I CAN'T BELIEVE ZOEY IS 6 MONTHS OLD ALREADY. THIS YEAR IS FLYING BY. IF ONLY WE COULD GET SPRING TO ARRIVE AND STAY AROUND. ZOEY HAD HER 6 MONTH CHECK UP 2 WEEKS AGO. SHE IS 13.4#, AND 25 INCHES LONG. SHE IS A LITTLE PEANUT. SHE IS ONLY IN THE 5TH PERCENTILE FOR HER HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. BUT SHE IS GROWING LIKE SHE SHOULD. THE DOCTOR SAYS SHE IS LEARNING VERY FAST AND EXPECTS HER TO BE WALKING BY THE NEXT VISIT. SHE CAN'T QUITE CRAWL YET, BUT SHE HAS GOTTEN TO HER KNEES A FEW TIMES. SHE DOESN'T SEEM VERY INTERESTED IN IT YET. WHAT SHE REALLY WANTS TO DO IS STAND. SHE CAN PULL HERSELF UP FROM A SITTING POSITION TO HER FEET. SHE USES ME, OR ANY TOYS SHE CAN GET A HOLD OF. I HAVE A FEELING SHE IS GOING TO BE MOBILE SOON. SHE IS EATING SO GOOD. I THINK HER FAVORITE FOODS ARE SQUASH AND BANANAS.

FOR ALL OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, STUART AND I HAD TO MAKE A VERY HARD DECISION A FEW WEEKS AGO. WE HAD TO EUTHANIZE OUR DOG THUNDER. HE WAS SUFFERING FROM BONE CANCER AND THERE WASN'T ANY MORE WE COULD DO. WE GAVE HIM AN EXTRA 4 MONTHS OF LIFE SINCE HE WAS DIAGNOSED IN DECEMBER. HE WILL BE MISSED GREATLY. STUART AND I HAVE HAD HIM FOR 7 YEARS. NOW HIS LITTLE BROTHER PEPSI HAS SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL, AND HAS ALREADY STEPPED IN.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME AT EASTER SEEING OUR FAMILES, AND CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT GET TOGETHER. I HOPE IT WILL BE SOON, AS MICHELLE IS DUE NEXT WEEK WITH HER LITTLE ONE. ZOEY WILL SOON HAVE ANOTHER COUSIN. SHE CAN'T WAIT. (REALLY I CAN'T WAIT TO BE AN AUNT AGAIN!!) THIS WEEKEND WOULD BE GOOD MICHELLE. :)

4 1/2 MONTHS OLD

I KNOW IT HAS BEEN AWHILE SINCE I HAVE POSTED ANYTHING. I WILL TRY TO GET MORE PICTURES ON HERE SOON. ZOEY IS NOW 4 1/2 MONTHS OLD ALREADY. SHE HAS BEEN EATING LIKE A CHAMP. ALTHOUGH THE DOCTOR THINKS SHE IS TOO SKINNY. SHE IS TRULY MY LITTLE PEANUT. THIS MONTH'S DOCTORS VISIT WAS SURPRISING. WE FOUND OUT SHE HADN'T EVEN GAINED A POUND SINCE HER 2 MONTH VISIT. ONLY .8 #. SO THE DOCTOR SAID GET GOING ON THE SOLIDS. NOW WE HAVE GIVEN HER RICE, OATMEAL, AND SWEET POTOATOES. SHE SEEMS TO LOVE HER FOOD. THIS WEEK WE WILL TRY SQUASH AND CARROTS. WE DID FIND OUT SHE IS NOT TOO FOND OF PRUNE JUICE!!!
ZOEY IS NOW ROLLING OVER LIKE A FISH. WE CAN'T KEEP HER STILL. SHE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SIT UP WHEN SHE IS LAYING DOWN AND SHE HAS BECOME AN INCH WORM. PRETTY SOON SHE WILL BE MOBILE. YIKES!!!
SHE HAS LEARNED THAT DADDY'S LAUGH IS PRETTY CONTAGIOUS. SHE LIKES TO GIGGLE. SHE HAS BEEN SPITTING RASPBERRIES AT US FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW, AND SHE LOVES TO CHAT WITH HER STUFFED FROGS. IF ONLY I KNEW WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.
STUART AND I ARE HAVING FUN WITH THIS STAGE. IT IS COOL TO SEE HER DEVELOP HER OWN PERSONALITY, REACH FOR THINGS, HOLD ONTO THINGS, AND BECOME FRIENDS WITH PEPSI. (OUR DOG) THEY ARE BUDDIES NOW.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE. ZOEY DOESN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT WEARING A DRESS. SHE LOVES TO PUT THE LITTLE BOW IN HER MOUTH. SHE IS SMILING ALL THE TIME NOW. SHE CAN ROLL OVER FROM HER SIDE TO HER TUMMY. I KNOW IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE WE HAVE TO START CHASING HER. RIGHT NOW YOU SET HER DOWN, AND SOME HOW SHE MANAGES TO FLIP INTO A NEW POSITION. TODAY SHE EVEN NOTICED HER TOES AND GRABBED A HOLD OF THEM. IT IS FUN TO SEE HER GROW. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Halloween

Zoey's first Halloween. Who better to spend it with than your cousins. Tristen and Caleb.

new pictures

I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE THIS BLOG SITE A TRY. WE WILL SEE HOW LONG I AM ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH IT.