• December 6, 2003

My life changed forever.  I woke up that day with the snow not letting up.  I was getting married that night and I could not believe a Nor'easter hit the Northeast.  A record-breaking snowfall blanketed Millstone Township with one storm on Friday followed by a second storm on Saturday.  Winds of between 25 to 30 mph and gusts of up to 40 mph created blizzard like conditions. By Saturday evening, 14.5" had fallen in Metuchen, 12.8" in Cream Ridge and 10.5" in Manalapan.  Four times that day I shoveled the driveway and it did not matter.  That night turned out to be the best night ever and one of the greatest days of my life.
 

• September 10, 2004

My wife gets into bed around 1:18 am in the morning when all of a sudden she gets her first contraction.  Boy was it a painful one she had me grab a piece a paper and watch the clock since we were told we had to track the contractions for one hour and if the contractions lasted more than a minute and came every 5 minutes to call the Dr. and than proceed to the hospital.  So I watched the clock and tried to help my wife with rubbing her back.  After about 20 minutes she was ready to bite my head off and at the same time die from the pain that was hitting her.   We called the Dr. and proceeded to lie to her and tell her that the hour had passed and we were going to the hospital.  So an hour and half later we left for the hospital.  Reason being was my wife could not get up to walk down the stairs and get into the car.  We rushed to the hospital and arrived around 3 am.  She was admitted and put into a Delivery Room where she got a epidural which returned my wife to a happy loving caring person.  By 1:18pm, Parker James entered the world.

• July 18, 2006
  

My wife tells me her water broke around 5 so after our first experience of how bad the contractions were for Parker. We called the midwife, Karen Katz, and told her we were heading in shortly. We call Kristin's sister, Lisa to let her know the game was on. She immediately jumped in her car with Carol and made it to the hospital by noon. That was the fastest ever Lisa got down to New Jersey. The labor and delivery went smooth and we had a beautiful second son arrive.

• December 3, 2006

My son rolls over from his back to his stomach for the first time. What an amazing moment. Four Months and 15 days. It is exciting watching him develop. Life goes by quicker and quicker these days and once in a while you have to sit back a watch around you and love the moment that you are in. See video on

• ST. PATRICKS DAY FOREVER REMEMBERED

March 17, 2004 and March 17, 2007 How ironic that on the same day both my boys say Da Da for the first time.  It is definitely a moment you do not       forget.  For months you say over and over again Da Da and they stare at you like you have two heads and then that moment happens when they repeat what you said and it is the next step in aging you are really a father because your son or daughter will call you that forever.  It will be a special day every year as people celebrate the Irish I will celebrate being called Daddy.

• June 3rd, 2007

So today we decided to let Parker run around in his Birthday suit.   He expressed interest in sleeping in his Big Boy Bed and we made a promise if he went to the bathroom (#2) he would be allowed to sleep in his big boy bed.  So as he ran around the house, I asked a lot if he had to go to the bathroom.  He continued to say, "No" and then at one point he grabbed my hand and said I have to go Pee Pee's so we ran to the bathroom and he immediately went.   So of course, he still needed to do #2, so I again asked him over and over again until he grabbed me again and we went running to the bathroom where he sat right down and within seconds he completed the task at hand.  Mommy, Daddy and Parker started dancing and singing because we were so proud of him.

• June 6th, 2007

Monroe takes his first 3 steps.  After bath time, Grandma and Mommy are getting Monroe ready for bed and decide to sit a few feet apart and try and let Monroe walk between them.  I am in the bathroom helping Parker finish up his bath.  The women start screaming and cheering because Monroe took his first steps.  We are in trouble now.

• June 26th, 2007

  We have a breakthrough in Monroe.  His first tooth finally came in. 

   

• December 31st, 2007

  New Years Eve and we head over to Courtney and Brian's house to celebrate.  Monroe outlasts us all and parties into the wee hours of the morning.