Scary Wobot

Zoe has been facinated with robots for a while. Our conversation this evening was facinating to me.
Zoe: Mommy. Wobot scares me.
Me: The robot is scary?
Zoe: Yes. Where is scary robot?
Me: The robot isn't here.
Zoe: Scary wobot went bye-bye?
Me: Yes. The robot went away.
Zoe: Yep. Scary wobot went to work.
Me: Why is the robot scary?
Zoe: The wobot scares me.
Me: The robot is nice. He likes Zoe.
Zoe: . Ok. Wobot not scary.


Her imagination and vocabulary is amazing!

[Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

Zoe is a big sister!

Full information about Zoe becoming a big sister will be posted in the coming weeks. For information about baby sister Penny, follow the link below. Penelope Jayne

The Zoo

Zoe loved visiting the Zoo! We took an umbrella since there was a chance of rain. Over the course of the few hours we were at the zoo, the umbrella became her "Rain" lovey. Look for it in the pictures! She loved the animal statues around the Zoo grounds. The baby elephant was just about her size... But the goose was taller than she was! And the gorilla was as big as Daddy! She enjoyed the Monkeys... And the fish, snakes and turtles... What is Zoe looking at here? She said, "My Turkey!" (* See the cracks in the glass? We just left the big cat area that had lions, jaguars and mountain lions. It was slightly more reassuring to see the cracks in the turkey/deer/crane area than the big cat area!) But her favorite part of the zoo was the bird area. "Tweet Tweet!"

23 month Videos

We've had a lot of rain lately which is great for everyone except toddlers who really want to play outside. Luckily we have a carport and we can pull our cars out of the covered carport area to give her a large area to play. Of course, the dry pavement doesn't call to her the same way the puddles do! Our little toddler has also found her directing skills. Almost everyday she will say a phrase or do a movement and ask whoever is around to repeat it. If you don't hear her or don't repeat it, she will say your name over and over until you finally give in and follow her direction. The video below shows some of her directing skills as she's instructing Mom and Dad to bark.

Twenty Two

Sunday July 26th was a day of 22 in our house. Zoe turned 22 months and I hit my 22nd week of pregnancy. 22 marks a lot of growing for both of us. Zoe is learning new words at an astonishing rate.

Zoe's new words the past few weeks have been:
"Empty"- previously known as "End"
"Aw Man!"- said when she saw a Swiper the Fox doll
"Zoe"- she finally says her and she says,
"Zoe Ballerina"- when referring to her Zoe doll
"Baby"- not a new word but she points to her belly or my belly
"Side"- meaning outside. Usually said when she wants to go play outside
"Horsie"- this word she learned while visiting in Texas
"Eee Aww"- meaning Yee Haw. Learned this from Woody in Toy Story.
"Ash"- she pulls her stool up to the sink and wants to wash her hands. Well, more like play in the water.

Enjoy the video of her laughing while being tickled!
Chuck is growing at a slower but no less astonishing rate. I feel her kicking and moving around very frequently. Daddy was able to feel her this week when she went on a kick boxing exercise. I found out from my OB that I have complete placenta previa. Our hope is that as Chuck grows, the placenta will move out of the way and I can avoid a c-section delivery. I will have another ultrasound between 30-32 weeks to evaluate the placenta placement. My odd request for friends and family would be to pray that the placenta moves so I can have a normal, uncomplicated pregnancy and delivery!

Bella Kisses

First Haircut!

Yay! We finally have a computer! Our last laptop gave us all kinds of problems and we had already sent it into HP once to fix the motherboard. It stopped working a second time and HP found liquid damage so they wouldn't fix the ongoing issue with the motherboard. We broke down and bought a little Dell Mini netbook. It's tiny but it fits our needs! All these computer woes mean that I haven't been able to upload pictures to update the blog for several weeks. But I'm back! A few weeks ago Gi Gi came to visit and we took a trip to the botanical gardens. I'm not sure Zoe was really into seeing all the plants and flowers but she did enjoy spending time with Gi Gi. It was very hot at the gardens but we still had a great time! I think I've mentioned before how much Zoe loves Elmo! She's beginning to recognize all the Sesame Street characters now and shouts out their names when she sees them. I was finally able to get a video of her watching the opening of Sesame Street. She was enjoying some juice in the big girl cup but stopped drinking long enough to shout out! Zoe was "helping" to clean by pulling everything out of a box and found the 0-6 month halloween costume she wore when she was a baby. I added the tutu and Bee Ballerina was dancing around the house! (You can also see our new painted living room in the background. Warm brown is so much better than glaring yellow) Aunt Sharon and GiGi came to visit last weekend. Zoe loves having them visit! When they leave she wonders around the house looking for them saying, "Gi Gi? Aron?" We also experienced one of the biggest milestones (for Mommy at least!) last weekend. The first haircut!! Zoe's bangs were getting too long and were always in her eyes. We took her to SnipIts as a treat and it went great! They gave her a sucker to keep her hands occupied and she did so good! Here's the before of her long hair. And the "After" picture of my big girl!