Road Trip!

So after being out of work for three months and finally finding a job, we decided to take a short weekend trip to San Antonio to celebrate and get away for a little bit.  Zoe did amazing!  Had no problems going to sleep in a different place each night and was great in the car.  Here are some pictures from our trip!

It still amazes me how much stuff a baby needs!  Zoe had four bags just for herself while Mike and I shared one suitcase.

Left Mimi and Papa's for the first leg of our trip and Zoe passed out within ten minutes.  After a short stop and a costume change we were back in the car and listening to Zoe talk!

We stopped for lunch in Georgetown.

And then we were off to San Antonio!  I had the most genious idea that we should take Zoe to the zoo...dumbest idea I ever had!  It was way too hot to be walking around outside, but it didn't seem to bother Zoe one bit.  Here are some pictures from the zoo!

 

 

After the zoo we went to the hotel to cool off and clean up before we headed down to an even hotter and much more humid and very crowded River Walk!  We found a Mexican restaurant that didn't have too long of a wait and enjoyed some dinner before heading back to the hotel to get Zoe ready for bed.  Here she is after her bath playing a little bit before bed time.

The next morning we got up, had some breakfast and were off to the Alamo!

 

 

We took a tour of the inside of the Alamo and when we got inside, Zoe started laughing for no reason.  Mike thinks she saw the ghosts of the Alamo and they were making her laugh :)  It was nap time for this sweet girl!

 



 

After the Alamo we hopped in the car and made our way to Fredericksburg and then on to Luckenboch.  Zoe was asleep in the car when we got to Luckenbock so Mike ran and got us a couple of t-shirts and then we were off to Austin.  We got to Austin just in time for some dinner and since our hotel was on the UT campus we decided to walk Zoe over there and take a picture for her Gram, G, and Uncle Matt.

By this point, we were all so exhausted that we just went back to the hotel and relaxed.  The next day we drove through Waco and decided to stop at the Dr. Pepper museum!

We had such a good time with Zoe on her first trip, she really could not have done any better!  Can't wait for the next one!!

Zoe is Eight Months Old!

This post is a little late, so technically, Zoe, you're eight and a half months old!  We've had a busy month and so much fun with you!

This past month, Mommy started and new job and we took you on your first trip.  Here is what you have been doing the last month!

- You are much steadier sitting up on your own
- Finally got sick of being on your back all the time and have started to roll over from tummy to back and back to tummy!

 



- Wearing size 3 diapers still
- Wearing 6-9 month clothes and can even wear some 12 month clothes.  9 months fit you best.
- Still eating oatmeal in the morning and some fruits and vegetables throughout the day with a 6 oz bottle before bed
- You can hold your bottle by yourself as long as you're on your back and we're still practicing with a sippy cup

- Have tried mashed potatoes, you were not a fan, and some scrambled eggs, you were okay with those
- We've started giving you puffs to practice chewing
- Usually in your crib by 8 every night and most mornings during the week we have to wake you up at 7 to get ready for daycare
- You love your bathtime
- You still have just the two teeth on the bottom
- You have started clapping

Here are some more pictures from the last month!

With Katie for her 30th birthday lunch!

 

You love your Holly!

 

Watching the fish at Cabella's!

 

Love this sweet face!

 

Bubble bath!

 

Zoe, Daddy and I love you and can't imagine life without you!  Here's to another month!

 



Seven Months!

Zoe you are seven months old!  I can't believe how fast you are growing and how much you have learned!

Here is what you are up to these days!
- Sitting up by yourself, but still need one of us next to you because you're still a little unsteady
- Can stand up holding on to the ottoman

- You are fascinated with cell phones and remote controls (or motes as we like to call them)
- You have two teeth on the bottom
- You love your bouncer!

- Wear six month clothes and some 6-9 month clothes
- Still in size 3 diapers
- Eat 2tbsp oatmeal with a bottle in the morning, get a fruit or a vegetable at night and have a bottle right before bed
- Have a new highchair that you eat in and can sit at the table with us during dinner

- Still sleeping from about 8 at night until 6:30 or 7 in the morning
And here are a few more pictures from the last month!

This is what happens to you on Fridays at Gram's

We think you look much better in red and black!  Wreck 'em!

Here you are in Van Alstyne with Uldine!

Hanging at Collin Creek Mall!

Practicing with a sippy cup!

So sleepy, you fell asleep with your tongue out :)

My favorite picture from your six month shoot!  Love that precious face!

Zoe the last seven months have just flown by!  You are so much fun and have the cutest personality.  Daddy and I love you so much sweet girl!

Baptism

Zoe was baptized on Sunday, July 8, at Custer Road United Methodist Church.  We had a lot of family and friends there with us on this special occassion.  Here are a few photos from that morning!

Trying on her dress to make sure it fit.  The dress was made out of my mom's wedding dress!





Saying hi to Tim!



Waiting to go up!



Getting baptized!

Tim showing off the babies



All done!

Gram and G!

Zoe and Randi

The picture from Uncle Matt and Randi!

After the baptism and pictures, we went to lunch with Zoe's Mimi and Papa and Uncle Kevin, Aunt Cindy, Uncle Bryan and Aunt Christy and all of Zoe's cousins.  It was a great morning!  And thank you to Randi for taking the pictures for us!!

Six Month Post

My precious little girl is six months old, I can't believe it!  Zoe you need to slow down a little bit, it's going by way too fast!

We have had so much fun with you the last month. You are smiling and laughing more and more every day

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This is you with Daddy at your six month check up.  Here is what you are up to this month!
- Your six month stats are 17.11 pounds and you are 25.5 inches long
- You have started reaching out for things so we're having to get in the habit of clearing the top of the table around us when you're sitting in our laps
- You are eating two tablespoons of oatmeal for breakfast now with a small bottle
- You have started eating vegetables for dinner and have liked everything we've given you so far except for peas.  Your G will be so proud!  Here's a picture taken after you finished your green beans.

- You are finally big enough to fill out your Bumbo and sit in it without slumping over!
- You are practicing sitting up on your own

- Still going to bed around 8 and sleeping through the night
- Wearing size three diapers
- You've grown out of all of your 3-6 month clothes and wearing 6 month and 6-9 month clothes (I've already filled up one bin with clothes you've outgrown!)
- You are talking up a storm and tell us stories while we're eating dinner, here's a video I took of you just talking away

- You have apparently learned to shake your head :)

- You have two teeth coming in on the bottom!  You can just see the tops of them coming in and it doesn't seem to be bothering you so far. 

- You are starting to get a little anxious around people you don't know very well, crying when they hold you, but once you get used to your surroundings and the people there you are good to go and are happy to be passed from person to person.  Here's a picture of you with your Great Granddaddy.

Zoe, I keep telling your Daddy that you need to slow down with this growing up stuff, but we are so happy that you are healthy and doing well!  We love you so much sweet girl and are looking forward to watching you grow even more in the next month!





Better Late Than Never!

So Zoe, I'm over a month late in posting this one, but I didn't want to leave it out.  It's your five month post! 

Here is what you were up to at five months old:
- Wearing size 2 diapers
- Still wearing some 3 month clothes but 3-6 months fit you best
- Eating two tablespoons of oatmeal for dinner
- Taking 8oz bottles of formula during the day about every four hours
- Still going to bed between 8 and 8:30 and sleeping until about 7

- Went swimming for the first time with the Kuethe family and had so much fun

- Still working on rolling over, you're so close!

- Still going to daycare everyday but Fridays when you stay with Gram

Zoe, your daddy and I love you so much, we couldn't have asked for a sweeter little girl!