08/11/2001
- Eating more. Pinching Mia with seat strap. Starting cereal. Doctor's visit. Should she 'cry it out'? Fifteen pounds. Heat. Picking up Mia at day care.
- 08/12/2001 - 08/18/2001
- Feeding Mia cereal. Sleeping on her tummy. Baby food: peaches and pears.
- 08/19/2001 - 08/25/2001
- Visit from Grand Ma Melinda. Drooling. Looking. Sleeping. Talking in her sleep.
- 08/19/2001 - 09/01/2001
- Getting to sleep. Sitting up a little. How far we've come. Laughing.
- 09/02/2001 - 09/02/2001
- Sleeping pains. Visiting Jenn's Grandmother. Congestion. Consistent 6AM wake up. Aspirator. The only baby at day care. My parent's visit.
- 09/09/2001 - 09/15/2001
- Beginning to explore crawling. Rare one hour nap. Mia the loud mouth. The World Trade Center and Mia. Bibs. Seventeen pounds.
- 09/16/2001 - 09/22/2001
- Bowel movements. Piano.
- 09/23/2001 - 09/29/2001
- Sippy cup. Falling asleep on her own (first time). Sleep struggles. Pediatrician's.
- 09/30/2001 - 10/06/2001
- Letting her cry it out. Mia missed me. Teething? Skwish.
- 10/07/2001 - 10/13/2001
- New car seat. Ear infection medicine (amoxicillin). Mia sleeping comfortably on her own. Good Night Moon. Babbling.
- 10/14/2001 - 10/20/2001
- Grandma's. Eight ounces before sleep. Leaving day care early!
- 10/21/2001 - 10/27/2001
- Cousin Lisa visit. Teeth? Trip in my car. Nick names.
- 10/28/2001 - 11/03/2001
- Day-light savings. Baby gates. Crawling. Cheerios.
- 11/04/2001 - 11/10/2001
- Lowering the mattress. Ear infection medicine (augmentin). Crawling big time.
- 11/11/2001 - 11/17/2001
- Diarrhea and vomitting. Bibsters.
- 11/18/2001 - 11/24/2001
- Crawling into the saucer. Sitting up. Yelling "No!". Bob (the doll). Pulling herself up (on anything).
- 11/25/2001 - 12/01/2001
- Good article on diapers. Teeth? Finding video of Mia. Pulling herself up, and getting down.
- 12/02/2001 - 12/08/2001
- Doctor's visit (teething). Drooling. Babbling loudly.
- 12/09/2001 - 12/15/2001
- On verge of standing. Saying "no". Fever.
- 12/16/2001 - 12/22/2001
- Peek-a-boo! Safety latches. Squirmy while changing. Banging a drum. Attempts at standing. Mia and teeth. Hand painted cup. Sleeping in cubby.
- 12/23/2001 - 12/29/2001
- Santa. Christmas gifts. Day care (while Jenn and I stayed home). Diaper rash.
- 12/30/2001 - 1/5/2002
- Funnier and funnier. Mia doesn't know "no". Real food. Being patient with food.
- 1/6/2002 - 1/12/2002
- Real food. Actually drinking from cup. Fever. Baby playzone. Vomit.
- 1/13/2002 - 1/19/2002
- First babysitter. Quiet sleeper. More teeth. Waving bye-bye. Climbing stairs.
- 1/20/2002 - 1/26/2002
- Climbing stairs. Cut on her finger.
- 1/27/2002 - 2/2/2002
- Nice walk. Spit up schedule. The highs and lows of parenting. Warming Mia's bath towel. Role reversal: Couldn't do it. Stacking.
- 2/3/2002 - 2/9/2002
- Teeth aplenty. Jenn's hard day. Crying at night. Chopped up turkey meat for Mia.
- 2/10/2002 - 2/16/2002
- Finger foods. Cut on her lip. Ritz. Premium.
- 2/17/2002 - 2/23/2002
- Mia sick. Brief walk. Pajama day at day care. Mia's diet.
- 2/24/2002 - 3/2/2002
- Mia's good for the in-laws. Mia visits Mall with Mom. Videos. Mia's 11-months old! I'll stop writing this diary. Toys R' Us.
- 3/3/2002 - 3/9/2002
- Bad dreams? Gentle. Little toothbrush. Inching closer to standing and awkward walking.
- 3/10/2002 - 3/16/2002
- Frumpy at Toys R' Us. Canteloupe. No formula today. Giving Bob love. Fussiness before bed.
- 3/17/2002 - 3/23/2002
- Making Mia wake "later". The way Mia plays. Tolerating crying. The Picture Place studio.
- 3/24/2002 - 3/30/2002
- Ceiling fan. Baby toys. No more rocking to sleep. Turning my hand up. One year old.
- 3/31/2002 - 4/6/2002
- Making noise. Mild rash. Fever. Birthday party.
- 4/7/2002 - 4/13/2002
- Waiting for Mia to get better. Just an ear infection.
- The Last Page
- This was the page I wrote saying goodbye to this BLOG.