videos

so I'm not sure what to do about videos on here. I waited for over an hour on one to load and it still didn't finish! any tips would be welcomed, if not, I'll just stick to youtube, and I'll email the link to those of you (our parents) who read this blog! I have a super cute video of Zoe that I want to share with you!

2 months!

Zoe Rae is 2 months old! There have been some huge changes in her in the last month which have been so much fun to watch. Once we got past her issues with gas and reflux, our baby became super happy! She now smiles all the time and makes plenty of little "talking" noises. When we talk to her she intensely watches our mouths, and will sometimes move her mouth like she's trying to talk too. Mark loves to play with her hands and move her like she's dancing- she almost laughed at him the other day.

She has rolled from her back to her stomach 2 times, and she is getting stronger every day! When you are holding her at your shoulder, she can keep her head up straight most of the time, unless she's really sleepy. Speaking of sleepy, when Z is very tired, she will rub her head around in your chest, nuzzling you. It's pretty sweet : )

She loves to look at lights, the shelves on our walls, Sadie... basically anything that is moving. She now loves her swing (which always makes her fall asleep, but sadly is the only place where we can get her to nap!) and still enjoys her bouncy and play mat. Zoe still does not like riding in the car, but it seems to be getting better- until we come to a stoplight or traffic! We are planning our first road trip next month, so hopefully things change by then!

We love our little one so much!

Chubby Cheeked Smile

We're back!

We haven't blogged in ages and (obviously) a lot of things have changed. I plan on at least updating monthly with Zoe's picture and what she's up to that month (at least to help me remember these things).

1 month

Zoe is 1 month old! She is now 8 lbs. 6 oz and 21 1/2 inches long! What a big girl! She's starting to get little rolls and smiled for the first time at mommy at 4 weeks old. She loves to sleep in her bouncy seat and is not (yet) a fan of her swing. Although she hates bath time, she looks pretty darn cute in her hooded towels! She eats about every 3 hours, even at night (when she goes right back to sleep after eating!). We've had lots of visitors and Zoe loves to be held- her favorite way to be held is upright on your chest, and she pulls her little legs under her. She is a strong little girl and will throw her head around and bonk you in the face if you're not careful : ) Zoe hates being in her car seat, but we're hoping that changes soon!

Becoming a family of 3 has rocked! She has forever changed our lives and we couldn't be more thankful for this precious gift. We love her more than we could have ever imagined!

To Blog or Not to Blog...???

So... trying to think over whether or not we should keep up this blog. Neither of us write on it, does anybody still check it? If so, let us know you're out there. Maybe if you beg we'll start blogging again. And come May, we'll have plenty of things to blog about with plenty of pictures...

Updates

Just some random updates for anyone who still reads this blog!

- I think I really lost our camera, so we have no recent pictures (super cute moments with nieces/nephews that hopefully other family member captured!)

- Terry(i) is now the size of an apple

- Our December is super duper busy but it's all fun stuff! Lots of babysitting, Christmas parties, a wedding, our 2nd Anniversary, Christmas... we'll need a vacation when we're done!

- Dec. 23 is the BIG reveal day, if Terry(i) will cooperate and show us what we want to see

- Almost final time= there won't be many Mark sightings for the next few weeks. He's definitely looking forward to Christmas break!

Not much else has been happening... look for a longer post when we've got some more baby news and pictures!