12 month review

I've been meaning to do this for a while now. A recap of some milestones, fun memories, and general data from the first year of Dylan's life.

MONTH ONE and TWO:
Born July 7th, 2005. Weight 7lbs. 15oz.
Not gaining weight well. Lots of trips to pediatrician's office.

MONTH THREE:
fun memories: first plane trip (to California)
HATES the car.

MONTH FOUR:
weight: 11 lbs. 12 oz. (3rd percentile)
height: 50th percentile
milestones: localizing to voices, good muscle tone (per MD and Parents As Teachers lady), cooing.
fun memory: smiling and cooing at the warning label in the inside of his carseat
Mommy back to work part-time.

MONTH FIVE:
milestones: discovered his feet, turns pages of books, starts eating solids
fun memory: trip to Washington D.C. for Neuroscience Conference, meet Uncle Matt in Baltimore, finding teddy-bear, tub eating
STILL HATES the car.

MONTH SIX:
weight: 12 lbs. 8 oz. (0-3rd percentile)
milestones: laughing, sitting
fun memories: loves the tub, first cold, Christmas in Chicago, first snow

MONTH SEVEN:
milestones: crawling
fun memories: trip to California, daddy's Ph.D. defense.

MONTH EIGHT:
fun memories: move to California, Santa Monica Beach trip, visit cousin Andrew,

MONTH NINE:
milestones: first two teeth, enjoys doing "dental work"
fun memories: Huntington Gardens and lots of walks with mommy
Mommy has lasik eye surgery.

MONTH TEN:
weight: 19 lbs. (25th percentile)
height: 29.5 inches (75-90th percentile)
milestones: peek-a-boo, rocking himself to sleep, loves shoes and doorstops, first pickle
fun memories: falling asleep in jumper, start stroller strides with mommy, first fingerpainting masterpiece
Mommy back to work 2 days a week and Dylan to daycare.

MONTH ELEVEN:
milestones: cruising and first 2 steps, clapping
fun memories: discovered boxes

MONTH TWELVE:
weight: 22lbs. (50th percentile)
height: 31.5 inches (90th percentile)
milestones: first words, walking
fun memories: first time in the sand at the beach, loves toothbrushes and bananas, Katie & Julie visit, gymboree, first 4th of July fireworks, tackling Thaddeus