Sunday, March 29, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
New video! Expert cup drinking and saying "bye!"
Yes, she's "says" yes by doing a hand pump and yes, she is eating dinner alone, standing up in her learning tower and yes, she drinks from a shot glass. The only thing out of the ordinary about this for us is the eating alone in the learning tower bit, though she does have her snacks there because she loves it. She almost always eats when I/we eat and we sit together at the table, but Trav and I'd had a huge lunch and weren't hungry. Don't go running off to call CPS....:)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Oh my god!
This is Zoe's Oh My God! face. She does this when she does something and gets a result (like pushes a button on a toy that make a sound, etc) or when something is surprisingly awesome. I love this. LOVE this.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Grandpa's Birthday cake
We celebrated Grandpa David's 65th birthday tonight with Aunt Jess and the kids. It was a success!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
15 months old!
Dear Zoe B,
On Friday you turned 15 months old. I kind of feel like we should adjust your age like they do with preemies because we totally lost the whole month of February to RSV and the pukes and you weren't able to practice your new tricks. So it's really like you're 14 months. Whatever. We're kind of getting to the point in time where counting months starts to seem a little ridiculous. I think in another month I'll just start telling people you're almost 1 1/2. That makes it sound like we mean business, don't you think?
You are looking so much more like a little kid to me. And everyone else. Maybe it's because you're actually growing up even though I am always telling you not to.
Right now you are on this kick of wanting to hold my hand and walk for miles. Fine with me, it's getting warmer out and I'm keen to just walk with you for as long as you want. Sort of. Sometimes we have to go places and do things. Call me crazy. Your dad says you look like a little chimpanzee because you hold up both of your hands when you walk. It is SO CUTE, dude.
When you were about 6 months old, I took you to Baby Sing and Sign class. I did the signs with you pretty consistently for at least 3 months and you never really seemed to respond or try to do it yourself so I gave up. I didn't feel like I had any trouble knowing what you needed, so why bother? I just figured you weren't the signing type. Well...fast forward to now and you sign "eat" and "more" ALL THE TIME. It's pretty cool. I guess you were taking notes and waiting for the right time. It's good that now you can tell me when you want to eat - you used to never want to eat so that's new territory.
You still love to ride your Fropper and take everything out of the cupboards and read books. You were reading a farm book to yourself the other day and you said "MOO!" totally out of nowhere. I was shocked! Never a dull moment around here.
On Thursday (Grandpa David's birthday), your Aunt Jess is going to burst onto the scene. I predict that you two best friends will have more fun than you ever have had before. Things have really turned around for her and she's happy - things have really turned around for YOU and you're happy - it's going to be a party! I can't wait!
Speaking of Aunt Jess, you have started to let me know (without crying) that you are unhappy with my actions. Aunt Jess does this same thing sometimes. It looks like this:
We are having so much fun. I love that I get to spend every single day playing with you. What a lucky mama I am.
I love you, Bean!
Mama
On Friday you turned 15 months old. I kind of feel like we should adjust your age like they do with preemies because we totally lost the whole month of February to RSV and the pukes and you weren't able to practice your new tricks. So it's really like you're 14 months. Whatever. We're kind of getting to the point in time where counting months starts to seem a little ridiculous. I think in another month I'll just start telling people you're almost 1 1/2. That makes it sound like we mean business, don't you think?
You are looking so much more like a little kid to me. And everyone else. Maybe it's because you're actually growing up even though I am always telling you not to.
Right now you are on this kick of wanting to hold my hand and walk for miles. Fine with me, it's getting warmer out and I'm keen to just walk with you for as long as you want. Sort of. Sometimes we have to go places and do things. Call me crazy. Your dad says you look like a little chimpanzee because you hold up both of your hands when you walk. It is SO CUTE, dude.
When you were about 6 months old, I took you to Baby Sing and Sign class. I did the signs with you pretty consistently for at least 3 months and you never really seemed to respond or try to do it yourself so I gave up. I didn't feel like I had any trouble knowing what you needed, so why bother? I just figured you weren't the signing type. Well...fast forward to now and you sign "eat" and "more" ALL THE TIME. It's pretty cool. I guess you were taking notes and waiting for the right time. It's good that now you can tell me when you want to eat - you used to never want to eat so that's new territory.
You still love to ride your Fropper and take everything out of the cupboards and read books. You were reading a farm book to yourself the other day and you said "MOO!" totally out of nowhere. I was shocked! Never a dull moment around here.
On Thursday (Grandpa David's birthday), your Aunt Jess is going to burst onto the scene. I predict that you two best friends will have more fun than you ever have had before. Things have really turned around for her and she's happy - things have really turned around for YOU and you're happy - it's going to be a party! I can't wait!
Speaking of Aunt Jess, you have started to let me know (without crying) that you are unhappy with my actions. Aunt Jess does this same thing sometimes. It looks like this:
We are having so much fun. I love that I get to spend every single day playing with you. What a lucky mama I am.
I love you, Bean!
Mama
Thursday, March 5, 2009
80 degrees!
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Today it was 80 degrees - so we headed to the park. Here's a picture of Alayna Manning pushing Zoe in the swing.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
yay for March!
Thank goodness February is over. March is here and IT.IS.AWESOME.
Tomorrow it's supposed to be over 70 degrees, Zoe B isn't throwing up or coughing her brains out, and Aunt Jess comes next week. All is well. (knock on wood)
Zoe threw up for ten days straight after we returned from Arizona and that was, as you can imagine, horrendous. She lost 4 lbs and became slightly dehydrated but nothing serious enough to require IV fluids (Yay breastfeeding!). It SUCKED. My mom came down for a weekend and made it suck less, but it still sucked. Zoe loves her - I think she can feel the mom vibe. They cuddled a lot.
Now that Zoe B is better, she's working hard to return to her fighting weight. She is eating up a storm and nursing constantly. It's incredible. My child, who has for the most part always turned her nose up at solid foods and snubbed breastfeeding in public, is now a voracious eater and enthusiastic public nurser. Today she joined Stephanie and I out for lunch and she just sat there and ATE. The whole time. NUTS!
Here she is with a giant cookie (thanks, Grandma Jackie!).
It's so good to have my healthy, rascally girl back!
Tomorrow it's supposed to be over 70 degrees, Zoe B isn't throwing up or coughing her brains out, and Aunt Jess comes next week. All is well. (knock on wood)
Zoe threw up for ten days straight after we returned from Arizona and that was, as you can imagine, horrendous. She lost 4 lbs and became slightly dehydrated but nothing serious enough to require IV fluids (Yay breastfeeding!). It SUCKED. My mom came down for a weekend and made it suck less, but it still sucked. Zoe loves her - I think she can feel the mom vibe. They cuddled a lot.
Now that Zoe B is better, she's working hard to return to her fighting weight. She is eating up a storm and nursing constantly. It's incredible. My child, who has for the most part always turned her nose up at solid foods and snubbed breastfeeding in public, is now a voracious eater and enthusiastic public nurser. Today she joined Stephanie and I out for lunch and she just sat there and ATE. The whole time. NUTS!
Here she is with a giant cookie (thanks, Grandma Jackie!).
It's so good to have my healthy, rascally girl back!
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