February 2009

I can't believe February is almost over. Time passes a lot quicker with 2 kids to chase after.

Avelyn is doing great at being a big sister and is so willing to bring him to us that we have to keep a close eye on her. She loves to tickle him and entertain him and he just grins and giggles at her which she loves. Zach is getting so big so fast.

Already when I look at some of the pictures of him he looks so much bigger. At our last appointment for his 2 month check-up he weighed in at 12 pounds, 10 ounces and was 23 1/2 inches long - 75% for both. There are times when he looks so big - like seeing him fill up the swing now and times when he looks so small - like when Avelyn is sitting or standing next to him.

Avi just finished her swim lessons and has a few weeks off before doing the next level. She can do her front float and back float all on her own and can swim 10 feet unassisted in the deep lap pool. The next level teaches her more of the strokes and a sitting dive and return to the wall maneuver. She is a little fish and we were at the pool this morning for 2 hours while she played in the water and dove down to get her rings - Zach and I watched from the sidelines!

I head back to work next week. I'll still be working part-time as the PT manager at Swedish and am both looking forward to getting back to work and hesitant about not having more time off. At least I'll still have Mondays and Fridays off with both kids for play dates, etc. Avi loves to be outside - especially now that the weather is warming up - right now she's out back keeping herself busy lining up all of Cabo's toys in a line along the porch steps! She tried to find some bugs but had no luck except for the tiniest spider which she brought in to show me a while ago as it was crawling along her hand - she plucked some grass to feed it too - so cute!

End of January...

Not much is new around here - Avelyn starts swimming lessons again tomorrow for another 3 week session. She really is turning into a little fish! She loves to jump into the water and wear her goggles so she can see under the water. We'll see how much she develops her strokes during this next session. Zach is growing for sure - not sure how much he's weighing these days but he's filling out his outfits much more than a few weeks ago. We can't believe he's 7 weeks old already! He really enjoys pushing through his legs and standing up in our laps and gets a big grin across his face being so pleased with himself when he does it. He continues to sleep wonderfully - the last 2 night he slept from 10-5. The only trouble we're having is having him drink from a bottle. I mostly nurse him but have been trying to have him drink from a bottle so Brandon can feed him and also to get him ready for day care in 5 weeks. I bought the next level of nipple for his bottles but he still wasn't impressed so we'll keep trying...I head back to work in early March so we have some time to figure it out!

I'll keep posting pictures in the web albums and update this page often so enjoy!