If you haven’t seen Zoë in the last month, you are in for quite a surprise. She is sprouting up so quickly, getting pretty solid on her feet, and coming up with all sorts of new words. Her newest favorite is mummummum (translation: yum), which is always repeated around mealtimes and when she has filled her mouth with snack treats.

It is warming up ever so slightly in Portland these days and Zoë is loving the park down the street. She can actually sit in the swing on her own, which is a big improvement from the one parent holding, one parent pushing gig we had just last fall.

And, as Grandma Brigleb notes, we’d better keep that gate closed now…