Shantel Elise Walker - Baby's First Year

A while ago, while my mom was cleaning out some things, she gave me a calendar that she and my dad had filled in throughout my first year. She thought I might like to have it. I don't know where to keep it, but I didn't want to lose the information - so I thought that I'd type up all my first milestones and post it to this blog so that it will be recorded, but that I won't have to actually store the calendar. 

Thinking about my now-seasoned parents as once-first-time parents makes me so grateful for them and for all their time, effort, and love that they put into my life. It's true what they say, that the older you get - the more you appreciate your parents. And I? I have some of the best that there are. 

Baby's First Year

Sticker Calendar

This is the Keepsake Calendar of 

Shantel Elise Walker

who was born to 

Scott Colvin + Lori Anne Walker

on September 15, 1987

September 1987

Weight: 7 lbs 4 oz  Length: 20 1/2"

15th - Baby arrives. First Day Home. 

25th- First Outing. (We went to Sale Lake to visit Uncle Lloyd, Aunt Berthene, and Great Grandma Elvin)

30th- Turns head. 

October 1987

Weight: 8 lbs 4 oz  Length: 21"

1st- First Bath

3rd-First Sitter (We went to a BYU Football Game) 

5th- Sleeps all Night. (Began before this but sporadic before now.) 

11th- Shantel's Blessing Day

15th- One Month Old

21st- Turns toward sound. 

31st- Smiles (Halloween)

November 1987

Weight: 11 lbs 8 oz  Length: 22 1/4"

15th- Two Months Old

16th - Visit to Doctor

20th- Reaches for Objects

23rd- Mom's Birthday!

26th- Thanksgiving (In Boise, ID) 

December 1987

Weight: 13 lbs   Length: 23"

2nd- Holds Head Up

15th- Three Months Old

16th- Coos

19th - Mom & Dad's 2nd Anniversary

23rd - Recognizes Mother

25th- Christmas (In Lyman, WY) 

26th- Plays with Toy (Likes Doll and Big Bird)

29th- Laughs

30th- Recognizes Father

January 1988

Weight: 15 lbs  Length: 24 1/2"

1st- New Years Day (In Provo, Utah)

5th- Sits With Help

9th- (Rolled from back to stomach with help.)

15th- Four Months Old. Rolls from back to tummy. (1st when we weren't watching.) 

19th- Visit to Doctor

22nd- First Cereal (rice cereal) 

26th- Discovers Toes

29th- First Fruit (bananas)

February 1988

Weight: 16 lbs  Length: 25"

1st- Sits Alone

5th- (Eats applesauce)

7th- Rolls from Tummy to Back

12th- First Vegetable (carrots) 

14th- Valentine's Day

15th- Five Months Old

19th- (Eats sweet potatoes) 

20th- Plays Peek-a-Boo

26th- Drinks from Cup

March 1988

Weight: 17 lbs  Length: 20 1/2"

2nd- Discovers Face

4th- (Eats pears)

15th- Six Months Old

17th- Creeps. Visit to Doctor (ear and eye infection)

20th- First Visit to Park

22nd- (Pulled herself up to standing position by holding on to the bookcase.) 

29th- Visit to Doctor (infections cleared up) 

April 1988

Weight: 17 lbs 8 oz  Length: 26 1/2"

2nd- Waves Bye-Bye

3rd- Easter (In Lyman, WY)

6th- Visit to Doctor (Another ear infection - fever.)

15th- Seven Months Old

18th- Visit to Doctor (Ear infection gone) 

22nd- (3rd DPT Shot) 

May 1988

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11th- Stands with Help

15th- Eight Months Old

25th- Dad's Birthday!

June 1988

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3rd- Crawls

15th- Nine Months Old

20th- First Tooth

23rd- First Word (kitty) 

25th- Climbs Upstairs

29th- First Step

July 1988

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4th- Fourth of July

15th- Ten Months Old

19th- Throws Kiss

29th- Walks

August 1988

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10th- Stands Alone

15th- Eleven Months Old

19th- First Meat

September 1988

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15th- First Birthday!

(There is a note at the end under Special Names and Numbers that says "Roger + Beth Ormsby" in my mother's handwriting. I have to wonder if maybe they were the ones to give my parents this book.)