What a guy....

I have the best husband. He is always trying new recipes and making me delicious food. Tonight he turned our bbq into a smoker and smoked some DELICIOUS ribs, along with grilling some great chicken and zucchini. Check out the ribs -

Zoe has decided that she doesn't like her bouncy chair right now. I think she's figured out that we put her in there when we need to do something other than cater to her every whim. It's hard to tell in this picture, but she is putting her feet on the battery box and standing up in the chair in protest. I guess we need to start using the seatbelt so that she doesn't catapult herself out of it.

On Friday I went to school to show off Zoe. She was very good the whole time and even impressed some of the football coaches with her burping abilities :-) Although I already knew it, it was fun to have so many people tell me how cute and sweet of a baby that we have.

The other day Zoe was sitting up and watching TV with her dad. How cute! I know, she's screaming in this picture, but she really was enjoying herself until the camera turned on. I swear that girl can hear the noise that the camera makes when it is turning on because no matter how happy she was before, she starts crying every time the camera turns on. Oh well.

I can't believe it!

Zoe is growing so fast - I just can't believe it. At her doctor's appointment last week she weighed 10 pounds already! Here's a peek at what she's been practicing.

Zoe says hi

I'm just trying to learn how to upload videos. Here's a little clip of Zoe saying hi and smiling (kind of). Please ignore my high-pitched voice.

The Great Zo-dini

The other day I mentioned to some friends that we don't even try to swaddle Zoe anymore - she doesn't want anything to do with it. I have many friends who swear by swaddling. They say it is the best thing to calm your baby and help them sleep. The problem is that Zoe just gets even more upset when we try to swaddle her. My friend suggested that I try those specialty swaddling blankets that have the velcro on them so that you can wrap them really tight and make sure they stay that way. She even loaned me a couple of the blankets that she wasn't using. We decided to give it a try last night. I wrapped that thing as tight as I could get it - far past the intended velcro fasteners. For the first 10 seconds of swaddling, Zoe was quiet, but looking at us with these huge eyes that said "what do you crazy people think you're doing?" 30 seconds (and some loud screams) later, she had managed to do this:

She pulled her arms out of the swaddling blanket that was specifically designed to keep the arms in. At least she knows what she wants :-) I'm thinking of buying some straight jackets so that she can practice her escape and make us some money in a travelling circus. What do you think?

The Last 2 Weeks

Wow! I can't believe that it's been just over 2 weeks since the little Zoester was born! Time is flying by already. Here's what we've been up to in the last 2 weeks (minus the eating, pooping, sleeping, trying to sleep, etc)

My mom came to visit for almost a week and was a huge help. She stayed up with Zoe every night so that we could really rest for the first week - I know, we're spoiled. But seriously, I think it helped me recover from the c-section 10 times faster than if I'd been up all night that week. Thanks, Mom!

I don't know exactly what she's doing in this picture, but I thought it was SO cute!

This is actually her second sponge bath, but we were unprepared for the camera the first time. She doesn't really enjoy getting bathed. But then again, she hates it when we take her clothes off or change her diaper too. Modest little girl :-)

These are a few pictures that I took today. She had her 2 week checkup today. She is now 8 pounds, 10 oz (50th percentile), 20 1/2 inches tall (50th percentile), and her head measures 37 1/2 cm (75th percentile).

Every day she changes her mind about which binky is her favorite. For the last 2 days the purple binky has been her favorite - she even keeps her hand on it to protect it from falling out.

All in all, we're pretty lucky to have such an adorable, good baby. Hopefully she stays this way!