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

Often Zoe gets upset at inanimate objects and it is a hoot to watch. Here are a few examples: First, the other night she was sitting in the tub taking a bath, laughing away, and making big splashes. With her back to the drain, she lightly bumped her head against the faucet. She very slowly […]

Read More October 6, 2006

Zoe has a phobia of sorts. She totally dislikes objects on her head. She’ll only accept a hat on her head if you distract her with another “cooler” object while you put it on. Once the distractor has lost its coolness factor she’ll immediately start tugging and pulling on the hat, while making a whining […]

Read More October 3, 2006

Zoe is at an age where there are so many “firsts.” She has her first teeth. She is so close to her first independent steps. She is trying so many foods for the first time. She is about to get her first pair of real shoes. She has her first winter coat. She is getting […]

Read More October 1, 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 September 24, 2006

Zoe has accomplished a new milestone. She can now wave. And it is hilarious! Most babies that I am aware of wave by, flapping their hands up and down, but not Zoe. Her wave resembles a hyperactive queen. She cups her hand around an imaginary egg and wildly shakes her whole arms left and right […]

Read More September 24, 2006

Since the weather is starting to get quite a bit cooler, my parents bought Zoe super cozy, soft, warm pajamas. They’re the one-piece kind with the footies and the long zipper. They are a bit big, so they’ll last for most of the winter. The first night she wore them she woke up after being […]

Read More September 20, 2006

For four years now, Zak and I have gone apple picking at Jonamac Orchard in Malta, Illinois and this year was Zoe’s first time ever apple picking. The forecast called for severe storms and large hail in the afternoon, but Zak wouldn’t let that stop him from having fun on one of his few days […]

Read More September 18, 2006

You know it’s a bad week when you have two incidents that involve calls to local emergency services. Zoe and I had done a week worth of grocery shopping and made a quick stop at Trader Joe’s to pick up a few last items. As we were leaving the store I pulled out our umbrella […]

Read More September 14, 2006