9 months

I cant believe how time flies!! Zane turned 9 months on the 13th and he is sooo much fun!!! He started crawling a week after he turned 8 months and within a week he was crawling up the stairs, pulling to stand, breaking in his first tooth and no longer wanting to sleep during the night :( Now that he knows how to pull himself up when he wakes up at night he stands up and cries and cries. Before he would cry for a few min and then go back to sleep but not anymore. Its been a rough month due to extreme lack of sleep but his smile and personality make up for it. He keeps me super busy throughout the day as he loves to explore and he will find any and every small piece of anything that is in the carpet. He loves to climb the stairs and he babbles like crazy. He says mama, dada and baby but he doesnt know yet who to associate with those names. He loves it when I read him books and he likes to play with the tv, his dads PS3 controllers and any other remote control, phone or cord he can find. I took him for his 9 month check up and....

24.5 lbs - 90%

29 3/4 in - 90%

17 3/4 in (head) - 50%

I love his that he is chunky so I can pinch and squeeze him all day long!! Heres a pic of his tooth and yes that is chocolate on his face...his dad gave him his first tast of icecream...mint chip and he LOVED it :)

Boys Boys Boys

Well for those of you that do not know we are preggo with our 2nd baby and we are having another BOY!! This baby was totally unexpected. We were planning on having our kids 2-2 1/2 years apart so we were totally surprised when we found out we were having another. Zane and his little brother will be 13 1/2 months apart..WOW...is all I can say when I think about it. Zac and I are excited, nervous, and feel a little overwhelmed but we know we can do it!! I will keep you posted. I am due Oct 28th. They said I was due Oct 26th and when I had an ultra sound at 11 weeks it was estimated at Oct 28th and then we had our most recent ultrasound it was estimated at Oct 30th so they changed the date to the 28th...funny this is Im pretty sure my mom told me I was due on Oct 28th :)

I love this kid!!

Back to Basics

Zane has been eating solids for the last few weeks and I decided I would go back to basics and try to make homemade baby food. I bought some frozen green beans at Trader Joes, steamed em and put them in the food mill...this was a work out!! I steamed 1lb of green beans and I was suprised at how little it made once it was all ground up.

I put the green beans in an icecube trays and 1lb fit perfectly!

Now the true test....Does Zane like them......and he did!!

Next I am going to do carrots and sweet potatoes...He loves the Gerber kind so I hope he likes the real stuf....Ill keep you posted :)

4 months

Im late in posting this info but never late than never. I took Zane to his 4 month check up last month and when the doctor saw him he asked if he was there for his 6 months check up because of his size. I said no were here for his 4 month, he's just growing like a weed.

Weight 18lbs 15.5oz - 99%

Length 26 3/4 inches - 99%

Head 16 3/4 inches - 50%

We weighed Zane this morning and he is now 19.5 lbs. He has grown out of his clothes so fast. I didnt get to use some of them because he got too big for them. Zane loves to stick out his tongue and make noises with his mouth. He laughs when I change his diaper, tickle his feet, run my fingers up his back or when I make funny faces. He is sooo much fun. His personality is really starting to develop. He gets so excited when he sees someone he knows or something he likes and he kicks his legs like crazy. He started rolling over at the end of January. He rolls over much quicker now then in the video. Now Im trying to get him to learn to roll from his tummy to his back...this is going to take awhile. I would post some pics but for the life of me I cant get him to smile when I have the camera. Zane smiles all day long but as soon as I bring out the camera he just looks at it with no expression. Hopefully I can get some smiley pics soon.

This was the day Zane came home from the hospital and soooo much has happened since then! Ive been a total slacker at posting so this is going to be a long post!

Zane was blessed by my wonderful and amazing hubby on November 2, 2009. We had a get together at our house after. Zac did a great job during the blessing and I am lucky to have a worthy priesthood holder as a husband to give our son such a spiritual blessing. Zac's mom made Zanes outfit and as always she did a great job.

Heres our little guy on his special day. He didnt cry during the blessing...yeah!!

Morgan came down in November from Chicago for her family baby shower and I was lucky enough to be able to go to see her and her beautiful belly. She was able to meet Zane, we didnt get to see her for long but it was great to catch up with her!!

The Hoover family goes bowling every Thanksgiving so we took Zane to the bowling alley so he could join in the festivities!

Cara and her gorgeous babies came to Az over the Thanksgiving break. Our babies are 4 days apart...and we didnt even plan on having babies together it just happened that way. I was so excited to see Cara that I started crying as soon as I saw her. Katie came down from DC to visit us too and we had a lot of fun catching up on baby stories and stories about boys!

Dawn and Tyler were also in town for the Thanksgiving holiday and I was soo excited to see Dawn. Dawn is an amazing friend. She lives in CA and came to Az for my bridal shower and for my baby shower!! She is so thoughtful and giving and I wish I was more like her. I miss her lots. I remember when Tyler was born and I got to hang out with him just about everyday when he was little :)

Zane has a smile that lights up a room. He loves to stick out his tongue when he smiles. He rarely if ever smiles for the camera so I tried with my camera phone and it finally worked. Zane is such a good and happy baby. He only cries when he is hungry or tired. He smiles all the time, babbles, laughs and just started making rasberries with his mouth. I love watching him grow and develop...its my favorite thing these days.

Heres a family pic. We went to the temple lights with my parents, Anna and her kiddos. Anna was in town for a few days and I totally forgot to take pictures of her with Zane and I. She will be back in March so I will have to take more pics then. I miss her like crazy!!

Here is Zane on Christmas morning with Zac. Zane loves his dad. Zane totally starts kicking and making sounds when Zac comes home, he gives Zac big smiles and it's the best thing ever to see them hang out together. Zac is a great dad and helps me out more than he knows!!

I love being a mom. I am blessed to have Zane. It was rough for me the first 10 weeks but then he started sleeping more at night and that has been fantastic. For awhile I thought that day would never come. I cant thank my mom enough for all the help she gave us after Zane was born. I had a really hard time adjusting and healing after Zane was born and my mom was there anytime that I needed her...and it was lots! I love her even more and have a better understanding of the love she has for me now that I am a mom. She also watches Zane while I go to work, another thing I am sooo grateful for! Zane is growing like a week. He was in the 99th percentile for his weight at his 2 month check up and 75th for head circ. and length. I weighed him the other week and he was 17 pounds. He's wearing 6-9 month clothes, except the pants are way too long..but he looks so cute in them! I hope to get better at posting!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Heres a pic of us on Christmas day...more to come soon!!