A Day at the Beach

We took Zachary to Galveston beach a few days ago. He LOVED it! This boy has no fear. He went right for the water and kept on walking thru the waves. (Great, give mommy a heart attack!)

And Baby Makes Four?

No, not ours... I am keeping a friend's new baby during the week. Little baby Ethan is about 12 weeks old now and so cute! Zachary loves to say "baba" (baby) and then go over and put his head on baby Ethan's arm, giving him some love. Zachary is fascinated by Ethan and he "helps" me by trying to put Ethan's pacifier back in his mouth when it falls out. This is a great learning experience for both myself and Zachary (and Jamin too, hehe). Jamin asked me the other day if, since taking care of both Zachary and Ethan, I think I could handle another one (ours). That is certainly a question worth a lot of thought. I would love to have another baby, and handling Zachary and Ethan has been pretty easy so far. But how would it be with the serious sleep deficit that comes with having your own newborn? Anyone who knows me, knows I don't do well on lack of sleep. And I really like just having Zachary and being able to focus on him as he grows up. There are a lot of advantages to a singleton. But another child would be wonderful too. Zachary would have a playmate as they got older. He'd have that close sibling bond. I think we'll just wait and see what God has planned for us.

Zachary and Baby Ethan

Zachary's Splash Pad

Okay, so I ordered what I thought was a baby pool for Zachary to play in in the backyard. What I got was more like a splash pad, though it turned out to be perfect for him because it's not too deep. You don't have to blow it up with air. (Thank goodness, I get dizzy just blowing up balloons!) You just hook up a garden hose and it fills little inner channels with water. It has random "holes" all over it so that water will squirt up. Zachary loved trying to catch the water in his mouth as it squirted up, and then he thought it was funny to stick his face down in the water. And he loves the fishies and other aquatic life pictured on it.

(The very bright sun came out from behind a cloud, so the video is a little washed out.)

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is always a little bittersweet for me. Having lost my mom to cancer when I was only 27 hasn't gotten any easier, just more manageable. As I celebrate the joys of being a mom to the most wonderful baby boy in the world, I miss having my own mom here to share those joys with. I'm sad that Zachary won't know her as he grows up, and she won't get to hold him in her arms and feel his baby soft skin against her cheek. I think about her all the time and hope she knows how much she is loved and missed. I know that she is looking down from Heaven with a big smile on her face as she watches us.

I know my mom is glad too that I do have two amazing mothers in my life - Dinah, my step-mom, and Kathy, my mother-in-law. They definitely make it a bit easier, and I am glad that Zachary has two wonderful grandma's (Mimi and Gigi) in his life who love him and who he gets to have that close relationship with. So on this mother's day, I remember my mom and all the wonderful mother's who love, nurture, pray for, encourage, teach and cherish their children every day.

Zachary's First Haircut

Zachary got his first haircut on May 1. He had the "toddler mullet" going and although he was still cute, he needed it cut. He got to sit in the Fire Engine seat and watch Thomas the Tank Engine on the DVD player. He did so well. He wasn't scared, didn't fuss or anything. (There was actually a bigger boy that came in after us (you can see him in the background of the video) that threw a fit.) I was so proud of Zachary for being such a good boy and his hair is so cute short!

Watching Thomas the Tank Engine on the DVD Player



Spiking it up like Daddy's



No more mullet!

Easter

We spent Easter at Honey and Mimi's house with Gigi (who flew in from FL), and Zachary's four cousins and their families. Easter egg hunting was a hoot. Last year Zachary was only about 2 1/2 months old, so this was his first real Easter!

Of course the real reason for the celebration is that Jesus is Risen!

My first blog

Ok, so I'm gonna take a gamble at blogging. I've never been into journaling, so this might be a challenge.