Sheridan French giveaway

So if you haven't discovered Sheridan French already, go to her blog immediately. http://www.sheridanfrench.blogspot.com/. She has the cutest, most stylish, make you laugh out loud blog that has become quite the staple of my daily reads. She is the mother of 2 precious kiddos (her latest was born just a few weeks after Zoester!), she is the fashion editor for FW Magazine, she has style like no other and a body that I can only dream of AND she has her own clothing line to boot! Talk about life that I covet!

Check out her blog stat, and you might even be the lucky one to win a piece of your choice from her clothing line....although you'll have to beat me to it because I think I've entered every which way I possibly can in hopes of being the lucky winner. I'm even considering opening a twitter account just so I can have an extra entry ;)

Summer Fun

We started our annual housesitting stint for the summer which means we get to have pool time! I bought swim diapers and a turtle floatie and got Zoe all decked out! I think I was more excited about it then she was though, b/c she only made it about 20 minutes and then she was over it. And I got paranoid about her getting too much sun since she can't wear sunscreen yet so it was a short lived pool party, but I did manage to get some cute pics.

We also tried our 1st rice cereal the other day. I don't really understand the point of cereal though. It looks like it has the taste of an old sock and the nutritional value is practically null also. But I guess it helps her learn the spoon so we'll keep at it. We tried some bananas today- they were met with equal indifference as the cereal- so I'm hoping as we keep it she will get more into it.

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Give me that.

I think I like chewing on the spoon the best.

Zoe has also almost mastered sitting up. I say almost because you can set her down and she'll hold it for a few minutes, but you still can't trust her to not topple over and crying will then ensue. But she's getting there.

I've got this sitting thing down.

I like Roscoe.

And I'm over it now.

5 months

So Zoe turned 5 months old on the 11th....I'm a little late with this post I know. That's what happens when Mommy is in trial (and won my 1st capital murder I may add!). Last couple of weeks have been pretty busy work wise but it all paid off.

The Zoester has really been hamming it up lately. We are saying "da da da" just in time for Father's Day. We are almost sitting up by ourself- she can hold it for a few seconds and then falls to the side. Sleeping is still going great- she still is on her back, no rolling over, which is fine by me. The transition to the sleep sack was a breeze- no more swaddles for us. All it took was realizing that once her arms were free she needed something to hold on to after we left. She likes to hang on tight to our fingers and would cry when we broke free, but her little bunny friend has quickly stepped in and taken over the job quite nicely. My friend Kelly was very right about the transitions- they are much more stressful for Mommy than for baby. Now I've moved on to worrying about when to add food, I still don't think she really needs it so we'll probably wait until 6 months or right before she goes to her 6mth appointment.

I feel like this is such a fun age with her....every day we just watch and can see what she is learning. Taylor and I are constantly looking at each other and going, "well, that is new!" It really is fascinating to see how her little brain is developing and taking it all in.

we're having a moment here, can we help you?

I'll take that, thank you

these feet things are pretty cool!

Memorial Day 2011

Yesterday we went out to the lake. Dayna and Jacob had some friends over that have a little boy and girl, Miles and Mae. So we had 5 kiddos, Reed, Parker, Miles, Mae and Zoe. Needless to say, we had our hands full but it was pretty fun to see them all play together. Zoe was definitely the easiest of the bunch....having a toddler looks like a lot of work! Zoe had her 1st swim which was super fun. She seemed to like the baby pool - few more months and she'll be able to sit in it on her own!

Reed and Miles
Parker



chomp chomp!

my new favorite face!
This would be a lot easier if I could just sit up on my own!

There we go...thanks Mommy!

4 month update

Zoe turned 4 months old on Wednesday the 11th....cannot believe it! It feels like just yesterday we were in the hospital! I was in trial all week so Taylor took Zoe to her doctor's appt (I was very bitter I could not make it but I finally conceded and just sent him with my little cheat sheet of notes instead) They did great, except for the shots part, he said her little face was beyond sad and pathetic.

So it turns out we have a fatty boom ba latty on our hands.
Weight: 13 lbs, 14.5 oz (60%)
Length: 24 inches (40%)
Head: 41.2 cm (60%)
According to the doctor we need to even her out a little b/c her percentiles are supposed to be close together, so no rice or food needed for now. She's still on all breastmilk, which I'm super proud of myself for if I may say so! The whole working and pumping thing really hasn't been that bad, tedious at times, but I really enjoy nursing her so it's totally worth the extra effort. My initial goal has always been 6 months, but I think I might push it and try to go 9 mths or so....we'll see, but so far so good on that front.

As far as what Zoe's up to these days, you could basically sum it up with anything she sees she tries to chew on....don't know if that's teething or not, but she's graduated from her hands (even though those are probably still the favorites) and has moved on to toys and Sophie the giraffe. She can roll over from stomach to back if she really wants to, although it's still pretty rare. She normally just fusses until you flip her over yourself. She's still sleeping through the night, we put her down around 8:30 or so after she nurses and then I normally wake her up around 6:30 to eat before I get ready for work. So still extremely lucky on that end, although I think we owe a lot of it to the swaddle which she is quickly outgrowing. I think we'll have to give up the velcro ones soon and move on to the sleep sack so hopefully that won't mess her up b/c I really like my sleep!

She truly is such a little bundle of joy....we love her so much and she's just getting so damn cute, I mean look at that face!

Derby Day and my new favorite Holiday

What a great weekend! We decided to dress up for the Kentucky Derby and we had my folks and sister over to celebrate Mother's Day a day early. Made mint juleps (who knew they were basically just straight whiskey!) and even put Zoe in a hat...too cute!



this is her "why are you dressing me up like a doll?" face


yes, that's Taylor in seersucker...totally embraced the Derby wear!



For my 1st Mother's Day, Taylor took Zoe and I to the Fort Worth Club for this massive brunch. It was pretty awesome, and the hour nap I got to take to recover when we got home was even better.



I love being a new mommy....and I have to say, having a whole day dedicated to you isn't bad either! :)

Random photos from the weekend

finally caught a smile (sort of!) on camera