My Big Boy

I almost cried tonight! I put my big boy in his crib tonight knowing he wasn't fully asleep, but I was starving for some dinner so I thought I'd give it a try. A few minutes later I heard some murmuring. I went to my video monitor to check on him and he had turned himself around in his bed and was now on his belly, head up looking around his dark room. He wasn't fussing so I thought I'd just leave him while I ate and deal with it later. A few minutes later I went back to check the monitor and he was sound asleep on his belly! No crying, no fussing, no rocking! I couldn't believe it. My big boy had put himself to sleep without me! Part of me wanted to jump up and down because this was a huge break-through! But the other part of me got kind of sad realizing that my little guy is growing up so fast.

He has been such a joy over the last month or two. In his first few months, I had often wondered what I got myself into. I also wondered if I was cut out to stay home with him. I was exhausted and he had my number. But these last few weeks have made up for it all!!! I ADORE this little boy. He is so spirited and full of life. His latest few crazy tricks have been putting his face under in the bathtub, doing backflips out of my lap (yes, I'm serious), and rolling all over the room. He thinks he is a big boy now and insists on standing all the time. I wish he wasn't so short because I know he would LOVE a walker. He wears me out almost every day but I honestly wouldn't have it any other way.

I am so thankful for this little boy. God constantly reminds me of his story every time I say his name. Zach: the Lord remembers. God remembered us in giving us Zach. He remembered His promise that He made us after we lost our first pregnancy. I always prayed that God would use Zach in amazing ways. And tonight I was reminded of a verse that God pointed us too when I was pregnant with Zach. Habakkuk 1:5 "Look at the nations and watch- and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told." Can't wait to see what God's going to do with him!

Happenings of the Zach-man

We took Zach in yesterday for some shots and found out he weighs 12 lbs 13 ozs! That means he gained a pound in 1 month. Not that that is a huge gain, but it is significant for us. Thank goodness for soy formula! Z has been really fun to be around lately. His body awareness and control has really improved which means he can now enjoy more toys, like his Baby Einstein jumper and Johnny-Jump Up. He is also rolling both ways now (when he feels like it) and really ENJOYING tummy time! He is babbling new sounds every day and Scott and I PROMISE that he is answering questions we ask him by saying "uh-UH!" I know it sounds silly, but it has happened appropriately too many times now to discount it!

Thanks to my friend, Katie, we tried out Kindermusik last week. Zach LOVED it! His class consists of about 6-8 other kids from ages 0-18 months. Zach is the youngest in his class but don't tell him that. He thinks that the other kids are so cool and thinks he is as old as they are. My little turkey has even been trying to lean out of my lap to crawl like the other kids! I keep having to remind him that he is going to face plant if he does it. He doesn't seem to care. We sang lots of nursery rhymes and danced and did motions with them. We even got to use egg shakers and bang on a bongo drum. Zach was right in there banging on the drum with the rest of the kids. I knew his daddy would be proud! We are going to finish out the term with the class and see how he does.

Here's a picture of Zach before church last week. We thought it would be funny to send him with a mohawk since his hair tends to naturally do that. We thought it complemented the rocker shirt. Too cute!

Reading

I just think this picture is too cute! This is a little book a friend gave us. It has various nursery rhymes on each page and if you hit a button, it reads them aloud. Zach LOVES it! I think it is so cute how he folds his arms and crosses his feet while looking at it.