Tag: Zach

Oh our little wild man! He is a hoot!

Zach has a hilarious personality. He still loves their big car & has discovered the fun of pushing this small toy car around the kitchen floor. In a room dull of toys though, in the evenings he’s just as likely to run around with a pillow than anything else. He’ll run, laugh & fall on it, pick himself back up & do it all again.

We spend hours reading each week as Zach loves books which he calls ‘ba’. He loves to point out each photo & says something kinda like ‘this’ as he’s doing it. Zach’s great at turning pages & flipping up or down the flaps in find baby or goodnight animal books.

He’s gotten into balls {which he also calls ba}. Zach loves to throw & fetch as well as kick. It’s so cute. He loves to nest our stacking cups & shake them around.

He has ten teeth & another {we hope for all our sakes!} about to break through. Four front, 4 back & his 2 top 12 month molars. It’s his bottom right 12 molar that’s kicking his ass right now.

Teething slows down his appetite a bit, but he’s typically a great eater at home & daycare. We’ve discovered he’s the only one in our family that’s a big fan of watermelon! He’s still doing great with sippy cups & the increasing amount of whole milk {up to 2.5 oz out of the 5.5oz}.

Zach getting big {at least big for him}! We’re slowly removing the 9 mo outfits from his closet & filling them with 12 month ones for the rest of summer & fall. He’s tall enough that all shortalls must already 12 mo sized & as do pjs.

Zach is pretty awesome right now.

He walks all the time. He can push the popcorn popper, step over the gate ledge, over & around toys, you name it. He has wonderful balance & strength. He’s much more comfortable showing off all his moves at home & at daycare. I tried to have him walk to a friend then me at the mall & he was like WTH!? {Not a bad thing that he didn’t want to run off IMO!}

Zach *loves* books. He has & knows his favorites. And recently he’s choosing J to read them over me. Which is fine with me. It’s so cute to watch him grab the book he wants, walk over to Jason, give it to him & then crawl up in his lap. I just swoon!

Zachy was way more into reading the owl book in his hands in the chair than posing for me. Hence the rarely seen ‘serious Zach’ looks.

Zach currently wears 9 or 9-12 month clothes. In his 14 mo photos, he’s wearing a Carter’s romper {is that the boy & girl term?}. I think he’s long-waisted enough that he’ll be growing out of it pretty soon. He’s transitioning to some 12 mo pjs for that same reason. He’s in size 3 disposable diapers when not in cloth. As of the 24th, I put him in size 4 shoes!

While we’ve been at the doctor for Lucy, we were able to throw gently place Zach on the scale too. Monday week ago, he was 19lbs 2 oz. Yep, up 3 lbs since their 12 month appointment! Finally getting some bulk! 😛

Eating is a fun but messy experience with Zach. He likes to feed himself more so than letting me do it. Perfect for while I’m trying to eat too if he’s eating fruit bites, goldfish, cut up meats, pizza, veggies, potato etc. Not so laundry convienent if were having spaghetti or a casserole. Which is why those meals quickly have also been scheduled on bath nights!

Zach has fun in the bath {speaking of}. He loves to play & splash. I’ve been bathing them together some in a red tub, but I think he likes having the duck tub to himself {& we both like the one-on-one time}.

Zach has a sippy cup after daycare around 530, dinner between 6-630 & another 5oz sippy before bed around 8. See why he’s packing on the pounds?! His night time sippys are now a 5 oz mix of breast milk, formula & whole milk/carnation instant breakfast. So far, the most whole milk mix we’ve done is 2oz but I’m slowly increasing that amount.

Zach’s been cutting molars this month. While we were at the ped 7/9, our Dr felt a top & bottom tooth bud. He was fussy a couple of nights but has since settled back into a normal routine of mixing it up between sleeping through the night & waking once to nurse back to sleep {yes I still do that for convenience & extra calories}. He’s not a fan of opening his mouth wide enough for me to feel, so I’m not sure if any molars have cut through but I’m guessing so based on his temperament.

Can’t wait to see what this next month has in store for us! New words {right now we hear BA a lot but unsure if that’s ball, bottle or book}? New teeth? New moves?

Gah! Time is flying by. How’s it a week past his month day? Or 13 months since the arrival of my lil guy?!

Zach has flourish this last month! Verbally, socially, developmentally & in size!

Mama & Dada are the most hear words, but he says baba often too. Does it mean bye-bye? Bottle? His tongue wagging/thrusting cracks him {& us} up.

Socially, Zach’s begun to assert himself more with Lucy- pushing, hitting, smacking Sister. This has led to us separating them & taking away toys. And praying they’re sweeter to each other in public {aka daycare}.

He’s not quite as quick to smile these last few weeks. Because he’s serious about walking! Within the last month, Zach went from bravely cruising/throwing himself a step or two, to walking/running. I’d say within the last week, walking had become his main mode of transportation at home. Seeing this lil guy walking around is so cute. He chats & likes to have his hands full & out in front while traveling around the den. Falling doesn’t phase him; he’s learned to get up hands-free & keep going. We have tons of videos of him these days because it’s such a joy to see him learning & discovering to walk!

So last monthday update, I mentioned Zach was around 16.5 lbs. I weighed us last weekend dressed & he was 19.2 lbs. Yep, you read that right. Almost 3 lbs in a month. Growth spurt much?! Goodbye 6 mo clothes, see ya 6-9 clothes he maybe wore once, & really it’s not looking like all the 9 mo clothes I’ve been collecting will last long. Thankfully, I remembered I’d bought a lot of Jenny’s Toby’s 12 mo summer hand-me-downs so Zach won’t have to go naked later this summer. 😛

How’s he packed on the pounds? Loving table food. He eats everything we give him. Like an entire homemade waffle on weekend breakfasts {plus fruit}. We haven’t found much he’ll scoff at. Plus he’s nursing with me in the mornings, getting 3 breast milk/formula sippy cups at daycare & typically another 8oz split before/during/after dinner/bedtime.

Happy {mommy’s sorry for being belated} 13 months Zach!