A Saturday at Home

Tony is gone all weekend with his RA's on retreat and the weather is not great, so I get to stay home with the kiddos all weekend! Here is what we did to stay busy today.

First I went through all of Zoe's clothes, we have never thrown away anything and we need to make room for the clothes that Deacon is already growing out of. I organized them into keep, donate and sell piles. I ended up getting rid of half of her stuff, and have two bins to hopefully get some money for and a couple big bags to give to Goodwill. It was quite an emotional experience for me, as every outfit I took out reminded me of some event or pictures and how quickly she is growing:(

After nap time we made play-dough.

For supper we made individual pizza's. Zoe did a great job and loved the pizza.

Deacon was a very happy boy with plenty of smiles to share.

One last comment, I know almost every picture I post Zoe has her Snow White dress on or her Gophers cheer-leading outfit. I promise she has other clothes, it's just whenever we are home she wants to wear one of those, so that's what she does. She actually has alot of cute clothes in her closet that are only worn when she leaves the house. I am just waiting for the day when she wants to wear them out of the house, that will be a fun battle. She has worn her cheer-leading outfit to a basketball game and she thought she was pretty awesome.

3 months

Deacon will be three months on Tuesday. He continues to be a happy and healthy boy. He slept through the night (8 hrs) the last two nights, and we are hoping this continues. Before that, he slept about 6 hrs, then I fed him followed by another 3 hrs of sleeping. He has been a little congested lately, but with a little saline solution and suction we have been able to keep him comfortable. He also continues to enjoy tummy time. Often when he is a little fussy or won't settle, we put him on his belly and he is content.

Deacon smiles all the time. If there is a face or toy to look at, he is smiling.

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Exercising

Tony has been doing the Insanity exercise program, and Zoe is all about it. He usually does it in the living room and she loves to join him. He was kind enough to let me take a few pictures and videos the other night. I hope you enjoy as much as I did.

She takes a break about every 2 minutes and is willing to helping Daddy is any way possible, including wiping the sweat off his face.

Big Girl Zoe

Sometimes I look at Zoe and wonder when in the world did she become this little girl and not my baby anymore. She is so full of life and she entertains us daily. As you will see in the videos, she has a Snow White dress of. She is obsessed with the Disney princess, so we decided to use this for our advantage. We told Zoe she could have a new princess dress (which she has been asking for for months) if she traded in all her pacifiers. She immediately said yes, but we were doubtful to her carrying the agreement out. Last night we went and let her pick out a dress. She wore it from the moment we got home until it was bed time. She went to bed without a paci and without complaining and slept great all night! The moment she was awake this morning the dress was back on:) Here are a couple videos of Zoe showing the letters she knows. I finally got her to agree to let me video her when she is "playing" letters.

Sounds and Faces of Deacon

First Hair Cut

Zoe is closer to two than three and she finally had her first hair cut. We really talked it up and she was very excited about the idea. She did awesome during the haircut. She was more quiet than I have heard her in months. She didn't move an inch and asked me several times after we left if her hair was beautiful. Here are a couple pics of the big event.

Video and Picture update