5 Months Old!

Zach is now five months old! He has changed so much in these five months. It is hard to believe he is the same baby we brought home from the hospital! He definitely has his own little personality. He is sweet and loving and very stubborn. He refuses to spend any time on his stomach and pitches a major fit every time we put him on his tummy. He can roll from his stomach to back and can roll side to side, but has yet to roll from back to stomach. I think this is due to his lack of desire to be on his stomach. I have tried tempting him with toys but nothing works. He is beginning to become afraid of everyone but Ryan and I. I know this is just a phase so I hope it doesn't last long. His favorite things are his exersaucer and Georgia, our beagle. He lights up every time she comes in the room and she seems just as fond of him. She greets him every time we come home, usually with a big kiss which I try to discourage. Hard to believe it has been five months already!

Not So Lazy Summer Days

Our summer so far has been very busy. We are moving into a new house next month. I am busy trying to pack up all our things. Zach is not very helpful. He wants to be held all the time which makes packing difficult. We are looking forward to being unpacked and settled. Zach has changed a lot this summer. He enjoys playing in his exersaucer and the Bumbo chair. The biggest change is in his hair. He is losing his hair rapidly. He so far has only lost hair in patches on the back. He still has most of his hair on top. This created a pretty major comb over so at times he looks like a tiny old man. We are having lots of fun with him. I am going to have a very hard time going back to work.

Zach Eats Rice Cereal

This month held another first for Zachary. He ate rice cereal for the first time. He is a big fan of solid food! He has figured out now that when I put the bib on him it is time to eat and he gets really excited. He has done a great job of learning how to to eat. I thought he might struggle with swallowing and learning how to eat from a spoon but he quickly figured it out. He opens his mouth when he sees the spoon and gets very frustrated if I don't move fast enough. Georgia loves this new development and is close by at all feeding times. The cats are occasional meal time visitors as well. I am looking forward to getting in the house and unpacking the high chair so I don't have to worry about Georgia getting too close. Zach loves watching Georgia though so I think he will be disappointed not to be able to see her so easily.

4th of July

Zachary's first 4th of July went well and was full of firsts. He took his first boat ride. He went in the lake for the first time. Having learned our lesson in Dad's pool, we eased him into the lake and he was willing to hang out in the water for short periods of time. Zach seemed to enjoy the 4th. He smiled at and hung out with all of Ryan's family. He slept through the fireworks which made me happy. It is very neat to watch Zach grow and change. Ryan and I are amazed at what a neat person our son is already. He is extremely laid back - which is obviously doesn't get from me! He seems fearless. When he heard fireworks go off before he went to bed, he would startle but just look around without crying. It was a fun 4th of July and we all had a lot of fun!

Zach Goes Swimming - Attempt 2

The second attempt to go swimming with Zachary went much better. He smiled and laughed. He even learned to splash the water. This time we eased him into the water slowly. His favorite thing to do in the pool is to be lifted up and down in the water. He was willing to hang out in his swim raft, although that didn't last very long. Alex, Dad, and Chad joined us for the swim. It was a great afternoon. It was so nice to see Zach experience something new and enjoy it.

Zach Goes Swimming - Attempt 1

The Atlanta trip was lots of fun. It was enjoyable hanging out with everyone. Zach and I would watch Dad feed the animals each night. Ryan and I played video games and hung out with Anna and Chad. We went swimming - Zach was not a fan. He cried and wanted nothing to do with the water. We realized we probably didn't do a very good job of easing him into the water. We tried taking turns holding him and putting him in his swim raft. Nothing worked so we took him out and decided to try again in a day or two.

Relaxed Already

Zach and I made safely to Atlanta. He was wonderful during the trip and only cried once when he was tired of being car seat. We have only been down here for a couple of hours but it has been very relaxing. We toured all of Dad's fruit trees and bushes and vegetables. Zach got to see the pig and all the cats and dogs. It was great walking around the property with Zachary taking everything in. I look forward to getting him into the pool for his first "swim."