February 23, 2006    
Tula Karinne Loveland
milestones and big events:
Date
Age
Milestone/Big Event
Things to Note
PICS
3.1.06
6 days
First outing
Grandpa Paul took Erinn and Tula out for
breakfast.
 
3.8.06
13 days
Umbilical cord falls off
The bellybutton is an innie!
 
3.11.06
2 weeks,
2 days
First bath
Tula's first real bath in her tub.
3.18.06
3 1/2 weeks
First fever of 102 degrees
The fever resulted in 8 days in the hospital.  :(
 
3.30.06
5 weeks
First smile
Mama was changing her diaper and she
responded to the chatter for the first time!
 
5.28.06
3 months,
5 days
Rolled over from stomach
to back
We don't know if it was intentional, but a
milestone nonetheless!
 
6.2.06
3 months,
10 days
Grabbed her mobile
Tula reached out and got a hold of those toys
floating above her head.
 
6.23.06
4 months
First vaccination (HiB)
Tula cried for a minute, but was a trooper and
smiling at the nurse 5 minutes later.
 
July '06
4 months
First real laughter
Tula had smiled and squealed before, but
this was her first belly laugh.
 
7.7.06
4 months,
2 weeks
Second vaccination
(Pneumococcal)
Tula didn't seem to even know what hit her
before it was over.  Not a tear was shed.
 
7.16.06
4 months,
23 days
Rolled over from back to
stomach
Tula did it behind Mama's and Papa's back.  
We turned to discover her playing on her
tummy.
 
7.22.06
4 months,
29 days
First swim
It was 107 degrees out so we went for a swim
in Tula's new bikini.
8.14.06
5 months,
22 days
Second fever of 102.7
degrees
Just a fever...otherwise she seemed to be
feeling fine!
 
8.17.06
5 months,
25 days
Foot in mouth for first time
Tula managed to suck on her big toe while
sitting in her swing.
 
8.19.06
5 months,
27 days
Sat in her high chair and
sucked on frozen grapes
Tula took the new chair for a test drive and
tried out frozen grapes to sooth her gums.
9.1.06
6 months,
9 days
Tula's first cold  :(  
Just a bit of a runny nose.  Mama and Papa
got is much worse than Tula.
 
9.5.06
6 months,
13 days
First time she rolled onto
her tummy to sleep
Mama found Tula with her face planted in the
sheet.
 
9.16.06
6 months,
24 days
First solid food
If you can call mashed sweet potato solid
food.  Tula liked it!
9.29.06
7 months,
6 days
Sat up all alone for the first
time
Managed to catch it on film!  She was very
proud of herself.
9.30.06
7 months,
1 week
First grass stains
We went to the park and she crawled around
on the grass, getting grass stains on the
knees of her blue cargos.
10.6.06
7 months,
2 weeks
First time she pulled
herself up to stand
Tula pulled herself up using Papa's shirt
while they were playing on the floor.
 
10.7.06
7 months,
2 weeks
First time she drank water
from a cup
After lunch, Tula managed to sip a little from
the edge of her sippy cup (with the lid off!)
 
10.9.06
7 months,
16 days
First real crawl
Tula coordinated her hands and feet for 6
steps!  She had been scooting along for a
while, but this was a real crawl.
 
11.21.06
8 months,
29 days
First road trip
We drove to Southern California for Turkey.  
Tula did great!
 
11.29.06
9 months,
6 days
Climbed the stairs
From bottom to top unassisted!  She's a
climber... on top of boxes, into cupboards,
whatever gives her a lift up!
11.30.06
9 months,
1 week
Mama!
Well, ok.  Maybe it was more like
mmmmmm...mamamamam....mmmmm
 
12.23.06
10 months
First bath in big tub
Tula took it in the hotel room bathtub on our
Christmas trip.
1.17.07
10 months, 25
days
First Tooth
No swelling or redness, but Tula didn't sleep
very well for several nights.
 
2.15.07
Almost 1 year
Walking!
Not too steady on her feet, but she took some
real steps.  Crawling is still the preferred
method of travel.
 
7.2.07
16 months
First airplane ride
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!
8.12.07
17 months
First pony ride
No pics :(  It was an impromptu event at the
Farmer's Market.  Tula stayed on the pony all
the way around the track!