Born October 19, 2002 8:31 a.m.
Texas County Memorial Hospital
Houston, Missouri
Eight pounds, Ten ounces
20 1/2 inches long
Rachel Info:
* First tooth: March 19, 2003 (bottom, front, right)
* First time tried to roll over: March 20, 2003
* She rolled over for the first time March 28, 2003
* Second tooth: April 1, 2003 (bottom, front, left)
* Rolled over the second time: April 3, 2003
* Rolled over the third time: April 4, 2003 (her Grandpa Jim saw
her)
* Jason and I finally saw her roll over (twice): April 7, 2003
* Rachel is an official 'roller-over', everytime I'd lay her on
her belly, she'd roll: April 8, 2003
* Rachel scooted her walker over to me three times today, like
a pro!: April 8, 2003
* Rachel rolled over onto her belly from her back, twice, after
a lot of struggling: April 15, 2003
* Rachel rolled across the floor with complete ease: April 19,
2003
* Rachel took her first steps!: September 21, 2003
* Rachel says 'uh-oh', 'uh-oh' all the time...
* Today Rachel whistled for the first time: December 7, 2003.
She loves - Dora, Blue, Carebears, Strawberry Shortcake, Pooh and
all those cute little girl things... She just loves cartoons. She absolutely loves my compter as well. She also
loves her keyboard that is clad with light-up stars and recides magical little kid toons. Rachel loves the telephone
and talks to my mom and grandma whenever we're on the phone. I now have gotten Rachel her own little play cellphone
and sunglasses. She still feels it necessary to take mine from me though! She loves water - pool or bath. She also
goes straight for the gravel whenever we walk outside. She absolutely loves rocks. She really hates being dirty though...
Kind of strange combination... She comes to me saying 'ucky' or 'dirty' if she has something on her hands. Rachel can repeat
the alphabet after me and even say some of the letters at the correct time without me prompting her. She also knows nearly
every part of the body and can point them out without being asked. She can say one, two, and then jumps directly to five,
lol. She has started putting two to three words together in response to being spoken to. She can recognize and point
out numerous shapes and knows flowers, butterflies, and countless animals. She tends to relate tigers, lions, etc, to
kitty-cats though. Also, horses are sometimes cows and unicorns are usually horses. Other than that, she's great at picking
animals out. She loves doggies... She can also pick out pictures of herself when she was little and understands the concept
of a mirror. She can also pick out which person I am in a group picture and can tell that it is me in pictures of me when
I was younger - some are quite a bit younger.
She is currently 29 pounds.
