| Date | Event |
|---|
| 6 May 1998, 9:34 p.m. | Birth = First breath, first sight,
first cry, first photo, first feeding, etc. |
| 6 May 1998, c. 11:30 p.m. | First time away from Mom; first
elevator ride. |
| 7 May 1998, c. 12:30 a.m. | First sponge bath. |
| 7 May 1998, c. 5:30 a.m. | First tornado warning.
(He's an official Alabamian now.) |
| 9 May 1998 | First car ride; first night at home. |
| 12 May 1998 | First trip to the grocery store. |
| 16 May 1998 | First trip to the mall (Madison Square Mall). |
| 19 May 1998 | Umbilical stump falls off. |
| 21 May 1998 | First real bath. |
| 27 May 1998 | First time out of Huntsville area; first
night in a hotel. |
| 28 May 1998 | First trip to Mobile grandparents' house. |
| 29 May 1998 | Attended first (high school) graduation.
(One of his aunts.) |
| 30 May 1998 | First trip to Birmingham grandparents' house. |
| 31 May 1998 | First trip to the
Alabama Theatre. |
| 19 June 1998 | First baseball game. (The Huntsville Stars
lost.) |
| 28 June 1998 | First movie. (Disney's Mulan; he slept
through the whole thing.) |
| 20 Jul 1998 | First professional portraits since leaving
hospital. |
| 9 August 1998 | First trip to Boaz outlets. |
| 15 August 1998 | First trip to Joe Wheeler State Park. |
| 15 August 1998 | Attended first birthday party. |
| 22 August 1998 | First trip to Monte Sano State Park. |
| 22 August 1998 | First fireworks. (We couldn't get him
to look at them!) |
| 23 August 1998 | Mom leaves Walter at home alone with Dad for the
first time. (Walter slept.) |
| 26 October 1998 | First mail addressed solely to him.
(It was from the state reminding him of the recommended immunization
schedule for infants.) |
| 30 October 1998 | First real attempts at feeding him
solid food. |
| 31 October 1998 | First Halloween. |
| 28 November 1998 | First night out for Mom and Dad without
him. |
| Early December 1998 | First two teeth. |
| 25 December 1998 | First Christmas. |
| 5 January 1999 | Begins proper crawling. |
| 16 January 1999 | First crawls from one room to another.
(Den to bathroom; for his bath, no less!) |
| 21 January 1999 | First time to chase one of the cats. |
| 31 January 1999 | Learns to wave bye-bye. |
| 12 November 2000 | First ride in a hot air balloon. (Dad's too!) |
| Spring 2001 | First time he can still wear clothes from last year. |
| 26 April 2001 | First sibling born (brother Andrew). |
| 27 Jul 2001 | First trip to the beach (Gulf Shores, AL). |