Tag: Monthly Update
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9 & 10 Month Update
This update is combined for two reasons. The first is that I always seems to neglect these monthly updates until days before her next monthly-birthday, and secondly, these two months are very related – splitting them up would have been too confusing for me and thus you, and I care about your feelings. So without…
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8 Month Update
Why do I always write these updates during the week leading up to her next monthly birthday? I guess this is why. Anyway, during this month Isabel really started getting stronger. She learned how to fully sit-up from the ground all by her little self, which according to the experts is actually a developmental milestone,…
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7 Month Update
Alright, alright, I know this update is super late seeing as how she is 8 months old today, but I had five papers and a final to study for during early May. I remember one of the most important things to remember when holding Isabel as a baby was making sure her big noggin didn’t…
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6 Month Update
The first few months of parenting are not boring, but they aren’t exactly exciting. Your baby isn’t very responsive, they can’t do much, and so you spend a lot of time just looking at them, listening to the occasional babble, and figuring out ways to make them laugh. I would argue that it isn’t until…
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5 Month Update
We are all creatures of habit. We establish routines to manage our hectic lives. And sometimes these routines simply mask the chaos so we can get through the day. As parents, we quickly take these established routines for granted knowing they allow us to feel a little more normal. So when it comes time to…
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4 Month Update
Adapting to new situations is a skill that we refine with age (or in the case of Isabel, after 100ish days). Becoming a parent accelerates this refinement pretty drastically. I am in no way suggesting that other life changing events (ie. going to college, changing jobs, starting/ending a relationship, etc.) don’t also accelerate this process,…
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3 Month Update
Wow, three months have already gone by? Isabel is obviously growing physically, but she is also growing emotionally. She is a tummy-time expert and can roll over from her tummy to back. She smiles regularly (especially when we all wake up together in the early AM). She talks or whines when she wants attention. She…