First Haircut!

It is with great pleasure (and a well-rested mind) that I report

that Zoe has decided, once again, to sleep through the night!

She took a few months off, waking up between three and three thousand

times each night.  But for the last seven days all three of us

are getting lots of sleep!

Much of the credit goes to Mommy who has set a firm routine for Zoe.

Each day, Zoe wakes up at 8:15am (if she's not already up) and Daddy

gives her a big breakfast.

Mid-morning is spent reading and playing around the house.

Zoe LOVES her books!

Zoe and Mommy nurse around 10am and then play until it's time for lunch.

After lunch Zoe takes a nap...and sometimes sleeps as much as 40 minutes!

We are told other children take multiple naps per day -- for as long as 2-3 hours!

We almost believe them.

After her nap Zoe feels well rested and wants to read more books!

Then in the late afternoon Zoe and Mommy take a long walk around the

neighborhood, ending up at the park just up the street.  

Here is a video of Zoe walking at the park!

They play on the jungle gym, the swings, and in the sand until Zoe is tired and

ready to come home again.

Sometimes Daddy gets to join them!

Zoe, Daddy, and Jon who flew down from Seattle to visit!

Once home again, it's time for dinner.

Mommy and Daddy work hard to make sure Zoe gets lots of veggies,

protein, and carbs!  Zoe also takes polite sips of some whole milk but 

hasn't really taken to it yet.

Based on the smile we think she likes the cooking.

After dinner is a bath...

 ...and then into Zoe's room for...you guessed it.

Sometimes she wants to sit on Daddy's lap and read.  Sometimes...this.

And sometimes Zoe reads to her friends.

So far this routine seems to be working!

We know it won't last forever so we're trying to enjoy it for now.

The other exciting news is that Zoe got her first haircut!

Judy Lea was busy making Mommy beautiful and helping Daddy look

as good as he can these days when she noticed that Zoe's hair 

was in her eyes!  

Here is what happened next:

Hey, this is kinda fun.  Wait...why is she...

The tears begin.  This is scary!

Look how pretty she is!

A few tears but who can argue with the results?!

Thanks for looking!