Friday!

I am sad this week has come to an end. Zachy and I had so much fun. Robyn, Tanner and Chloe came over and went swimming today. Thanks so much for spending the afternoon with us! Zach was so happy!


After all the eating, swimming and playing - I, once again had one pooped (BIG) baby!




I accomplished all three goals this week. Zachary ate well (possibly put on an LB), stayed healthy, went on lots of excursions and had tons of fun. Now, I am off to Santa Barbara for a night for a girlfriends bachelorette party. And for the first time, I don't feel guilty. I could get used to this!!

What do you do when a bird shits on your head?

Lucky for me, I had an entire container of wipes in my diaper bag. It is not somethng you would think would happen in my quiet little Woodbridge neighborhood. But I kid you not - I was on a walk with Zach and a damn bird shit on my head. Lucky for Zach, he was shielded by the stroller canopy. That was the big excitement for my day. Is it really good luck?

Earlier this morning, we went to My Gym in Newport Beach. I know.. fancy, fancy. This place was so much more fun than Gymboree - but the mom's were not nearly as friendly - go figure. There were two really cool things about this class. There was a station with a gymnastics bar to hold on to, a trampoline and a mirror in front of it. Imagine the delight on Zach's face as he watched himself jump up and down. At the conclusion of the class - they hook swings that hang from the ceiling -again, pure enjoyment. I am amazed at how social and responsive Zach is becoming. He is actually listening and understanding. He must not be taking after me in that respect.

After nap and lunch time I decided to go to the Discovery Cube in Santa Ana. I keep thinking I have these great ideas but they aren't turning out as great as I had hoped. It was a cool place. It will be better once Zach is a little older. Nonetheless, he had fun watching all the kids run around, eating pizza hut and running around the exhibits. His favorite was putting the carrots, onions and potatoes in the right holes in the garden. What a smart little boy!

Confessions of a "wanna be" stay at home mom.

So our daycare is closed this week. I don't have any more sick days at work. I have nearly 5 vacation days "saved up." Saved up for what you ask - who knows but I thought I should have some saved. That leaves really only one option and that is for me to stay at home this week. I have two main goals for the week: to get zach out and about as much as possible, feed him as much as I can, and I guess there is a third - keep him nice and healthy. Yesterday we started the day with a long walk. Zachary LOVES walks. He relaxes with his head on the side of the stroller, feet up and just babbles away. Then, we went to a gymboree play and learn class. Zach loved it. It looks just like day care + ME!! My friend Carrie brought her son Isaac also. The boys did not want to do any of the "organized" activities. Isaac just wanted to run around and Zach just wanted to play with the balls.


Then Zach and I went to the pool for the afternoon. I don't have any pictures of that since that means I would be leaving Zach unattended. But I do have proof that he was worn out.


Today, we went for another walk to Starbucks to meet my friend Michelle. Zach just wanted to walk around. Note: Don't let a wobbly, walking baby stroll in and out of starbucks before 9:00 AM. People need their coffee and they obviously do not all think Zach is as cute as I do. This afternoon, we had plans to go to Tanaka Farms - watermelon tour. I was nervous to go alone but I thought what could go wrong? Well, Zach was a little irritable this morning and I thought he felt a little warm (although my mommy warm radar is off these days). OF course, the three thermometers we have were nowhere to be found. He is teething like a mother - but I took him anyways. We got there and it was so hot!! They were running late and I grew increasingly nervous - and chickened out. There is no way I was going to take Zach on an hour long wagon ride that I couldn't get off of. So, I got him some watermelon, practiced walking in our new shoes and we called it a day! He ate THREE slices!!

Wedding Weekend

We went to New Jersey over the weekend for Marc and Tova's wedding. Mazel Tov you two!


It was great seeing all of Josh's friends. We came to the conclusion that we see Joe, Marc, and Partial more than we see our California counterparts. Always a great time - thanks for hitting the dessert bar with me Joe and for letting me in on the Kettle One - Partial. We also concluded that we will never rent a car without splurging for a GPS system ever again. We will never go to a wedding without pulling a prank on someone (and it will probably always be you - Jay, so get used to it,) people look at you funny if you don't wear black to an east coast wedding, and we really needed our sleep more than we had realized. We went to bed around 12:00 EST and didn't wake up until nearly 11:00 am the next morning - something we haven't done in about well ... 13.5 months!! The "after party" was also pretty fun. We felt so honored that we got to hang out with the bride and groom that night.
And Jay's still got it!!


Grandma and Grandpa bought Zachy his first pair of shoes this weekend! Thank you so much for taking such good care of him!

The ho-dads

Time sure is flying by. It's been a fun couple of weeks... We have been walking, dancing, and trying to get these one year old molars out of the way. How long do these bad boys take to break through the gums? Good luck with that Jeffe and Whoot! Were off to some city in New Jersey this weekend for my buddy's wedding - without Zach. Were looking forward to sleeping past 6:00 a.m. on the weekend and holding a cocktail in one hand, without holding Zach in the other hand. Here are some pics of the most recent events.

Zero To Sixty

It seems like Zach has been "cruising" for months now. We (correction - I) have been waiting for our little guy to finally let go. On several occasions now he has taken one or two steps but this afternoon, I got so excited I lost count. He even regained his balance and picked up speed down the hall. Now, this is a fun milestone! I just have to get my handy man husband (yes, I am actually talking about Josh, to finish Phase 2 of baby proofing!

Cute, Cute, Cute!

It's been a while since I have gushed how cute I think my little guy is. So I am taking the liberty of doing so. Here are some fun one year old pictures from today.




And here are some new words Zach has been mastering,