Busy! Busy! Busy!

Well...Zoe is now 6 months old and is AMAZING! She has tons of personality and blows us away with her physical capabilities. It has been a crazy busy month so far. Zoe was supposed to go to another birthday party at the beginning of the month, but it was postponed. Then she went to her first wedding, later to find out that she had ear infections. She was such a trooper! She has been on antibiotics for 9 days now and she definitely does not like that pink stuff!

Last weekend was CLU Homecoming. It is a weekend that we always look forward to every year because we visit with a lot of Shaun's friends from college, including Dave and Kim. Zoe was able to play with Jackson and Addison all weekend. It was too cute to see them interact. Jackson entertained Zoe a lot and she would just crack up.

Today was her six month check-up. Her ear infections seem to have cleared up, so that's good news! She now weighs 15 lbs., 6 oz. and is 25 1/2 inches long. She is is the 33 percentile for height and 35 percentile for weight. The doctor said what we thought was a tooth is just a blister in her gums, so we are still waiting for the teeth to arrive, I guess. Our doctor said that they are very common and they just go away on their own. She is sitting up like a champ and in last few days has shown signs of scooting. Yikes! Shaun put the pacifier down in her crib on the opposite side from Zoe and we left to get ready in the morning. When we went in to get her she was on the side with her pacifier and she was playing with it. What a stinker! She will only do it when she doesn't have an audience.

Zoe Will be a...(for Halloween)

LADY BUG! And I do have to say she is a pretty darn cute lady bug! We tried on the outfit a few days ago, to make sure it fit. It is a 0-6 month costume and Zoe will be 6 months next week. We cannot believe how quickly that has gone.

Every moment is so great, even when she fusses. She has started to develop a little separation anxiety, which seems so early to me!

When October 1st rolled around, I couldn't wait for Zoe to wear some of her Halloween clothes. Grandma got Zoe a perfect onesie for her. It has a bat on the front and it says "Teething Bites". There are more outfits to come and we are definitely looking forward to them.

Today, Zoe wore her "Future Teacher" onesie. And she rolled completely over from her back to her stomach. Not only did she do that...BUT she tucked her knees under her tummy and looked like she was ready to crawl away!

Is it too much for me to tell my baby girl to stop growing up so fast?

Zoe Ate Cereal!

Well...after many different inquiries, we decided that Zoe was ready for rice cereal. She did pretty well eating for the first time. She ate about half of what we gave her and she really got the hang of opening her mouth when the spoon got near. She hasn't quite got the swallowing part down, so it will take some practice.

Zoe's Cousin, Zach, Turned One!

Zach turned one! Zoe went to her first birthday party on Saturday. She loved the ribbons on Zach's presents and was able to wear a party dress. It was such a great party and Zoe was able to see the location of her mommy and daddy's wedding.

It Has Been a While...

Wow! How time flies! This time of the year is always so busy and with Zoe it makes things feel even busier. We love every minute of it. Zoe sits up for really long stretches now, LOVES her jumper, and still is so intrigued by books. She has been drooling A LOT and we think that there's a tooth breaking through. It is amazing how much she is learning. A couple of nights ago I checked on Zoe as we were going to bed and she was sound asleep, but kicking her legs up and down vigorously. It was sooooo cute that we had to leave the room and laugh out loud. The next night I stopped in her room to check on her and she had turned over from her back to her stomach and had done a 180 degree turn. What a little wiggle worm!

Zoe is Sitting!!!

Holy cow!!! Zoe is sitting by herself! I had her on the ottoman that goes with her glider and she sat there for 3-4 minutes on her own. That was on Saturday...then on Sunday we stopped by Grandma and Grandpa's house and she sat on her own for about 5-7 minutes. This morning I wanted to capture it with a picture to post and it seems like she sat on the couch forever! She even pushed some buttons on the computer. She is going to be a computer wiz!

Zoe's Baptism

Zoe is almost 5 months old!!! On Saturday, August 30th, Zoe was baptized at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks. Our good friends Dave and Kim Bayles are Zoe's Godparents. She did so well while being baptized! We had a big barbeque to celebrate our blessed little baby girl. Dave and Kim's kids, Jackson and Addison, were so good with Zoe and Zoe was definitely intrigued by them.

Zoe is growing like crazy and getting more and more personality all the time. She is going to a sitter now and we couldn't be any happier with her situation. All the kiddos that Zoe gets entertained by are so great and she loves observing EVERYTHING! It is hard leaving her everyday, but we leave her in good hands.

Zoe is ALMOST sitting on her own already and loves to play in her jumper. She is sleeping up to 9 hours at night and has been sooooo cooperative in the morning as Shaun and I get ready. We continue to wash bibs like crazy because she is slobbering so much. TEETHING!!! Oh what fun it is :)