Waving, Crawling & Pulling Herself Up!

We've made some great strides this past month and feel like we've moved into a whole new stage with a little person that's able to magically disappear from one room to another.  Not only does she "take off" every now and then, but she chucks things, screams at the top of her lungs and cries when someone other than mom or dad picks her up.  Sounds lovely, doesn't it?

She definitely recognizes when no one is paying attention to her and is already following her big sister around. Thank goodness Mia is so sweet and will watch out for her baby sister. 

This is the happy "good to see you" wave

This is more like, "Don't come near me, stay away!" wave.  People think she's being really cute and is waving, the problem is, I don't think she is all the time.  :)

Swinging FROM the swing is NOT ALLOWED and therefore, we no longer have a swing.

Little Miss Zoe

I've been keeping a calendar that hangs in Zoe's room with all the "firsts" and other fun things that she does.  Here are just a couple to share with you...

1.  We've got another smiley baby!  It's been so fun to watch Zoe interact with Mia.  She loves her big sister so much and Mia knows just how to make her laugh.  I have a hard time thinking of anything better than hearing a newborn laugh!

 2.  "Give me that blankey so I can shove it in my face!"  There are a few things so far that Mia never did that Zoe does.  One is covering her face with a soft blankey to cuddle and sleep and another is drooling.  Gosh - we are already sick of the wet collars and shirts, but I have a feeling it's not going away anytime soon!

3.  Swaddle me NOT.  This is a slogan we became very familiar with soon after Zoe came home from the hospital.  Upon trying the ever-so-popular "swaddling" technique we loved with Mia, our Zoe would grunt and squirm until at least one arm was free.  We give up!  Swaddling is a thing of the past for this family.  :)

4.  Two words: Mama's Girl.  Uh-oh, is this going to be painful going back to work or what?  You have begun to show several of our friends that you have become a mama's girl by crying your guts out when someone else picks you up.  Buenos suerte, Papi!

Lastly, we were a little delayed in getting Zoe's room set up, but we finally have a nursery!  Even though we don't have your nap schedule nailed down just yet, you have a room to call your own that you may need to thank me for one day since your dad wasn't giving up his office without a fight!

Definitely Crawling...

For the past few months, we've reported on scooting, but now it's official...we have a crawler on our hands!! Exactly one week ago today, Mia got serious and put her nose to the grind (literally). She would put her head down and monitor each step as she crawled to get a toy. We would clap, she would sit up and clap and we videotaped like crazy. ;) Lucy, on the other hand, was a little hesitant (see skittish look below). We probably should have given Lucy a heads up that it would come to this.

And for those of you who didn't know, the Salt Lake Farmers Market opened today! It's our favorite Saturday morning activity. That's where we took the photo of Mia in black and white at the top. Mia loves the market and bought another snazzy tie-dye onesie from the hippie in the tie-dye van.