Check out Zoe’s reaction to meeting her Aunt Sandy for the first time…very lady like.

More pics to come…

Jon Q

For Zoe’s 6-week milestone, we took her to get her portraits professionally done.  She wasn’t very cooperative that day, but we did manage to get some good looking ones.  We put our favorite 3 below.

She will be going back for her 3 month portraits and those are supposed to be the good ones!  Enjoy.

Jon Q

Zoe and I just got back from the doctor’s office. She had her blood taken (again) and was also weighed. Q and I figured she was about 12 lbs by now, and we were close! She weighed in at 11 lb, 9 oz – up from 10 lb, 14 oz just ten days ago. That is over an ounce a day!

I don’t have any new pics to post, but we’ll likely have a lot after this weekend. It will be a special one for Zoe, as she’s meeting her (only) aunt for the very first time!! Sandy arrives tomorrow afternoon, and we’re all thrilled about her visit!

-M

Everyone’s always talking about how much Zoe looks like Q, and my sister commented in the post below that Q really looks like *his* father. It’s totally true, of course, and I thought I’d post a pic of him and Zoe from when she was one day old. Looks a lot like the pic below of Q and his dad, huh??

-M

 

In honor of Q’s birthday, I wanted to post a few pics of him as a baby. (Thanks to Sabba and Safta for sending these!) Can you see the resemblance between Zoe and her dad??

-M

PS – I’m obviously biased, but I think the one of Q in the blue blanket is to-die-for cute!

Right after I wrote my last post and got Zoe bundled up for a quick shopping trip, she showed me, yet again, her fondness for smiling. I thought you’d like to see it, too…

-M

Last week, I commented several times to Q that I was concerned Zoe wasn’t smiling more. I was worried she was a serious child – or perhaps just not a terribly happy one. Q told me to have patience, as all the baby books say six weeks is the age at which most kids discover their smile… Turns out the books were correct! Ever since her Sat. bath (at age six weeks, two days), it’s been Smile Central here. Zoe spent a good hour smiling at her dad last night (she loves it when he whistles and makes big-eye faces), and this morning she couldn’t stop smiling at me as I fed and then changed her. I can’t tell you how much fun it is to see her bright little face!

On a related note, I commented here a few days ago that I was getting a little frustrated with the “sameness” of Zoe’s activities (and our routine). The past few days, though, have been much more exciting. Not only is she smiling more, but she’s also “talking” more than ever before – and she’s just generally more entertaining to be around. If she’s this fun now, I can imagine how thrilling it will be when she hits other milestones and starts talking for real! (Not that I want to rush things…)

Before I go, I’m posting another pic taken on Sat. She’s not smiling here, but she *is* showing off her cute faux-fur coat (a favorite of her dad’s).

-M

 

For those of you who have not gotten enough video this weekend, we took 2 nice clips of Zoe playing this morning. Which one is cuter?

Jon Q

Zoe slept through the night for the first time yesterday! (She ate at 10 PM, went to sleep around 11, and didn’t eat again until 6:30 AM.) Although I don’t expect this to become an every-night thing, it was a pretty big step for Zoe. And for her parents, who got seven hours of (mostly) uninterrupted sleep!

-M

PS – While I’m here, I thought I’d post a few pictures from this morning. Some video will be posted later, also…

Now that Zoe is starting to smile, she really lets us know what she likes. Well, apparently she loves the bath. See her big grin picture and the fun video below…

Jon Q

 

I was playing with Zoe when Q came home from work tonight. He walked into the room and greeted the two of us – and Zoe, upon hearing his voice, broke into the biggest smile I’ve seen yet. Just the thought if makes me want to cry, still.

-M

There’s a Sex in the City episode where the main character, Carrie, talks about having a bad case of writer’s block. It’s gotten so bad, she tells her friends, that she’s considering writing her newspaper column on her sock drawer. I can totally relate to Carrie: although I don’t experience writer’s block terribly often (a good thing, considering my profession), I *have* recently struggled over what to discuss on this blog. I often start writing something here and then stop – either because it doesn’t sound good on paper or I’m convinced the topic is not at all interesting to anyone other than me. (Does anyone care, for example, that Zoe has had more than 300 meals at this point? I did the calculations when I couldn’t sleep last night.) Although Zoe is growing and changing at a relatively fast clip, the truth is that our days are filled with a certain amount of sameness – and there isn’t always a lot to say about her activities (which still consist primarily of sleeping, eating, going to the bathroom, and spitting up). I’m enjoying our time together these days, but I’m admittedly anxious for a few more “firsts” – so my days are a bit more exciting, and I have a few more things to write about here. After all, sock drawers ARE incredibly boring.

-M

 

For the past few days, Zoe has had a case of split personality. During one chunk of time, she is sweet and sleepy; during another she is crabby and practically inconsolable. Last night, for example, she slept for a six-hour stretch (!) and had no problem going back to sleep after a quick breakfast – but then she woke up and played the cry-so-hard-I-turn-purple game for a few hours. By the time her dad came home from work, though, she was back to her sweet-as-pie self (see pictures below for proof), and my headache finally started to slip away…

Countless friends have told us that the first few months with a baby can be tough, so I try to take these challenging days with a grain of salt. Lucky for us, we see Happy Zoe far more often than Crabby Zoe – and did I mention she slept last night for six hours?! There is nothing sweeter to a new mom than a nice, long stretch of sleep like that…

-M

 

 

As Q mentioned below, Zoe is getting really big! I’m posting another pic from this weekend, so you can see for yourself. The second pic is one I just came across from last weekend… Zoe obviously loves her bunny!

-M

PS- Pink is really Zoe’s color, isn’t it??

Today I got to take Zoe to another Doctor’s appointment – this time for her one-month checkup.  The good news is that she is a very healthy baby.  She is now a whopping 10 lb 14 oz and over 22 inches long!  The doctor said that both were normal, but that she was close to the 90th percentile in weight and 80th in height.  So if you couldn’t guess from her  tall parents, she is going to be big.  The Dr also said that although her eyes are currently blue, they could change up to 6 months (so don’t get too attached to them, Michelle).  Now for the bad news…she told us that Zoe will probably have to come back for one more blood test to make sure her platelets are staying high.  She will let us know today if we need to come back on Friday.  Looking on the bright side, at least this will be the last one!

Anyway, mostly good news, so her parents are very excited.  Let’s hope the rest of the new year comes with good news for everyone.  We will post more 2007 Zoe pictures soon…

Jon Q