Zoe Update

I’ve been so consumed with moving, trying to sell the house, new job, etc. that I haven’t done a Zoe update in too long.

She’d been saying “mama” and “da” or “a-da” for a while. Now she also says baby, ball, bear, and today she tried to say daddy. Sounded like “ahhh-dee.” Also tries to say “dog” but it sounds an awful lot like “da.”

She loves her dolls and bears. She hugs them and “puts them to bed.” She walks around with her “baby” and a blankie (or anything that could conceivably be considered a blankie, like a dish towel) and puts the baby on the floor and then covers them up. Sometimes she pats them. Then she gets up and does it over and over and over again.

She dusts, sweeps, and tries to help put things away. She is also wiping her hands and mouth with a napkin when she is done eating.

She’s gotten one molar. We suspect another is on the way.

She grooves down to the most godawful music. Loooooves to dance and will do this hilarious “thriller” shoulder move sometimes.

She takes care of the other babies at daycare, meaning if they start crying she will go pat their backs or hug them. There is a boy who has just transitioned into her pre-toddler class and he’s still learning to walk. She will guide him around and if he sits, she goes and brings toys to him.

There’s another little boy she dances with at daycare. They hold hands and go in a circle when there’s music playing.

She really loves animals and squeaks and points when she sees them. This includes, dogs, cats, squirrels, birds, whatever.

She’s pointing a lot in general these days, often at something she wants.

She’s really into shoes and bags (already!).

She is almost giving kisses with her mouth closed.

Stares at herself in the mirror and smiles as if to say, I’m soooo cute.

Will jabber very insistently, using her hands to make a point and sometimes crossing her arms. She’s serious!

Runs with her hands behind her back sometimes.

Seriously loves beans. Black, pinto, refried, whatever.

Her curls make her hair seem shorter than it really is.

She’s looking a lot less like a baby and a lot more like a little girl these days. Once we find the cord that connects the digital camera to our computers, we’ll try to load some recent pictures.