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Age
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Milestone/Big Event
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Things to Note
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PICS
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3.1.06
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6 days
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First outing
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Grandpa Paul took Erinn and Tula out for breakfast.
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3.8.06
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13 days
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Umbilical cord falls off
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The bellybutton is an innie!
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3.11.06
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2 weeks, 2 days
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First bath
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Tula's first real bath in her tub.
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3.18.06
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3 1/2 weeks
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First fever of 102 degrees
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The fever resulted in 8 days in the hospital. :(
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3.30.06
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5 weeks
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First smile
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Mama was changing her diaper and she responded to the chatter for the first time!
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5.28.06
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3 months, 5 days
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Rolled over from stomach to back
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We don't know if it was intentional, but a milestone nonetheless!
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6.2.06
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3 months, 10 days
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Grabbed her mobile
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Tula reached out and got a hold of those toys floating above her head.
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6.23.06
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4 months
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First vaccination (HiB)
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Tula cried for a minute, but was a trooper and smiling at the nurse 5 minutes later.
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July '06
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4 months
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First real laughter
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Tula had smiled and squealed before, but this was her first belly laugh.
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7.7.06
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4 months, 2 weeks
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Second vaccination (Pneumococcal)
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Tula didn't seem to even know what hit her before it was over. Not a tear was shed.
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7.16.06
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4 months, 23 days
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Rolled over from back to stomach
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Tula did it behind Mama's and Papa's back. We turned to discover her playing on her tummy.
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7.22.06
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4 months, 29 days
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First swim
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It was 107 degrees out so we went for a swim in Tula's new bikini.
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8.14.06
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5 months, 22 days
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Second fever of 102.7 degrees
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Just a fever...otherwise she seemed to be feeling fine!
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8.17.06
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5 months, 25 days
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Foot in mouth for first time
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Tula managed to suck on her big toe while sitting in her swing.
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8.19.06
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5 months, 27 days
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Sat in her high chair and sucked on frozen grapes
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Tula took the new chair for a test drive and tried out frozen grapes to sooth her gums.
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9.1.06
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6 months, 9 days
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Tula's first cold :(
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Just a bit of a runny nose. Mama and Papa got is much worse than Tula.
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9.5.06
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6 months, 13 days
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First time she rolled onto her tummy to sleep
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Mama found Tula with her face planted in the sheet.
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9.16.06
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6 months, 24 days
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First solid food
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If you can call mashed sweet potato solid food. Tula liked it!
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9.29.06
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7 months, 6 days
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Sat up all alone for the first time
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Managed to catch it on film! She was very proud of herself.
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9.30.06
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7 months, 1 week
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First grass stains
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We went to the park and she crawled around on the grass, getting grass stains on the knees of her blue cargos.
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10.6.06
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7 months, 2 weeks
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First time she pulled herself up to stand
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Tula pulled herself up using Papa's shirt while they were playing on the floor.
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10.7.06
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7 months, 2 weeks
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First time she drank water from a cup
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After lunch, Tula managed to sip a little from the edge of her sippy cup (with the lid off!)
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10.9.06
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7 months, 16 days
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First real crawl
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Tula coordinated her hands and feet for 6 steps! She had been scooting along for a while, but this was a real crawl.
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11.21.06
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8 months, 29 days
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First road trip
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We drove to Southern California for Turkey. Tula did great!
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11.29.06
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9 months, 6 days
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Climbed the stairs
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From bottom to top unassisted! She's a climber... on top of boxes, into cupboards, whatever gives her a lift up!
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11.30.06
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9 months, 1 week
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Mama!
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Well, ok. Maybe it was more like mmmmmm...mamamamam....mmmmm
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12.23.06
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10 months
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First bath in big tub
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Tula took it in the hotel room bathtub on our Christmas trip.
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1.17.07
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10 months, 25 days
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First Tooth
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No swelling or redness, but Tula didn't sleep very well for several nights.
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2.15.07
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Almost 1 year
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Walking!
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Not too steady on her feet, but she took some real steps. Crawling is still the preferred method of travel.
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7.2.07
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16 months
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First airplane ride
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The whole family traveled to San Diego to see the family and meet Auntie Kathryn and cousins Matthew and Kaitlyn from Houston, TX and brand new cousins Winston and Noah. We did great!
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8.12.07
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17 months
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First pony ride
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No pics :( It was an impromptu event at the Farmer's Market. Tula stayed on the pony all the way around the track!
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