Rachel is now 7 months old.
She is growing up so fast - she is rolling over, eating rice cereal, green beans, peas, carrots, sitting in a high chair and sitting up on her own.
Happy Birthday Rachel!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Another first
Rachel rolled over for the first time today.
She is able to roll herslf to her left side. She is almost there on the right side, but can't quite get back over from her tummy to her back yet.
The first time she rolled over she was so proud - she had such a big smile on her face and she held herself up so high on her arms.
She couldn't wait to do it again! And again...and again.
Almost there!
She is able to roll herslf to her left side. She is almost there on the right side, but can't quite get back over from her tummy to her back yet.
The first time she rolled over she was so proud - she had such a big smile on her face and she held herself up so high on her arms.
She couldn't wait to do it again! And again...and again.
Almost there!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Rachel's 6-month check-up
Today was Rachel's 6-month check-up at the pediatrician.
She now weighs 15 pounds, measures 26 1/4 inches long and her head is 16 1/4 inches around. She still is in the 25% for weight and the 50% for height.
The doctor checked to see how she was sitting and grasping with one and two hands. She asked us about her rolling over (not yet) and if we had started her on solid foods yet. We hadn't since we were waiting for this appointment to discuss that. So we are going to start her on baby food - green vegetables first, then orange vegetables and then fruits. We can also try to take her off Prevacid since the food will be heavier than her formula and may sit better in her stomach.
We can also start giving her a multi-vitamin. For a baby her age she takes a liquid vitamin. There are higher requirements for Vitamin D now so the doctor felt that giving her a vitamin would help since as she eats more food, she will drink less formula.
She received 6 vaccinations and the flu shot. We have to go back on February 17th for the second half of her flu shot. She did so well again with her shots. She had 4 shots and one by mouth vaccination which she couldn't get enough of!
All in all she is doing well and growing strong. We won't see the doctor again until her 9-month check-up in April - and there are NO SHOTS at that appointment! Yeah!
She now weighs 15 pounds, measures 26 1/4 inches long and her head is 16 1/4 inches around. She still is in the 25% for weight and the 50% for height.
The doctor checked to see how she was sitting and grasping with one and two hands. She asked us about her rolling over (not yet) and if we had started her on solid foods yet. We hadn't since we were waiting for this appointment to discuss that. So we are going to start her on baby food - green vegetables first, then orange vegetables and then fruits. We can also try to take her off Prevacid since the food will be heavier than her formula and may sit better in her stomach.
We can also start giving her a multi-vitamin. For a baby her age she takes a liquid vitamin. There are higher requirements for Vitamin D now so the doctor felt that giving her a vitamin would help since as she eats more food, she will drink less formula.
She received 6 vaccinations and the flu shot. We have to go back on February 17th for the second half of her flu shot. She did so well again with her shots. She had 4 shots and one by mouth vaccination which she couldn't get enough of!
All in all she is doing well and growing strong. We won't see the doctor again until her 9-month check-up in April - and there are NO SHOTS at that appointment! Yeah!
Saturday, January 3, 2009
How has it been...
six months to the very day, the very moment since Rachel was born?
She is now 15 pounds, 1 ounce, and already has quite the personality. She knows what she wants, and what she doesn't want. She smiles and laughs all the time. She grabs her feet and chews her fingers and tongue...I think those teeth are on the way!
She has started throwing her toys. She seems to almost pet Kona when he comes near her and laughs when he puts his face in hers. She sits up so well in her BeBePod seat and can really push herself up during Tummy Time. She also tries to sit up when you lay her down to change her or put her in her crib. Her legs are non-stop too - she is always kicking and moving and pumping her legs up and down. She also grabs everything...she is always exploring with her hands, and puts everything in her mouth! She is doing very well in day care - they really love her there and they have been so happy with her progress. They can't believe how much she has grown either. And they say she is really enjoying her rice cereal - she just eats it up!
We are really proud of Rachel - she is growing up so quickly. She is our beautiful girl that we love so much! We look forward to exploring and learning and growing more and more with her every day.
Happy Birthday Rachel!
Love always, Mommy and Daddy
She is now 15 pounds, 1 ounce, and already has quite the personality. She knows what she wants, and what she doesn't want. She smiles and laughs all the time. She grabs her feet and chews her fingers and tongue...I think those teeth are on the way!
She has started throwing her toys. She seems to almost pet Kona when he comes near her and laughs when he puts his face in hers. She sits up so well in her BeBePod seat and can really push herself up during Tummy Time. She also tries to sit up when you lay her down to change her or put her in her crib. Her legs are non-stop too - she is always kicking and moving and pumping her legs up and down. She also grabs everything...she is always exploring with her hands, and puts everything in her mouth! She is doing very well in day care - they really love her there and they have been so happy with her progress. They can't believe how much she has grown either. And they say she is really enjoying her rice cereal - she just eats it up!
We are really proud of Rachel - she is growing up so quickly. She is our beautiful girl that we love so much! We look forward to exploring and learning and growing more and more with her every day.
Happy Birthday Rachel!
Love always, Mommy and Daddy
Friday, January 2, 2009
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year all!
So it's 2009 now. 2008 went by so fast - it was amazing year for us mostly because of the birth of Rachel Charlotte. It was a whirlwind of doctor's appointments, work and preparing for maternity leave, baby showers, giving birth one month early and then the joy of bringing Rachel home and watching her grow. We also saw Rachel start day care, Daniella go back to work after 11 weeks of maternity leave and many visits from family for the baby shower, Rachel's birth, her baptism and Christmas. Thank you to all who came to visit or who participated in all the above-mentioned activities - some of you actually visited more than once, so thank you. It meant a lot to us to have you here and sharing in our joy!
Yesterday was also David's birthday - yes, a New Year's Eve baby.
Here is a picture of the cake I baked him - surely I am not the pastry chef in the family:
We usually go out to a Japanese restaurant for hibachi, but this year with Rachel that would have been hard to do. I am not sure the long wait to sit down, the lengthy dinner and the fier at the table would have been a good combination for her.
So it's 2009 now. 2008 went by so fast - it was amazing year for us mostly because of the birth of Rachel Charlotte. It was a whirlwind of doctor's appointments, work and preparing for maternity leave, baby showers, giving birth one month early and then the joy of bringing Rachel home and watching her grow. We also saw Rachel start day care, Daniella go back to work after 11 weeks of maternity leave and many visits from family for the baby shower, Rachel's birth, her baptism and Christmas. Thank you to all who came to visit or who participated in all the above-mentioned activities - some of you actually visited more than once, so thank you. It meant a lot to us to have you here and sharing in our joy!
Yesterday was also David's birthday - yes, a New Year's Eve baby.
Here is a picture of the cake I baked him - surely I am not the pastry chef in the family:
We usually go out to a Japanese restaurant for hibachi, but this year with Rachel that would have been hard to do. I am not sure the long wait to sit down, the lengthy dinner and the fier at the table would have been a good combination for her. So instead we ordered Chinese food - still on the Asian theme, but it was delivered to us rather than us going to them. We ordered a number of things we usually wouldn't because it was a special day - David's birthday and New Year's Eve. We ordered shrimp tempura, egg rolls, spring rolls, soup, beef on a stick, General Tso's and vegetable fried rice. It was quite a smorgasbord.
Then we watched some of the pre-festivities on TV, ate birthday cake and fell asleep before midnight. Thankfully David woke me up so we could at least share a New Year's kiss. I called my dad and sister like I do every year, and then texted with Cindy in FL before falling back asleep.
So it's 2009 - Best wishes to everyone for a wonderful, happy, healthy and prosperous year.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
A visit with Santa Claus
Friday night was my company holiday party. We needed a babysitter, but I just couldn't get myself to want to leave Rachel with just anyone. So I asked my dad and Margie to come down and babysit. They were happy to oblige - they hadn't seen her since her baptism in October, so it was a good time.
Friday night was crazy - David and I both worked, Rachel was at day care and my dad arrived at our house around 6PM. David and I needed to eat and get ready, so my dad and Margie got us some to go food so we could scarf down dinner before getting ready to leave. Around 8PM we were off to Sequoia for the MicroStrategy holiday party. We got home around 130AM...I didn't think I would make it past 11PM I was so tired!
We were trying to decide what to do yesterday, and I thought of going to visit Santa Claus. So we all packed up and drove off to the Tyson's Corner mall. I thought it would be fun to see this Santa because he's been the Santa there for about 18 years - and recently he was the center of controversy when some people wanted to replace him. But petitions were signed to keep him and he was reinstated - I figured he was kind of a landmark and icon, so we should go see him. The mall is also right next to my office, so I thought we could swing by there and show my dad my office.
Santa's took a break from 1-2PM so we tried to line up at 1230PM. Unfortunately they had stopped the line and we were told to come back. So we wandered around the mall, I returned a dress I had bought for the holiday party, we got free samples from Godiva...and went back to wait in line for Santa around 130PM. Bad idea! We should have been there at 1PM...there were so many people!
But we waited, and waited, and waited...and the line wound around and around. My dad and Margie walked around the mall a bit more while David and I waited in line. We finally got up to see Santa after about an hour and 15 minutes. Rachel was great! She had been so patient waiting and was such a good girl. We handed her off to Santa and the photographer. They allow you to take a few pictures of your own, but of course they want you to buy the ones they take - which we did.
We asked Santa if Rachel told him what she wanted for Christmas and he said she wanted lots of love from her parents - that's a gift we can deliver on!
After the mall we went to a nice dinner at Coastal Flats. My dad and Margie volunteered to babysit again Saturday night, so David and I rushed off to a movie - we saw Four Christmases with Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn. It was really good and a nice treat to see a movie.
We appreciate my dad and Margie coming down to babysit. It was a nice weekend. I'm not sure when we'll see them again though. I have to do a better job keeping up with this blog so they and everyone else can keep up with us!
Here are a few pictures from the weekend...
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
5 months ago today...
at this exact moment, Rachel was born.
She wasn't due until August 1st, but just couldn't wait anymore.
We are so blessed and she is such a joy. She makes us laugh and smile every day...she is beautiful, funny, and growing up so fast.
We love sharing a little bit of her with you when you read our blog. We look forward to continuing our stories.
Happy Birthday Rachel! We love you!
She wasn't due until August 1st, but just couldn't wait anymore.
We are so blessed and she is such a joy. She makes us laugh and smile every day...she is beautiful, funny, and growing up so fast.
We love sharing a little bit of her with you when you read our blog. We look forward to continuing our stories.
Happy Birthday Rachel! We love you!
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