I try to vacuum often, but perhaps I don’t actually get around to it as frequently as I thought I had been. Today I brought the vacuum upstairs and Zoe immediately froze as if she’d never seen the thing before. She just stared at it and I tried to explain that it can’t hurt her […]

Read More October 25, 2006

This past weekend Zak was at a swim meet, so Zoe and I went out to Elgin. We went to a pumpkin patch so Zoe could get her first pumpkin. She was fairly indifferent with the whole experience and didn’t really seem to think that all the big orange balls were anything to get too […]

Read More October 24, 2006

Zoe learned how to clap a few weeks ago, but would only mimic someone else. Today I said “Hey, Zoe girl, clap!” And she did!!!! Amazing!!! So I kept commanding her to clap (without clapping myself) and she kept on clapping! I now know for sure that she can comprehend what we say and probably […]

Read More October 23, 2006

Zoe has now had her first meal of spaghetti and my goodness it was a disaster! A fun, yet extraordinarily messy, disaster! (Note: Much to Zak’s dismay, I tried to provide a healthy meal by making spaghetti squash, rather than noodles. So technically, Zoe hasn’t had a “real” spaghetti dinner yet.) Anyway, we stripped her […]

Read More October 21, 2006

The last night Zak asked me what ever happened to that chili powder that Zoe liked so much. I said that it is up in her bedroom and Zak replied, “You know the moment when an everyday object turns into a toy is when it makes its way up to her bedroom.”

Read More October 19, 2006

Last night we were cooking dinner and Zak was searching through our spices to find the right one. Zoe was extremely interested in what Zak was doing and kept reaching her little fingers into the cabinet get her hands on some of those mysterious jars. Zak handed her the only plastic spice jar that we […]

Read More October 16, 2006

Zoe has a new price of her wardrobe that is quite a milestone. Saturday afternoon Zoe got her very fist pair of real shoes!! She’s had darling slippers and sandals, but now she has a real pair of shoes made for walking! We went to the Stride Rite in Oakbrook and Zoe got her foot […]

Read More October 15, 2006

Each Christmas, the first graders at my old school would proudly sing, “All I Want For Christmas Are My Two Front Teeth.” This past weekend I created my own version and proudly titled it, “All Zoe Wants for Columbus Day Are Her Two Front Teeth.” Obviously, it doesn’t have the same ring as the original […]

Read More October 11, 2006

Due to a much needed day off in the swim practice schedule, we planned an impromptu fall road trip to Michigan. It was a perfect weekend. We took off early Sunday morning and drove along the lake to New Buffalo, Michigan. What a beautiful drive. As many of you know, I am not one for […]

Read More October 10, 2006

Goodness, we have created a monster eater! This munchkin of ours eats everything! She is pretty much on all finger foods now, with the exception of the last few frozen veggie and fruit cubes that I made and just don’t see the point in wasting. She is actually starting to really dislike being spoon fed, […]

Read More October 8, 2006