As Jenny mentioned, Zoe got another night without Mommy and Daddy this past Thursday. Jenny and Dan graciously lent their babysitting skills so that Mommy and Daddy could go see Blades of Glory. We were told she was a perfect angel and went to bed right on time. Below are some fun pictures of the babysitting duo at hard work. Thanks, guys!

Jon Q

Zoe and I did one of our stroller work-outs – this time outside, around a lake – this morning. She was pretty mellow most of the time – just sitting there and looking around – but she became very giggly towards the end of the work-out, just in time for the lunge portion. As I lunged and pushed the stroller uphill, I started feeling pretty tired – but Zoe provided incentive to keep going. Every time I lunged, she let out a big laugh – which made me not want to stop. I would have lunged all day just to watch her giggle!

-M

So, I haven’t blogged much about being back at work or Zoe being at daycare. The truth is there hasn’t been terribly much to say; things are going well for us. I’m working four days a week, and the three of us have a nice little morning routine together. (Zoe and I get up around 6:30 for breakfast; at 7 or so, Daddy plays with Zoe while I get ready. I typically drop off Zoe between 7:30 and 8, and I’m on my way.)

I love the fact that I have my Fridays with Zoe (tomorrow we’re going on a walk with other moms/babies at Lake Merced; napping and – shock of all shocks – shopping are also on the agenda), but I also love that Zoe seems happy on her days away from us. Elena seems to really care for Zoe: she always says sweet things about her, and today, when I picked up Zoe and reminded Elena that we won’t be there tomorrow, she said “oh…” in a sad voice. It made me happy that she was disappointed she won’t be spending time with Zoe tomorrow. Perhaps we’re not the only ones who are smitten by ZoZo – ?

-M

Happy 20 weeks birthday to you Zoe. You are getting so big! Zoe is a lot more fun to play with these days as she is good at picking out the toys she wants to play with. Here is a cute picture of her playing with the toys she picked out this morning…

Jon Q

Always the shopper, Zoe recently turned her attention to hair accessories. (She’s too little for handbags and shoes, after all.) She tried on this hair-clip yesterday and thought it was kind of cute… But she wasn’t terribly sure. What do you think?

-M

Zoe’s new favorite thing is to laugh. She laughs when Daddy dances around for her and she laughs when Mommy tickles her. Check out this cute video of Mommy making Zoe laugh!

Jon Q

Zoe gets a bath (or shower) about every other day at this point. After this morning’s bath time, she was all smiles. Here are a few pictures. Check out her curls when her hair gets wet. I wonder who she gets those from?

Jon Q

Zoe is now a two-time winner on plane trips! This week she took a trip to Washington, DC and had a ball. She did a lot in her five days – met lots of new friends and relatives (including her great-grandmother), was the guest of honor at her baby-naming ceremony, celebrated her first Passover, and saw the cherry blossoms. We thought a pictorial history would be fun:

Nothing like chillin in business class on a long flight –

Common, Georgetown! Watching basketball on Grandpop’s new TV is fun –

A little bonding time with Safta –

Meeting GG-ma (i.e. Great Grandma) for the first time –

Who’s that at the head of the table? Zoe gets to meet the rest of the Browdys –

Zoe meets her third grandma, Dorothy –

Zoe’s all dressed up for her baby-naming ceremony –

At the baby-naming ceremony. Doesn’t she look cute –

Post-naming photo op –

Maybe someday Zoe will get to go to the Alvin Browdy School. (That’s her grandfather – one of the grandparents she’s named after.)

After a big day, it’s always nice to get hugs from Mom –

At night, she got to celebrate her first Passover. Here she is with Grandpops –

Taking in the beautiful spring weather –

Checking out the cherry blossoms in downtown DC –

Hanging with Uncle Gil –

Helping Dad lead the second Passover seder –

OK, who won the Nats game last night? Zoe checks the stats with Grandpops on the last day of her trip –

Finally, Zoe says her good-byes. Here she is snuggling with Dorothy –

Jon Q

We all fly back tonight from DC, but I thought I would give everyone a little taste of the pictures to come. Here are 2 cute ones from the other day. Next post in San Francisco…

Jon Q

We haven’t posted in several days (this is the longest we’ve ever gone without posting, actually!) – and I thought people might wonder why. We’re on a little vacation – in Maryland, with Zoe’s grandparents. We’ve been visiting friends and celebrating Passover, and we’ve been a little too busy to post. We’re coming home soon, though, and we’ll post pictures and updates in a few days.

-M