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2006
December

Age: 8 months
Weight: 17.5 lbs
Length: 26.5 in
Milestones:
- Morgan can sit up by herself
- She can roll a ball back and forth with dad
- Very close to pulling herself to sitting position while on side
- Folds hands and twiddles fingers/thumb
- Morgan can play peek-a-boo
- First clapped hands
- Morgan learned to dance.
- Morgan's first visit with Santa (12-18-06)

November

Age: 7 months
Weight: 17 lbs
Length: 26 in
Milestones:
- Morgan's eyebrows are really starting to come in
- Morgan has become very mobile by rolling around
- Morgan has expanded her vowel sounds
- She can walk backward in round-about play center
- Morgan can move forward at times in her round-about play center
- First time away from parents - 3 hrs at PollyWogs (11-19-06)
- Morgan has gone underwater in her swimming class several times
- Morgan can stand with minor assistance from mom and dad
- Morgan's first tooth came in (Lower Right Central Incisor - 11-21-06)
- Drank out of a cup for the first time (11-23-06)
- Morgan's second tooth came in (Lower Left Central Incisor - 11-24-06)

October

Age: 6 months
Weight: 16 lbs
Length: 25.5 in
Milestones:
- Drank out of water bottle for first time (10-1-06)
- Consistently rolled over from front to back (10-2-06)
- Rolled from back to front
- First swim lesson (10-11-06)
- Lowered crib bed in anticipation of her standing
- Began eating jarred baby food (sweet potatoes, green beans)
- Made first sign language hand motion - milk
- Much more clear vowel sounds
- Six month vaccinations
- Consistently grabs feet with hands while on back
- Morgan's first home haircut (10-22-06).
- Would sleep for 11-12 hours at night.

September

Age: 5 months
Weight: 14 lbs
Length: 25 in
Milestones:
- Could sit supported.
- Could pull herself up with help even better than last month
- Began biting down on our finger when it was in her mouth
- Began grabbing dad's whiskers while feeding - better hand control
- Can grab both feet with hands while on back
- Held bottle while feeding without assistance (9-1-06)
- Turned on aquarium mobile with her hands
- She made lots of different sounds as she found her voice
- Began more deliberately sticking tongue out while playing

August

Age: 4 months
Weight: 13 lbs 15 oz
Length: 24.25 in
Milestones:
- Began pulling head toward chest on her own
- Can follow object across room by turning head and focusing eyes
- Could slowly bring hands forward to grab object
- Began sucking in bottom lip
- Could grab bottle and pull toward mouth
- First vacation (to grandma and grandpa's 50th wedding anniversary 8-3-06 through 8-7-06)
- Rolled over tummy to back (8-9-06).
- First trip to the library (8-12-06)
- Ate rice cereal from a spoon for first time (8-27-06)
- Used feet to turn on electric aquarium mobile in crib
- Four month vaccinations

July

Age: 3 months
Weight: 12 lbs
Length: 22.5 in
Milestones:
- Able to track with eyes while turning head
- Can open and close, grab and squeeze fingers
- Rolled to side
- Frequently has hands in mouth
- Discovered tongue (sticking it out and rolling it around)
- Can bring hands together
- She can hold her pacifier in her mouth with her hands
- Developed a lot of drool
- Would sleep for 7-8 hours at night.
- First movie, Disney Pixar's Cars (7-16-06).
- Began sucking thumb (7-22-06 ).
- First trip to the zoo (7-22-06).
- Found voice - began squealing a lot (7-25-06).
- Laughed out loud for the first time (7-29-06).
- First trip to the mall (7-30-06).

June

Age: 2 months
Weight: 11 lbs 5 oz
Length: 22.5 in
Milestones:
- Smiled upon being smiled at
- Held head up for extended time on shoulder
- Came close to grabbing feet with hands
- Occassionally could grab hold of our finger
- Began to coo occassionally
- Morgan slept throught the night for the first time (8 hours, 6-19-06).
- Can bring hands together
- Developed long eyelashes
- Rocked close to rolling over while on tummy
- Developed many facial expressions
- Cries less
- Found hands (frequently in mouth)
- Two month vaccinations

May

Age: 1 months
Weight: 9 lbs 1.9 oz
Length: 22 in
Milestones:
- Lost umbilical cord
- Developed tears
- Turned head from side to side while on stomach
- Able to remove swaddling with arms and legs
- Able to focus on a face
- Would sleep for 3-4 hours at night.
- First outing to Abuelo's Mexican Food Embassy (5-10-06).
- Smiled for the first time (5-23-06).

April

Age: 0 months
Weight: 7 lbs 10 oz
Length: 20 in
Milestones:
- Birth
- First doctor visit (4-21-06).

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