3.3 years

12-12-1989

sunday we went to an open house at Dowling.  I was picking up some papers and when I looked around you were gone.  I had Rick go one way and I went the other. Rick found you just as someone was asking you where your mommy was.  You said "me don;t know."  When Rick brought you back to me you go "mommy you lost"  "you hold my hand"

My Thoughts: at disney when you find a lost child you are suppose to say that the parents are lost.  it's suppose to make the child feel better and honestly there is never a lost child at Disney World, they always know where they have at. 

2.10 years

6-17-1989

You are getting a little better about camping now.  But you still scream when it is time to go to bed, you still cry when Megan comes over to babysit, etc. 
You have been to three of Ricks baseball games this year, you are getting better about behaving at them.

My Thoughts: i'm glad "i'm getting better" at doing things....
 

10 months

7-4-1987

You spend hours jumping in your bed, I think it is your favorite past time.  You are still a pretty slim little girl.  

You are very aggressive when you get around other babies even if you are the smallest one.  you love to pull hair. 

Your face lights up whenever one of your brothers or sisters come into the room.  They all just love the heck out of you

8 months

5-8-1987

You are standing up now, and walking when hanging on to something. 

you are eating Peas and Fruit.  You also say Da-Da really good and you love to spit. 

your older brother and sisters are really enjoying you now.  

you went back to your old babysitter, Barb, 2 weeks ago. I think you might have enjoyed the other place better

My Thoughts:  I wonder why my mom that it was important to mention that I like to Spit?

7 months

3-23-1987

You are crawling and sitting up now and you have 6 teeth.  you have been eating cereal 2 times a day now.  

you don't like your playpen very much, but you love your bed with all your heart.   I don't have a high chair for you yet, so I feed you while you are sitting in your swing.  

You like playing with Ricky and your 2 sisters.  

You go to bed at about 5 every night.  so I get a few hours to my self every night.  

5 months

2-8-1987

You are rolling all over the place now, saying DaDa and getting up on your knees rocking back and forth.  

you loved the attention you get from Rick and your sisters.  

you have a very cute smile and you smile at everyone.  you also have a very running nose.  

My Thoughts:  the post tend to get shorter now, I suppose not much happens when you are 5 months old.  

10 days old

9-2-1986

You lost your cord today, but your belly button is not healed. I am going to keep a close eye on you tonight ad tomorrow, we might have to make a trip to the Doctor.
You went to visit Grandma Nixon house yesterday. Aunt Jane fed you twice, while you were there. She is good with babies.

Today Ricky and Kassie started school, so it was just Kaci, you and I all day.


I cleaned the house and that is about all I got done today. I have a lot of weight to lose, so I have to start doing exercises. It will take me a long time to lose it all.

5 days old

8-28-1986

Well, you are home. You got up yesterday morning at 5 am and didn’t go back to sleep until 9 am. Today you got up at 5 am, and it is now 6:30am and you are still not sleeping.
Tomorrow you are going to the babysitter because I have to go to Des Moines to get Kassie and Ricky’s uniforms for school.
You came home from the hospital weighing 8 pds 5 oz, almost the same as when you were born. The doctor said this was unusual, because most babies lose 10% f their birth weight after they are born.

During the day, you are excellent, I wake up every 4 hours, you eat and then you go back to sleep, just like clockwork.
You don’t like being woke up, if it is not feeding time. And if you are woke up, you don’t go back to sleep until after your next feeding time.
You are a really sweet baby and you are really cute. Ricky, Kassie, and Kaci think you are just great. Ricky always wants to hold you.
I’m going to have you Dad put the swing together tonight. I think you are ready and old enough to start swinging. It will be a lot easier to put you to sleep.

First Entry (apparently) = Longest Entry

7-19-1986

I bought this book to write stuff in that won’t fit in your baby book. I’m keeping one of these books for each one of you kids, I hope to give them to each of you when you are older.
You are to be born around August 17. You have an older brother, Rick who will be 9-Sept. 28, and two older sisters, Kassie who will be 6-Oct. 1 and Kaci Jo who will be 3-Nov. 11. Rick was born a day early, Kassie two days late and Kaci Jo was born right on her due date. So chances are you will be born between Aug. 15-20, are pretty good. Your dad works at Weise, he has been there 13 years, and I work at Woodward State School and have been there for 15 years.
If you are a boy your name will be Adam Jacob “AJ”, if you are a girl your name will be Kelsey Jane.

I had one really bad scare with you since I was pregnant. I had taken Ricky to a wrestling tournament in Emmestbury and I started bleeding. I thought for sure I was going to lose you. Someone must have been watching out for me, though.
After I stayed in bed for 3 days, the bleeding stopped. The rest of my pregnancy has been really good. I get tired faster, but I am also older this time. Your dad is a really good father; he takes your brother and sisters everywhere. He plays ball with them and everything else. You are a lucky kid to have such a father.

Your brother Ricky is a very active person, Kassie is shy and never causes any trouble. Your sister Kaci is still in the terrible twos. I think you will be an active child also, I have never carried a child as active as you. You move all the time and you are so strong, you actually hurt me when you kick.

Your aunt Lori was due July 13, and she hasn’t had her baby yet. She had the same number of kids as I do and in the same order; boy, girl, girl, so I am waiting to see what she has, so I will see what I am suppose to have.

My last doctor appt was this past Thursday. I was 35 weeks pregnant and measure 37 weeks pregnant. This whole pregnancy I have measured bigger then what I am suppose to. But I think the reason behind it, is because you will probably weigh between 8 and 9 pounds. All 3 of your brother and sisters have weighed in-between 8 lbs 15 oz to 9 lbs 1 ½ oz. Your heart rate was 160, which is supposed to mean you will be a boy. But then, who knows. It’s probably just an old wise tale. Everybody at work is taking guesses on what you will be. I think it is running about 80% girl. I go back to the doctor in 2 weeks, then after that I will be going every week. I started working just 6 hour days at work. My body just couldn’t take 8 hours anymore.