Update 1: Zach has been eating a lot of "real" food for a while now. He really likes it and always grabs the spoon out of your hand and tries to do it himself. Our babysitter keeps telling me I shouldn't let him do that, but I figure how else will he learn to feed himself if you don't let him get a little practice? Besides, I know who cleans up around this joint, and she doesn't mind the mess!!!
These are a Garden Veggie mix (which I think has green beans, peas, spinach, and some rice). He really likes it! Of course, his favorites are fruit, but we make a point to get in lots of veggies every day... in fact, he's better about eating his vegetables than his daddy is!
Update 2: Zach can CRAWL!!!!!!!!!! He started about a month ago, and now the little monster can really MOVE! If you're doing the math, that means he started crawling at a little over 6 months. In this picture, I was trying to change his diaper, which of course is a totally challenging experience now that he's mobile! We've been trying to babyproof the house, but it seems like every time we turn around he finds something else we need to take care of. On the plus side, he is starting to learn what NO means...... not that it slows him down all that much. He usually just looks at you with this rotten little grin and continues to do whatever he isn't supposed to be doing!
Update 3: He's also pulling up and trying to walk! He can stand alone for a few seconds at a time, but he's not great at that yet! But he is really good at pulling up, and he's starting to figure out walking around while holding on to whatever he pulled up on. But the funniest thing is when he pulls up and just lets go to stand on his own.... his face is a mix of triumph and concentration and laughter... laughter because he knows he's going to fall right on his bottom! And when he does, he gets right back up and does it again! Everyone that sees him think he'll be walking within the next few months.... so we'll have even more babyproofing to do!
Update 4: When he starts to get tired, he really likes to be read to. Before, he wasn't really that interested in reading; he'd rather play! But now he really likes it, and we read 2 or 3 books a night. I think he likes it when Chris does it better, because Chris does better voices than I do! Except for Chris' pirate voice, which always makes him pout and cry!Update 5: The poor little fella, for all his new milestones, hasn't been that healthy. About a month ago, we had to take him to the emergency room where he was diagnosed with RSV. Luckily they didn't have to keep him, and we just had to do nebulizer treatments with him for about 2 weeks. Apparently there were 2 little boys at the sitter with RSV, and it just passed right along to him. The most frustrating part for me (aside from the sitter allowing those contagious little boogers to come and spread their germs to Zach and 3 other kids) was that 3 days before we took him to the hospital I had taken him to the pediatrician because he wasn't feeling well and I knew he'd been exposed... and they told me he was fine except for an ear infection! And speaking of ear infections, because he's had 6 in his short little 7 1/2 months, he's going to have tubes put in on Wednesday. The specialist doing it is really nice and I've heard a lot of good things, but I'm still a nervous wreck about it. I guess the whole procedure only takes 5 minutes, but they do have to put him to sleep for it. So keep us in your thoughts on Wednesday!!!
