Rolling rolling rolling...

Zachary has officially rolled over! I saw him do it for the first time on Christmas Eve but he didn't do it again so I felt like I had imagined it. But then today he did it twice in a row so I know it really happened. The first time I had put him down on his belly, looked away for a moment and when I turned around he was on his back just grinning away! Then Charles came up here and he did it again for both of us. He is getting big!

Jump! Jump! Jump!

Here is Zachary playing in his jump-jump. In one of these you can hear Tootie enjoying his new squeaky toy that he got for Christmas.

First Christmas

Merry Christmas!

Family picture

We got Andrew to take this picture of us last night. I just wish I had a picture of everyone behind him trying to get Zachary to smile! :-)

Christmas decorations

I think I like this present thing!

Back at work

The reason I haven't posted in an entire week (!) is because I went back to work this week. I was really worried I was going to be missing everything with Zachary but Charles assured me I wouldn't miss a thing. So, the first day Charles called me to tell me Zachary had been laughing for 20 minutes! He wanted me to hear it but he stopped as soon as I was on the phone. I told him not to make me cry at work anymore. The second day, I came home at lunch and Charles showed me these pictures he had taken. He put Zachary down in his chair like this:

then turned around to see this!

He is just dying to get up and move around. He is growing so fast! At least we have a camera. :-(

And yes, those are Halloween pajamas... they were the only ones that fit and were clean. :-)

Anyway, we all survived my first week back at work none the worse for wear. Thanks to Aunt Kathleen and her boys for helping us out.

Hanging out with Daddy

First playdate

Zachary and I went over to see Carolyn & Dave and Tabitha the other day. I think he will be her bodyguard someday!








It's crazy to think how close we were to not being here ourselves just three years ago, and now these little children are here!

Smiley boy!

Zachary voices his opinion

Four month check-up

Zachary was four months old on Sunday but we went for his four month check-up today. His official weight is 20 lbs, 6.4 oz. He is 28 inches long. All his measurements are >97th percentile, which is as high as the chart goes.

Just in the last couple of days he has started having conversations with me - he'll talk and talk, then I'll talk, then he'll respond.

He can grab toys with no trouble now, and will hold them with both hands but doesn't transfer from one to another yet. He can roll from his back to his side and does so frequently.

His favorite thing is for Charles to fly him like Superman - that gets a giant grin every time!

Zachary's new Barcalounger

Zachary's new carseat arrived the other day so today we broke it out and plopped him in it. It seems to be comfortable - I got the straps all adjusted and was reading about how to install it, and the next thing I knew he was passed out!

Decorating the tree

What have I done to deserve this?

Frolic Friday!!

Ehhh! :-)

It's Toad Tuesday!

All dressed up

Here is a picture of me with Zachary on one of the rare occasions during the last six months where I am not wearing sweatpants with my hair in a scrunchie. Zachary seems to be thinking 'who is this woman and what did you do with my mom?'

We were on our way to Jaime's bridal shower - it was fun to spend an afternoon with the girls!

Zachary stayed home with the boys - Dad, Grand-dad, and Uncle Robert. I wish we had taken a picture of their faces as we drove away!

Monkey toes

Zachary likes to hold his book with his feet when he's not reading it with his mouth.

Happy Birthday Uncle Robert!

Zachary and Daddy at Uncle Warren's

Four generations

First laugh!

Zachary has been very vocal for quite a while now - he squeaks and grunts and chirps and coos and gurgles all the time. But today for the first time we got a full out laugh! I had him on his tummy and Tootie ran up to lick his face like he always does, so Charles hollered at him and snapped his fingers, and for some reason Zachary thought it was totally hilarious. We don't know if he was more amused by the dog or his daddy -we spent the rest of the day trying to replicate it but no luck. That laugh was so beautiful though; I can't wait to hear it again!

Going to see Santa

We figured we'd try to get a jump on the holiday crowds and went to see Santa this morning. I was hoping everyone was out buying turkeys, and sure enough, we were the only ones in line! By the time we left the mall it was a different story. Thanks to Aunt Kathleen and cousin Andrew for letting us borrow this cool reindeer hat. We did get a picture with Santa, but are not releasing it at this time. :-)