First Tooth

Around Christmas, Zoe got her first tooth. First it was just a little corner jutting out, now it's the whole top. She's growing up so quickly. Her "teachers" in the infant room commented on how grown up she seems, which must mean they're starting to look for the developmental signs they need to see to bump her up to the next room. She gets up on her knees now, and she is more mobile, constantly rolling around. You have to be careful when you hold her these days because she will lunge herself in the direction she wants to go in. She's also starting to show some separation anxiety. She will cry or whine if I leave the room.

In general, she's developing more into a little person, an amazing thing to witness and the absolute coolest part of being a parent, watching this tiny being become a person. She also "talks" more and is repeating syllables which are fun to hear. Within the past few days she's started taking the dog's toys away from him, which is pretty funny.

For Christmas, Zoe mainly received clothes as gifts. A good thing because the girl is growing constantly. I retire clothes weekly, it seems. Obviously she is too young to understand Christmas but she really liked the lights and loved tearing the paper. She also liked trying to eat it. My favorite picture is this one where her tia Jennifer kept putting bows from opened presents on her head. She looks a little Frida Kahlo-esque, I think.


I got some lovely gifts, including a pearl necklace and earrings from Nate (ooh-la-la). We didn't really celebrate New Year's Eve, other than having dinner at home and staying up until midnight (a pretty admirable feat for us, these days). We did watch "NYE in Big D," which was a hoot. And of course as all new years do, it made me think of the previous year.

Good things in 2007:

Zoe, Zoe, Zoe
Watching Nate become a father
My new laptop!
Enjoying so much love and help from our families and friends this year
Lots of new babies--Lukas, Lily, and Kera in Austin, Evan in Dallas, and Sylas in Chicago
Our friend Randy got married