Dad here.
Last night was yet another big transition in Zoe's life, she slept in her crib for the first time.
Since she outgrew the bassinet she's been sleeping in her pack and play next to our bed. Gena and I both had a hard time with the idea of her being in her own room, but she's almost 7 months old so it was time.
We went through the regular routine and she went right to sleep. A couple of times she woke up and whined, we think she was just confused about where she was, but each time she went back to sleep. She woke up a little earlier than usual but other than that she did just fine in the crib.
It will be nice for us to have our bedroom back. Gena can get back to reading before bed and I won't have to get dressed for work in the dark. But Gena and I will need a little time to get used to Zoe being in another room.
Since she outgrew the bassinet she's been sleeping in her pack and play next to our bed. Gena and I both had a hard time with the idea of her being in her own room, but she's almost 7 months old so it was time.
We went through the regular routine and she went right to sleep. A couple of times she woke up and whined, we think she was just confused about where she was, but each time she went back to sleep. She woke up a little earlier than usual but other than that she did just fine in the crib.
It will be nice for us to have our bedroom back. Gena can get back to reading before bed and I won't have to get dressed for work in the dark. But Gena and I will need a little time to get used to Zoe being in another room.
Dad here.
My parents are turning 60 this month. Dad had his 60th on Valentine's Day and Mom will have hers on the 18th. My sister and I decided we should do something special for their birthday. I came up with the idea to meet in Deadwood for a weekend and Teresa did most of the legwork. We stayed at a neat little B&B and by a stroke of luck we got upgraded to a full rental house which was fantastic.
So we made another road trip with Ms. Zoe Belle. I can hardly believe it but she was actually better than she was for the Christmas trip. On the Christmas trip she would sleep for a long time and then wake up crying. This time she would sleep for a long time and then wake up and entertain herself for a while. We actually had one part of the trip where we drove for 4 straight hours. We made the entire trip to Deadwood and all the way to within 40 miles of Minneapolis on the way back before she really got fussy. When that happened we hit a rest stop and Gena switched to the back seat to keep her happy the rest of the way home.
She was great during our stay in Deadwood as well. On Saturday we went
to Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse. At both places I carried her on the
Baby Bjorn and she was completely content to walk around with me and see the sights. We had to make a little walk outside in the cold at Mt. Rushmore so I zipped her up inside my jacket and she just loved it.
On Sunday we walked around Main Street Deadwood with her on the Bjorn again and she did great. We took her to dinner at Jake's which is a very formal restaurant owned by Kevin Costner. I doubt anyone at the tables around us even knew we had a baby because she was just content to hang out and she hardly made a peep.
I'm so proud of what a good little traveler little Zoe is!
So we made another road trip with Ms. Zoe Belle. I can hardly believe it but she was actually better than she was for the Christmas trip. On the Christmas trip she would sleep for a long time and then wake up crying. This time she would sleep for a long time and then wake up and entertain herself for a while. We actually had one part of the trip where we drove for 4 straight hours. We made the entire trip to Deadwood and all the way to within 40 miles of Minneapolis on the way back before she really got fussy. When that happened we hit a rest stop and Gena switched to the back seat to keep her happy the rest of the way home.
On Sunday we walked around Main Street Deadwood with her on the Bjorn again and she did great. We took her to dinner at Jake's which is a very formal restaurant owned by Kevin Costner. I doubt anyone at the tables around us even knew we had a baby because she was just content to hang out and she hardly made a peep.
I'm so proud of what a good little traveler little Zoe is!
Dad here.
Much like her cousin Ashlynn Zoe has begun to do baby sign language for milk.
The sign is made with one hand and looks like milking a cow, squeezing the hand in and out with the thumb up. Daycare taught her the sign and we had seen her repeat it before but we didn't think she was connecting it to the meaning.
This week Gena was holding her in the evening and she was cranky and doing the milk sign. She didn't think it had been long enough since her feeding that she would be hungry but she tried feeding her and she ate a lot. Since then we've noticed that she does it a lot more and if you do the sign in front of her when it's time for her to eat she will repeat it. When she sees that you are acknowledging the sign she gets an incredibly proud look on her face.
I can't wait for her to learn some more signs!
Dad here.
Today was Zoe's 6 month well check. Everything looks good, the doctor wasn't worried about the fact that she never rolls over; she thinks everything is developing normally.
She measured 27 inches, 17 lbs 4 oz. That's 90th percentile for length, and 75th for weight. Her head size is 95th percentile. I actually think the nurse might have not gotten her full length measured, but no big deal.
She got three more shots and of course those are never fun but she's doing OK with it.
These past few weeks have produced some huge changes. Of course there are the two teeth, she is sitting up on her own really well, she's starting to say "dada" and do the "milk" sign and while I don't think she connects either with their meaning she will mimic both of them which is neat. She's now eating cereal and baby food and the doctor says we can start giving her finger food as well. It feels like there have been a lot of changes in a short period of time.
The next big change will be that Gena is going to stop breastfeeding. She's done such a great job of going this long. She said she'd go 6 months and she did and then she went a few more days to make sure she could feed Zoe after the vaccinations. So Gena will start ramping down with that and be done pretty soon. It won't be long after that before we'll move Zoe in to her own room which I think will be a bigger adjustment for mom and dad than it will be for baby.
Today was Zoe's 6 month well check. Everything looks good, the doctor wasn't worried about the fact that she never rolls over; she thinks everything is developing normally.
She measured 27 inches, 17 lbs 4 oz. That's 90th percentile for length, and 75th for weight. Her head size is 95th percentile. I actually think the nurse might have not gotten her full length measured, but no big deal.
She got three more shots and of course those are never fun but she's doing OK with it.
These past few weeks have produced some huge changes. Of course there are the two teeth, she is sitting up on her own really well, she's starting to say "dada" and do the "milk" sign and while I don't think she connects either with their meaning she will mimic both of them which is neat. She's now eating cereal and baby food and the doctor says we can start giving her finger food as well. It feels like there have been a lot of changes in a short period of time.
The next big change will be that Gena is going to stop breastfeeding. She's done such a great job of going this long. She said she'd go 6 months and she did and then she went a few more days to make sure she could feed Zoe after the vaccinations. So Gena will start ramping down with that and be done pretty soon. It won't be long after that before we'll move Zoe in to her own room which I think will be a bigger adjustment for mom and dad than it will be for baby.
