Zach's First Haircut!

Those of you that have seen Zach lately know how interesting his hair situation is. He started out with a head full of hair at birth. It started falling out a few months ago, only not evenly and in patches. The hair that was left was clustered around the front top of his head and sides. It grew out in curls, but we didn't cut it because we figured it would fall out soon. After being mistaken for a girl a couple of times, we decided it was time cut the remaining patches of hair. I have included before, during, and after pictures of our trip to get his first haircut. He did great and looks so cute!

Settling In

We are beginning to put our own touches on our house. Our first major purchase was patio furniture for our back porch. It is very relaxing back there now. We grill out in the evenings and watch all the pond life while we eat. We have hung up bird feeders and now there is hummingbird that visits regularly. On weekend mornings we bring out Zach's excersaucer. He plays in that while we read the paper and drink our coffee. We don't know what we are going to do when the weather gets cold and we can't spend our time back there.

Unpacking

I have been unpacking for the past couple of days. As you can see, Zach has been helping out!

We Moved!

We have finally made it to our house! After moving in 100 degree heat, we are all moved in! Now all we have to do is unpack. We had a lot of help from friends and family so the move was much easier. There is a lot we want to do to the house, but it is such a relief just to begin getting settled. This sure beats the apartment! Georgia is still trying to get used to the house. She wants to be with us constantly. We think she thinks we are just visiting and doesn't want to be left behind. Zach is oblivious to our move. As long as the bottles keep coming, he is happy anywhere! Ryan and I are enjoying the new home and looking forward to make it our own.

Boys And Their Toys

Those of you that know Ryan know how he loves his electronic toys. He must have the new and best TV, DVD player, gaming system, etc. Well it looks like Zach is his father's son! Every time Zach spots a remote he must have it. To save our remotes, Ryan found an old one we don't use and gave it to him. It is now one of Zach' s favorite toys.

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.