Napping in her crib

Chloe is visiting while my parents are away...
having one more dog is like having five more.

Zoë is pretty much the coolest baby ever.  :)  She is on a pretty regular schedule...and when I say regular schedule, I mean she goes to bed between 8-10 every night depending on when her last feeding was and wakes up between 4-7am and then feeds every 3-4 hours during the day with a regular eat, playtime, and nap cycle.  I know this probably doesn't seem very regular, especially to people who don't have kids, but it IS and has made life so much easier!  She's still doing a lot of smiling and making tons of noises, but no official laugh yet.  She is not quite grabbing for toys on her own, but is definitely interested in them and gives her full attention to a rattle shaken in front of her.  She'll now hold them, too, if you put them close enough to her hands to latch onto.  One of her favorite things is a new stuffed teddy bear that was a gift to her.

Every baby needs a pair of Osh Kosh overalls!

We went and saw a new pediatrician last week who I LOVED and he was good to remind me to stop worrying about how much she should be eating and just feed her when she needs it. "She's only going to be this small for so long, Emily, you need to stop worrying about the numbers and enjoy it.  She's gaining weight just fine."  Huh, I feel like I've heard that before, but it's nice to hear again and again.  He said based on his observation of her neck control and the way she was sitting on my lap, she's probably gained a month (towards her actual age) developmentally.  Wow!  That's a big deal!



Good things are happening!

Good morning!
She's also such a happy camper when she wakes up.
Oh, and she turns herself around 180 degrees and shoves
herself in the corner, too.

Zoë now takes one or two naps in her crib during the day!  I think I've mentioned the awesome ninja roll I have developed to leave her undisturbed and sleeping on my bed when she falls asleep during the day.  Now, I can place her in her crib, close the door, and maybe get 45 minutes to an hour of stuff done.  Sometimes she needs an extra pat or two, but within about 5 minutes she's sleeping peacefully.  It's amazing!  I keep seeing these posts from moms of babies who are younger wondering when their baby will sleep in their crib during the day and I remember thinking a while back "this will NEVER happen with Zoë, will it?!" and finally it does.  Hurray!

Coug hat is still a bit big...

Zoë went in the pool for the first time on Monday, thanks to the generosity of Auntie Kari (and her parents) in having us over.  Zoë liked it, but seemed weirded out at first when we got in.  She swam in one of her Fuzzi Buns without a liner in it and it worked out just fine.  I lathered her in sunscreen (generally not something I would have liked to do, but no swim gear fits her yet and I figured sunscreen once and a while will be just fine during the summer- it's better than getting a sunburn!), she wore her floppy hat, and we both felt better being in the cool water on a ninety degree day.

Big girl!

She also sat in her Bumbo chair for the first time this week.  I think it's funny, and I have to remind myself, that sometimes she doesn't like or won't do something and if I just try again three days later it sometimes works!  She sits great in the chair now and I put a toy on her lap and she's happy for a while while I make lunch or fold some laundry.

Baby's first Red Robin trip.

Our little fire cracker.

Happy Fourth of July!

Yesterday, we went to the Des Moines fireworks show.  Zoë was almost asleep when the show started and then she was mesmerized the entire time.  She even went to sleep just fine after and slept until 7:30 this morning.  What a good girl.  We booked a long weekend in Sunriver in August (yay!) and other than that we're basically just doing our thing this summer.  Our own little backyard pool arrives today from Amazon (yay for Amazon Prime!), so we should have fun splashing around in that, too.  What a fun first summer with our little girl!

Being a baby is exhausting!