Wordless Weds 3 months old

Family Time

     Over the weekend Zach met some of his family from his daddy's side!  Great Aunts and Great Uncles and some cousins.  It was a really good time, but he was pretty exhausted after.  To top it off we were just coming off a growth spurt so we were sleepy from that too.  But Z was a champ and stayed  in a pretty good mood!
      Sunday he got dedicated at church, so it was more family!  More cousins and grandparents.  As always we enjoyed having the Roberts and their gang hang out!  I really think I'd be lost with out my cousin/best friend La Rae.  I'm sad that we live so far away but b/c of internet and facebook we are able to stay in pretty close contact.  Their kids are so much fun, I meant to get a pic w/ all the kids, but forgot between setting up the movie, nursing, chasing down the kids and dog.. lol  But as always it was great seeing them!
    Z and his cousins are pretty close in age, so I'm looking forward to them growing up together.  Tim's side of the family don't really get together much, so I think I'm going to start planning events where we can all see each other more and so the kids can get to know each other.  I love planning parties, so I'm excited about it!  Growing up I saw my family a lot, and I want the same connection I have with some of my cousins for Zach to have with his.
     We didn't sleep very well last night.  I'm not sure what was going on.  Z was pretty gassy and wide awake until about 1, but on the plus side I was able to finish my book.  "The Peach Keeper" by Sarah Addison Allen.  She is one of my favorite authors and it was a really good book!!  I've really started to love reading and I love my kindle!  I read it out loud to Zach and that seemed to help relax him.  He finally fell asleep on my chest in the living room around 1 and I put him in his cradle and he was out for 6 hours.
  Well here are some pictures from the weekend!

Favorite things part 2

I thought it'd be fun to do a new favorite things.  Zachariah is 3 months now.. here are a few things we'd be lost without!  Really not in any order.. b/c all these things are wonderful!!

 

The mobile is wonderful!  We use it every night, Zach smiles and talks to his animals!  Plus the projection is a good night light! 

This is for 2 of my favorite things, one this book(a MUST for all BFing mammas!), second would be my Le Leche League group and mom's groups.  I'd be so lost without them!!

Along the same lines as my mommy groups, thebump is my forum!  As Z takes his morning nap, I normally jump on here and talk to my other online mom friends.  Without them, again, I'd be lost and much more stressed!  Its so nice having other people know and understand EXACTLY what you are going through, especially when it feels like not many do.

Ahh, the carseat toy bar!  Car rides aren't the best time for us, sometimes Z HATES THEM!   He sometimes falls asleep, but other times he screams the whole time. BUT now that I put this on his car seat it has been easier.  He plays with them, making them spin and he smiles at them!  If you push on the frog eyes a song plays and lights up, a Zach hasn't pushed them yet, but he will in no time!

My Mei Tie!  We love it!  We go for walks, go to church, clean the house, and even nurse in this baby!   Daddy even wears Z in it!  It will be great for going hiking and camping! 

We just got this soothing seahorse from my secret sister!  I think its great!  It plays soothing sounds and lights us.  It then slowly gets dimmer.  It helps with getting Z to sleep!

"Hi, My name is Zachariah and I have a problem, I'm addicted to the paci"  And I'm ok with it right now.  We weren't the first to give him one (he got it on day one in the nursery, against my birth plan.. but to be fair, the poor kid couldn't eat for 2 days, so he needed something)  And it started there...  Now, he loves it, so I do too...  But I'm already not looking forward to when we will wean off of it.. but we will fight it then, until then we will enjoy the lovely things this little item does for us!

We have very odd weather here.. Friday I had the AC on and Z was sporting one of these shorts onies, yesterday we were back in pants and long shelves and had the heat on.. but I do enjoy this little outfit type for warm weather!  My son stays cool, but is still dressed (instead of just being in a diaper or onies)

This is a cool littler timer!  I really got it because I was wondering how much Z was napping during the day.  It has 4 timers: how longs "ItZ been" since Last diaper change, since he ate last, he has been awake/asleep and the other one is whatever (meds or something)  There is a light and lock.  Also you can set an alarm.  It is pretty small, but I like it for night time feedings (so I can see how long he slept for without looking at the clock and doing math.. lol)  

Its...FRIDAY!

We have so much going on this weekend! A wedding, birthday party, boys night out (for daddy), Zachariah's dedication :) and a hotdog roast! Monday we will sleep ;) We are really excited about all we have going on!

This week my grandma (Z's greatgrandma) stayed at our house a few days. It was so nice having her hang out with Zach, making those memories, more importantly taking lots of pictures! My grandma has Alzheimer's so I'm glad she can get to know Z right now before things get harder for her. Those pictures will be more treasured than you know. Also the two of them took naps a the same time..lol  Zach talked, cooed, and played with her alot while she was here and I know she really enjoyed that!

Also, Zach has sleeping for 6-7 hours at night, for the most part!  Which means less naps during the day, prolly why my last post was Sunday!  He is talking so much!  And we get so many smiles and a few laughs!!

See?  So cute!  He is rolling over too!!  I can't believe how big he is getting!!  Its so much fun watching him play with his toys and hearing him mimic me!  He likes to stand up (with support) and look around, or sit up to see whats going on around him. 

Have a great weekend!

Happy Mother's Day

    Happy mom's day to all my mamma friends!  After sleeping for 7 straight hours (for the second night in a row!!) I woke up to Tim bringing me eggs, bacon, toast, and potatoes!  It was super yummy and nice!  Then we went to church.  After church we went to Peoria Zoo!  Turns out today, all mothers get in for FREE!  The African exhibit was really cool, there were rhinos, and zebras and 2 giraffes.  Also there was a lion and lioness.  I did feel bad for the giraffes, they were courted off on concrete without trees or grass and they were separated.  Also we are pretty sure one of the lizards on display was dead.  We were watching it to see if it was breathing.. and it wasn't.  Also on our way back to the front, we went back by it.. it hadn't moved at all!  Still looked exactly the same, not breathing..  Very sad!  But other than that, it was nice!  On our way out, we went by the gift shop and got a big lion stuff animal.  I am pretty sure that was Zach's favorite part of the Zoo.  ;)  But he did seem to sleep thru most of it.  We ate lunch there at the Zoo and I was super suprized that the prices weren't too high!  We both ate meals, got fries and drink and only spent $10!   
    After a great day at the Zoo (the weather was great!) we headed home.  We kinda just hung out at home, and played w/ Zach.  He is getting so fun lately!  He smiles, laughs and does much more now!  Then we went out to dinner here in town.  Best gift of the day?  Daddy changed the smelly poopy diaper! 
   This is my first Mother's Day, and it was a wonderful day!  I hope everyone else had as much fun as I did today!  I'm so happy and totally in love with my son and husband!

Moving bed time routine up...

Zach is asleepish in his cradle as we speak!  We moved his bedtime routine up so we will see how this goes.  So now instead of starting the bath/reading/etc at 10, we started it at 8.  I've noticed lately he has been sleepy around these times and takes a small nap.  This really means less sleep for me, b/c now 2 of his 5 hour stretch I've still awake for.. but I wanted to try it out.  It may switch back to the later time if it doesn't go well.  But I was able to clean the kitchen, put dinner away, finish laundry (if you can ever REALLY finish laundry) and clean up the living room.  Now I'm writing this, going to take a shower, and head to bed!  I will keep everyone updated on out night.

Its been a busy week full of baby holding and wearing!

       So I know I have posted since Friday.. but its b/c poor Zach has kept me busy!  Friday we went to dinner w/ some friends and enjoyed that!  It was nice chatting with them, but Zach was kinda grumpy so I feel like my whole attention was not with the dinner.  Saturday morning I went to Once Upon a Sling (www.onceuponasling.com) and learned more on how to use a wrap and also bought my Mai Tei.. Which I love!  My cousin went with me, so we had Zach and her baby Elise.  Zach slept thru it all!  Switching him from wrap to wrap, he was out cold!  lol  We have already used our Mai Tei so many times!  I've nursed in a few times and you can't even tell!  Its wonderful!!  Sunday, we walked to church, since it was so nice in the morning.  Sunday evening we went to a Chinese buffet expecting all you can eat crab legs, but they must have been out of them.. and their ice cream machine was broken.. So sad!  
     Monday, Zach was pretty grumpy!  He wanted to be held all day (thanks for the mai tei again!) and nurse most of the day too!  We had our La Leche League meeting that night.. we were going to be on time.. but then Zach cried for 20 mins in the car before we left (we spend those 20 mins trying to calm him down) and cried almost the whole way there!  But once we got there, the kid fell fast asleep!  Again out cold!  Which is better than being fussy!  Tuesday I learned why he was so grumpy!  He finally got rid of that oral vaccine they gave him on Friday.  Oh my goodness it was bad!  The poo was everywhere, and it smelt awful!  So Monday, he had a tummy ache I'm guessin...  So after a outfit change, and wipe bath.. he was a much happier little boy! 
   Today, his home nurse came and checked his stats.  He is the same length, and weighs 14lbs.  That puts him in the 75%, which is where he was last time, so she was happy with that.  Then we took a walk to Subway and the post office.  Zach has been so happy today, talking, smiling, etc.  Its been a nice change from grumpy Zach.. and I was able to clean the house!  And spend time on the computer blogging!  :) 

Daddy wearing Zach in the new Mai Tei!  I need to get a pic of me in it!