Zoey is beginning to sit without support. (I swear she isn't leaning on my leg at all.)

Of course, after about 30 seconds of sitting by herself, she starts the decline to the floor.

Playing Hookie!

Zoey and I are at home today, getting things done. She had a temp yesterday of 102.5 degrees so we couldn't take her to daycare today. She is in good spirits today and had avoided nap time until just about a half-hour ago. Hopefully, she will make up for it during this afternoon nap.
No fever yet today, though, just a little bit of a cough. I hope that she will be feeling better soon. I feel so helpless when I know that I have done everything I can and she is still not feeling well.

Zoey's first cold. . .

It was bound to happen. . .between all the colds being passed around at daycare and me watching kids wipe their noses on their sleeves at school and then try to hug me. . .both Zoey and I have come down with a cold. We could tell that it was coming for a few days now. On Thursday night she woke up a few times during the night coughing. On Friday night, Tyler and I went to the wedding of Jennifer Grimm and Aaron Hilden (Congratulations to the Hildens!) and Zoey played with Grandma Livingston, Auntie Tammy, and Eric for the evening. (Thank you!) On Saturday morning, I had a sore throat, stuffy nose, and a headache. I'll admit that the headache was probably from the wine the night before--but the rest of it was all cold :-) Zoey also woke up with a stuffy nose and a cough. Her temperature has been hovering right around 100.4 degrees--but she has been playing, sleeping and eating well all day. She and I took our afternoon nap on the couch watching Finding Nemo--the movie I always put in when I am not feeling well. It was very nice. Nothing like a good cuddle to make us both feel better. Tyler has been great all day--taking care of his girls and even staying home from his poker game to be with us. Isn't he the greatest?

Hope everyone else is happy and healthy!

Today Zoey and I took a Girl's Road Trip to Rochester to visit some good friends. On the way down Zoey napped and I sang along to my i-Pod. We arrived at the Derr's house a little after 11am. Zoey slept the whole way--good thing. She didn't nap again until we drove home! She was happy all afternoon. Aiden and Zoey became quick friends and they entertained each other all afternoon. Zoey laughed at Aiden quite a bit. (Kiera was a little sick and tired--so we let her get her rest. I hope she is feeling better!) When we left the Derr's house we stopped by the Ostman's home to welcome into the world their newest bundle of joy, James--who is 6 days old. He was just a peanut--all of about 5 lbs. Congratulations Carrie and Mark!

Then we came home to an empty house and went on with our routine, that is, until Daddy called and said that David and Jen were coming home with him to watch movies! How did Zoey get so lucky to see everybody in one day? It is almost 9 o'clock and Zoey is still going strong. She is really enjoying all the attention. Hope everyone is having a great weekend! We sure are.

When Zoey returned from Rochester she was a happy girl--all rested and ready for company this evening. She was in for a surprise.

Here is Zoey with her Godmother Lisa and her son Aiden.

Godfather David and Jen came over to watch movies!

Zoey stayed up until the wee hours of the night (Well, that is 9pm in a baby's world) visiting and showing off for David and Jen.

Zoey likes to dance

What a fun age this is turning out to be. Tonight as I played with Zoey on the floor, I started repeating the "Da-Da-Da" sounds over and over again, selfishly trying to get her to say "Dada" before she says "Mama."

Zoey was already in a highly energetic mood, boggying on the floor, rolling over (both ways now...have we mentioned she can complete a 360 degree roll?), and testing the range of her happy screams. As I made my 'da-da' sounds, she started shaking her head back and forth. As I looked at her whole body, she was shifting her bottom back and forth opposite her head. Each time I said, "da-da-da" she'd shake herself back and forth with a big 4 toothed grin (did we mention her top two teeth are sprouting? Gesh, she's starting to outpace the blog!).

She was dancing. She danced as I sang 'da-da-da' for quite a while this evening.

Sigh...