Go Tigers!

Zoe attended her FIRST Tigers game this year.  Beeba is OBSESSED with the Tigers (that might be an understatement) so they of course had to make sure to be there for the big day :) 

Zoe had her first snack before mommy even got her nachos!

It was the last home game of the season so only standing room tickets were available.  It ended up being perfect for Zoe.  She could stand and play when she got sick of being held.  We could walk around at anytime without having to make people get up out of their seats for us.  She could stroll around in her stroller when she needed a nap and we could leave her there once she finally fell asleep.

I'm a little bummed that we didn't get a picture of all of us at the front of the stadium by the Tigers statue, but I'm sure there will be many more Tigers games in her future.  We'll just have to make sure that Beeba and Grandpa come out earlier  in the season next year!

What dad?  I'm just standing here playing with my toys.

FINALLY taking her afternoon nap.

We Made It!

And of course, I worried for nothing.  Zoe was AMAZING.

We started off early Thursday morning.  Zoe was a little cranky in the car but soon enough was chatting away with Beeba.  Zoe decided to check out the planes for a little while before we took off.  We were a sight to be seen though.  I had so much stuff.  Thank goodness my parents were there to help.  I'm really bummed we didn't get a picture of our getup as we went through the airport.  Mom had Zoe and her c-pap machine.  Dad had two carry on bags.  I had Zoe's car seat on my back, her diaper bag over my shoulder, a carry on and then her stroller bag (when she wasn't in it).  I'm pretty sure I hit about ten people on accident with the car seat bag (it was HUGE).  It was very convenient though, and I'm glad we had it.

Zoe was only somewhat intrigued when got on the plane.  She was much more interested in playing with the TV on the back of the seats.  She did sit with Grandpa for a little while watching as we got ready to take off.  On her second flight, she even got her own seat.  The Delta staff were nice enough to rearrange our seats before we even asked since there were open seats and they saw that we had a baby in our group.

We got to Colorado and all piled into Auntie Jodi's Chevy Cobalt.  Somehow, almost everything fit in the trunk.  Beeba had the stroller at her feet and I had the diaper bag (I'm not sure how I got the front).

The weekend was filled family time, laughs, and trying to wrangle a 10 month old :)  I wouldn't have had it any other way.

Playing with Uncle Mark, playing cards, snuggles with Lambie, playing Guesstures.

Rafting, first taste of Olive Garden, frisbee from Scott, tuckered out after shopping.

Hanging with Aunt Jodi, at the airport way too early, enjoying her first taste of McD's pancakes, taking a snooze.

We can't wait for next year when we are ALL out there for the wedding!

Zoe Louise | 10 Months

I know I start every post freaking out about your age.  But seriously, I'm planning your birthday party and that feels so wrong.  I'm excited, but you are growing up way too fast little girl.

Stats: No check up until one year.  I really think you are starting to thin out a little now though that you are crawling like CRAZY.  And walking with your walkers.

Likes: Bugging Wally (pulling his tail, "petting" him (more like smacking and pulling his hair), poking his eyes).  Wally's toys (you even carry your toys around the house in your mouth while you are crawling like he carries his toys - it's cute).  Bath time.  Walks.  Playing chase around the house.  Dancing.  Pretend falling.  You are pretty much hilarious right now (unless you don't nap - then the world is ending).  You are also to the point where kitchen items are fun toys.  It's nice to plop you down while I'm cooking or unloading the dishwasher and letting you make music or chew on half of what I give you.

Dislikes: Getting ready for bed. Having your nose wiped. Getting dressed.  Having your diaper changed. 

Biggest Achievement This Month:  Cruising on furniture and walking with your walker toys and making it up the stairs (with help of course).

Biggest Challenge of the Month: Sleeping at day care. 

Secret Tricks: Laying you down on your belly with a few pats. Walks in your stroller.  Walks up and down the bock.

Visiting Great Grandpa

Sleep: You still take your last bottle at 7:30pm and are down by 8pm at the latest. You are then down for the night until about 6:30am or 7am. Your naps at daycare are about 40 minutes in length. At home, you nap much better and they last almost 2 hours still. You only have a third nap if your naps at daycare were horrible.   We've gotten rid of it completely on weekends and days off from daycare.

Temperament/Personality:  Girlie, you are hilarious.  You say "UH OH" really well now.  And in context.  You also throw your head back and get the CHEESIEST grin on your face showing all six teeth (yes, six).  You realized that we find it hilarious so you do it all the time and any time we request it :)  Cutest.thing.ever.  If only we could capture it on camera.

You also have started dancing to music.  You kind of just bob up and down at this point (I've tried teaching you a few of my moves - which I have none - but you aren't quite there yet), but you are getting there..

Eating:  Still 4 bottles. You are taking 6 oz. Right now your schedule is bottle when wake up, solids at 8:30am (breakfast), solids at 11:30 am (lunch), bottle around 1pm, bottle around 4pm, solids at 6ish pm (dinner), bottle before bed.  I need to start working on your sippy to try and get rid of a bottle or two.  You do awesome with water.  Your solids just aren't so great yet, so I'm fearful you won't get enough formula in a day to keep you full.

Your solids are getting better.  When you are getting sick (which I don't know is the case until you actually are but I look back and realize it), you want nothing to do with solids.  It's a huge struggle to get you to eat anything other than your bottle.  When you are healthy or in the middle of your cold, you do well.

Right now, you'll eat bananas, peaches, pancakes, nutri grain bars, veggie straws, and sweet potato wedges.  You kind of eat pasta.  We tried Beeba's mac 'n cheese but you pretty much just sucked the cheese off the noodle then spit it back out :)  Some days you'll eat yogurt, others you hate it.  We also tried grilled cheese and that wasn't too bad.

You LOVE puffs. 

You love your sippy with water though!

Randoms: All 12 month clothes.  Beeba and I just went shopping to get you 18 months clothes for the fall.  Thankfully, between the sales we scored and the clothes her and Nana sent, we should be good for a little while.  You still fit into size 3 diapers (just barely).  We only have a few left in the diaper bag.  Other than that, you are in size 4.  Size 4 still works at night. 

You fell down the bottom, two stairs this month and hit your head on the coffee table :(  Even though I knew you were ok, hearing your ear piercing I'm hurt scream was so hard for mommy and daddy.  Thankfully, it didn't last long and you were ok once we bribed you with every toy and completely distracted you.  I know these won't be the first owies, but wow is it hard holding it together when I want to cry right along with you.

Milestones:  You can walk with your toys. No steps on your own yet, but at 10 months, I'm very ok with that.

You now have 6 teeth.

Love you baby girl!!!  I try to tell you a million times a day.  I just hope you don't ever forget it.

Excited but oh so nervous....

In less than 48 hours, I will be venturing into the world of flying with a child under the age of 1.  Or should I just say child period?  Any way you put it, I don't think it would be easy flying with any age.  Newborn?  I'd struggle trying to nurse in public, calm the ear piercing colicky screams, and not have every passenger hate me.  Baby entering toddler hood?  How in the world do you keep them occupied sitting on your lap for 4 hours?  Toddler/child?  I don't even know but I'm sure there is something...whining maybe?? :)

I have my packing list made.  Zoe has 2.5 columns, I have a half a column.  It's organized into carry-on, diaper bag, and checked luggage.  Yes, I have OCD.  Unfortunately, Aaron can't make the trip with us, but thankfully my parents are being super grandparents and driving to us so that I don't have to fly alone.  I have no idea how I would make it through the airport with everything plus Zoe.

First, I really am excited.  I've haven't been out to CO to see my sister ever and this trip is LONG overdue.  Plus Zoe needs to be able to love on her auntie and uncle-to-be.

However, not only do I have OCD, I also have major, major anxiety.  Which means I've run through every possible horrible thing that could happen to us.  What if she freaks out on the plane?  She hates being held for more than 5 minutes and wants to venture on her own.  What if she poops and I have to change her diaper in the bathroom?  I hate peeing in there myself!  What if her ears bother her?  How am I going to feed her lunch and breakfast?  How is she going to nap (because her evil twin makes an appearance if she doesn't nap)?  Are the other passengers going to give me evil looks or worse actually make a rude comment to me?  And that's just the plane.  How is she going to sleep in a different time zone?  Does this mean she's going to wake up at 5am every day??  I am an ok morning person, but 5am everyday on vacation?  That's a little too early for me.

But thankfully Beeba knows just how to calm me down and will take over if any (or all...hopefully not) of the above happens.  Regardless, we'll have fun memories in the end.  And Aaron will owe me many weekend sleep-ins..... :)

Thankfully, she's cute so anything she does automatically gets erased from my memory.

Ten month update soon to follow.  We have been so busy lately!