Aunt Ruthie's Visit, Walking With a Toy

Aunt Ruthie and Zev had a blast together. We miss her so much!

Zev is now walking with his  dumptruck toy!

and I think he just called me mama...

Zev has been having fun with tofu, so much fun he hardly actually eats any of it. He's fed himself a few chunks of it and is working on the pincer grip. 

A video of Zev crawling and standing

This kiddo is almost ready to walk! He's pushing toys around and has even let go and stood up by himself!

Pulling himself up to standing!

Zev surprises us all the time. A few days ago he pulled himself up to standing and has been having fun with his new skill ever since. Now he's trying to crawl up everything! He isn't satisfied with standing by the couch, he wants to crawl onto the couch. Once we lift him up he tries to crawl up the cushions to the wall where hangs a very attractive cord from our track lighting. We can't wait till we get into our new home with recessed lighting so we won't have to worry about lamps and cords! Since Zev's been exploring the perimeter so much and simply ignores his toys, we've baby proofed our outlets. He's a little explorer so we're giving him as much freedom as possible. 

One sweet little baby

Zev is such a sweetie pie. He is super cuddly and loves to play. We are overjoyed with his presence. Leave it to Zev to start crawling at 6 months. He's a real go-getter.

My dad (Grandpa Jerry) was visiting us recently and helped give Zev a bath. We miss him terribly and can't wait to see him and all of our loved ones in NJ this summer!

Playdate at Teena and Jonas's

We had such a blast playing with our pals at Teena and Jonas's. Zev is always so happy to see his friends.

I love my new MacBook!

Here's a video of Zev I took with my MacBook this morning.

Happy New Year, Kung Hei Fat Cho

Kung Hei Fat Cho: Congratulations and Be Prosperous! Today we celebrated Chinese New Year at Himmel Park Library. There were children displaying a dragon, Chinese calligraphers illustrating people's names, face painting and other festivities. Zev enjoyed watching all of the excitement and meeting Cecilia for the first time. Cecilia has been a wonderful mentor to me as a teacher. She is a sincerely kind and generous person who I always enjoy getting together with, so today was a treat for me as well. When we came home, Zev ate peas and pears and tried a sippy cup with water for the first time! He has to suck the water out of the sippy since it has a valve that controls the flow and he learned pretty quickly how to do it. Zev hasn't even had a bottle yet so I was impressed. 

I've just attempted adding a short video of Zev. I was trying to start a conversation with him but he was too mesmerized by the computer to talk. I'll have to use the video camera instead in the future. 

In other Zev news, we recently purchased an Exersaucer on Craigslist. As you can see, he loves it!

He also loves his peas:

laughing with daddy

and he's just an all around happy guy!