Memorable Firsts and Other Notables

• * Born - Saturday, November 24, 2007 2:30 a.m.
• * Weight - 7lbs. 10oz.
• * Height 19 1/4 inches
• * Mouth - very tiny, only one inch across!
• * Nickname - peepers
• * First "real" bath - November 25
• * 3-day appt. November 27 - dropped to 6lbs.7oz.
• * Cord fell off - November 27
• * Weight check - Friday, November 30 6lbs.10oz.
• * Held head up - December 1
• * More alert/awake - December 1
• * Looks around, lays on back - December 5
• * 2 week appt. - Friday, December 7 7lbs.3oz.
• * Found his thumb - December 8
• * Baptism - January 12 - Deacon Dennis Egan performed the ceremony
• * First smile - January 11
• * Smiles when you ask and then breaks into coos and laughter, week of January 14-18
• * Starts doing stomach crunches - 2/11-15
• * Rolls over consistently from back to stomach - February 25
• * Plays the music on his playmat - March 4
• * Finds his feet - March 17
• * Tried rice cereal - March 26
• * Tried first solids, apples - April 6
• * First babysitter (Amy) while Neil and I went to dinner - he slept the whole time! Woo hoo! April 10
• * Practices "scooching" on the floor - week of April 21-25
• * Sits up assisted; unassisted with a large toy in front of him - May 9-15
• * Rocks on hands and knees - May 18
• * Coordinates hands/knees for crawling - May 28
• * Officially a crawler and a 'puller-upper'! June 1
• * Pulls self to sitting from crawling - July 6
• * Climbs up the stairs - July 7
• * Shakes his head 'no' when we say 'no no no' - week of July 21-25
• * Waves 'hello' and 'bye bye' - August 6
• * Learns to clap - August 24
• * Learns to dance and nod his head when we say 'yes, yes, yes' - August 29
• * Learns to stand - October 16
• * Takes his first step! Twice, same foot - I guess he was going for a circle, lol - November 4