Timeline
December
28, 2003 - Alex is born!
December 31, 2003 - Alex comes home from the hospital.
January 4, 2004 - Alex's Bris and Hebrew naming.
January 5, 2004 -
First pediatrician appointment, 1 week old. The dr. said everything
looked good with Alex. He weighed 6 lbs 7.8 oz (back to his birth weight)
and he
was 20 1/2 inches long (already grew half an inch) and his head circumference
was 35 cm. They also did another PKU test.
January 16, 2004 - Lost
umbilical cord.
January 28, 2004 -
Alex is 1 months old!
February 6, 2004 -
Smiled for the first time (6 weeks old).
February 10, 2004 -
7 week check up appointment. He weighed 10 lbs 11 oz (50th percentile)
and he was 22 1/2 inches long (55%) and his
head
circumference
was 37 3/4 cm (15%). Dr. said he is doing wonderful. Perfectly healthy
and developmentally right on schedule (even a little ahead with
his upper body strength).
February 28, 2004 -
Alex is 2 months old!
March 21, 2004 -
Alex got his first cold
at 13 weeks old :(
March 28, 2004 - Alex
is 3 months old!
April 4, 2004 - Rolled
from his belly to his back for the first time at 3 months old!
April 7, 2004 - Went
to the Dr. because he has his SECOND cold! Its just a cold no infections.
He weighed 14 lbs 6oz which is the 65th percentile.
April 28, 2004 -
Alex is 4 months old!
April 29, 2004 -
Had his first solid food. We tried a tablespoon of
rice cereal and although he made some really funny faces, he
ate it all up.
May 2, 2004 -
Alex found his voice today. He started doing this high pitched happy
squeal. It's very cute.
May 3, 2004 -
Slept for 6 straight hours in his cradle that night!
May 4, 2004 -
4 month checkup appointment (19 Weeks). He weighed
14 lbs 15 oz (50th percentile) and he was 25 1/2 inches long (70%)
and his
head
circumference
was 41 cm (20%). He got his 4 month shots (4 of them). Dr. said he
is doing really well and he has a great disposition. He's healthy
and developmentally
right
on
schedule.
She said we could slowly start to try giving him some fruit or
veggies, but that it was up to us and what we felt comfortable
with.
May 7, 2004 -
Laughed his first real laugh.
May 9, 2004 -
Michelle's first Mother's Day..
May 14, 2004 -
Had baby applesauce for the first time.
May 18, 2004 -
Tried bananas for the first time and he loves them!
May 20, 2004 -
Alex found his toes. He's so cute grabbing them and playing with them. May 24, 2004 -
Alex tried peaches- after a few funny faces, he seemed to enjoy
them. Don't think his tummy is really ready for them, he ended
up spitting up all the next day.
May 28, 2004 -
Alex is 5 months old!
May 28, 2004 -
Tried Prunes and didn't really like them, but they were necessary for
some constipation issues due to to many bananas and rice cereal.
June 1, 2004 -
Tried Pears and didn't seem to like these either. After a few days
he started eating them right up and appeared to enjoy them.
June 6, 2004 -
Rolled from his back to his tummy!
June 16, 2004 -
Tried his first veggie, green beans. As with all the other foods he
didn't seem to like it at first. But now he does just fine with
them.
June 20, 2004 -
Jamie's first Father's Day. Since Jamie has the chicken pox, I'm
sure it will not be a day he will forget.
June 22, 2004 -
Mommy's official last day of work. I will now be a stay at home
mom, where I can watch and take care of my little munchkin all
the time. Alex even came to work with me for my last day. Everyone
loved him and thought he was just adorable. June 25, 2004 -
Alex tried butternut squash for the first time and ate it all up. Afterwards,
he promptly sucked on his bib and wiped his hands all over his
face despite mommy's strict orders.
June 28, 2004 -
Alex is 6 months old!
June 29, 2004 -
Alex tried sweet potatos for the first time.
So far I don't think there is a food this child doesn't like. June 30, 2004 -
We went to our first gymbore class today. Alex loved the bubbles,
parachute, and the Jimmy clown puppet. He seemed to look at everything
and everyone, but mommy, even when she was singing and playing
to him. We signed up for the 10 week summer session and now we'll
go once a week. Alex and mommy made lots of new friends and even
went to lunch after class.
July 4, 2004 -
Alex's first 4th of July.
July 7, 2004 -
Alex tried peas for the first time. As with all the other foods he's
tried he ate the whole jar.
July 10, 2004 -
Alex sat without any help for a minute for the first time.
July 11, 2004 -
Well he found his toes a while back, and now he's managed to figure
out that he can suck on them too. It's very cute, especially
when he tries to put them both in his mouth at the same time.
July 21, 2004 -
He's getting up on all fours (hands and knees) and rocking back and
forth, won't be long now before he's crawling. July 22, 2004 -
Alex tried carrots for the first time. He ate them, but didn't
seem as thrilled with them as with the other foods.
July 24, 2004 -
Rolled into a sitting position for the first time. He looked
so pleased with himself.
July 28, 2004 -
Alex is 7 months old!
August 2, 2004 -
Tried his first finger food, a cheerio. He made some very interesting
faces and made some gagging sounds, but he didn't seem to
have too much trouble eating it. Have to try again another
day.
August 2, 2004 -
He crawled forward for the first time! Of course mommy
missed it and the little stinker waited to do it for daddy.
August 3, 2004 -
Alex said his first word, mama.
August 3, 2004 -
7 month checkup appointment (supposed to be 6 month). He weighed
17 lbs 5.8 oz (37th percentile) and he was 28 inches long (80%)
and his
head
circumference
was 43 cm (17%). He got his 6 month shots (4 of them). Dr. said he
is doing wonderfully and that he is right on schedule for everything.
He is teething (she saw 2 trying to come through), but that
it might take weeks before they broke through the skin.
She said we can start feeding solids up to 3 times a day
depending on how he does and its up to us when we want to
start.
August 9, 2004 -
Alex held onto his toy bin and pulled himself up to a standing
position for the first time.
August 12, 2004 -
Tried creamed spinach for the first time. It smelled gross to
me, but he seemed to like it.
August 18, 2004 -
Tried mango for the first time. Seemed to like it.
August 25, 2004 -
Tried kiwi for the first time. Not sure if he liked it or not.
Has been very fussy eating lately. August 28, 2004 -
Alex is 8 months old!
August 30, 2004 -
Tried cantelope for the first time. Loved it! Gave him
little pieces of it and he gobbled it up.
End of August, 2004 -
Alex started furniture cruising. The dog started hanging
out in the other room.
September 2, 2004 -
Gave him pears with pineapple. Didn't even seem to notice
I gave it to him.
September 3, 2004 -
Tried his first meat- a savory chicken dish. He made
a mess. Daddy discovered Alex is a chick magnet.
September 28, 2004 -
Alex is 9 months old!
September 30, 2004 -
Alex tried whole wheat waffles and picked up food and fed
himself for the first time. End of September, 2004 -
Alex has now tried most meats and seems to like them all.
October 4, 2004 -
9 month checkup appointment.
He weighed 19 lbs 12 oz (45th percentile) and he
was 29 1/2 inches long (80%) and his head circumference
was 44.25 cm (12%). He got his 9 month shots (2 of
them), including the flu shot. He's still teething
although nothing is poking through at the moment.
She said to continue feeding him a variety of foods.
She was happy with his progress and thinks he's doing
great.
October 15, 2004 -
Alex took his first steps!
October 28, 2004 -
Alex is 10 months old!
November 8, 2004 -
Alex's first tooth is starting to pop through.
November 9, 2004 -
Alex's has learned to wave, but won't exactly do it on
cue.
November 13, 2004 -
Alex's has learned to clap. Its so cute!
November 25, 2004 -
Alex's first Thanksgiving.
November 28, 2004 -
Alex is 11 months old!
November 29, 2004 -
Alex got his second tooth.
December 7, 2004 -
Alex's first Hanukkah the first night of Hanukkah was
celebrated at our house. Will celebrate with both
families on the 11th and 12th.
December 10, 2004 -
Alex stood for the first time without pulling himself
up. He was anxiously waiting for his bath when he
suddenly popped up and walked out the door!
December 14, 2004 -
Tried whole milk for the first time. Didn't seem
to mind it and didn't appear to have any reactions
to it. December 28, 2004 -
Alex is 12 months old! Our little man
is a whole year old!
January 2, 2005-
Alex had his first birthday party. His Winnie the
Pooh party was a blast. He had a great time and got
many nice toys and clothes.
January 3, 2005-
12 month checkup appointment. He weighed 19 lbs 12
oz (11th percentile) and he was 31 1/4 inches long
(90%) and his head circumference was 44.5 cm (8%).
He got his 12 month shots, TB test, chicken pox,
and MMR. Wants him to come back in a month to check his
weight. Said she wasn't worried about him not gaining
weight, that its normal for their weight gain to
slow down at this age because they become more active.
January 28, 2005-
Alex is 13 months old!
February 28, 2005-
Alex is 14 months old!
March 10, 2005-
Alex said doggie (well really it was more like oggie
but we got the point). He also learned to point at
things.
March 23, 2005-
Alex is cutting his 3rd tooth (its about time).
March 28, 2005-
Alex is 15 months old!
April 16, 2005 -
Cutting
his 5th tooth.
April 21, 2005 - His
6th tooth is coming through. By
the end of 15 months old Alex could say a bunch
of words. He can say mama, mom mom, dada, daddy,
hi, cheese, doggie (which actually sounds like
gee, but he definitely says it for the dog),
juice, bye, this, that, weeeee (when he's playing
and excited), ishy (for fishy).
He can also now climb
onto the couch without any help and looks so
pleased with himeself everytime he climbs on.
Also climbs onto the coffee table.
He can point to his nose when asked where's
your nose.
Gives daddy a high five.
He now howls when the dog barks and everytime
the dog walks by him he howls (very cute).
Sleeps through the whole night and lays down
to go to sleep on his own in his crib for naps
and at night.
He's learned to dance and wiggles with the wiggles
everytime they come on the tv. He also twirls
around and says weeeee.
To mommy and daddy's displeasure Alex has learned
to sulk and pout when he doesn't get his way
(terrible two's early? We hope not).
Loves to play outside and go to the playground.
His favorite thing to do is go down the slide
with daddy.
He became obsessed with one toy. A ball popper
that for 2 days he didn't let go of. That's right,
he ate in his high chair holding onto it and
screamed and cried when it was taked away for
bath time and night time.
April 28, 2005-
Alex is 16 months old! April 29, 2005-
Alex nursed for the last time. He's now no longer
breastfeeding.
May 27, 2005-
Alex caught his first ball today. He (and daddy) were
very excited. Daddy can't wait till he can buy
Alex his first baseball glove. Alex can also now
say ball, shoe, and what sounds like thank you.
May 28, 2005-
Alex is 17 months old!
May 30, 2005-
Alex took Mommy's hand and led her around the
living room. He seemed quite proud of his newest
'trick'. Alex also put his head and hands on the
floor and did a forward roll all on his own. Were
pretty sure it was an accident, but it was still
cute anyway.
June 2, 2005-
Alex surprised Mom and Dad by quietly stacking
blocks on his own today. He got up to 6 before
they fell and he kept on stacking very intently
for quite a while!
June 28, 2005-
Alex is 18 months old!
June 28, 2005 -
18 month Dr. appt. Weight 22 lbs 6 oz (5% percentile),
Height 33 1/2 in. (80% percentile).
Only had to get one shot and she
said at our next appt. when he's 2 he won't have
to get any shots . Everything she said he was doing
just fine, no concerns or issues. So it was a good
appt. nothing too exciting.
July 1, 2005 -
Alex is learning his body parts. I know for sure
that he knows his nose, head, & belly
button (he can point to them when you ask where they
are) but I don't think he knows how to say the words
(well maybe nose). If he knows any others I'm not
aware of it. Alex
now says about 15-20 words. mama, Mommy, dada, daddy,
Maw (for my mom (grandma Rikon) think he shortened
grandMA), ball, cheese, shoe, this, that, hi, ba-bye,
doggie, fishy, juice, me, dog (for hotdog), uh-oh.
And I swear as I'm typing this he just said "all
done"! His first 2 word phrase.
July 2-9, 2005 -
Our first family vacation to FL. We had a good
trip for the most part.
While we were away Alex cut a new tooth, learned
how to say boo (he was climbing in and out of a
cabinet at the hotel and I kept saying peekaboo,
so he would
open the door stick his head out and go boo and
then giggle), red, plane, and Jamie swears he says
blue
and moon. He did awsome on the flight up. Five
minutes after the plane took off he fell asleep and
didn't
wake
up until we hit the ground in FL! On the way back
is another story although I can say he was not
the
worst baby on the plane. He actually did alright,
he got a little fussy and really just wanted to
run around when he couldn't. We left FL just in time,
before hurricane Dennis was headed our way (of
course
it missed FL, but we got some horrible weather
our last day there and we were actually worried that
they wouldn't let our plane take off). Other then
that we had beautiful weather the rest of the week.
The first couple of days we were there we spent
with
Jamie's entire family for his cousins
wedding (Ben). Alex looked adorable in his little
suit. We did get Alex to come
down the aisle. Jamie stood at the top of the aisle
and tried to kind of push him in the right direction
and I was in the second row up front trying to
get
his attention to come forward. First he kind of
just stood there looking at the rose petals in the
grass.
Finally I called his name and said come on baby
and held out my arms and he came running towards
me with
a big ol smile on his face. It was I swear the
cutest thing I've ever seen! He was a superstar!!!
The rest
of the week we spent on Lido Key in Sarasota. Alex
loved the beach and pool. He was a little scared
of the ocean at first but after about 10 minutes
he kept trying to run in and got mad when we got
out. The hotel we stayed at was really nice.
Only complaint was that the food wasn't as great
as I would expect for a nice hotel.
July 12, 2005 -
Alex is finally getting all his teeth! Last
week he got #9, I just felt and #10 came through
over last night, and I feel #11 trying to come
through the skin. Won't be long before that last
molar pops through.
July 15, 2005 -
Alex has learned to say "no". I think were in trouble
now. July 20, 2005 -
Alex said hot today. He also learned how to say plane
and when he hears one in the sky he points and looks
up and says plane. He has also learned how to jump
with both feet off the ground. His dancing is becoming
more elaborate then just moving his hands around,
he's using his body too. He will now give you a real
hug when asked and also will give you a kiss when
you say can I have a kiss. July 23, 2005 - We
are beginning to regret teaching him "uh-oh".
Now that he's figured out how to say it he won't
stop. At
first
he
was using it in the right context now everything
is uh-oh over and over again. You'd think with his
25-30 word vocabulary that this wouldn't be the only
thing he's saying right now. He's is extremely
cute when he's doing it though (except when he's throwing
food to the dog and then looking at us and saying
uh-oh).
July 28, 2005-
Alex is 19 months old!
August 25, 2005-
We took Alex to the Baltimore Zoo for the first time
today. We had a blast! Alex loved
it, it was so much fun. I was starting to think
that he just wasn't getting it about what different
animals say, but today he was making some of them
all on his own! He went ooooaaaaa for the monkey's
and roared for the lions, and even whoooo whooo
for the owl! It was awsome, I'm so proud and he
was so cute doing it.
August 28, 2005-
Alex is 20 months old!
August 28, 2005-
Alex was watching the wiggles (which he loves) and he started trying to sing
along with one of the songs and doing the
dances. He now does that
to at
least
4 songs
that
I've
seen. One of them is the monkey dance and the
other is Rock a bye your bear. He also learned
how to say bat, car, toot-toot, and
baby
all within
a
week.
If
you ask
him to bring
you something like his shoes or sippy cup he will
go look for them and then bring them right to you.
Future Appointments
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