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From this...
( our first sighting at 10 weeks)...
...to this...
( our second sighting at 20 weeks)...
...TO THIS!!! On March 18, 2002, at 8:14 p.m., six days ahead of schedule, our bundle of joy arrived... Calla Elaine Schultz.... 9 lbs 0 oz, 21 inches
After two weeks of fending for ourselves, Grandma Roach comes to visit to lend a helping hand...
Calla's second month brought a visit from Grandpa Schultz. Calla begins cooing, has her first swing and sees her second and third movies, Harry Potter and Woody Allen's Hollywood Ending. She also experienced her first California earthquake!! At her 2-month checkup she weighed in at 12 lbs 5 oz. Janetta celebrates her first Mother's Day!
In Calla's third month, she learns to consciously hold a pacifier in her mouth and, later in the month, find her thumb!! Josh finishes his table (see Music/Interests page) and experiences his first Father's Day!
Highlights from Calla's fourth month include her first trip to the beach, her first Canada Day, Uncle Johnny and David's visit, the arrival of her new baby jogger (thanks Chuck!), and first FRED CONCERT!! Major milestones include her first laugh, starting to sit, grabbing her toes, blowing bubbles and holding her bottle on her own. She also caught her first cold :( At her 4-month checkup, Calla tips the scales at 15 lbs 7 oz.
In Calla's fifth month she gets her hands on a basketball for the first time, begins sucking on her toes, enjoys the thrills of a jumper, and nails down a Guinness World Record with mommy for most women breastfeeding at the same time, in where else? Berkeley, 'Calla'fornia!
Calla celebrated most of her sixth month back East visiting family and friends... many for the first time. We spent a couple of weeks in Ottawa (with 2 trips to the cottage), and one week in Allentown. It was a great trip with many wonderful memories.
In Calla's seventh month, she attends her first wedding (appropriately, that of her doula, Monica, who was present at her birth), Calla learns to spell on her new highchair and celebrates her first Canadian Thanksgiving on daddy's handcrafted trestle table!
Calla began her eighth month with a trip to Half Moon Bay's 32nd annual Pumpkin Festival. It also marked the emergence of her first tooth! And for her first Halloween, Calla dresses up as, what else, a Calla Lily!
In Calla's ninth month, she celebrated her 1st Hanukkah and American Thanksgiving and crawls forward for the first time!
Calla's 1st Christmas is the highlight of her tenth month, along with attending her first swim lessons with daddy.
Calla's eleventh month brought a return visit from Grandma and resurgence of calla lillies. Major Calla milestones: beginning to walk (with the aid of a 'walker') and learning to clap her hands.
Well, in what seems like a blink of an eye, Calla turns 1 year old. She has mastered descending stairs backwards (and climbing the stairs fearlessly), stands unassisted... AND... the penultimate milestone: TAKES HER FIRST STEPS!!
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