All I Want For Christmas Is.....

.....my two front teeth! Yup, Zoe has gotten her two front teeth for Christmas. The second tooth in front broke through a few nights ago; however, we've been trying for a few days to get a picture of them. I've posted a pic showing Zoe clamping her mouth down so we couldn't see her teeth! It was hysterical! We finally just had to make her mad to get a picture of them. It's not the best picture, but you can definitely see them! Merry Christmas Eve!

My Two Front Teeth!

You're Not Taking a Picture of My Teeth!

Christmas with Grandma & Grandpa

This past weekend was our Christmas with my parents. We were scheduled to travel to grandma and grandpa's house, but Zoe's pediatrician advised against taking her out of her environment since she is finally in "a good place" healthwise. She felt like we finally had some control over the wheezing and that traveling to a different place could really affect her as far as the climate and a different house were concerned. We were really looking forward to going, but I'm fortunate to have such wonderful parents who didn't bat an eye at traveling down here instead. Their response....."we'll do whatever we need to for our baby." I can't brag on them enough. And they spoiled Zoe (and us) so much with gifts. Zoe's biggest gift definitely had to be her TMX Elmo they got for her. She just watches it and has started mocking some of Elmo's movements. That little guy is hilarious! I wish I had invented it since it has become the rage this Christmas. They actually bought it in September when there was an abundance of them. Of course, now you can't find them. Anyway, I've attached pics of our Christmas. We had such a wonderful time. We love Grandma and Grandpa!

Watching Elmo with Grandma and Silly Grandpa

Watching More of Elmo with Grandma & Silly Grandpa

Opening My TMX Elmo with Daddy

Opening Gifts with Daddy (Notice My Bow that Matches Grandpa's)

Opening more gifts with Grandma and Silly Grandpa

Bath Time

Zoe has really started showing her personality quite a bit, especially at bath time. We couldn't help ourselves and had to take a pic. Yes......I'm sure she'll get me later for this!

Merry Christmas!

We sent this picture out on our Christmas cards and I must say that I've had more compliments than I can count. It was definitely a big hit. Of course, we LOVE the picture, but we're biased! We hope every has a very safe and Merry Christmas!

Bunny Slippers

I periodically have to go through Zoe's drawers because she is growing so fast that I have to constantly clean out clothes that are too small and replace them with new ones that fit. I found these bunny slippers at the very back of a drawer so we put them on her last night. It's a good thing I found them because they won't fit her too much longer! She kept yanking at them like she does her socks when she takes those off. When Daddy stood her up, she kept going up on her "tip toes" like a ballerina. The whole thing was pretty funny. You could tell she didn't know what to think of them!

My New High Chair

I've attached a pic of Zoe sitting in her new high chair. We don't really know if she likes it yet or not; however, when Daddy took this pic Zoe had been falling asleep. Of course, we took video and tried not to laugh too loud to wake her up, but by the time we took the pic our laughing had woke her up. She is too cute!

Little Caboose

Zoe received these PJs from her grandparents when they went to Alaska on a cruise. On the butt it says "Little Caboose" and she was so cute wearing them. By the way, they are 12 months in size and they already fit her perfectly. She just turned 6 months old!!!! Enjoy!

My 6 Month Checkup

This past Monday, November 27, 2006, Zoe had her 6 month checkup with her pediatrician, Dr. Beveridge. She weighed in at a whopping 18lbs. 10 oz. and was 27 1/2 inches long! She is measuing in the 95th percentile for both height and weight! The poor thing also got five shots that she was none too happy about. Boy....they sure do make them feel bad. I'm happy to report that she seems to be feeling much better now; however, for a few days there she did not feel well at all.

We had an emergency situation come up with Zoe over Thanksgiving and ended up at the pediatrician's office that Saturday. She woke up Thanksgiving morning with her nose running (which has never happened) and then she started coughing a ton and started the whole wheezing process again. Saturday morning when we tried to give her a breathing treatment the nebulizer was broke!!!! Mommy was beside herself, talked to the doctor on call and we had Zoe at their office by the time they opened at 9:00 a.m. Come to find out, she had an ear infection in both ears! Ugh! Who knew? She didn't even act like anything was wrong! Thank goodness those aren't contagious, but it was still one more sickness to add to our growing list! Zoe has now been diagnosed as asthmatic and we are on breathing treatments indefinitely, along with daily doses of Singulair. I was pretty upset about it, but Mark and I have tried to put everything into perspective. Most of the time, kids grow out of it when they have episodes this young. It's no guarantee that Zoe will grow out of it, but we just have to stay positive. Asthma is also the most common childhood condition so it is not at all uncommon for Zoe to have it. I just hated to hear it because as parents, Mark and I don't want a thing to be wrong with our child. We just keep thinking that it could always be something worse and that we should be thankful for what we have. And we are! We have a beautiful baby girl and you can't imagine how spoiled she is already. Oh well! We always wanted two children and we feel like we have had our two.....even though our little Taylor Grace didn't get to stay here with us. She is always in our thoughts and we know she is always watching out for Mommy, Daddy and her baby sister Zoe. I would just ask that you all say prayers that Zoe will continue to get better.