Last Saturday, I had a date planned with some girl friends to go meet for a Ladies Day and baby shower at
Inspirations Tea Room. I had a wonderful time discussing grown up things and talking about babies already here and babies yet to come. While I was away, Zoe was able to spend the afternoon with Grandma Linda and Grandpa Gary at their house.
Grandma Linda and Zoe had a great afternoon together. Grandma Linda carried Zoe around in a snugli carrier and they did yard work and then had lunch. After the baby shower, I went back out to Grandma Linda's to pick Zoe up. Before we went home, we had to make sure to let Zoe try 'swimming' for the first time. Grandma Linda had a cute little duck floating seat and the hot tub was the perfect warm bath temperature (the pool isn't ready yet). So, Zoe got in her swimsuit and they hopped in the hot tub.
I'm not sure what I was expecting. Delight, horror, crying, laughing, anything.... Zoe was so unimpressed. Just floated in the water, looked around and kicked a lot. I (of course) have video but it's 3 minutes of Zoe floating around looking pretty nonchalant about the whole thing.
And a couple of still pictures as well:
After about 5 minutes, Grandma Linda pulled Zoe out of the floaty to see if she would react to being in the water more. Nope! It just made her sleepy.
I need to do a full 7 month update. Hopefully I'll have time this weekend. We are all looking forward to a quiet weekend spent at home with no activities planned! I can tell you that Zoe loves her solid foods. She loves bananas (probably her favorite), peaches, pears, apples, sweet potato, carrots, green beans, & peas. She'll tolerate her meats if they are mixed with something else; turkey, chicken, beef, and ham. Squash and avacado have to be mixed with something really yummy or she won't eat them. We are trying leeks and white potatoes this week. As soon as the summer crops come in, my plan is to go to the farmer's market and get some fresh organic fruits and veggies for her. I'm still making home-made baby food for her with the exception of meats. The meat thing just doesn't work well at home. But, I found a good commercial baby food that just has meat and gravy. No additives or chemicals. She did roll from her back to her tummy but neither her Daddy nor I saw it. We both walked out of sight getting ready for dinner and when I stepped back in a few seconds later, she was on her tummy! She hasn't done it since then but I know she's smart enough to realize that rolling from her back means she'll end up on her tummy. She's not really crawling yet but she's trying as hard as she can. She can stand for about 3-5 seconds before her little legs collapse under her. Still not sitting unassisted but getting closer each day. She's still blowing some razzberries but not as much as when she first learned how to do them. Her two new 'words' are blah-la-la and ma-ma-ma-ma. Don't think that ma-ma-ma-ma is her saying Ma-Ma, it's just her babbling. Her new trick is to open and close her mouth like she's chewing something but there's nothing in her mouth. Her Daddy taught her this and he gets a kick out of seeing her do it. Finally, we have a set bedtime routine that is working well. Once she starts the eye rubbing, Daddy and I go into the nursery. One of us holds her and rocks in the glider while the other one reads. It usually only takes 10 minutes before she's out. Oh, and the WONDERFUL thing is that she's pretty much sleeping through the night now. She does wake up still at odd hours but for the past few weeks most nights she makes it until 5 am or later before waking up.
It's been a busy few weeks since I posted last. Zoe had her 8 month appointment at her pediatrician's. She is 28 inches tall and weighs 18 lbs 10 oz. She is in the 85% for height and 65% for weight. She's a healthy happy tall girl! About a week after her 8 month visit she developed a sudden high fever. Another trip to the pediatrician told us it was a virus and that there was a good chance she'd develop a rash as soon as the fever went away. Sure enough, after enduring 3-5 days of 103 degree fever, little spots showed up on her face, chest and back. She had a case of Roseola but now that the rash has gone, she's back to her happy self.
During her fever, we tried to distract her and make her as happy and comfortable as possible. I put some water in the tray of her high chair and let her splash around.
She also enjoys being outside. She loves watching Bella play fetch or watching the birds fly into the trees.
About 3 weeks ago during our photo session, sitting up seemed to finally click for Zoe. Since then she's perfecting sitting up and has even mastered reaching for something while sitting up. Now she's working on crawling. She can stick her bottom up on the air and push herself around with her legs but the arm coordination with the legs hasn't happened yet. She can stop rolling over in her sleep and waking up startled anytime!
And your last video is one I took Saturday morning when I went into the nursery to start our day. She's such a happy ray of sunshine! This video is a dark since it was still early outside.
