Milestones

• Feb 24th-1st Bottle

• March 15th-First night at Home

• April 15th-1st stroller ride outside

• June 7th-First time to roll over (Belly to Back)

• June 19th-1st swim in the pool

• June 21st-First time to try baby food

• July 5th-1st time to roll over (Back to Belly)

• July 8th-First night without monitor

• July 18th-1st babbles! (Ah Ah Ah)

• August 8th-Slept over Aunt Windy's house (our power was out)

• August 23rd-Went to Daddy's work!

• August 27th-Slept in crib the entire night (Daddy couldn't sleep though)

• September 8th-Starting "scouting" around the house

• September 15th-Starting to get hang of the walker

• October 31st-First sign of a tooth

• November 5th-Pulled up to standing position

• November 9th-Walked holding onto a rail

• November 18th-First animal cracker

• November 21st-2nd Tooth!

• December 11th-First Bath without chair

• December 13th-Learned to Clap

• December 14th-Climbed first stair

2005

• January 20th-Starting grinding her teeth

• January 21st-First Plane ride (Charlotte to Jacksonville, FL)

• January 31st-Crawling under chairs and Dancing

• February 1st-Can say "Ta Da"

• February 1st-Started drinking Whole Milk

• February 2nd-Ate my first cup of yogurt

• February 6th-Ate my first pickle

• March 1st-Ate my first noodles

• March 2nd-Ate my first fish crackers

• March 6th-Drinking "good" out of straw

• March-Went to the Disney store with Kyle & Daddy

• March 19th-Drank a vanilla shake

• March 25th-Ate my first pizza

• March 26th-Ate my first scoop of ice cream

• April 1st-Can say "Yeah!"

• April 2nd-Went to the Raptor Center with Kyle and Daddy

• April 3rd-My first Pony ride (Buddy)

• April 5th-Ate my Cheerio and LOVED it!

• April 11th-My first mall ride (with Kyle) I held on to him the whole time

• April 12th-Ate my first piece of Garlic Bread

• April 13th-First Purse (ELMO)

• April 14th-Ate my first Lasagna

• April 16th-First haircut

• April 16th-Ate my first Mexican Food/Went to 1st Baseball game

• April 23rd-Started putting rings on my arms

• April 26th-Stacked my first blocks

• April 26th-Learned to get down from couch, bed, etc...

• April 27th-Can say "Cat" and "Hat"

• May 1st-Ate my first eggs

• May 1st-Drove with Daddy in the front seat of the car

• May 1st-First time in "own" pool

• May 8th-First time eating Chicken Tenders

• May 9th-Able to climb onto "car"

• May 12th-Able to "walk" on car

• May 15th-First swim of 2005

• May 17th-First time to roll a ball back and forth

• May 19th-Stood up in the bed for several seconds

• May 24th-First time eating steak and corn

• June 6th-First Hot Dog

• June7th-Can say "Mammie" meaning Grammy

• June 14th-Can whisper "WhatsThat?"

• June 20th-First time eating a Bloomin' Onion

• June 21st-First Ravoli and Garlic Bread

• June 24th-Can climb onto the couch; no assistance

• June 26th-Learned to do High Five

• June 30th-Can stack four blocks

• July 11th-Can say "Goodie, Goodie" and "Good Girl"

• July 15th-Stood up from sitting position NO HELP

• July 16th-First time eating Chinese Food

• August 12th-First Steps!! Playing ball with Mommy & Daddy

• August 16th-10 steps!!

• August 17th-First time eating Steak!

• August 18th-Can say "Ready!?"

• August 24th-First trip to Paramount Carowinds

• August 27th-Becoming determined to "walk" to things; up to 11 steps

• August 28th-Attended first Love Reunion/First time eating Roast

• August 30th-She is walking!

• September 3rd-First trip to Grandfather Mt

• September 8th-First night without Daddy (Eckerd Trip)

• September 17th-Learned how to turn on the bath tub

• September 29th-Learned how to use legos; can stack blocks 6 high!

• October 1st-Cousin Kyle spent the night!

• October 7th-Got my first slide; learned how to climb up and slide down

• October 9th-First trip to the NC Zoo

• October 9th-First time swinging on bars

• October 18th-First sign of "Attitude"; kicked Daddy in bed

• October 19th-Rode her first Swing Ride and Airplane Ride by herself

• October 20th-Saw ELMO Live!

• October 26th-First cheerleading outfit

• November 9th-Can close and lock doors now

• November 10th-Loves to say "Thank You" for everything

• November 18th-First Lollipop (haircut)

• November 22nd-Went to sit on Santa's lap; CRIED the whole time

• November 26th-Can say "Chicken" for Chicken Little

• November 27th-Started give out real hugs and sugar

• December 2nd-Grandma and Grandpa Strauss Visit/First trip to Christmas Town USA

• December 3rd-First Disney on Ice

• December 21st-First trip to Carowinds Winterfest

2006

• January 1st-Finally met her relatives from New York

• March 5th-First time and only time to see snow in 2006

• April 3rd-First frog encounter

• April 17th-First time in sprinkler

• May 2nd-Started opening and closing doors

• May 15th-First time finding a turtle in the yard

• June 25th-First time on a bike

• June 26th-First shower

Food I like: ..EVERYTHING!!  Rice Cereal, Squash, Carrots, Green Peas, Sweet Potatoes, Green beans, Applesauce, Pears, Peaches, Bananas, Apples with rice cereal, Rice Cereal with applesauce, Oatmeal, Vanilla pudding, Apples with oatmeal, macaroni & cheese,blueberries,apricots, more to come.........mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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