The "Firsts"

Raymond was born 6/20/07. That would make him 3 1/2 mo. today. He was born 7lb 7oz & 21in at 1:11pm. It was an easy birth and I definitely would do it all over again!

I weighed the boy today: 18lb. He's about 26in long and very solid. He's a big baby, on the top of the scales for height, weight and length. His doctors are unconcerned since he is solely breastfed and he isn't overweight for his length. He's wearing 9 mo clothing well and seems to have slowed down a bit (I hope long enough to wear those cute jammies for a while!). It's amazing how fast he's growing!

So, I want to document some of his firsts that are already completed... If I can get this done, I'll be all caught up for future blogs! (And I will have something to print to keep for the baby book!)

Raymond's firsts:

• First look in the mirror (he freaked out!): 6/21/07 (1 day old)


• Belly Button stump fell off 7/6/07 (16 days old) (And no, I did not keep it!)


• First trip out of PHX -- to Tucson to visit Daddy in training 7/10/07 (20 days old)


• First bottle 7/18/07 (4 wks old)


• First visit to church 7/22/07


• First PHX T-Storm 7/23/07 (& our 2 yr anniversary!)


• First playdate (Paradise Valley Mall) 7/24/07


• Caught first cold -- lasted 3 days (dry sinuses, congestion) 7/25/07 (5 wks old)


• Hands in mouth 7/27/07


• First attendance at a baby shower 7/28/07 (As if he'll care about this when he's older!)


• First 5 1/2 hr night (b/c Doc told me to stop waking him!) 8/1/07 (6 wks)


• Around this time Ray had his first laugh while fast asleep on my lap... I was shocked!


• First trip to Vegas & 3 day conference (He was great!) 8/5/07 (7 wks)


• Ray begins to smile a little and coo about once a day...


• First flight -- 3.5 hrs to MI for vacation! 8/9/07


• First time touching grass (in MI) 8/12/07


• First boat ride (to Mackinac Island) & bike ride 8/15/07 (8 wks)


• First 12 hr night (in MI) 8/26/07 (9 1/2 wks) (Ray slept 10-14 hrs straight since!!!)


• Figures out jumper 9/4/07 (11 wks, he's held head up well since birth)


• First swim in pool -- kicks like a fish! He loves it! 9/5/07 (11 wks)


• First PHX babysitter, my good friend Tameca 9/8/07 (Tom & I went to a wedding)


• Discovers toys! 9/10/07 (12 wks)


• Shakes rattles, laughs and smiles! 9/11/07 (Then he cries afterwards -- hard...)


• Sucks thumb for a long time with no help. 9/11/07


• Smiles at people's faces (sometime around this time)


• First trip to the zoo! 10/2/07 (15 wks)


• Laughs when tickled (consistently) 10/8/07 (16 wks)


• Held self up on arms while on belly 10/8/07

No rolling over yet! He does like to stand with our support, though. All these firsts... awh, my little man is already growing up! Pretty soon I'll be saying he's crawling, walking, talking... I spend almost every waking minute with him, but where does the time go???

Speaking of waking moments, tomorrow will be my first time away from Raymond for most of the day... It will be hard for me. I really enjoy playing with him. I want to become a Hospice volunteer and the training is from 9-4:30pm tomorrow. At least I don't have to attend the week-long training since I am a licensed professional, but it still will be difficult to be away for so long. Tomorrow's going to feel like going back to work. I hope he's good for his daddy!

*fingers crossed*