More Pictures

I just downloaded some pictures off of my sister's camera and they had some cute little Zach faces so I posted a few.

We took Zach to the movies and he did great...he slept the whole time and was still asleep when we got home...again proving to be completely portable and able to go with the flow:

Zach's first baseball game! We took the metro to DC to see the Nationals play the Tigers...Zach of course did great. He was his usual cute, happy self even after a morning of painful shots and later on he slept through all of the screaming and cheering and charmed everyone on the metro all the way home.

With Aunt Malia...Zach is popping his head out of one of his favorite places...his cozy little sling.

Finally Some New Pictures

We just got home from Zach's 2 month check up...he is 12lbs and 23 inches long. His Dr. said he is growing and developing very well. The only down side was that he had to have 5 shots. That was a very traumatic experience, but mostly for me. Zach and I both cried, but Andy stayed strong. He has been sleeping all afternoon though and seems to not be in any pain at this point. As I was downloading these pictures I realized I didn't have any of his new wonderful social smile. We have been video taping all of his smiles, giggles, and cooing sounds but haven't gotten any great regular pictures yet. I will be working on that. We leave for two different consecutive trips on Sunday and will be gone for two weeks. We are going back up to Princeton to visit friends and meet some more new babies and then to Bethany Beach for a week. We are very excited and will hopefully have some great pictures of Zach's first time on the beach when we get home. Here are a few from the last few weeks though.

We decided sleeping was more important than packing:

Cute little feet:

Hanging out with Aunt Malia on moving day:

We took a trip to Annapolis for Andy's birthday...it was our first time there and we loved it:

Sailboats on the Bay: Relaxing on the Bay after a long day of sight seeing:

In front of the Maryland State House:

Hanging out with his cousin Jackson. He thinks Jackson is very cool!:

Zach's favorite place in the house:

Sleeping peacefully after being so brave for all of his shots:

We love our new little house in the country:

Andy on his new toy, mowing the lawn has never been so much fun!:

Andy and Maggie playing in the front yard, that is the cute little church right in front of our house:

8 weeks

Just a quick update...things are finally starting to settle down from the move and the new house is starting to feel like home already. We feel so blessed to be here and as I suspected Zach and Maggie are loving it as well. Zach of course would have been happy anywhere as long as we brought along his swing. The big things in his life right now are that he discovered his hands...he has been enthusiastically sucking on them since the day he was born, but now he can do so intentionally and makes the effort to get his thumb in his mouth. When he gets his whole thumb in there he chokes himself, so he has learned to tuck his thumb in and suck only on his knuckle. The other day I watched him hold his hand up in front of his face and study it as though he finally figured out it belonged to him. It was very cute. He is also starting to make cooing sounds as if he is trying to talk to us. My sister is visiting this week and is being a wonderful auntie! I will get new pictures up soon!

6 weeks

I can't believe he is already 6 weeks old. It is amazing how much bigger he looks and feels. We took him to the doctor yesterday and he is almost 10 pounds!!! I was just commenting that when I pick him up he doesn't feel like a fragile newborn anymore he feels like a solid baby! We are starting to see his smile more and more and I am wondering if there is anything better than that! We are moving this weekend and are very thankful that my whole family is coming in to help. I am not sure that Zach will notice, but he will finally be getting his own room AND since the place is a little too big for us right now he will also be getting his own playroom which I am sure he will enjoy eventually. Maggie (our lab/shepard) on the other hand will definitely notice as she will be finally getting the yard she has been wanting! We will put up some pictures of the new place as soon as things settle down. I wanted to put up a few more pictures of our weekend with our wonderful friends Lin and Ben.

Taking a break from the DC heat in Senator Allards office. There is that smile we love so much!

Whoops...Zach spit up all over daddy at the Air and Space museum. I think all of those planes made him a little air sick.

Hanging out and drinking Sangria at Jazz in the Park

Spending time with his good friend Ben...

Memorial Day Weekend

This weekend we had some friends visiting from California. We did a lot of sightseeing around the area, and Zach proved to be a hearty traveller. Here we are with the Washington Monument in the background:

Zach rode the Metro:
Zach had a meal outside of the National Gallery:

Zach had his diaper changed inside the office of a United States Senator (seriously!):

Zach enjoyed his father's hilarious sense of humor:

And Zach was generally cute in other ways as well:

Stay tuned for more pictures! We're going to be moving in a few days, but after that we'll post some more.

One Month and counting...

Here are some new(ish) pictures of Zach. He's doing great--he's been making some faces that bear a striking resemblance to a smile! I'm not sure if month-old babies smile, but Zach is very advanced....

Tonight, Zach was making smiley-faces, and I was desperately trying to get a picture of it. I couldn't get the smile, but I did get these:

Here he's getting ready to head out on the town:

Pictures from his first bath! A momentous day...

His life will never be the same

All around, things are going great! We've discovered lots of new things, like the fact that I can sleep through almost anything, including Bethany's attempts to wake me. Zach has discovered some of his favorite hobbies: he likes to be in his swing, look out the window, and pee into the air when his diaper is being changed. As you can see, he has a very busy schedule.

A few more pictures...

...because I just couldn't resist.

This is the face he makes when he is really ready to eat. He also makes a cute little snorting noise with it. Hey, I will take that over crying when he wants to eat any day.

Yesterday it was so hot that he spent a lot of time laying around in just his diapers. Also, that way I get to see more of his cute little body!

Daddy, Maggie and Zach lounging after work.

He loves the swing and it means Andy and I both get to sit down for dinner at the same time.

Morning cuddle time...one of my favorite times of the day.

Lounging on the couch with dad after a long day.