Build-A-Bear

Since he was born, I've been waiting for the perfect time to take Zackary to Build-A-Bear.  I've been there a couple of times before with some of my little friends and I had as much fun as they did.  If you aren't familiar, it is a store in one of our malls that is designed for picking, stuffing, fluffing and dressing a stuffed animal (not just bears).  So one weekend in March (I know I'm behind on blogging AGAIN), Zackary, Inny, Pop-Pop and I went and we had so much fun.  He picked a Tiger and a Chick (compliments of the grandparents).  We picked a "roar" sound for the Tiger, he put little hearts inside each one, helped step on the pedal for the stuffing to fill the animals and then we moved on the the station where he got to pretend to wash, dry and brush his new friends. Then we picked clothes, got on the computer to give them each a name, received a birth certificate and a box to carry them home in!  Zackary had SO much fun!

Conversation

I talked to Zackary on the phone this morning and the conversation went something like this.

Zackary:  Hello mama, I miss you but I'm having a really good day at Inny & Pop-Pop's.

Me:  I miss you too but I'm glad you're having a good day.

Zackary:  Bye Bye mama.

Me:  Bye Bye Zackary.

I love our little conversations.

P.S.  For those of you waiting on new pictures, I hope to post them this weekend!!

Animals

Last week at speech therapy Zackary was working with Miss Anita on the "k" sound.  She showed him a picture of a cat and he said "Daisy Mae" which is Auntie & Uncle Brian's cat.  Then she showed him a cow and he said "cow - Madeline", which is the cow we visit at SBC in the summer.  And he also started working on the "g" sound and she showed him a picture of a pig and he said "pig - pee u" because the pigs we also visit at the Petting Farm at SBC have a bit of a smell!!  Luckily Pop-Pop was there to explain!

Sleep

Naptime has returned, so we're all thrilled and it makes for a much happier little guy!

I returned from the grocery store yesterday to find Zackary and Paul in Zackary's room.  Zackary had woke up from his nap and asked Paul for a flashlight because he was trying to find Jesus.  Here is the story.  Zackary has been waking up at night lately (and at 5:30A on both Saturday and Sunday) but we haven't been able to figure out why.  Over the weekend he finally said he was scared and heard noises.   I tried to reassure him and told him Jesus was always with him.  Well apparently in his mind this translated to Jesus talking to him during the night and waking him up!  And let me tell you when this boy gets something his mind it takes a lot to change it!  Finally before bed I suggested that during our prayers we ask Jesus to talk to him tomorrow so he could get some sleep, and this seemed to satisfy him.  He slept all night and there was no mention this morning of Jesus talking to him.  This will be added to the list of one of our more challenging parenting moments!!

Naptime & Smiles

This is the second day in a row that Zackary did not take a nap.  Yesterday we assumed it was because he slept until 8 o'clock (which rarely happens).  As a result he went to bed early last night and got up early, so of course we assumed a nap would happen today . . . it didn't!  We're all praying he isn't getting close to giving up naps . . . he needs them and so do we!

Zackary received a Valentine's Day card with an Arch card for McDonald's.  He was all smiles when he saw the picture of the fries!

What We've Been Up To!

Sara's blog is one of the blogs I love to read.  Recently Sara wrote a post encouraging people to start blogging or blog more regularly.  It inspired me, so I'm going to try it.  

So let's start with where we've been for a month . . . . sick!!  Zackary started with a fever about the second week of February.  The virus triggered a terrible cough and ultimately involved getting the nebulizer out of the closet to help his breathing.  Of course he passed it on to everyone he loves!!   We're doing better now but February was a very long month!!

Here are a few recent pictures which I think are self explanatory.

Zackary is more independent than ever, I hear "not Mama help" a lot!

He is now 37 1/2 inches tall.  He weighs around 36 lbs..

"This is me's and this is you's" is another favorite phrase, which makes me chuckle everytime.

That's all for now . . . hopefully it won't be a month until I post again!

January Update

We went to the Fox Theater on Friday to see Elmo's Green Thumb - Seasame Street Live!  We both had a great time!  I bought him the Elmo spinner and he loved it!  The lighting is dim in the theater and the spinner lite up, so he had a lot of fun with it while we waited for the show to start.  I was glad it was a positive experience and not overwhelming for him.  Then at intermission they sold Elmo balloons and he looked at me and said "I want one" . . . unfortunately I don't have a picture, but the smile on his face made it worth the money.  All weekend, he's carried the balloon and spinner with him from room to room!!

 

 

A couple weeks ago, we started an indoor Lil' Kickers parent/child class on Saturday mornings.  It's a fun class and he is having a great time. 

 

This is one of his favorite games, to stack the cones and then kick the ball and knock them over.

There is so much more to say about my sweet little guy.  Just a few random thoughts to finish this post:

Today he thanked me for lunch and told me it was yummy (while rubbing his tummy) . . . he had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  It doesn't take much to please him sometimes!

He is going to speech class once a week to work on his annunciation problem and he is making terrific progress after only a month.

He always wants to be a helper, especially in the kitchen.  He can put the detergent tablet in the dishwasher, close the main door, and push the button to start it (with a little instruction on the correct button). He can open the refrigerator on his own now (I knew the day would come eventually).  His is fascinated by pushing the button to turn the light on and off and wants to sing the ABC's because he thinks the crisper numbers are letters!!!  I often hear "I need something" . . . but he usually can't find anything he "needs".

I can't believe how close he is to turning "3"!!!