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.)
