Jessica cuts a bunch of teeth

6-16-02:

New things

• Jessica loves to kiss her sister
• Jessica cut three teeth during the 1st two weeks of Phoebe's life - two bottom molars and the missing tooth to the right of the top jaws middle tooth

Hello Phoebe!!

6-9-02:
New things

• Jessica spends the second night away from Mommy and manages to fall asleep without nummies
• Jerry bites Jessica on the hand as she plays with his dog food and is put to sleep

Welcome Phoebe Baggott

6-8-02: Phoebe Baggott was born at 6:51 am, weighing in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches in length. Phoebe's birth as reported by Uncle Dan Baggott via a series of emails to Baggott East...

This just in.

Amy and George have left Duncan. Current whereabouts unknown. They
claimed to be going to the hospital.

We have no objective information regarding contractions. But Amy did tell
Judd to shut up during her last one.

Nick, Tracy, Judd, and Erin are all trying to nap. Jessica sleeps soundly.

Dan has developed ringworm. Photos to follow.

Local time is 12:46 AM. Partly cloudy, 54 degrees F, winds out of the west
at 16 mph. Humidity 72%.

*****

1:32 am

The earlier claim that Amy and George were going to the hospital has been
confirmed by Tracy. They successfully checked in. George requested his
glasses be brought to him.

Tracy, Nick, Judd, Erin, and Matt are preparing to leave Duncan. First
stop: Matt's and Erin's place for their camera (and chocolate?).

Jessica continues to sleep soundly in blissful ignorance of rapidly
developing events. One wonders how long this can continue.

This just in, Judd is still sleeping and is not prepared to leave Duncan.
What does this mean? I don't know.

*****

The rumor (~6:51 am, 7 lbs and 11 oz) of Phoebe's birth have not been
exaggerated. Just got back from taking Jessica to visit her new little
sister and I can confirm the existence of said baby.

A very calm and tranquil baby was reportedly shot out into this world after
only two pushes. So calm (and limp) was the baby that some were
momentarily concerned the baby had shot clear out of Amy, into this world,
and then onto the next world. I'm happy to report that Phoebe is quite
alive (although still calm).

While I think the full impact of this event has not sunk in on Jessica, she
greeted her new little sister with a wave and was able to correctly
identify which individual in the room was "the baby."

Once again, Jessica is sleeping soundly.

Local time is 10:34 AM. Partly cloudy, 66 degrees F, winds out of the west
at 7 mph. Humidity 50%.

Here comes a sister

6-2-02:

Jessica's new things

• Phoebe arrives in Jessica's life and she spends first night away from Mommy, but doesn't know it until morning

Jessica is already showing signs of allergy to dairy

5-26-02:

New things

• Jessica ate some ice cream and had a small reaction
• Jessica went to Niles Lo's birthday party at Bamboola and had a great time. Here are some pictures of the day from the Lo-Guruswamys http://www.yak.net/kammy/2002/June/niles_bday_party/
• Jessica climbed up onto Mom and Dad's bed by herself using comforter and box spring as footholds
• Jessica whispers to the num between switching breasts during nummies sessions
• Jessica is very interested in putting things inside of things
• Jessica likes to throw stones off of the street much like the bread that we threw to the ducks in the previous week

Jessica is sprouting teeth left and right

5-19-02:

New things

• Jessica cut another tooth, bottom jaw, left of middle tooth
• Jessica fed the ducks at the park with her cousin Lucy. She didn't like it at first (may have thought ducks were trying to take her bread away.) Jessica now loves the word "duck"
• Jessica ate corn on the cob

Jessica is 15 months old

5-12-02:

New things

• Jessica went to the pediatrician for her 15 month check up - 19 lbs 12 oz, 29 in long
• Jessica ate a zucchini muffin from Aunt Kate
• Jessica met Ellie Behrstock for the first time
• Jessica went to Daddy's work while Mommy had a Dr. appt and sat through her first meeting
• Jessica prefers the water running for her bath time

Foot rides

5-5-02:

Weekly Anecdote

• Daddy created a foot ride for Jessica where he sticks his foot out to her flat on the floor and then she steps on with one foot and he launches her into the air while holding her hands - she loves it!

New things

• Jessica cut two more teeth on the upper jaw and actually cut them on vacation and no one noticed
• Jessica peed in the potty two nights in a row before her bath
• Jessica liked wearing the sunglasses that Aunt Tracy and Uncle Nick got her this week
• Jessica has learned to work the water cooler and dumps water on the floor multiple times in a row much to Mommy's dismay
• Jessica now loves to dance to music
• Jessica ate chocolate cake for the first time

Uncle Dan dunks Jessica

4-28-02:

Weekly Anecdote

• Uncle Dan and Mommy take Jessica swimming at Aunt Tracy's condo complex and Uncle Dan asks if he can dunk Jessica under the water. Mommy being an old baby swimming instructor says "Sure - just blow in her face and dunk her under"...Uncle Dan does not realize that this is her first time and blows in her face and holds her under water while he opens his eyes and looks at her. She is upset when she comes up and is a little shy of Uncle Dan for a couple of minutes after the dunking.

New things

• Jessica ate pizza and grilled cheese for the first time and has no reaction to it
• Jessica went on an eight mile hike with Daddy, Uncle Nick, Uncle Dan, and Uncle Will and has a total blast
• Jessica takes a tumble on the pavement and scratches her nose up pretty badly - it is her first walking war wound
• Jessica gets her first toothbrush and brushes her teeth at the end of each bath

Visiting Scottsdale

4-21-02:

Weekly Anecdote

• Jessica tried to take a picture through Daddy's metronome

New things

• Jessica is in Aunt Tracy and Uncle Nick's wedding and does a great job
• Jessica meets cousin Timothy, Uncle Will, Aunt Liz and Uncle Albert for the first time in Scottsdale

Jess can pee in the potty

4-14-02:

Weekly Anecdote

• Daddy and Jessica took a walk in Glen Canyon and Daddy is ahead of Jessica on the path and while he waits for her, he climbs on this little rock. As she approaches, he climbs down off the rock to continue down the path and Jessica, instead of continuing on the path behind Daddy, climbs onto the rock like Daddy did

New things

• Jessica peed in her potty for the first time
• Jessica is on a hunger strike for a couple of days, refusing to eat any food
• Jessica advanced to a forward facing carseat and squeals in delight on her first ride facing forward
• Jessica sat in her rocking chair and watched her move, while downing pasta like popcorn - Mommy was thrilled she was eating again and she ate more pasta than ever before while watching the movie
• Jessica insisted on being outside to walk constantly
• Jessica ate butter for the first time and does have a reaction to it

Holding Hands

4-7-02:

New things

• Lucy walked Jessica around by the hand and when Lucy drops her hand, Jessica holds her hand up to Lucy and asks for more hand holding
• Jessica wore shoes for the first time and loves them
• Jessica loved sitting in her rocking chair and watching her movie
• Jessica ate asparagus for the first time

Peanut butter lover!

3-31-02:

Weekly Anecdote

• Jessica wanted to climb in and out of Ada's bouncy seat on Easter and started pointing and screaming when Ada is put into it

New thing

• Jessica ate peanut butter for the first time and loved it - no reaction

Splashes

3-24-02:

New things

• Jessica stood in the bathtub and stomped her feet to make splashes - she may be doing this because of the hike we took in Yosemite where she saw Daddy splashing through the water
• Jessica ate an orange for the first time
• Jessica was very interested in the moon suddenly and especially enjoyed pointing it out in her bedtime book "The Going to Bed Book"

Luck of the Irish

3-17-02:

Weekly Anecdote

• Jessica pushes the recycling bin around the first floor with much concentration

New things

• Jessica takes her first steps on Thursday night (eight steps in a row) - previously she had only taken two steps in a row (all on Thursday afternoon)
• Jessica is most definitely allergic to eggs
• Jessica cries and clings to Uncle Dan when he leaves for work - he now has to sneak out of the house
• Jessica lays on her tummy and kicks her feet behind her in the bathtub
• Jessica says "candle"
• Jessica visits Yosemite National Park for the first time

Jessica goes down stairs

3-10-02:

Weekly Anecdote

• Daddy holds Jessica's hands and "runs" her around the house

New things

• Jessica can get off the leather chair and couch by herself
• Jessica can go down stairs and even takes one standing (much to Mommy's horror)
• Jessica's other top tooth is now poking through

Jessica has a tooth on top

3-3-02:

New things

• Jessica has one tooth on the top that is now looking like a real tooth poking through
• Jessica plays in the snow for the first time on our trip to Tahoe
• Jessica starts herself on Madeline Rafa's raisins

Jessica is echolalic

2-24-02:

New things

• Jessica says "Tracy" and "Chuck" this week
• Jessica is cutting her top teeth at the beginning of the week and Mommy can see the "transparent" teeth bottoms poking through by week end

Jessica eats dog food

2-17-02:

Weekly Anecdotes

• Jessica starts herself on Jerry's dog food this week. George finds a soggy piece of dog food in her clenched fist as she scurries away from him and trace dog food in her mouth. She has also figured out how to get into the dog food bin - unrelated triumph since she found a "stray" piece of dog food on the floor.

New things

• Jessica uses a pick to strum the guitar
• Jessica eats pasta for the first time and loves it! Jessica has a saltine cracker and loves that too.
• Jessica drinks rice milk and eats some bacon
• Jessica can say "all done"

Jessica walks the dog

2-10-02:

Weekly Anecdotes

• Jessica insists on holding Jerry's leash while getting ready to leave to take Jerry to the vet and then cries in the car because she can't hold onto the leash, so Mommy detaches the leash from Jerry during the car ride and the reattaches the leash so that Jessica can hold it and the dog while at the vet. Jessica then cries when we take the leash away to take Jerry into the back for some work to be done
• Jessica likes to push things across the floor, this week she pushes the airfilter across the kitchen floor - she works very hard to get it across the floor because it is very heavy for her and not on wheels
• Jessica likes to occasionally spoon feed herself for one or two small spoonfuls, but on Saturday night she spoon feeds herself for 10 times or so and then grabs the jar of baby food and dumps the remaining contents onto her face and chest, trying to drink the contents like water from a cup

New Things

• Jessica eats plain yogurt and breaks out in hives immediately
• Jessica eats kiwi and tortilla chips this week
• Jessica is now being offered the solid versions of the jarred baby food that she eats at every meal
• Jessica now lifts up Mommy's shirt to look for the num and also plays hide and seek with the num during feedings
• Jessica stands without holding onto anything quite a bit and then sits down to crawl

Happy Birthday Sue!

2-3-02:

Weekly Anecdote

• Jessica thinks everyone is singing Happy Birthday to her again at Sue Marston's birthday party - smiling and looking around like she did at her party

New Things

• Jessica started herself on blueberries
• Jessica crawls away from Daddy to go up the stairs and just as she is about to start climbing, she turns and waves "bye bye" to Daddy
• Jessica has changed her crawling - now she crawls with straight legs or with one leg with the foot flat on the floor - could she be close to walking?
• Jessica claps her hands or pats one hand on Mommy's chest or her chest while nursing
• Jessica sees the pediatrician for her 1 year check up and is no longer anemic. She weighs 17.5 pounds and is 28 inches long. She is in the 10th percentile for weight and the 50th percentile for height.
• Jessica eats between 4 - 5 jars of food a day
• Jessica can stick a large super ball into her mouth
• Jessica squeals with delight as Daddy crawls under a bush on a trail with Jessica in her backpack

Jessica should be in commercials

1-27-02:

Weekly Anecdotes

• Grady Lynch shows up for Sue and Mike Marston's Baby shower and turns to me immediately to ask where "Baby Jessica" is
• Jessica gets a nick on the forehead from the cat, but forgives the cat almost instantly
• Jessica is "discovered" outside of Real Foods grocery store by the roommate of the person in charge of the "Children's Business" at an agency that places kids in advertisements
• Jessica smiles and laughs while everyone sings Happy Birthday to she and Lucy at their joint birthday party

New Things

• Jessica started waving hello and good-bye to everyone she meets - she has two variations of the wave - the royal wave and the open and closed fist wave
• Jessica waves at Mommy while having nummies
• Jessica fell backwards off the bed in her room
• Jessica ate fortune cookies
• Jessica crawls quickly out of Uncle Dan's room when you tell her he is coming so as not be caught

Jessica, jessice, jessica

1-20-02:

Weekly Anecdotes

• George walks Jessica around while she holds onto his fingers and sometimes they "run" that way too
• Jessica loves it when Uncle Dan holds her in his arms and runs around the house

New Things

• Jessica can point out birds
• Jessica points at the sky and says "air" to show you there is an airplane
• Jessica ate bananas
• Jessica likes it when Daddy gets on all fours and chases her around the house

Kleenex

1-13-02:

Weekly Anecdotes

• Jessica pulls out each tissue out of a box of kleenex and feeds them to Jerry
• Jessica hands Mommy the phone, Mommy holds the phone to her ear and says to Jessica "phone call for Jessica" and hands the phone to Jessica and tells her to put the phone to her ear and say "hi" and she does it

New Things

• Jessica ate garbanzo beans and brown rice
• Jessica loves baths now and has one every night before bed
• Jessica new favorite song is "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"
• Jessica falls out of a chair onto her head in our lawyer's office, Mommy is horrified and Daddy hardly blinks an eye - he says he has seen each of his siblings do the very same thing multiple times as small children
• Jessica loves to climb from Mommy and Daddy's bed onto the their bedside table to hunt for treasures
• Jessica can say "bread"

Jessica is certified cutest baby

1-6-02:

Weekly Anecdote

• One of the employees at Real Foods Grocery Store tells Mommy that Jessica is the cutest baby in Noe Valley (because she sees all the babies in Noe Valley!)

New Things

• Jessica says Doggie and Jerry
• Jessica ate some french bread and oatmeal
• Jessica cuts the other front bottom tooth
• Jessica can say "kitty cat" and "bird"