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January 1 – First ROLL OVER
The first time you rolled over you were in your gym and we had you on your tummy, except you didn’t want to be on your tummy. So, you fussed a little and flipped yourself right back over onto your back at 4 weeks old. You did it 6 times in a row with your silly and completely enthralled parents cheering you on.
Jan 14 – First TRIP TO STARBUCKS
Thankfully an uneventful event. You slept the whole time.
January 17 – First SMILE
This isn’t a picture of your first smile, just the fist time I caught it on camera. The first time you smiled and I was sure it was in response to me and not just gas was a definite highlight.
January 24 – First TRIP TO THE OCEAN
Your Mima and I met Tia Kristy in San Diego. It was the first time I took you away from Daddy, the first time you stayed in a Hotel, the first time you saw the ocean. We went for walks on the beach, ate breakfast at Del Coronado Hotel, and followed the GPS to a Street sign with your name on it just for grins.
January 30 – First TRIP TO THE OUTLET MALL
I was having such a great time finding you clothes in the Carters outlet that I missed your Daddy’s frantic phone calls. I found him tucked away in a corner of the store trying to quiet your blood-curdling screams. We had the cashier hold our selections while we went out to the car so I could feed you privately, then went back in and finished our shopping. When you want to eat, ain’t nothing stopping you.
February 4 – First HIP CARRY
This was the first time I noticed that you were strong enough to support your own body with you on my hip. I still have to put my hand high up on your back, but still you are seriously strong for 2 month old! You have been holding your own head up since you were born and supporting your body weight on your legs for short periods of time since you were a week old. You were never a typical floppy newborn.
February 4 – First DATE
Your Daddy and I went to dinner without you for the first time at the RoadHouse while your Mima watched you. We were gone for three hours and apparently you screamed the whole time. We missed you.
February 5 – First SHOTS
You got 2 vaccinations and cried your little eyeballs out. Watching you hurt is just about the most awful thing I can imagine. I cried as much as you did. But you didn’t get sick, thank God. More on vaccinations in another post.
February 12 – First HIKE
We went for a hike in the desert after a couple weeks of rain with Heather, Silver and kids. There were actual streams and lakes everywhere. You were a good baby and didn’t cry once although you started fussing pretty loudly when we made a pit stop in the outhouse (you were in the Moby). You did not like that smell.
February 13 – First FAIR
We went to the National Date Festival in Indio. I fed you on a patch of grass behind a tent and changed your diaper on a picnic table. You stayed awake and big-eyed most of the day, taking it all in. You slept like a champ that night.
Amanda - What a cute post! I'm so excited for Seth to smile! I'm sure he'll do it soon, and roll over too. He gets so mad when we put him on his tummy it is only a matter of time. I am jealous that you're wearing capris and flip flops in that last picture! It is pouring down rain here.
Mandy McMahan - So fun … I love that you've been posting more recently! Adela is SO SO SO cute — I so remember those early days with a daughter. You're doing a great job recording all of her special moments. Are you still working on a scrapbook and a baby book? 🙂