The Mehaffeys

Savannah’s First Tooth!

Kristina — Mon, 21 May 2007 17:32:53 +0000

Savannah’s first tooth poked through yesterday morning. She has a tooth coming in on the bottom. It looks like it could be two coming at the same time, but she doesn’t cooperate enough to see. Everytime I move that bottom lip, she sticks her tongue out! It’s still kind of hard to see… but you can definately feel it! It’s hard to believe how quick she’s growing up!

She’s not far from cruising the furniture. She pulls herself up almost effortlessly on the coffee table and her crib! She’s able to hold on with only one hand and shake a toy with the other without falling down. It won’t be long until she’s follow Andruw around the house!

Standing Up and First Words

Kristina — Mon, 14 May 2007 22:29:41 +0000

Savannah had a very busy day today! She was babbling and out came “Dada” and what sounds like “Daddy.” She’s a little confused since it should have been “Mama” due to yesterday being Mother’s Day. So I guess next month we’ll here “Mama” for Father’s Day!

She also finally made it to her feet while pulling up on the furniture. She’s been pulling up onto her knees for a while now, but until today she couldn’t quite get those feet underneath. She’s done it twice so far today! It’s just a matter of time until she’s cruising and then walking!

She’s already crawling everywhere. Anything on her level is fair game unless you keep a close eye on her. Her favorite things to chase down are the dogs and Daddy’s computer cords. That mouse cord drapped down from his laptop is a movement motivator! Andruw is still loving his sister and loving playing with her! He’s a great help entertaining her when I have to make dinner or do some laundry. She just lights up when she sees her big brother!

Let the Crawling Begin!

Kristina — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:30:09 +0000

Savannah took the first seen “crawling steps” Sunday April 22! She’s been scooting and semi-dragging herself for the last few weeks. She can be sneaky about her moving though… waiting until you’re not watching then moving 6 inches or more! She was actually up on her hands and knees though on Sunday. The few steps came while trying to get to Luxor’s moving tail. She made about 3 before she fell down. She’s getting up on her hands and knees more often now. So it’s just a matter of time before she’s crawling everywhere!

Savannah

Kristina — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:16:45 +0000

It’s been a while since the last Savannah update. At her six month checkup, Savannah weighed in at 15 lbs 6 oz and was 27″ tall. She’s in the 90th percentile in height and 50th percentile for weight and head size. She’s definately getting bigger all the time. She’s grown out of almost all her one piece 6-9 month PJ’s. At least the two piece outfits still fit!

She’s rolling around like crazy. She can get across the room if she wants something on the other side. She’s starting to drag herself short bits. It won’t be long until she’s crawling! She can sit up without help. She falls over if she gets too excited though! She’s eating all sorts of fruits and veggies. She likes the veggies best: green beans and peas are the favorites! She likes playing in her walker. She’s getting better at moving forward, not just backwards. We have to make sure things are out of reach on the tables. She hasn’t figured out how to move one foot at a time yet though. Still doing the push and scoot for now.
Andruw is the greatest big brother! Savannah smiles everytime she sees him! He loves making her smile when she’s crying. He’s sat with her in the back of the car squeaking a toy to make her smile. (She loves toys that squeak.) He helps entertain her when I’m getting dinner ready, doing dishes, or any other chores.

She’s getting to be so BIG!

Kristina — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:25:38 +0000

It’s official, Savannah is big for her age. She had her 4 month check up on Wednesday the 17th. She measured at 26″ (that puts her into the 95th percentile for height) and weighed 14 lbs 6 oz (that puts her into the 75th percentile for weight). We had an idea that she was big for her age when we saw other kids that weren’t much bigger than her standing on their own or eating food. The Doctor said that she’s ahead in her development too.

Since she’s showing such an interest in our food. The doctor gave us the okay to start feeding her baby cereal. She had her first taste of rice cereal tonight! She was unsure of the taste, but didn’t seem to dislike it. Half of learning to eat solid food is learning how to eat from a spoon. I think it was pretty successful for a first try. We’ll try some more tomorrow night!

Big Milestone for Savannah!

Kristina — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:03:46 +0000

Savannah decided yesterday with just the audience of her big brother to roll over! She has been rolling from her back to her side a bunch since we got back but yesterday she finished the roll onto her belly. Then she, of course, got upset that she was stuck on her tummy! She’s only done it the once so far, but I’m sure it’s just a matter of time before she’s rolling across the floor. She already wiggles herself around in circles. I had to move all the toys out of her crib because she ends up nothing like I put her down when she wakes up. She spins in little circles she creates from her rolling to her side and then her back. She’s a squirmy worm! We have a check up on the 17th. I’ll let you know how big she’s gotten after the appointment.