Saturday, May 31, 2008
Licking the Wind
Whenever Zoe cries now, we usually can get her to stop by letting the wind blow on her face. It worked at the beach today. It also works in the car- I just roll the windows down, let the wind blow in her hair, and she calms right down. By the way, this is one of my favorite outfits on her!
Birth Mark
Friday, May 30, 2008
Doggie Daycare
The dogs have been pretty good about Zoe. Our mellow girl Maggie just likes to look at her and lays outside the nursery whenever I am feeding Zoe. We often need to sheild Zoe from Boston's (the big rambunctious dog) huge wagging tail as he runs past her when she's in the swing or sitting in her little rocking chair. He also likes to lick her feet and smell her diaper...I guess those things are harmless enough - though kind of weird! The first time we brought Zoe home and she cried, Boston would bark and Maggie would whine, but they soon got used to it. Overall, they really don't pay that much attention to her, though I think the dogs know she is special. When she was only a few weeks old, she was sleeping in her bassinet and everyone else was in the living room. We heard a really weird cry and I ran to the room. The dogs ran with me and we found Zoe literally choking on her spit up. We were all very freaked out so it took a while for us to realize that the animals knew right away that something was wrong - before we did. The had heard her cry a million times and never cared until that moment when she needed help. It's nice to know we've got some extra help in the baby protection department!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Little Dolly
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Sittin' Pretty
Daddy's 1st Bath
Chew toys
Sunday, May 25, 2008
12 weeks
Fingers
Beach Day
After surviving the craziness of finding parking at the beach on Memorial Day Weekend, we finally got to set up camp and relax. Zoe loved the breeze on her face and sat in everybody's lap looking around. We managed to change her diaper, feed her, and entertain her throughout even without losing her in a sandcastle:). We scoped out the other families' cool baby gear and figured out what we'll need (and not need) for the next trip. Soon enough we'll be professional beach bums again!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Zoe at the beach
Papa John and Zoe
Papa John came down for the weekend and is getting to spend some quality time with Zoe! They play early in the morning, chit chat through the arts and crafts show, and hang out at the beach. He's even babysitting tonight - though he didn't take that babysitting class yet that I require of all my sitters:). Zoe loves her some Papa John and the feeling is obviously mutual!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Trouble's a brewin'...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Sleepy time
Zoe is kind of getting a sleeping schedule. Though I sincerely hesitate to say that because as soon as I do I'm sure it will change...
She goes to bed between 8-9pm and sleeps until 12 or 1am. She usually sleeps again until 530am, then till 630-7, and sometimes if I'm lucky, again till 8-9. Her daytime nap schedule is random because for some reason during the day she is a very light sleeper. And of course I never get a nap because I'm running around trying to get stuff done or not being able to even take a cat nap because I keep thinking she will wake up any second:)
Oh - and yes, Momma got a major haircut - don't ask:( ! At least Zoe doesn't seem to care!
She goes to bed between 8-9pm and sleeps until 12 or 1am. She usually sleeps again until 530am, then till 630-7, and sometimes if I'm lucky, again till 8-9. Her daytime nap schedule is random because for some reason during the day she is a very light sleeper. And of course I never get a nap because I'm running around trying to get stuff done or not being able to even take a cat nap because I keep thinking she will wake up any second:)
Oh - and yes, Momma got a major haircut - don't ask:( ! At least Zoe doesn't seem to care!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Theo and Zoe
Theo's mom has been trying to arrange a marriage for these two before Zoe was born! When I told her what names we were considering when I was pregnant, she was pairing them with Theo's last name to make sure they sounded OK together:) Who knows - Keith says we'll have to see what kind of dowry Theo has when he gets older - I had to explain to him it's the girl that's supposed to have the dowry. Poor Zoe - her "dowry" is looking pretty pathetic...do they have dowry scholarships these days??!!
Saving the world, one diaper at a time!
Zoe is trying out cloth diapers. Since each baby that wears disposable diapers adds one ton of trash to the landfills in their babyhood (not to mention the toxic chemicals in the absorbant parts), I decided to try to use cloth diapers on Zoe. It will also save us about $2,000 which is nice. We'll give it a good try - the cloth diapers out these days aren't like the old ones - they are easy, velcro, and cute! Wish us luck!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Photo girl
Monday, May 12, 2008
Outdoor girl
Zoe loves being outside! She loves to have the sun on her face and the wind in her hair like in this pic. It's so cute when the wind blows - she squints her eyes and sticks out her tongue like she is trying to taste the air. Today we went to the park to meet up with a Mommy's group. All the other Mom's had toddlers - very snotty toddlers at that!:), and they were all very nice. Zoe hung out and looked around while I chatted. It was pretty windy and she just loved it!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
So strong
Happy Mother's Day!
My first mother's day - wow! It's a really big deal to me - not because of what Hallmark has made it, but because of what it means to me. It was just me and Zoe all day....very mellow. She even got me a card:) Here's to the years when she can make me her own card all by herself! Can't wait to see what she'll be like...
Friday, May 9, 2008
Zoe's new friend
This is a pic from a visit last week when we met Crosby. Crosby was born about a month after Zoe and is a sweetie. Me, Zoe, Crosby, and his Mom went to lunch today. It was so nice to hang with another mom and talk about baby things,... and husband things,... and family things,... and friend things, etc. Yes, there was a lot of talking - so much so the waitress practically dragged us to our cars two hours later! It was so nice. And the best part was that Zoe was awake for almost the whole time and was fine! She ate, looked around, smiled at everyone, and just sat in my lap like she was an old pro at all of it! This was the first time during an outing she didn't just cry or sleep the whole time. Yay to the blooming social butterfly!
Breastfeeding
So this was the first time I breastfed in public. It was not planned and there were a thousand people all around and nowhere to hide. But apparently Zoe didn't care. For those of you who don't know, I chose to breast feed Zoe because of the amazing health benefits for her. At first it was hard figuring it out, but we've got it down - AT HOME. Out in public is rough. But I'm going to do it. I know there are people that will stare and be disgusted and unfortunately that makes me feel uncomfortable. But it is a completely natural thing to do - something we are supposed to do - and the "public" really should get over it. The first time was kind of a comedy of errors though:)
The lady on the bench wouldn't go away or stop talking to me, there was a creepy guy staring at me, Keith and Holly had to take turns holding up the blanket so I wouldn't expose myself, Zoe wouldn't stop squirming, my nose was itching, and on and on! But we survived and each time I try makes it easier. Do me a favor though, the next time you see someone breastfeeding just give them a supportive smile and keep walking. Know that they are doing the best for their baby!
The lady on the bench wouldn't go away or stop talking to me, there was a creepy guy staring at me, Keith and Holly had to take turns holding up the blanket so I wouldn't expose myself, Zoe wouldn't stop squirming, my nose was itching, and on and on! But we survived and each time I try makes it easier. Do me a favor though, the next time you see someone breastfeeding just give them a supportive smile and keep walking. Know that they are doing the best for their baby!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Baby's first jeans
Tired Daddy
Poor Keith has been busting his you know what with the school and work thing, but he survived! Just had two finals this week and is finally done for the semester. He did great (of course) and has to start all over again in a week for summer classes. We are so proud and thankful for all his hard work! And Zoe doesn't mind at all when he naps with her!
Compare me to March 5th!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
@#&* Batteries!
So for all you digital people out there - RECHARGABLE BATTERIES DON'T WORK FOR LONG TERM DIGITAL CAMERA USE! I thought we were being so economical and earth friendly by getting rechargable batteries for our camera (and everything else in the house), but they only work in our camera for a short amount of time. Can't tell you how many kodak moments I've missed in the past two weeks because the camera went dead and I had to wait for the next batch of batteries to charge up. So from now on only lithium batteries for this camera dependent family! I'll get some today so there should be some new posts soon! (Don't worry - we'll still using the rechargable batteries for the rest of the house!)
Friday, May 2, 2008
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