9 Month Check-up

Z had his 9 month Dr. appt on monday. The little man or should i say big man weighed 21 lbs 6 oz and was 30 3/4 inches long! He has slimmed out some but is off the growth chart in height. I wonder where he gets all that height from?
I think we will be going to see Santa today at the mall. Should be interesting to see how Z likes it. Then we are off to CT this weekend. They are calling for snow so i hope we make it there ok. Hope everyone has a Happy Holiday!

Snow Baby

As you can see Z saw and touched and ate his first snow during our trip to Cleveland for Thanksgiving. He definitely loved eating it and the feel of it. R and Auntie Laurie made this beautiful snowman for him! We had a great time visiting everyone and i know Gramma and Grampa enjoyed seeing and playing with Z. I'm not so sure about G&G's dogs though...they sat under his chair at dinner time to snap up any treats thrown over the side, but other than that they ran the other way when they saw him coming :) Z loves to be on his feet and i think may skip the whole crawling thing. He loves to be "walked" around the house so he can explore everything. His two favorite things are Bristol, our butler, gift from Aunt Carol, and the Christmas tree. I put all of the safe ornaments near the bottom to he can check them out. Usually pulls them off, looks at them and then discards. So every night i have to re-decorate the bottom of the tree. He also loves to look at the lights.
Weather here has been great, in the high sixties this week with a bit of rain. But at least we are not confined indoors. A week from tomorrow we are off to CT for Christmas for two weeks. I am SO excited to see my fam and Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. Should be interesting to see how Z does with all the presents.

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!!!!