Lazy Sunday

Another great day at the Z household today.

We went to church, where Zack was, as always, a hit with our congregation members. He fell asleep in my arms about halfway through, possibly with the help of the Children's Story song "Jesus Loves Me," also the song from one of his favorite teddy bears that seems to comfort him when everything else fails.

After a feeding, the Zooks piled into the Hy-un-Die(!) for a trip to get groceries. Daddy pushed the cart and Mommy pushed the baby stroller. We were stopped at least four times with comments on the Dude's mohawk.

When we got home, we all had something to eat before every one of us, animals included, took a nap. Zack and Mommy were snuggling on one couch and Daddy was on another and it was absolute beauty to wake up first and listen to the sounds of both of my guys breathing rhythmically.

We've been watching some football most of the evening and it's just about bath and bedtime for the Little Man.

It's been a great, relaxing, joyful weekend that has brought such peace to my heart.

Hope the trend continues this week. Another visit by the physical therapist and a new haircut for Mommy are on the schedule, plus a visit this weekend from our Baltimore-area friends!

May all your shirts be horizontally-striped and may your hair stand straight up into the air. :-)

Leaves and giggles

We had a great day today.

Zack woke up around 7 a.m. today and since Mommy worked late last night, Daddy took care of the morning feeding and let Mommy go back to sleep for a bit. How great! I didn't really get a lot of sleep, but it was so nice just to relax under the covers for a while.



We decided to take advantage of another beautiful day and a happy baby. Daddy started some more leaf-collecting work with his cool new leaf vacuum gadget while Mommy and Zack went for another walk. We bumped into a few of our neighbors again and then enjoyed the sunshine and each other's company. Well, for a few minutes until Zack fell asleep and Mommy kept stopping to test out the new camera again.



When we got back to the house, Zack was still sleeping, so Mommy and Daddy did some raking together while Zack snoozed under the shade on our tennis court.

We went inside and got ready for some visitors! Reva and Bret and their handsome boy Owen, born two days after Zack, came out tonight. The boys laid in the pack 'n' play for a little bit before sitting on their mom's laps and -- so serious here -- babbling and laughing to one another. Owen, who has the BEST laugh, would get a HUGE smile on his face, babble a few words and then pause. Then, a second later, Zack would babble a sound or two and then get a huge grin on his face. This continued for several minutes. I swear it was as though they were having a conversation with one another.




It is so great having another couple to compare notes with and share stories with, and we're very lucky that we have several couples to do that with. I can't help but watch anxiously what Owen does and how it compares with Zack's accomplishments so far, and although Zack is holding his own at this point more or less, I realize I have to keep myself from focusing on that too much.

What is important is that Zack does the best that HE can do.

It was a day full of treasures -- falling leaves, fresh air, the new camera, good friends and lots of giggles.

Hello again!

I haven't posted in a while, and I really apologize for that.
We're still on a rollercoaster -- of emotions, of responsibilities and of the crazy life ride in general.

And then, there's this little guy who brightens my world every day. I'm slowly beginning to be more comfortable with peeling myself away from that joy a little more each day and promise to share Zack's milestones, charms and of course lots of photos, with you all much more now.

I was thinking about starting some weekly traditions for the blog to really get me on here more often... whether it's a photo every Wednesday or other things on other days. I've seen a lot of neat things on other Mommy blogs but want to hear from my adoring fans.

Cricket, cricket...
... Hello? Adoring fans?




Well, for now, I'll leave you with photos of the handsome dude.
We had a lot of good quality time hanging out on the floor today while Mommy prepared for Election Day coverage tonight. At one point, Zack grabbed a hold of his one puppy toy, turned his head and started making sounds at it, smiling every now and then. I think he and Puppy might have been having a sneaky conversation about Momma!

Go out and vote and make the world better for Zack! :-)

Hello, handsome