November 24th

It's time for a new video of Zoe! This was recorded Thanksgiving morning. As you'll see, she loves taking baths! She alternates between relaxed floating and playful splashing.


Last weekend we drove down to Texas to visit my family. Zoe did pretty good on the drive down there but she was ready to get out of her car seat long before we got there. Aunt Leaf finally got to meet her little neice.

We had a nice lunch last Saturday and Zoe got to meet her Thomas Great-Grandparents.


After lunch, Mom and Dad went to Waco alone to watch OSU beat Baylor. Zoe stayed at Grandma's house and had a fun time with her Aunt Sharon, Aunt Leah and Grandma Mary.


We had a very nice Thanksgiving. We spent several hours at Zoe's Great-Grandparent's house. Good food and even better time spent visiting with family.
On Friday morning, the ladies all decided we would meet at 4 am to shop. Zoe did great bundled up in the wrap. Linda, Jennifer, and Brianna were fun shopping companions! We didn't take any pictures of our crazy selves. Here's a pic of Zoe and I on Thanksgiving morning. She truely is a blessing!

So the last week or so has been pretty quiet. Zoe's reflux is much better and she's rarely in pain from it. She still spits up all the time but as I've said before, we can deal with increased loads of laundry. On Friday of last week, Grandma Linda was kind enough to drive us to the hair salon so Mom could get a trim. Mom's last hair appointment was scheduled for September 26th. She was a little busy that day and didn't get her hair cut! Grandma Linda took Zoe and Mom to Hideaway Pizza. Although it was very noisy in the restaurant, Zoe slept the entire time. While they were waiting on Mom to have my hair cut finished, Grandma Linda and Zoe had time to snuggle in the waiting room. Then, on Sunday, Grandma Linda and Grandpa Gary were privledged to watch Zoe while Mom and Dad went out alone on date! Grandpa Gary and Grandma Linda said she did great while Mom and Dad were out. There aren't any scars or broken bones so I guess they did a good job! :)

Here are some pics from tonight. Her little feet are finally large enough that the cute little lamb slippers that Grandma Mary bought her will stay on for at least a few minutes. The look she has on her face is what Dad calls her Elvis look.


This next pic was taken just after Bella started barking at the cats. The barking noise scared Zoe and she did her little startle. She 'startled' so hard that her right little lamb became turned sideways!


And this last picture was taken as she was cooing. She was saying, "Gaaaaaaaaa"

Last week Zoe had her 1 month check up. She weighed 9 lbs 4 oz and was 21 3/4 inches long!! The doctor said she was in perfect health with the exception of her reflux. She got one shot but she hardly noticed being stuck with the needle. She goes back in another month and will have to get 4 shots!

She's finally in a nighttime routine that Mom and Dad can handle. She usually goes to sleep between 11:00 pm and 12:00 am and will sleep until 5:30 am or 6:00 am. Daytime naps are a challenge now-she'll only sleep if she's in my arms if she sleeps during the day at all.


She's begun cooing a little bit recently. Mom and Dad are very excited to hear our little girl make noises other than screaming and crying. She's still not really smiling but she'll get there soon enough. Her poor face has broken out in newborn acne. The acne should disappear in a few weeks.