Zoey's 1st Cereal

Today Zoey ate her first bowl of cereal. I debated about it because she is only 2 1/2 months old. However, everything I read about introducing food focused on development. It said that a baby should be able to sit supported (check), raise up on the arms (check), and be able to push food to the back of the mouth (check). Also, she was eating 6oz of formula at one time twice a day and was still hungry often. So...we tried some cereal.

And Zoey loved it. At first I wasn't sure she was really eating a whole lot of it, but she was having a great time with it. She was laughing and having a good old time. After a few bites, she got the hang of eating from a spoon. She started to open her mouth for it. From her reaction of the cereal, she was ready for it.

She seemed like she was swallowing most of the cereal. I know now that she ate it because she had an epic poop.

My baby girl is growing so fast. She doesn't even like to be held like a baby anymore. Did I mention she is only 2 1/2 months old. I'm so proud of her. Most importantly, she is healthy and happy.

AGM

10.30.09

Stay at Home Mom!

I am officially a stay at home mom!

Turns out Best Buy put me on the schedule before I was suppose to come back without even telling me. I was, dare to say, pissed off. I spent the majority of the night mad. Finally, Stephen asked whether I was mad that they pulled the crap with the schedule (which he wasn't surprised at all about by the way) or if I was mad about going back to work in general. After a couple seconds of thought I realized although the latter was upsetting, it was really the fact that I honestly did not want to return to Best Buy at all. It was a stressful environment before I left on maternity leave and from talking to the people I know still there it is even worse now. Also, that worse is not including the holidays coming up.

Stephen and I talked it over and took a good look at our finances last night. After careful consideration we determined it would be tight for a while, but we could do it. Thankfully Stephen agrees with me that the stress and strain we would both go through with me going back to work would not be worth the small amount of money it would yield. So we decided I would be a full time stay at home mom and we would figure the rest out as it came.

Also, Stephen is working with a tutoring company that has the potential to make twice as much an hour as my job did anyway with a fraction of the strain on our family. If that goes through as it looks like it will then there will be no problem (foreseeable problems at least).

So I am very thankful for my wonderful and understanding husband that looks after his family. I love you very much Stephen, I am a very lucky girl.

I am officially a stay at home mom and I am so happy!

AGM

10.23.09

Where Does the Time Go? A Zoey Update

Zoey Evelyn: 2 months old

I realize I haven't posted in a while. I love my blog, it lets me get my thoughts out (both good and bad). In fact, I do it as much for myself as I do to let other people see what we are doing and how Zoey is growing. I've been thinking about things to blog about, but somehow the longer I go with out updating the blog the easier it is to put it further and further down on the list of importance when I have limited time to do things. So here I am, doing a little update to catch me up. It has been several weeks since I blogged and several things have happened.

My Baby Girl

Zoey is 2 months old today. She's growing so fast. She is doing fine with the formula. I worry about a few inconsistencies and overfeeding, but she remains a happy, easy-going baby girl. She is beginning to raise up on her arms when lying on her tummy. She loves to stand up and sit down. She has found her hands. She sucks on them all the time and it's cute when she goes cross-eyed while she looking at her hands. She is batting and grabbing toys. She is such a joy, I love my baby girl!

Dana Visits

At the beginning of the month Dana came down to visit. She got to meet Zoey and celebrate my birthday. Dana and Zoey got along great. We had a good weekend just hanging out. Dana also came with me to get my birthday present from Stephen...a brand new camera! I was so excited. It was fun to catch up and visit with a good friend.

Zoey's 1st Beach Trip

Zoey experienced her first visit to the beach. We had a lot of fun. It was a good temperature, it wasn't too hot or too cold. The water was a little chilly. We stuck Zoey's toes in the water and she didn't like that too much. Overall she had an okay time. She was too little to really enjoy it at all, but I was glad we could take her while we went and she could see the ocean.

Stephen gets a boo-boo

We went to see Stephen play football in his flag league with work, like we do every week. But with only a few minutes left in the game Stephen got elbowed in the eye and cut his brow open. It looks like a boxer's cut. He scared me because I thought he had damaged his eye (which would be possible because he wears glasses). Thankfully his eye was fine although we did spend the evening in the emergency room. He had to get 6 stitches and will have a scar, but otherwise he is fine.

The Knouse Family meet Zoey

That weekend we went up to Spartanburg to visit some old friends. Zoey and I went with my mom (Granny) Friday morning. We had lunch with Cathy, a friend of Mom's from a previous employer. Then we went and visited Jared, my friend from high school, and his family. They all loved seeing Zoey and it was good to visit for the afternoon.

Kat and Zoey

The McCusker Family

Mr. and Mrs. Drew Stiwinter

That weekend my high school/college friend Kat got married in Clemson. I was so glad I could be there to celebrate with her. She and Drew got to meet Zoey for the first time too. Granny was there too, so she got lots of Zoey time and Steve and I were able to visit with some old friends. Friday night we had the rehearsal and dinner then Saturday was the wedding. It was a beautiful Wedding! Zoey was so good, people kept saying they would never even know there was a baby here. That made me feel good, they all loved seeing her. It was a fun weekend getting to see everyone. Kat and Drew looked so happy!

Me and Zoey at Clemson University

Since we were in Clemson, Steve and I stopped in on the campus. I forgot how gorgeous it was...and how many hills it had. Zoey got to see it though (more like Mommy got to get a picture of her there). We didn't stay long, but it was good to see it again.

The Whole Gang at the Battery

My little family by the pineapple fountain

The next weekend Aunt Liz visited from Mass. and Ryan and Brit came down from Tenn. Everyone got to see Zoey and we all got to visit. Zoey also got her first tour of Charleston as we showed Aunt Liz around. We got some good pictures and had a blast. We walked all over, it was a good workout. It was a fun weekend!

It has been a busy month so far, but it has been lots of fun! We have seen lots of people and stayed active. Zoey is discovering things all the time. It keeps getting more and more fun.

AGM

10.19.09