Recent Developments

I never thought I would be the type of person to put Zach on a schedule (ya, right who am I kidding). It's funny because no one puts their baby on a schedule.. they do it for you; you just have to be aware of the cues. Well, our little one is starting to make Mommy's job much easier. Thanks to my mom's help, We are now getting at least one hour long nap in the morning and at least a 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon, at almost precisely the same time every day.

Zach is talking up a storm all of a sudden. He really likes going over the vowel sounds with me. He stares at my mouth and tries to imitate what I am doing but instead just ends up smiling.

He has also found his darn fingers over the last week. I guess it is a soothing mechanism but instead of waking up to a cry in the middle of the night, we wake up to a rabid sucking noise. He knows I hate when he does it...here is a picture of him knowing he is in trouble.

He can also hold his head up pretty well now. Still a few head butts here and there, but he is getting much stronger.

Finally, the smiling is non-stop and of course contagious.