It was a great Father's Day, for the simple fact of being a father and being able to share it with my father for the first time. All the Fletcher bulls got together today and had a great time.
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Kole and Karissa on the hammock at Uncle Doug's
Pleading with him to "Run towards the light!!"
Keith & Kathy's lessons learned with newly hatched chicks in the coop, and all of their new adventures
Scene in the Brat House
Kole and Karissa on the hammock at Uncle Doug's
Karissa's Growth Chart
Karissa Reese Fletcher was born on September 22, 2010.
Birth: 6 lbs, 13.1 oz - 19 inches
1 Month: 8 lbs, 11 oz - 21 inches
2 Month: 11 lbs, 7 oz - 23 inches
3 Month: 13 lbs, 0 oz - 24.5 inches
4 Month: 14 lbs, 3 oz - 25 inches
5 Month: 15 lbs, 0 oz - 25.75 inches
6 Month: 15 lbs, 13 oz - 26.25 inches
9 Month: 18 lbs, 12 oz - 28.75 inches
1 Year: 20 lbs, 1 oz - 30.75 inches
15 Month: 21 lbs, 4 oz - 32 inches
18 Month: 23 lbs, 11 oz - 33.75 inches
2 Year: 26 lbs, 12 oz - 35.5 inches
3 Year: 28 lbs, 8 oz - 37 inches
4 Year: 34 lbs, 4 oz - 39.5 inches
Birth: 6 lbs, 13.1 oz - 19 inches
1 Month: 8 lbs, 11 oz - 21 inches
2 Month: 11 lbs, 7 oz - 23 inches
3 Month: 13 lbs, 0 oz - 24.5 inches
4 Month: 14 lbs, 3 oz - 25 inches
5 Month: 15 lbs, 0 oz - 25.75 inches
6 Month: 15 lbs, 13 oz - 26.25 inches
9 Month: 18 lbs, 12 oz - 28.75 inches
1 Year: 20 lbs, 1 oz - 30.75 inches
15 Month: 21 lbs, 4 oz - 32 inches
18 Month: 23 lbs, 11 oz - 33.75 inches
2 Year: 26 lbs, 12 oz - 35.5 inches
3 Year: 28 lbs, 8 oz - 37 inches
4 Year: 34 lbs, 4 oz - 39.5 inches
Kole's Growth Chart
On June 18, 2013, Kole weighed 44.2 pounds and was just under 46 inches standing barefoot.
Kole Kenneth Fletcher was born on June 18, 2008.
Birth: 8 lbs, 2 oz - 21 inches
1 Mo: 10 lbs, 9 oz - 23 inches
2 Mo: 13 lbs, 1 oz - 24 inches
3 Mo: 15 lbs, 10 oz - 26 inches
4 Mo: 16 lbs, 6 oz - 27 inches
5 Mo: 17 lbs, 11 oz - 28 inches
6 Mo: 18 lbs, 15 oz - 29.25 inches
7 Mo: 21 lbs, 2 oz - 30 inches
8 Mo: 21 lbs, 10 oz - 31 inches
9 Mo: 21 lbs, 0 oz - 31.25 inches
10Mo: 21 lbs, 3.5 oz - 31.5 inches
11Mo: 23 lbs, 0 oz - 31.5 inches
12 Mo: 23 lbs, 2 oz - 32.5 inches
13 Mo: 23 lbs, 12 oz - 33 inches
14 Mo: 24 lbs, 0 oz - 33 inches
15 Mo: 24 lbs, 9 oz - 33 inches
16 Mo: 25 lbs, 12 oz - 33 inches
17 Mo: 27 lbs, 2 oz - 34 inches
18 Mo: 27 lbs, 4 oz - 35.5 inches
19 Mo: 27 lbs, 6 oz - 35.5 inches
20 Mo: 28 lbs, 7 oz - 35.5 inches
21 Mo: 28 lbs, 10 oz - 35.5 inches
22 Mo: 28 lbs, 12 oz - 36.6 inches
23 Mo: 28 lbs, 7 oz - 37.5 inches
24 Mo: 30 lbs, 6 oz - 37.5 inches
30 Mo: 34 lbs - 39 inches
3 Years: 34 lbs - 39.5 inches (first vertical)
4 Years: 40 lbs - 44 inches
5 Years: 44 lbs - 46 inches
6 Years: 51 lbs - 49.5 inches
Kole Kenneth Fletcher was born on June 18, 2008.
Birth: 8 lbs, 2 oz - 21 inches
1 Mo: 10 lbs, 9 oz - 23 inches
2 Mo: 13 lbs, 1 oz - 24 inches
3 Mo: 15 lbs, 10 oz - 26 inches
4 Mo: 16 lbs, 6 oz - 27 inches
5 Mo: 17 lbs, 11 oz - 28 inches
6 Mo: 18 lbs, 15 oz - 29.25 inches
7 Mo: 21 lbs, 2 oz - 30 inches
8 Mo: 21 lbs, 10 oz - 31 inches
9 Mo: 21 lbs, 0 oz - 31.25 inches
10Mo: 21 lbs, 3.5 oz - 31.5 inches
11Mo: 23 lbs, 0 oz - 31.5 inches
12 Mo: 23 lbs, 2 oz - 32.5 inches
13 Mo: 23 lbs, 12 oz - 33 inches
14 Mo: 24 lbs, 0 oz - 33 inches
15 Mo: 24 lbs, 9 oz - 33 inches
16 Mo: 25 lbs, 12 oz - 33 inches
17 Mo: 27 lbs, 2 oz - 34 inches
18 Mo: 27 lbs, 4 oz - 35.5 inches
19 Mo: 27 lbs, 6 oz - 35.5 inches
20 Mo: 28 lbs, 7 oz - 35.5 inches
21 Mo: 28 lbs, 10 oz - 35.5 inches
22 Mo: 28 lbs, 12 oz - 36.6 inches
23 Mo: 28 lbs, 7 oz - 37.5 inches
24 Mo: 30 lbs, 6 oz - 37.5 inches
30 Mo: 34 lbs - 39 inches
3 Years: 34 lbs - 39.5 inches (first vertical)
4 Years: 40 lbs - 44 inches
5 Years: 44 lbs - 46 inches
6 Years: 51 lbs - 49.5 inches
Kole's Milestones
Saturday, June 21: Lifting head and turning it side to side while on tummy
Monday, June 23: reacts to familiar voices, finding the source and holding a stare
Thursday, July 3: Umbilical cord stump falls off of belly button. He's now taking 4 ounces of formula per feeding.
Friday, July 4: First bath - mom and dad took turns doing the honors.
Wednesday, July 9: We think we have the beginning mumbling and groans of cooing.
Sunday, July 13: First roadtrip/outing (other than doctor's visit) for Parker Fletcher's 2nd birthday bash.
Saturday, July 19: Regular, induced, reactionary smiles!
Sunday, August 3: First visit to church - Calvary Baptist, Grand Prairie.
Friday, August 8: Though there have been days of head-bobbing leading up to this, he first noticeably holds his head up without assistance, almost exclusively, when held upright.
Wednesday, August 13: On the day he officially turns a full 7 weeks old, I put him on his belly in his crib (while he was throwing a mini-tantrum after a feeding) and watch him immediately push himself up and roll to his left onto his back.
Monday, August 25: Sleeps overnight in his own crib instead of the bassinet.
Tuesday, August 26: While on a play mat with dangling toys, noticeably reaches to touch them, occasionally doing the same with his own hands.
Monday, September 22: First "play date", with Sara Gladspell and Noah Williams.
Wednesday, September 24: Shows first signs of being ticklish - giggling when given raspberries on his bare tummy while having diaper changed.
Wednesday, October 1: He begins to purposely shake a rattle and presumably realize that he is creating the rattle sound.
Friday, October 10: First solid food, as we got a few spoonfuls of rice cereal just before bed.
Sunday, October 26: Finally looks and pays attention to our dog, Maggie, who makes him laugh when she shakes herself off.
Monday, November 17: Rolling over, from back to tummy, on his own.
Sunday, November 30: Kathy goes to pick him up, reaching out her arms, and as she gets close Kole reaches out his arms - showing some sign of wanting/expecting affection.
Monday, December 8: Beginning to sit up on his own with less assistance - yet still not completely upright for more than 5 or so seconds. But just about there.
Saturday, December 27: Sitting up, with no assistance, for short little 5-10 second intervals.
Wednesday, January 7: Still short of full-blown forward crawling, Kole from his belly can spin like a top and do a 180-degree turn in 3 seconds.
Thursday, January 8: ending the mystery of what we thought might be him catching a cold, Kathy rubs Kole's lower gum for the third straight day - but this time feels a bump. He's cut his first tooth!
Friday, January 30: upon leaving for work I wave goodbye, as I've done every day for several weeks. This time he responds by returning a wave right back!
Thursday, February 12: Feeds himself by holding his bottle entirely by himself.
Saturday, February 14: With lots of vague scooting and scampering preceding it, we are going to proclaim this day - Valentine's Day - the official day of crawling. On three occasions, he went forward at least 6 feet in the "drop-and-drag" crawl method.
Wednesday, March 11: in his crib, watching with our spy-cam baby monitor, Kole refuses to go down for a nap and twice grabs the top of the railing and pulls himself up to a standing position.
Wednesday, April 1: first act of purposely mocking a physical action - clapping in response to one of us clapping.
Friday, April 3: First visit to the park - the Park Hill Park down the street. He swung in a swing and slid down a slide with Mom.
Tuesday, April 7: We first start to notice long periods of him sleeping on his side. He's been a tummy sleeper since birth.
Thursday, April 23: Shows signs of cognitive reasoning, understanding how a car goes down a ramp and placing the car back at the top of the ramp to do it again.
Thursday, April 30: Solo, unassisted, measured FIRST STEPS.
Thursday, May 28: First Haircut! By Kathy's stylist, Beverly.
Friday, May 29: First overnight stay away from home - Four Crossings Guesthouse near Palo Pinto, TX.
Saturday, May 30: First boat ride - Possum Kingdom Lake on rented pontoon with Grammy, Grandpa Gedy, Aunt Kelley, Riley & Reagan, Shanna, Ben & Sydney, and mom & dad.
Thursday, June 18: I would be remiss not to include his actual birthday in the Milestones. He celebrated two different birthday parties over the last two weeks, so today was a bit of an ordinary day. We did sing Happy Birthday to him this morning, which made him smile.
Monday, June 29: We start to catch on to his new trick of wanting to give us something. He will bring me a cap and wait till I put it on my head. There's something very cool about the cognitive reasoning in his own head, voluntarily being a little helper for the first time - giving with an honest and sincere intent, instead of taking.
Friday, July 17: Begins dancing to music and songs in various toys - especially a magnetic alphabet toy that goes on the refrigerator, given to him by the Grunewalds.
Monday, July 20: Successfully climbs onto the sofa by himself, trying to get to Maggie - who he is becoming increasingly infatuated with.
Thursday, September 17: First Word, shown with some pattern of consistent identity - "Da Da".
Monday, October 26: First disciplinary Timeout, for getting into the kitchen garbage can multiple times.
Sunday, November 1: Begins scooting across the floor pushing a toy truck over long distances.
Wednesday, November 4: Devours an entire can of Chef Boyardee ravioli in one sitting.
Monday, December 7: First McDonald's Happy Meal
Monday, January 10, 2011: Kole goes tee-tee in the potty!
Monday, March 7, 2011: here it comes ... a POOPIE IN THE BIG-BOY POTTY!
Monday, June 23: reacts to familiar voices, finding the source and holding a stare
Thursday, July 3: Umbilical cord stump falls off of belly button. He's now taking 4 ounces of formula per feeding.
Friday, July 4: First bath - mom and dad took turns doing the honors.
Wednesday, July 9: We think we have the beginning mumbling and groans of cooing.
Sunday, July 13: First roadtrip/outing (other than doctor's visit) for Parker Fletcher's 2nd birthday bash.
Saturday, July 19: Regular, induced, reactionary smiles!
Sunday, August 3: First visit to church - Calvary Baptist, Grand Prairie.
Friday, August 8: Though there have been days of head-bobbing leading up to this, he first noticeably holds his head up without assistance, almost exclusively, when held upright.
Wednesday, August 13: On the day he officially turns a full 7 weeks old, I put him on his belly in his crib (while he was throwing a mini-tantrum after a feeding) and watch him immediately push himself up and roll to his left onto his back.
Monday, August 25: Sleeps overnight in his own crib instead of the bassinet.
Tuesday, August 26: While on a play mat with dangling toys, noticeably reaches to touch them, occasionally doing the same with his own hands.
Monday, September 22: First "play date", with Sara Gladspell and Noah Williams.
Wednesday, September 24: Shows first signs of being ticklish - giggling when given raspberries on his bare tummy while having diaper changed.
Wednesday, October 1: He begins to purposely shake a rattle and presumably realize that he is creating the rattle sound.
Friday, October 10: First solid food, as we got a few spoonfuls of rice cereal just before bed.
Sunday, October 26: Finally looks and pays attention to our dog, Maggie, who makes him laugh when she shakes herself off.
Monday, November 17: Rolling over, from back to tummy, on his own.
Sunday, November 30: Kathy goes to pick him up, reaching out her arms, and as she gets close Kole reaches out his arms - showing some sign of wanting/expecting affection.
Monday, December 8: Beginning to sit up on his own with less assistance - yet still not completely upright for more than 5 or so seconds. But just about there.
Saturday, December 27: Sitting up, with no assistance, for short little 5-10 second intervals.
Wednesday, January 7: Still short of full-blown forward crawling, Kole from his belly can spin like a top and do a 180-degree turn in 3 seconds.
Thursday, January 8: ending the mystery of what we thought might be him catching a cold, Kathy rubs Kole's lower gum for the third straight day - but this time feels a bump. He's cut his first tooth!
Friday, January 30: upon leaving for work I wave goodbye, as I've done every day for several weeks. This time he responds by returning a wave right back!
Thursday, February 12: Feeds himself by holding his bottle entirely by himself.
Saturday, February 14: With lots of vague scooting and scampering preceding it, we are going to proclaim this day - Valentine's Day - the official day of crawling. On three occasions, he went forward at least 6 feet in the "drop-and-drag" crawl method.
Wednesday, March 11: in his crib, watching with our spy-cam baby monitor, Kole refuses to go down for a nap and twice grabs the top of the railing and pulls himself up to a standing position.
Wednesday, April 1: first act of purposely mocking a physical action - clapping in response to one of us clapping.
Friday, April 3: First visit to the park - the Park Hill Park down the street. He swung in a swing and slid down a slide with Mom.
Tuesday, April 7: We first start to notice long periods of him sleeping on his side. He's been a tummy sleeper since birth.
Thursday, April 23: Shows signs of cognitive reasoning, understanding how a car goes down a ramp and placing the car back at the top of the ramp to do it again.
Thursday, April 30: Solo, unassisted, measured FIRST STEPS.
Thursday, May 28: First Haircut! By Kathy's stylist, Beverly.
Friday, May 29: First overnight stay away from home - Four Crossings Guesthouse near Palo Pinto, TX.
Saturday, May 30: First boat ride - Possum Kingdom Lake on rented pontoon with Grammy, Grandpa Gedy, Aunt Kelley, Riley & Reagan, Shanna, Ben & Sydney, and mom & dad.
Thursday, June 18: I would be remiss not to include his actual birthday in the Milestones. He celebrated two different birthday parties over the last two weeks, so today was a bit of an ordinary day. We did sing Happy Birthday to him this morning, which made him smile.
Monday, June 29: We start to catch on to his new trick of wanting to give us something. He will bring me a cap and wait till I put it on my head. There's something very cool about the cognitive reasoning in his own head, voluntarily being a little helper for the first time - giving with an honest and sincere intent, instead of taking.
Friday, July 17: Begins dancing to music and songs in various toys - especially a magnetic alphabet toy that goes on the refrigerator, given to him by the Grunewalds.
Monday, July 20: Successfully climbs onto the sofa by himself, trying to get to Maggie - who he is becoming increasingly infatuated with.
Thursday, September 17: First Word, shown with some pattern of consistent identity - "Da Da".
Monday, October 26: First disciplinary Timeout, for getting into the kitchen garbage can multiple times.
Sunday, November 1: Begins scooting across the floor pushing a toy truck over long distances.
Wednesday, November 4: Devours an entire can of Chef Boyardee ravioli in one sitting.
Monday, December 7: First McDonald's Happy Meal
Monday, January 10, 2011: Kole goes tee-tee in the potty!
Monday, March 7, 2011: here it comes ... a POOPIE IN THE BIG-BOY POTTY!
Keith & Kathy Fletcher
Pleading with him to "Run towards the light!!"
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About Me
- Keith Fletcher
- Grand Prairie, Texas, United States
- Kathy and I married on August 6, 2005. We moved to our new home in Grand Prairie on Labor Day weekend of 2006, near the mosquito-infested shores of Joe Pool Lake. After one more year of carelessness, we decided to try our hand at the age-old tradition of procreating. This blog tells our tales.
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