Watch Me Grow

Birth = weight 6 lbs 13 oz 21 in long and beautiful
3 days = weight 6 lbs 9 oz
6 days = weight 6 lbs 10 oz
2 weeks = weight 7 lbs 5 oz height 20.9 in (yep you shrunk apparently) head 13.9"
2 months = weight 11 lbs 3 oz (25%) height 23 in (50%) head 15.4 (50%)
4 month = weight 15.1 lbs (30%) height 25.7 in (70%) head 16.5 (50%)
6 month = weight 16.10 lbs (30%) height 27.1 in (70%) head 17.2 (60%)
9 months = weight 19.3 lbs (40%) height 29.6 in (90%) head 17.8 (50%)
12 months = weight 22.1 lbs (60%) height 30.25 in (60%) head 18.5 (75%)

First Smile - 5 weeks old, I tried and tried and tried to get you to smile. Finally at 5 weeks you smiled a couple times and by 6 weeks you were smiling every morning after you had had sleep, been fed, and changed. Happy as ever!

First laugh 6 weeks old, you giggle a little bit but you haven't burst out into lots of laughter yet.

Rolled Over 3 1/2 months You rolled over for Braden.  He was so excited he brought you in to show Brad and I and you did it again twice.  You don't spend much time on the floor so you haven't rolled over a lot since.  Every once in a while we'll put you on your stomach on the floor and wait until you roll.  You are a pretty content little boy and are happy to be on your tummy, you lift your head up and talk to us until you roll or get tired of being on the floor and then you cry and someone picks you up.

First tooth - 4 months old, you had such a hard time getting your two front bottom teeth.  You were so cranky and would be fine and then just scream out because you were hurting.  You didn't sleep very good and ran a low fever.  I felt so bad but lucky thing it didn't last long and then you were happy again and had two little teeth poking through.

Scooted - 6 1/2 months old, you scooted across the floor at the cabin to get a water bottle.  You roll all over and can pretty much get to anything you want.  It's the cutest thing, you push your head down and then scoot with your legs.  When we got home you tried it here but weren't impressed with the wood floor and how hard it was on your head.

Teething - You got 3 teeth at 4 months old and then at 6 months old Brad and I looked in your mouth and you had another tooth.  You have three on the bottom and then you have one on the opposite side on the top.  So funny you little jack-o-lantern you! By 7 months you have 8 teeth.

Crawled - 7 months you started crawling and never looked back.

Sat up - You started sitting up at 6 months but were still a little wobbly, by 7 months you could sit yourself up from a crawling position.  You still sometimes get carried away with a toy and fall backwards but for the most part you are great!  Moving all over!

Pulled up on furniture - 8 months, by 9 months you were pulling up on everything you possibly could.

Stood up in crib - 9 months

There is a firetruck toy that has a bucket on top and you can launch things in the bucket.  You think it is the funniest thing when we launch anything and you giggle and giggle.  I think it's so funny! (8mo)

Took a step - at 11 months you took a step to grandpa Tom but wouldn't take a step to anyone else.  If I tried to get you to you would immediately sit down.  At 12 months you are taking a few steps to us but mostly like to walk only if someone is holding your hand.  At 13 months you've started to let go of the couch and take a step toward a toy but only one step.  I keep thinking you'll take off walking any day now so we will see.

12 months - you play patty cake, blow kisses, point to mom's nose, clap for yay!, and dance, you also wave goodbye but you usually wait until the person isn't watching or we've walked out the door. :)

Walked - you've been threatening to walk for a little while but haven't taken off, but while we were in Idaho visiting gram after gramps passed away you decided to walk across the room.  It was a much needed distraction and brought a smile to everyone's face.  Once you decided you could walk you would take off but sometimes get so excited you would fall straight onto your face.