Baby Allie
Allie’s sporting career began with this team sport, and she stuck with it all the way through high school.
What is soccer?
Andrew’s middle name means the One Honoring God. His middle name is...
Timothy
This marsupial stays in its mom’s pouch for about 8 months, then keeps coming back to nurse for months after that.
What is a kangaroo?
A newborn baby has about 300 of these, but adults only have 206.
What are bones?
Allie may live elsewhere now, but she made her grand entrance into the world in this Pacific Northwest city.
What is Bellevue, Washington?
According to his mom, this baby was known for giving these legendary squeezes.
What are the best hugs?
A baby elephant does this to comfort itself, just like some human babies.
What is sucking its trunk?
Babies don’t shed real tears until this age, even if they cry a lot.
What is around 1 to 3 months old?
She gave up this comforting habit at age 3—probably with some strong negotiation skills.
What is the pacifier?
At birth, this Andrew weighed a healthy _ pounds, _ ounces!
What is 8lbs 6oz
This underwater baby starts life eating its own yolk sac—yum.
What is a shark?
This sense is the only one fully developed at birth.
What is hearing?
Most kids wait a while to rev their engines, but Allie was riding a dirt bike at this impressively young age.
What is 4 years old?
Instead of saying “water,” Andrew called it this nickname…
What is “nunny”?
Panda moms are so protective that they don’t do this basic survival task for days after giving birth.
What is eat or leave to find food?
Babies are born with taste buds not only on their tongue, but also here.
What are the cheeks or the roof of the mouth?
Just two weeks before Allie was born, her parents welcomed this kind of baby animal—who had babies of her own when Allie was 3! (Bonus points if you know its name)
What is a goat? (Bonus points if you say Shamrock!)
Anything spooky or scary was given this adorable nickname.
What are “ooh ahhs”?
Some frog moms lay extra unfertilized eggs just so their babies can do this.
What is eat them as snacks?
By their first birthday, a baby’s brain has grown to this surprising percentage of its adult size.
What is 60% (or over half)?