we're a-"head"

Just a little update - Zane's head is just fine..... his Dr assured me. My measurement was a centimeter off and that makes a HUGE difference. So, I probably shouldn't get bored and decide to measure Zane's head is the lesson learned here.

We are headed to Atlanta tomorrow for 2 parties for Zane - one Saturday with some friends of my mom's (Sip n' See #1) and then Sunday with some of my girlfriends (Sip n' See #2)

Can't wait to see the family and my wonderful friends!

We are in the midst of renovating our master bathroom - tiling, new countertops, painting, etc as well as enclosing the railings on either side of the loft- so the whole house is of course in disarray and DUSTY. Thanks to Grammy and Great-Grandpa for letting us hang out there this week!

he'll grow into it I guess.....

We are two weeks into 2010 already - and so much is going on. Praying for the Haitians and those in Haiti - I am sure I cannot even begin to understand the catastrophe that has occured though the pictures on the online news wires are a glimpse. Still holding tight to the Garners who are trying to figure out how life continues without sweet Molly - one day at a time. Mark's grandmother had hip replacement surgery on Tuesday and thankfully all looks good from my updates. I have only had the pleasure of meeting her once, at our wedding, but from the stories I hear I know she is a strong resilient woman and we are looking forward to heading to California to spend time with her.

A little of what has been happening on the home-front:

Well, Zane is now 3 months old and growing growing growing - with emphasis on the growing of his noggin'. I kid you not, at his two month appointment he was in the 75% for head circumference so just on a whim today I measured it again - and plotted in on the growth curve - AND IT WAS CLEAR OFF. So, while I am not too concerned as his father has a rather large head himself, I did promptly leave a message on the nurse line at his pediatrician to convey these findings. Then proceeded to call my mom (unavailable, and then I remembered you were in south FL at a memorial service, I hope your phone didn't go off there - Sorry!) and then called my mother in law, Nancy. She assured me that all her kiddos had these large heads as did Lorie and Rusty's children. Again, I am not overwhelmingly concerned, he is a bright interactive baby who his hitting and exceeding his milestones but still - OFF THE CHART??!!!

Picture of aforementioned head:

Obviously housing a large brain, right??

Evidence of large brain inside aforementioned large head:

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Zane is reading!!!! He enjoyed finding Spot - and we are really loving the tummy-time contraption from Grammy and Papa.

Here are just a few more cute pictures of Zane:

On the tiger he received from his cousins for Christmas - it is delightfully cushiony and cuddly and I can foresee it being a favorite already.

and flash back to the early days (ha!)

Welcoming 2010

As my lovely husband pointed out to me, Zane is in fact not "three months old" until the 6th - obviously. I have been counting the weeks...which leaves for only a 28 day month - a fact that was beyond me apparently : )

Zane is changing so much every day it amazes me. He is a really fun little guy but definitely needs his sleep. When we are off on nap time he just seems to ache with tiredness. Otherwise he is a smiling laughing little guy that loves to 'talk' to you.

It is New Year's Eve - Mark and I are sitting at home, playing online trivia, watching Zane on the monitor (the little stinker is fighting sleep tonight) and there is no where else I would rather be. If I make it to midnight is still debatable!

My blessings abound and I am so very thankful for them all, however, my heart is heavy this evening. One of my best most dear friends lost her 18 year old sister this week unexpectedly. The depth of their grief is unfathomable - Please keep the Garner family in your prayers. Molly was a beautiful young lady who loved the Lord with all her heart - while we can tell ourselves she is in a 'better place' all our hearts feel is the pain of loss.

Please love on your family and friends whenever you get the chance.
Blessings to you all in 2010

Christmas in Amelia

We had a wonderful week with my family in Florida. The first couple days were rough, I flew into Jacksonville Saturday (Zane was just perfect on the plane) and Mom and I drove down to West Palm Beach Sunday and picked up Liz and Cat at the airport there. We then visited my Grandma and saw a lot of the Conover clan that we haven't seen in a long time. Zane, unfortunately, did not appreciate the upset in routine and not being in his bed. We had a really rough first night there and he just seemed to cry off and all the whole next day. Even getting back to Amelia he took about a day to calm down to his normal relaxed self - or at least a little more close to it. (he still seemed to cry more than usual, without a reason). It helped a lot when Mark joined us Tuesday I think.

It was just so great to be with my sisters and parents, I miss them incredibly being out here in Texas and seeing them so infrequently. Thankfully, I am headed to Atlanta in January for a weekend and will see them all again then!!

Some pictures of Zane and the family and the Gingerbread village we constructed (that my sister's weimeriener later ate....)














The crib shot is Zane's first nap back home - after some acrobatics (and a 180 degree turn) he went to sleep and slept like a champ.

We are glad to be home - but I miss my family!! I hope to see you all soon.

Well, here we are already at ten weeks old! (btw, I am not really sure why the lilypie ticker is off, but today Zane is 10 weeks). He is just doing wonderfully and changing so much every day. We are headed Saturday to Jacksonville/Amelia for Christmas with my family and I cannot wait to see my parents. Even more so, I cannot wait for them to see Zane!!

Some pictures from today:







We are driving down to West Palm Beach on Sunday to see my Grandmother and cousins for a few days. Two of my cousins have had babies in the past year as well - I am looking forward to introducing the babies and hopefully some good pictures!

Safe travels to all!

Santa!!

Here is the Santa picture as promised:



We are doing pretty well this week, we are in the midst of transitioning Zane to sleeping in his crib - he is not all together too fond of it but I think he is adjusting. Getting naps in there this week has been the goal - and I as look at his sleeping face on the video monitor (thanks cousin eileen!!) it is a gentle sigh of relief. While he was napping I was able to clean out the guest room closet yesterday - only to fill it it with books and items from work - but baby was asleep in his crib!

We are headed to Jacksonville/Amelia Island FL next Saturday and I could not be more excited to see my parents! I'm no dummy though, I know they are itching to see baby Zane and I just happen to be along for the ride : ) I am quite comfortable with him being the main attraction - who wouldn't just love this face??!!!

9 weeks already!!

I seemed to have skipped over week 8! Last week was good, Zane received his two month immunizations last Tuesday and did wonderfully. I let him sleep a bit more that afternoon and he slept well that night, no reaction or issues at all. On Wednesday morning we got up early - before 6 - to head into Dallas to my old job for book club. It was wonderful to see all my fantastic friends there again! Zane behaved beautifully and showed off his dazzling smile. We read The Heretic's Daughter which I enjoyed - it looked at a young girl's life during the Salem Witch Trials. We had some interesting conversation (we always do). I am really glad to still be a part of the group!

It has been quite chilly here lately - on the morning of the book club (last weds) we even had some impressive snow flurries!! A picture of Zane before a recent trip out to run errands:



here he is talking to me - he seems to be a morning person like his mom!!!





One thing that just cracks me up these days - he can blow a 'raspberry' - but it kind of catches him off guard, like he will look at me after like "who just did that??" and I will do one back to him and he thinks it is the funniest thing:



I will get more pictures posted soon. We saw Santa last Saturday and no tears - that will probably be that last time for a few years!