What I've been up to....in pictures

I've outgrown my baby bathtub...this sink works just fine!
I smile for the camera now (if you're lucky!)

I like to scoot

I'm really working on this crawling thing

ROAR!!!!!

this ring is pretty tasty.....

but not as good as this Squash and red pepper risotto my mommy made me! Gourmet dining for me!

7 month update

What? You want me to smile or something?

Oh fine!

7 months- let's see, what have we been up to......Zoe is growing like a weed. We went to the doctor today actually to check on her ears (we had our 1st ear infection but we're all recovered now- and it was surprisingly not that bad, she's just been battling this pesty cough for weeks). Zoe weighed in at 17 lbs, 8 oz. 2 weeks ago when we went in sick, she was 16 lbs, 13 oz...so almost a full pound in 2weeks! I guess all that food is doing a body good....she's tried apple blueberries, buttnernut squash, carrots, peas, raspberries, sweet potatoes, pretty much everything I've made she's eaten which is awesome.

I'm doing about 50/50 BM v. formula now. We still do our morning nursing session which I love and which is what makes me want to keep it up. She takes 3 bottles at school (one of which is the BM I pump at work) but I have to confess, it is getting kinda frustrating. I pump 2x at work, 3 if I'm lucky, and I only get about 3 oz total each session. I don't know what's happened to my supply but I feel like it's hardly worth it to pump during the day anymore. But I'm afraid if I stop then I won't be able to keep up the morning session so I guess I'll keep at it. The weekends are good- I get to make up for lost time a little bit....but I don't know, if anyone has any advice in this area let me know b/c I'm getting kinda lost!

Still no crawling, and no teeth...but that is fine by me. For now, Zoe prefers to roll to her desired destination, which is pretty entertaining to watch. She's really into blocks and shapes, and when they roll across the hardwoods, she'll roll right after them to get them back. So cute!

Other than that, we're doing good! Taylor and I are going on our first post-baby vaca in a few weeks. We're going to Denver, just for a weekend, but I'm super excited. It will be so nice to get out of this awful heat and it will be fun to have some grown up time together!

Ta, ta for now!

True Colors?

I keep telling Mommy and Daddy that they need to pick up the pace when it comes to putting money in my piggy bank :)

Baby in a Box

This entertained me for a solid 30 minutes...and no, Mommy did not use it as a baby jail. It was pure entertainment!

Is it Gameday yet?

And yes, Daddy dressed me this morning!

You say it's my birthday....

Half birthday that is!!! Can you all believe Zoe is 6 months old- that is 1/2 a year people?!? I can't get over it....the time is literally flying by. I just cannot get used to it.

We went to the doctor this morning (and yes, I had to call and push up the time b/c of course her wellness check fell during a week I was in trial and I was going to be damned if I missed another checkup!) Her stats were good:
- 15 lbs, 15 oz (50%)
- 25.5 inches long (40%)
- Head 42.2 cm (40%)
Zoe has learned so much just in the last few weeks. She is sitting up like a champ now, rolling over both ways, and eating baby food. I couldn't hold out and started foods about 2 weeks ago. Started with cereal, then mashed up some bananas and avocado, then cooked apples and sweet potatoes and pureed them. She loves it all so far which is awesome. I'm really liking making her food from scratch- it's pretty easy and rewarding. I'm so not one of those moms that cares about organic crap, or the environment or any of that stuff. I'm really just doing it because it's cheaper (kinda why I'm sticking with the breastfeeding thing), and I like to cook anyways- so why not cook her something while I'm cooking us something.

(got the new highchair put together)

And speaking of saving money, do you know your pediatrician is just a super source for free stuff??? I mentioned we were going to start supplementing with formula and they gave me 3 free huge-size samples of Enfamil! We had gotten the samples they give you when you have a newborn but this was even better. Now I think we can make it to a year without ever having to spend a dime on formula! My doc said that I should start storing up my BM again so she can have it in the later months when my supply starts to drop so she suggested we do the last feeding of the day with formula, and then I can pump and freeze what I have for later. And on top of all the free formula, they gave us a full size bottle of Children's Tylenol b/c we had forgotten ours for her shots. I know I probably sound like such a nerd now, but I just really love free stuff (anyone that knows me well knows how I'm a sucker for coupons! and getting stuff completely free, be still my heart!)

Anyways, I digress....but life is good, Zoe is healthy, and we just could not ask for more (except for maybe to get our patio finished....if the flagstone guy does not get here stat and finish the job, I might hurt someone!....more on that to come, but lets just say I am very sick of our backyard looking like a graveyard)

can't wait to be able to rock on the back porch!

4th of July at the Lake

On the actual 4th we went out to the lake with our friends Kelly and Clark. We got in some quality boat time, celebrated Parker's 1st birthday, and Dad cooked an awesome brisket for lunch. Almost too many fun pictures to post!

Parker's new chair

Get off my chair Zoe!
Cake before....
and after!
mmmmm, avocado!
matching onesies!
just sunning
this water is so refreshing!
new friends :)

3 little chairs