First Name: Kyah (rhymes with my-ah)
Middle Name: McCoy (Grandma Linda's maiden name)
Last Name: Thompson-Gralow

Birth Weight: 6 lbs 15 oz..............Birth Length: 19.5 inches
2 Week Weight: 7 lbs 8 oz............2 Week Length: 20.25 inches
2 Month Weight: 11 lbs 8 oz........2 Month Length: 23 inches
4 Month Weight: 16 lbs 8 oz........4 Month Length: 24.75 inches
6 Month Weight: 20 lbs................6 Month Length: 26.75 inches
9 Month Weight: 22 lbs 13oz.......9 Month Length: 28.5 inches
1 Yr Weight: 24 lbs 8oz.................1 Yr Length: 30.5 inches
16 Months: 25.5 lbs.................16 Months: 32.5 inches
23 Months: 29.0 lbs..................23 Months: 34.5 inches

Kyah's Milestones
First time slept thru the night .....................2 1/2 mos.
Rolling over from back to stomach ..........5 mos.
First time sitting up by herself ....................5 mos.
Rolling over from stomach to back ...........6 mos.
Eating first dry cereal.....................................6 mos.
First tooth (two on the bottom) ...................6 mos. 1 wk
Crawling (commando style).........................6 mos. 2 wks
Crawling (worm style) .........,.........................7 mos. 3 wks
Crawling (the right way) ................................8 mos. 1 wk
Pivoting (sit & push around in a circle)..... 8 mos 2 wks
Free standing ...................................................10 mos.
Taking a few steps ..........................................11 mos.
Officially walking (several steps) .................11 mos 2 wks
Saying words like Mommy, Daddy, Duckie, Puppy.......1 yr
Putting words together (Hi Daddy, etc) .......15 Months
Going down the stairs like a big girl............16 Months

Terms of Endearment (Kyah's Nicknames)
Ky Ky, Kyah Papaya, Ky Pie, Kyote, Chubs Magee, Chubarella, Pookie, Dumplin, Sugar, Schnookie, Schnookums, Grunting Gralow, Chubby Checkers, Crabby Crabberson, Chunky Chunkerson, Piggy Piggerson, KG, Melon Head, Pumpkin Head, Hi-Ya Kyah, and more to come

Kyah: What Does It Mean?
Ok, thats not as simple as it sounds.
This is everything we have found for Kyah and its various derivations...

Africa: Seasons Beginning
Africa: Beautiful girl
Africa: Favorite wife of the Pharaoh Amenhotep and possible mother of King Tut
Africa: Diamond in the sky
South Africa: House
Aboriginal: From the beautiful place. (Kiah)
Norwegian: Derived from Old Norse kaoa meaning "hen". (Kaja, Kaia, kyah)
Myanmar: Has a state called Kayah
Ornithology: The word scientists use to describe a certain sound in the call of birds like the peregrine falcon.
Kashmiri: A word in the Kashmiri language – found it in a lot of poetry – cant find the meaning – I think maybe happened or happening?
Indian: with the wind
TV Actress: 7 years old and in a mini-series in Australia

Kyah's Photoalbums:
2nd Birthday
July/Aug 08
May 08
January 08
December 07
Oct/Nov 07
1st Birthday
July/Aug 07
June 07
April/May 07
March 07
Jan & Feb 07
Holidays 06
December 06
November 06
October 06
September 06
Hospital: Visitors
Hospital: Birth
Hospital: Delivery Story

Kyah's Vital Statistics:
The 411 on Kyah

Megan and Jon:
The Baby Shower
Belly Shots By Month
Kyah's Mom and Dad

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