The Brigleb Family Blog

Zoë on the Beach

ray — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:26:45 +0000

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!

ray — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:37:15 +0000

Zoë’s first report card for the week.

The Zocabulary

ray — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:49:41 +0000

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

kandace — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:59:48 +0000

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

ray — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:49:39 +0000

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.

Five Minutes with a Lime

ray — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:53:27 +0000

Zoë Had a Snack

ray — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:29:12 +0000

Walkin’ and Talkin’

ray — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:38:46 +0000

Zoë’s Lovely Dress

ray — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:06:11 +0000

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.

Home Sick

kandace — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:46:05 +0000

Our little girl is 10 months old now! Where in the world did the time go? It is just amazing how well she is walking around. And climbing stairs. Oh, how she does love climbing stairs.

Zoë’s first week of school went well. What a relief! We got lots of reports of each day. I’m amazed at how well the teachers already know her – her schedule, her stubbornness (only as it relates to eating), her cuddliness. However, all exposure to other kids left her feeling ill and she had to call in sick yesterday. Poor baby. She spent the morning cuddling with Grandma and Grandpa and the rest of the day on Mommy’s lap (we watched The Painted Veil together, what a lovely film).

Luckily, by this morning, she was feeling much better. She was walking around, playing with her kitties, and flipping through books. Spending the day with Grandma B today and, hopefully, visiting GG on her birthday tomorrow.