Zoë gets the hang of a cat toy and makes a new friend!
Zoë on the Beach
Rarely have we seen little Z as happy as she was playing in the sand this past weekend. Bet she can’t wait to be in Mexico!
Zoë Explored!
Zoë’s first report card for the week.
The Zocabulary
Zoë seems to be picking up words more and more quickly all the time. Here’s what we’ve heard from her so far… and what we think they mean, if it’s not already clear!
Babu. Ball or bubble
Baba. Bottle, or Mommy
Mama
Dada. Daddy
Yay. Happy
La la la la la. Part of song
Ya ya. Grandma, roughly
Bye bye.
Hi!
Dis. This
Dat. That, also cat
Duck.
Doze. Nose
Uh-oh!
Nigh-nigh. Goodnight
Num num. Yum
Baby.
Puppy.
Notably absent: please, thank you, sir.
Saturdays Rock
Zoë is speeding up with her mad linguistic skills. She’s currently obsessed with saying bye-bye (ba-bayeeeeee) which shouldn’t be confused with another favorite, ba-ba. She’s also learned her first body part, nose, or in Zoë speak, doooose. This is always accompanied by a point at your nose (careful lest that finger end up straight up your nostril – she gets a tiny baby thrill out of that).
Saturdays are big days around here. No work or school, so we get to hang out family style and enjoy lovely Portland. We spent this morning at the park (check out the slide video here) and then this afternoon swimming. Zoë’s swimming teacher said that she’s such a good swimmer that “she’s going to go a long way.” Future Olympian, anyone! Here we are working on our back floats.
Zoë Does a Little Walking
We got back from the coast today. Grandma B was so nice to watch her overnight for us!
We went for a walk around the block, and this is a short video of Kandace and Zoë playing together and walking. Zoë walked for much of the time around the big block.
Zoë’s Lovely Dress
Zoë’s lovely dress was a gift from Tiffany. Between the dress and her fancy boots, she got an awful lot of compliments today! One gentleman suggested that she could be on the cover of People magazine, but we’re shooting a bit higher. More like Vogue.