One Month Old

Time sure does fly! Zachary is one month old. He had his one month check up at Dr. Pendleton's on Monday. He sure has been busy growing over the last three weeks! He is 10 pounds 3 ounces and 22.5 inches long. He is doing really well....in the 50th percentile for weight and the 75th percentile for length. His baby acne is still pretty bad, and the doctor said it will clear up somewhere between 6-8 weeks. He had his second hepatitis shot today and handled it like a champ. (I hate watching those shots!) Mike is such a chicken that he conveniently stayed in the waiting room with Kylie so she could "play." Ha!
Zachary's favorite thing to do is to eat. Unfortunately he really likes to do it at night. He is up every two hours or so. He sleeps longer periods of time during the day. Needless to say, Mommy is tired!
Mike goes back to work this Friday, and I go back next Monday. We have both been home for the last six weeks. Time has gone by so quickly!

Phoenix Zoo

Today we took the kids to the zoo. Kylie is such a wimp. We have got to get her out more. It took her about an hour to get used to the idea of being at the zoo. Luckily, my friend Stephanee and her son Nicolas were at the zoo, so Kylie got to visit a while before walking around. Seeing Nicolas fine with being there was helpful.

After eating lunch with Stephanee, Max, Nicolas and their friends, we were off. Kylie was immediately fascinated by the giraffes and the ostrich. Then, we were off to the lion enclosure. It took a few minutes to get Kylie out of the stroller to look at them. Once she climbed up on Mike, she was alright. We didn't stay long though. After the lions, we saw the rhinos. Wow, are they huge animals or what? One was breathing really hard, and puffs of dust would go up all around it each time it exhaled. Ky got a kick out of that. Then, we went to see the baboons. Did you know that baboons have the largest fangs in the animal kingdom? Anyhow, I didn't take any pictures of them because baboons just don't seem to do anything appropriate. Kylie immediately noticed their red butts and asked Mike why their butts were so red. Then another sat in front of us and started, um, entertaining himself. We left, only to turn around to the turtles. Check out that picture above! Mike commented that the poor animals at the zoo get no privacy. Kylie responded, "Why Daddy? They are only playing." Alright, off to the next.....

It turned out that today was kind of a bum day at the zoo. Apparently today was "vet day" and all of the animals got their shots and check ups. Really, they should close the zoo on days like that. They were either hiding or sleeping (just like Zachary!).

Poor Zachary has really bad baby acne right now. I know there is nothing I can do about it, but it looks terrible. It almost looks like it hurts! He slept most of the time at the zoo. (As you can see!) He likes to be carried around in the Baby Bjorn or pushed in the stroller. Both kids were clearly exhausted by the time we left, not to mention Mom and Dad were pooped too.

Swinging....

Mike got out the baby swing today and put it together. Zachary loves the swing. I know he looks like a pile of sweet baby mush here, but he is so stinking adorable. He snuggles in, grunts a little, and then he is out. Kylie really doesn't get the concept of it going automatically and wants to push him in it so badly.

Zachary is still doing most of his sleeping during the day. Mike and I try to keep him awake, but it doesn't work. He is sleeping 2 1/2-3 hour chunks at night. So, I get some sleep. Last night he had a tummy ache and was up from 11:50 until about 3:30....urgh. Really, he is a good baby though. He rarely fusses.

Kylie is doing a little better with him. She gets jealous. I have a pillow that I lay Zachary on when I nurse him. She likes to come over and lay her head on it too. Today, she even fell asleep on it. Too sweet....

(BTW, yes I realize the pictures are off center. I'm not THAT bad of a photographer...it's just that the swing was ON when I took them!)

Zachary's Favorite Place

Beginning at the hospital, Zachary's favorite spot has been laying on Mike's chest. He curls himself up into a little ball and snuggles his chin into Mike's chest. It is adorable!