Fall Fun

So i can't believe we will be traveling to Cleveland in a week for Thanksgiving! That means Christmas is just around the corner and i haven't done any shopping! I am excited about traveling and seeing our families though. Our trip to Florida was wonderful. Just seeing Zach smiling and laughing with his great grandparents made Rob and I so happy.
Well fall has definitely arrived in SC. The weather is getting chillier and the leaves are pretty much off the trees now. I raked a pile of leaves together this past week for Z to play in. Unfortunately he ended up just wanting to eat them all. I really can't wait for the time when that urge to put EVERYTHING in his mouth is over. I have to watch him like a hawk otherwise he has leaves, rocks, grass etc in his mouth before i even know he's picked it up! We've been spending alot of time at the park. Z loves the baby swing, i think he could sit in it all day long.

Update

As i sit at the computer writing this update, z is sitting as he is in the above photo, in the red recliner. He alternates between tossing his toys over the side (which has become his favorite pass time) to clapping his hands and smiling and then trying to pull his socks off and babbling away in his own little language. His favorite right now is "bababababababa". He is becoming quite the little character. We went to the zoo with friends last week and had a good time. Addison and Z aren't quite that aware of each other but are starting to notice. This month has gone by fast! Rob and i celebrated our 6th anniversary. We didn't get to go out by ourselves but we got each other bikes. Once z gets a little bigger we can't wait to take him on the back with us. We are in for alot of traveling now that the holidays are coming up, starting with Florida this weekend to visit z's great grandparents, they have yet to meet the little man. Hopefully the weather is warmer there than it has been here lately!

Holy Smokes...7 Months!!!

Wow, i can't believe Z is 7 months old! The time has really flown by and he has changed so much. We saw Meg's newborn, Emerson, this past weekend and even though i know Z was that small, i can't remember. As you can see from the pic Z loves my cell phone. He beeps everyone who calls, i tell them he is love beeping them. We spent last week in CT visiting my fam since Rob was out of town. We had a wonderful time and spents lots of it with Grammie, Auntie, Uncle Dan and Gramps. Z went to work with Grammie and Gramps and met everyone at both places. We saw Auntie's new apartment in Hartford which is awesome. Z learned how to pic up a Kix and put it in his mouth. He doesn't get it every time but the hand eye coordination is getting better. He still loves scooting around in his walker and being on the go. Once he starts walking i am really going to have my hands full. We also took the little guy to his first football game over the weekend...UNC vs UConn. He did not last very long so we were out by half time. Grammie and Auntie saw Z and Rob on TV though so that was cool! This week we are working on Z's sleep again. He really needs to learn how to take a nap in his crib so we shall see how that goes. The teething really messes everything up. It only takes a day or two for him to forget how to put himself to sleep and then we are back at square one. Oh well, it will get better again!

More Teeth!!!!

So the little man has had a rough week! I knew something was up when he didn't sleep well over the weekend. (woke up with a fever on Saturday) Maybe he was getting more teeth? He then had his 6 month Dr. Appt yesterday. Zach weighed in at 18 lbs 13 oz and was 28 1/4 inches long. He is still growing well, although his weight dropped down into the 76th percentile. He also had shots. Which then brings me to yesterday afternoon when we got home he just was not a happy camper. As usual i was walking him trying to get him to sleep and i hear this weird grinding sound coming from his mouth. What the heck is he chewing on? Well turns out he cut one of his front teeth and I'm sure the other is soon to follow. Needless to say this is now Zach's new trick...grinding his teeth together! I hope the other tooth cuts soon because he was up all night last night. Its the least sleep i think i've gotten since the first couple of weeks he was born. He seemed to be doing better this evening so we're hoping he sleeps well tonight. Other than that not much news. Its finally cooling off here a bit so thats a welcome change.

Labor Day

We had an awesome visit with my fam over Labor Day! Went and had cheesy fries and sweet tea at Rockaways to commemorate last year's visit, took the boat out on Sunday, and had family badminton tournament. Boat was great, everyone had fun tubing and my dad even got up on water skis! I was very impressed. Zach was in heaven with all of the company and attention. So wish some of the fam lived closer. As you can see Zach is getting so big. He will be six months on saturday. How the time has flown. He is doing great on solid foods and even learning to drink from his sippy cup. Of course he spits most of it out but thats ok. He is getting better and better at sitting up on his own. He topples after a minute or so or if he gets off balance. Rolling over is getting easier and easier but he's still a bit lazy when its comes to that, maybe because of all that cute pudge! He is really scooting around in his walker these days, chasing the football, me and tipping over the trash. He's gotten a hold of the table cloth as well, we'll see how long it take for him to pull that off the table when i'm not looking. Rob and i are both doing well. I am playing in a church softball league which is tons of fun and Rob is keeping busy with work, the yard and little Z. Zach and i are going to the zoo tomorrow with the neighbors. If Zach even has half the amount of energy those two little girls have, Rob and i are in big trouble!!!!

Friends & Cleveland

I know its been a while so lets see if i can catch everyone up...a couple weeks ago we had our first friends over to play! My friends from Enterprise and I met at Chili's for lunch where we overwhelmed the staff with 4 babies, 1 child and 4 adults, they were not happy to see us to say the least. Then we all came back to our house for play and dessert. Zach was pretty ambivalent to all the other kids but we had a good time. Then it was off to Cleveland to visit Rob's fam. Zach did great on all of the plane rides as we had connections this time. We had a crazy busy visit which included seeing Great Gramma Candy, my JoAnn's friends, Rob's alumni soccer game, a family picnic and finally a trip to the Farm Park with cousins. We had a wonderful time though. Now back at home, we went to the zoo with our neighbors last week and visited friends in Charleston yesterday. Our next big thing to look forward to is my family's visit over Labor Day. We can't wait!

Such a Big Boy!

Our little boy is getting so big! He had his 4 month appointment last week (he's was actually 4.5 months) and he was 17 lbs 5oz and 27 inches long! He is in the 90th percentile for weight and 95th for height. He got more shots which were not fun but no ill effects. Since he had not been sleeping great at night the Dr. recommended some tips which we tried starting Saturday night, and miraculously he is back sleeping through the night. Yay for me! I think the trouble was i was nursing him to sleep instead of letting him fall asleep on his own. So now he is learning to do that and is sleeping much better. As you can see we took Zach out on the boat last weekend. He went swimming with his life vest and had a ball. We also started him on solid foods. He is starting on rice cereal and then will move to veggies in about a month. He loves it though, sucks it right down. Other big news that i found out today is that Zach's first tooth is coming in! He put my finger in his mouth like he does with anything he can get his hands on and bit down. Ouch! I felt a sharp edge on his gum. Maybe this explains some of his fussiness. He is going to look so cute with a tooth! Well today i went out and bought a baby pool. Its so darn hot down here and i like to get him outdoors so i figured this would be a good idea. We got him in it tonight and he was splashing around! Little Z loves the water. Next week we are off to Cleveland to meet the Sustar Clan. Can't wait...will update probably after that...