August 2004

Sleeping & Eating Patterns:  sleeps 9 hours per night, waking early when she learned to roll in bed;  nursing 5-6 times per day, eating cereal and veggies in early evening

Memorable Milestones:  First bowl of cereal; first veggie - peas!; first time in the pool water; rolling over back to front and pulling her arm out, then rolling back again; pushing up on her arms; sleeping in a crib; first bath in the big tub with Justin

Favorite Things:  sitting up, chewing on toys, laying on her back and kicking her legs, megasaucer, being held, Justin, chewing on mom's hair, babbling

8/26 Six month portraits

Getting ready at Mimi's

Justin is going to stay with Bumpy

8/21 Bath in the sink

oooh, lots to touch

the helpers!

8/20 Six months old!!

sitting up alone

and rolling over too!

ta da!

8/16 First bath with Justin!

8/15 Eating peas for the first time

8/11 Getting better at holding herself up!

8/8 sitting up to play

8/2 First time in the water....now that it is 80 degrees

let's try the float

8/1 Alex eating cereal for the first time

 
 

Calendar of Events!
 

August
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
Alex had her first bowl of rice cereal
2
First time in the pool water
3 4 5 6 7
8
drinking from a sippy cup
9 10
 
11
Rolled back to front and pulled her arm out!
12
rolling in the bassinet and getting stuck - just too big for it!
13
now sleeping in the Pack N Play

 
14
pushing up on arms
15
Eats first veggie - peas!
16
rolled front to back

first night in her new crib

17
first trip to the zoo - York Wild Kingdom
18 19 20
6 months old
21
22 23 24 25 26
Sears portraits taken
27 28
29 30 31
6 month checkup
16 lb 13 oz and 26 1/4 inches