Zoe and I started a swim and gym class on Wednesday mornings and the local YMCA and boy are we having a blast. There are about seven other kids in the class and most are a bit older than Zoe and are walking, but Zoe fits right in. We start each class with 30 minutes […]

Read More September 13, 2006

Wow, motherhood is the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me, and it just keeps getting better.  Zoe now says “Mom Mom” all the time.  From the moment she wakes to the time we place her head on the mattress she is saying “Mom Mom.”  She first uttered it on my birthday, believe […]

Read More September 7, 2006

If you remember the May 17th entry, you may recall that Zoe slept on her tummy with her rear way up in the air.  So many months have passed by and she is still sleeping like that!!  Every night, when she gets her good night kisses from us we find her all snuggled up with […]

Read More September 4, 2006

Each week or so, Zoe and I go to the library and pick out a bunch of stories to read at bedtime.  One of the stories I randomly pulled off the shelf was titled, Tango Makes Three.  It has a darling picture of penguins on the cover and looked like a cute story about a […]

Read More August 30, 2006

Well, I’m yet another year older, but wow, it was a fabulous day. Actually, it all started on Suday. Zak, Zoe, and I went into the city and had a perfect picnic lunch at Millennium Park. Zoe loved crawling all over the blanket, watching the pigeons, playing with the in-ground sprinkler system, and staring at […]

Read More August 29, 2006

Zoe and I had a perfect day meeting Zak’s visiting aunts, Amy and Mindy,  in Chicago today.  Zak was busy all day at work and wasn’t able to see them, but Zoe and I had a blast.  We met them in Millennium Park and Zoe loved the fountain, nearly insisting on sitting down in the […]

Read More August 24, 2006

In addition to Zak going back to work, one of the hardest things about this end of summer is not returning to work myself.  Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy every moment I spend at home taking care of Zoe and wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world, but I really did like teaching […]

Read More August 23, 2006

The other night Zoe and I were eating dinner together while Zak was working.  I had fed her the main dishes and she was munching on Gerber’s finger food snacks and small pieces of honeydew.  See http://www.gerber.com/prodcat?catid=524 for more information.  I would put a few pieces of Fruit and Veggie Puffs, as well as some […]

Read More August 21, 2006