Happy Seventy-Nine Week Birthday, my little princess ...

ok ... if this "photo shoot" doesn't convince you that
Zoey should be a baby model, I don't know what would!

having fun stacking play dough tubs

she's amazing
(she even did three!!!)

so proud!

and would you look at that ...
here she is showing off one of her new "skills" -
patting her own bum!
(aka: kiss my butt! ... cause sometimes it seems like
that's what she's really trying to say - lol)

and yet again, showing off a new skill:
"what's in your mouth"?

and, yes, I was a day late -again- because I forgot to take a pic on the "real" day ... so I'm not perfect, give me a break!

Happy Seventy-Eight Week AND Eighteen Month Birthday, my little princess ...

these were all taken at Grandma's house ...
I was hoping for some really "nice" eighteen month pics,
as it turns out - I love these!

I love the range they show and how
we get to see Zoey's personality ... she wasn't
feeling like having her photo taken
at that moment and was fighting me as I tried
to get her to sit still on the couch!

Albuquerque was really fun and Zoey even learned
a few new things ... we can now say "what's in
your mouth" and she'll point to her mouth
and open up OR put her finger in her mouth - too cute!
She also now pats her own bum ...
oh good, that makes number four with that
sort of humor! She got lots of
practice with her waving and does it generously now,
yay! She is also doing excellent with signing
"more" and now I'm working on "please".

I can't believe she's eighteen months already,
it's gone by so fast! she's doing so much now too -
love you little miss!

Happy Seventy-Seven Week Birthday, my little princess ...

look at that mop of hair little Zoey has now!!!
getting serious about pulling up on the couch now, and even making attempts at cruising!
and, of course, being silly!

Happy Seventy-Six Week Birthday, my little princess ...

oh yes, that's right, Zoey can climb the stairs!
in fact, daddy put the gate back up today (we had taken
it down a few months ago, when we no longer needed it for Liam) ...
she had been making attempts since our return home
(from our trip to Oregon last month) and had even made it up
the first step, but this weekend she made real
progress ... she made it all the way to the "landing" -
no worries, one of us was always right there
behind her for safety! the point is, she could make it
all the way up ... which means, she could fall
all the way down, so the gate is in place!

something else she's been working on since we got home:
cruising!!!!!
she's not really cruising yet, but she has taken
a step or two while holding/leaning on the couch so we
definitely see some progress! she also likes to let
go and stand for a second as she falls back
to plop on her bottom! it's sort of cute!

and ... she's also eating more! some days it's still
such a small amount, but if we leave her
in her high chair and keep at it, she'll often eat
anywhere from half to a full amount of
what I would consider a "normal" meal for her age!
so, on a typical day - I'd say she eats about
as much as 1 to 2 "normal size" meals
(over the course of her three meals/snack)

Happy Seventy-Five Week Birthday, my little princess ...