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1 month<\/p>\n
-Began babbling a lot<\/p>\n
-First visit to Wrigley<\/p>\n
-First “real” smile (6 weeks)<\/p>\n
-Found his fingers (7 weeks)<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2 months<\/p>\n -Check-up: height (25 inches); head circumference (16.5); weight (13lbs 11oz), miserable from his shots<\/p>\n -First swim in Lake Elizabeth<\/p>\n -Found his thumb (10 weeks)<\/p>\n -Visited Camp Marimeta<\/p>\n -Began reaching for things (11 weeks)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3 months<\/p>\n -Mommy returns to work<\/p>\n -Joey’s cousin, Jordan, is born!<\/p>\n -Zeyde babysits Joey (all by himself) for 1.5 hours<\/p>\n -Still hates tummy time<\/p>\n -Loves giggling!<\/p>\n -Rolls from his tummy to his back (14 weeks)<\/p>\n -Loves standing up (with support)<\/p>\n -Knows\/responds to his name (15 weeks)<\/p>\n -Began sleeping through the night<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4 months<\/p>\n – Checkup: weight (17lbs 6oz); length (27.5 inches), didn’t cry from shots!<\/p>\n -Eyes are still blue<\/p>\n -Finds his toes<\/p>\n -Began sleeping on his stomach<\/p>\n -First airplane ride\/visit to Grandma & Grandpa<\/p>\n -Began sitting independently (4.5 months)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5 months<\/p>\n -First bites of food<\/p>\n -Begins cracking up<\/p>\n -Loves looking at himself in the mirror<\/p>\n -Favorite toy: iPhone<\/p>\n -Stopped sleeping through the night \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6 months<\/p>\n -Checkup: \u00a0Weight (20lbs 5oz); Height (28.5 inches); Head Circumference (18 inches)<\/p>\n -Loves Mac ‘n Cheese and cereal puffs<\/p>\n -Joey’s best friend, Lucy, is born!<\/p>\n -Loves sticking out his tongue for photos<\/p>\n -2nd tooth arrives!<\/p>\n -Celebrated Joey’s Pidyon Haben at Nonny and Poppy’s<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7 months<\/p>\n -Pulls himself to a stand<\/p>\n -Began crawling (7.5 months)<\/p>\n -Used his passport for the first time (Puerto Rico & a cruise)<\/p>\n -Loved time in the pool and chowing down on bread rolls each night at dinner!<\/p>\n -Visits his first beach (and hated it)<\/p>\n -Celebrated our first New Years Eve!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8 months<\/p>\n -Standing without support<\/p>\n -Says “da-da”<\/p>\n -Climbs up the stairs<\/p>\n -Takes his first few steps with a walker<\/p>\n -LOVES sushi (tamago)<\/p>\n -Favorite Music Video: Will I Am<\/p>\n -Visit Arizona for the 2nd time<\/p>\n -Began waving “bye-bye”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9 months<\/p>\n -Checkup: Height (29 inches);\u00a0Weight (23lbs 2oz);\u00a0Head: (18.5)<\/p>\n -Says his first meaningful word “ball”<\/p>\n -Loves eating dog food<\/p>\n -Learns he has a new cousin arriving in November!<\/p>\n -Teeth 3, 4 & 5 make their appearance<\/p>\n -Attended his first Blackhawks game (and loved the nachos)<\/p>\n -Loved deli turkey<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10 months<\/p>\n -Find out Joey’s going to have a brother\/sister<\/p>\n -7th tooth arrives!<\/p>\n -Begins walking<\/p>\n -Loves giving “high fives”<\/p>\n -Loves guacamole<\/p>\n -Spends a lot of time doing “downward dog”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 11 months<\/p>\n -Favorite food: strawberries and bottle<\/p>\n -Love playing with blocks, especially knocking town towers we build<\/p>\n -Biting Mommy way too often<\/p>\n -Obsessed with Elmo<\/p>\n -Mom and Dad head to Hawaii for 10 days (and Joey gets his 1st high fever\/flu and takes Bubbie down with him)<\/p>\n -Pippin is relocated to Highland Park<\/p>\n -Gets his 1st double ear infection<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 12 months<\/p>\n -Checkup:\u00a0Weight (24lbs 11oz); \u00a0Height (30 5\/8 inches);\u00a0Head Circumference (19 inches)<\/p>\n -Celebrated 1st birthday at Wrigley<\/p>\n -Had a family celebration in the park on actual birthday (you ate 1\/4 of the entire cake)<\/p>\n -Still obsessed with Elmo<\/p>\n -Unhappily gave up his bottle<\/p>\n -Dropped his morning nap<\/p>\n -Words: Mama, Dada, more, banana, Elmo, and his favorite, \u201cno!\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 13 months<\/p>\n -Found out that h’s going to have a baby brother!<\/p>\n -Attends his first day of camp<\/p>\n -Still obsessed with Elmo<\/p>\n -Spent most of his mornings in the EBC pool<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 14 months<\/p>\n -Began coloring with crayons<\/p>\n -LOVES shooting hoops<\/p>\n -Climbs on EVERYTHING!<\/p>\n -Finally attended his first Cubs game<\/p>\n -Can identify 5-10 body parts<\/p>\n -Loves cookies (or anything you call a “cookie”)<\/p>\n -Found out that he’s going to have another cousin!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 15 months<\/p>\n -Checkup (15.5 months):\u00a0Height (32 inches); \u00a0Weight (24 lbs);\u00a0Head Circumference (20 inches); doctor put him on a high-fat diet<\/p>\n -Began nursery school<\/p>\n -Gives hugs and kisses (when asked)<\/p>\n -Favorite activity: Throwing balls around (especially spiking a football)<\/p>\n -Favorite book: Knuffle Bunny<\/p>\n -Says 15 words (or so) words: Banana\/Nonny, no, no more, bowl, baby, bye-bye, ball, football, pacman, bubbie, elmo, mommy, daddy, milk, double dunk<\/p>\n -Found out the hard way about his penicillin allergy<\/p>\n -Loves matzoh ball soup!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 16 months<\/p>\n We’ll have to wait and see….<\/p>\n 0 Months -Arrived on Sunday, May 22nd at 7:55A.M. weighing 8lbs, 6oz and measuring 21 inches -Bris on May 30, 2011, followed by his first trip to the lake house -Moved into our new home on June 21, 2011 … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"