Playtime!

Here is Zoe, being just as cute as a button, falling into and tearing down the blanket covering her playpen. Okay, I know she's technically supposed to be taking a nap, but once she discovered she could do this....... well, bye-bye nap time! :) lol

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Zoe is a Walker! :)

Big day! Zoe took her first "official" steps!!!!! Yay! She is growing so fast, even as she gets over croup and RSV. She's 10 months old, and just as cute as can be! LOL

Zoe Pics

Hello all! My baby is going to be 10 months old on Monday, so I thought I'd better post some pictures of her while she's still in her 9th month. :)

Zoe's Walking Toy from Grandma and Grandpa

Today

Today the sun is shining bright.
Today the windows bring in light.
Today it's high my sights
Are set.

Well, anyway, it's not a very good poem, but I am trying to get some cleaning done and enjoy this beautiful spring-like weather we are having. The sun streaming in the windows does good for the soul... couldn't help but peek outside and see if the trees are beginning to bud. Lots of organizing and throwing stuff away from a winter of "put that aside until later." It is so nice to begin to see the fruits of my labor as the house is looking a little bit cleaner than it was this morning. :)

Guess I should get back to work. *wink

Almost 9 months old...

Wow! A reminder from my mom made me look at the last post date - Dec 14!! Sheesh - that's like 6 weeks ago! Well, a lot has happened in that time - the holidays and Christmas break, some time off of work for David, a family trip to San Francisco, the start of my last semester, and of course - Zoe-oe-oe. :)

She will be 9 months old on Monday, already! She is scooting herself all around the floor, pulling herself up to standing, and has just started standing herself without support (not for long, but still!). She claps her hands and smiles, dances and bounces to music (especially techno), jibbers and babbles and laughs at herself, loves to play Peek-a-Boo, and lights up Daddy's world when he comes home. She loves sitting with us and playing in our laps; she hates it when we walk out of the room or leave her in her crib for naptime. She's sleeping at night pretty well - this last week, she has been sleeping 9 or 10 hour stretches again. We'll get her 9 month check up on Monday, and see how much she weighs and how tall she is. She has been having teething pains since she was almost 3 months old, but no teeth have broken through yet. She sucks on her fingers a lot, though. We are also waiting for some nice dark curly hair to sprout out on her head - still lots of "peach fuzz" up there right now. lol. Zoe is so precious, indeed, and we are blessed to be enjoying her.

We welcomed a new niece into the family on Monday (Jan 25). Little Kenzie is soooo precious. We went last night to officially meet her (man! did Zoe look HUGE compared to the tiny baby!). Such preciousness these little babies are!

Hopefully, I'll be posting on here more often, so check back again soon. :)

Today

Zoe is now officially not only crawling, but pulling herself up to standing using certain large and sturdy objects. Her favorites are the boxes we have out ready to be wrapped for Christmas presents. She pulls herself up and then looks around for us to notice her standing. :) She loves crawling, and is getting faster and better every day. Her favorite things to play with are not, as one might think, the fun and colorful rattles and noisy toys. Alas, her favorites are cell phones and television remotes! When David found Zoe's spit up in his work iPhone, we figured it was time to start saying no to these most precious of toys. We are also starting the "no" phase for certain un-kid-friendly things around the house, such as the Christmas tree, the dining room blinds, and the cords to my laptop and other electronic devices. Currently, Zoe just crawled from the living room to her new favorite perch under the dining room table. She had her first booboo today when she hit her head on the table leg. A quick hug and kiss from Mommy and a few apple cinnamon Puffs made the pain diminish very quickly. :) She is happily occupied under the table looking up at me while I type this post. She laughs a lot and is starting to respond to us calling her name. All in all, she is turning into quite the social butterfly.

Here are a couple of pictures from this past weekend. Enjoy!