Socha,
Your Dad and I have been woefully inept at keeping this blog going. We have commented many times over the last several months that we need to update this blog - both with pictures/videos and with notes on your many firsts. But then we just don't seem to make the time. Partly because we're busy with work, and partly because we love spending our free time with you, which precludes us from sitting down in front of the computer to compose wonderful prose about you. The last time your Dad wrote, you were in full-bore colic mode. Life was a bit difficult for all of us - we refer to the spring as being "pretty dark." But, as everyone told us would happen, you finally grew out of your colic and have become a delight to hang out with. Your smiles brighten our days, and a lot of other people's days too. You've got such a fantastic grin that goes all the way to your eyes and helps a tired Momma or frustrated Daddy release our stress and just pour out our love for you. Your laugh is contagious and your curiosity helps us look at the world with different eyes. You bring joy wherever you go - whether that's the dining hall here on campus, or at your grandparents in Colorado, or walking down the street in Boston. I'm still wrapping my head around how I can be so in love with this tiny little creature that your Dad and I made.
You've done a lot of traveling for being only 7 months old. We drove from MA to MN this summer to visit friends and family AND go to the world's best amusement park for roller coasters (Cedar Point). In fact, you've been to half of the M-states: MA, ME, MN, MI. You've met all of the Savage/Larsen clan and much of the Jewett/Haughey clan. You've ridden the subway in Boston and flown to Colorado. You've dipped your toes in several lakes (Michigan, Superior, Huron, Sand Lake (in MN), McCollum Lake (in MI), and Lake George (in NY)), the Deerfield River, and Aunt Kathy's swimming pool. You were just starting to get somewhat comfortable in water when the summer came to an end. Luckily that comfort rolled over to baths - because we honestly probably didn't give you more than 5 baths in your first 4 months - and now you are starting to play during bathtime. Next, we need to take you in for swimming lessons so next summer you can actually jump into the water!
You've gained a lot of weight since the colic ceased. You're pretty solid now. And going through growth spurt after growth spurt. You get chubby, then you get tall, then you get chubby, then you get tall. I think you're in a tall stage right now.
Now that I'm working again, we have a nanny for you for 30 hours a week. Her name is Lori and you two get along really well. I think I'm suffering from separation anxiety more than you are. But it's really nice to have someone around who is so good with you. And it's nice to be back to work again.
So, I want to keep a record of all of your firsts and other anecdotes. I wish I could promise that I'll post something regularly or as it happens. But, the truth is, I'm a terrible blogger, so all I can do is put a list here of things up to today, and promise to try to post more regular tidbits in the future. I'll try to get your Dad to post some things too. We'll at least post monthly photo albums - we're really good about taking pictures of you. In fact, you've figured out that we like it when you smile for the camera, so you have started posing whenever the camera comes out. We could be creating a monster!
First, here's your measurements as the months progressed:
March 22 - 6 lbs 14.8 oz (32nd percentile), 20 inches (63rd percentile)
April 24 - 7 lbs 8 oz (8th percentile), 21.5 inches (63th percentile)
May 22 - 8 lbs 10 oz (6th percentile), 22.7 inches (65th percentile)
June 19 - 10 lbs 6 oz (13th percentile), 23.3 inches (49th percentile)
August 2 - 13 lbs 12 oz (44th percentile), 25.8 inches (90th percentile)
September 27 - 17 lbs (68th percentile), 27.3 inches (92nd percentile)
Your next weigh-in will be at 9 months.
Here are my very short notes on your firsts:
6/17/2012 - First true smile!
7/1/2012 - She rolled from stomach to back for the first time! Twice!
7/10/2012 - Discovery of the toes
7/14/2012 - Dip in Sand Lake with swim trunks up to chest. She was ok with it. Also, she laughed for the first time today while I blew my lips at her. We got a short video.
7/16/2012 - Lots of laughs while dad was swinging her. Got up to chin in swimming pool and stayed calm until her face went in the water. Also spent time in the pool yesterday.
7/25/2012 - First time rolling from back to front x2!
8/2/2012 - She started reaching for things and grabbing things in the last week or so.
8/6/2012 - She got her toes in her mouth
8/9/2012 - First case of thrush (hopefully only!)
8/21/2012 - First sunburn :( just right cheek
9/9/2012 - Discover of lower lip
9/29/2012 - First time sitting up on her own
10/8/2012 - First tooth starting to emerge
10/26/ 2012 - Second tooth appeared
I want to make sure all your photos are included in this blog (we've been posting some of the photo albums on our travel blog), so here are your first 7 months in pictures:
MONTH 1
MONTH 2
MONTH 3
MONTH 4
MONTH 5
MONTH 6
MONTH 7
And, last but not least, here are links to several posts we put on our travel blog, but neglected to include here:
Welcome Socha Sage Jewett Savage
Finally - some Socha photos
Socha's Second Month
Socha's first 3.25 months
Your Dad and I have been woefully inept at keeping this blog going. We have commented many times over the last several months that we need to update this blog - both with pictures/videos and with notes on your many firsts. But then we just don't seem to make the time. Partly because we're busy with work, and partly because we love spending our free time with you, which precludes us from sitting down in front of the computer to compose wonderful prose about you. The last time your Dad wrote, you were in full-bore colic mode. Life was a bit difficult for all of us - we refer to the spring as being "pretty dark." But, as everyone told us would happen, you finally grew out of your colic and have become a delight to hang out with. Your smiles brighten our days, and a lot of other people's days too. You've got such a fantastic grin that goes all the way to your eyes and helps a tired Momma or frustrated Daddy release our stress and just pour out our love for you. Your laugh is contagious and your curiosity helps us look at the world with different eyes. You bring joy wherever you go - whether that's the dining hall here on campus, or at your grandparents in Colorado, or walking down the street in Boston. I'm still wrapping my head around how I can be so in love with this tiny little creature that your Dad and I made.
You've done a lot of traveling for being only 7 months old. We drove from MA to MN this summer to visit friends and family AND go to the world's best amusement park for roller coasters (Cedar Point). In fact, you've been to half of the M-states: MA, ME, MN, MI. You've met all of the Savage/Larsen clan and much of the Jewett/Haughey clan. You've ridden the subway in Boston and flown to Colorado. You've dipped your toes in several lakes (Michigan, Superior, Huron, Sand Lake (in MN), McCollum Lake (in MI), and Lake George (in NY)), the Deerfield River, and Aunt Kathy's swimming pool. You were just starting to get somewhat comfortable in water when the summer came to an end. Luckily that comfort rolled over to baths - because we honestly probably didn't give you more than 5 baths in your first 4 months - and now you are starting to play during bathtime. Next, we need to take you in for swimming lessons so next summer you can actually jump into the water!
You've gained a lot of weight since the colic ceased. You're pretty solid now. And going through growth spurt after growth spurt. You get chubby, then you get tall, then you get chubby, then you get tall. I think you're in a tall stage right now.
Now that I'm working again, we have a nanny for you for 30 hours a week. Her name is Lori and you two get along really well. I think I'm suffering from separation anxiety more than you are. But it's really nice to have someone around who is so good with you. And it's nice to be back to work again.
So, I want to keep a record of all of your firsts and other anecdotes. I wish I could promise that I'll post something regularly or as it happens. But, the truth is, I'm a terrible blogger, so all I can do is put a list here of things up to today, and promise to try to post more regular tidbits in the future. I'll try to get your Dad to post some things too. We'll at least post monthly photo albums - we're really good about taking pictures of you. In fact, you've figured out that we like it when you smile for the camera, so you have started posing whenever the camera comes out. We could be creating a monster!
First, here's your measurements as the months progressed:
March 22 - 6 lbs 14.8 oz (32nd percentile), 20 inches (63rd percentile)
April 24 - 7 lbs 8 oz (8th percentile), 21.5 inches (63th percentile)
May 22 - 8 lbs 10 oz (6th percentile), 22.7 inches (65th percentile)
June 19 - 10 lbs 6 oz (13th percentile), 23.3 inches (49th percentile)
August 2 - 13 lbs 12 oz (44th percentile), 25.8 inches (90th percentile)
September 27 - 17 lbs (68th percentile), 27.3 inches (92nd percentile)
Your next weigh-in will be at 9 months.
Here are my very short notes on your firsts:
6/17/2012 - First true smile!
7/1/2012 - She rolled from stomach to back for the first time! Twice!
7/10/2012 - Discovery of the toes
7/14/2012 - Dip in Sand Lake with swim trunks up to chest. She was ok with it. Also, she laughed for the first time today while I blew my lips at her. We got a short video.
7/16/2012 - Lots of laughs while dad was swinging her. Got up to chin in swimming pool and stayed calm until her face went in the water. Also spent time in the pool yesterday.
7/25/2012 - First time rolling from back to front x2!
8/2/2012 - She started reaching for things and grabbing things in the last week or so.
8/6/2012 - She got her toes in her mouth
8/9/2012 - First case of thrush (hopefully only!)
8/21/2012 - First sunburn :( just right cheek
9/9/2012 - Discover of lower lip
9/29/2012 - First time sitting up on her own
10/8/2012 - First tooth starting to emerge
10/26/ 2012 - Second tooth appeared
I want to make sure all your photos are included in this blog (we've been posting some of the photo albums on our travel blog), so here are your first 7 months in pictures:
MONTH 1
MONTH 2
MONTH 3
MONTH 4
MONTH 5
MONTH 6
MONTH 7
And, last but not least, here are links to several posts we put on our travel blog, but neglected to include here:
Welcome Socha Sage Jewett Savage
Finally - some Socha photos
Socha's Second Month
Socha's first 3.25 months
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