Firsts

I should have started writing these things down a long time ago. The photos help, though. The photo with this post is one of the first times she held her head up at about 3 months old.

First Smile I remember her smiling first for Grandma Kathy when she was about 5 weeks old. It was Grandma's first visit since being there for Megan's birth. It was near the end of her two week visit, and Megan felt the need to reach a milestone before she left. A few weeks later, at Megan's 2 month check up, the doctor asked when her frist smile was. Todd answered, "Just in time!" How true! She had been pretty colicky and those first few smiles made up for a lot of sleepless nights.

First Began to Sleep Through the Night She started at about 7 weeks...then she got her two month shots. That set her back a few weeks.

First Meal Not Manufactured by Mommy About 2 weeks before Megan turned 6 months old, her demand for food started out pacing my ability to supply it. It was really hard for me to deal with. I have become quite a breastfeeding advocate over the past 6 months! But without being with her all the time, my supply couldn't respond to her signals. I justified those first formula feedings by reminding myself that she'd be starting solid foods soon and this was just another new food.

First Solid Food Megan started rice cereal about a week before she turned 6 months old. A week later Grandma Kathy got to give her the first serving of green beans.

First Began to Sit Megan began to sit on her own about 2 weeks before her 6 month birthday. It took her about a month to get good at it.

First Tooth It started to cut through about 2 weeks after her 6 month birthday.

First Started to Put Herself to Sleep She decided she wanted to fall asleep on her own rather than cuddling with mom or dad at about 6 months, 3 weeks.

(Today it's three days to Megan's 7 month birthday, so as you can see, a lot has happened in the past few months!)