tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34313807188289491212012-02-16T07:57:41.891-06:00About a baby girl named Zoe.Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.comBlogger501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-22984297383630117952009-09-29T12:33:00.001-05:002009-10-19T12:36:25.051-05:00

Zoe loves jumping. Jumping in a chair, jumping in your lap, jumping in the bath...she'll jump anywhere.

Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563206059972193904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-60428844467337460032009-09-27T12:26:00.000-05:002009-10-19T12:30:02.891-05:00

Zoe is just way to zommable not to nom nom nom on all the time.Like buttah!Even she can't resist noming.

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Happy half-birthday Zoe! Can you believe she's already 6 months old?!?! Once again to celebrate, mom and dad had cake while Zoe fought every temptation not to dive into the cake head first.

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The summer has been a scorcher here in Texas. What better way to cool off than to have a pool party with her good pal Max.Just mention the word 'bath' to Zoe and it's drool city!At first, they didn't really know what to make of it (or each other).But then they got the hang of it.Who doesn't like splish-splashing happy pool time?!?So much fun she couldn't stay in focus.Even mom had a blast!

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Rapidly approaching 5 months, Zoe got some quality family time in with her new cousin Sohpie, Aunt Julie and Uncle Rob and Oompa Paul and Mimi Cathy. It was a nice getaway from the 104 temperatures of Austin to spend a cool 101 degree day in San Antonio.Zoe also ordered some new hair clips online and wanted to show them off.Zoe is not afraid to show people her middle parts. In fact, she often

Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563206059972193904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-65418063488497373892009-08-02T18:14:00.003-05:002009-08-02T18:17:04.453-05:00

Only 4 months old and already rebelling.

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Really, 4 months old already? Really?Yep, and we've got the stats to prove it! Weighing in at 13lbs and 14 1/2 ounces, Zoe is right at 50% percentile. Also smack dab in the middle, she is 24 1/2 inches long. She wouldn't allow that to stop her from beating the averages with a 41 1/2 cm head circumference. Big head, who'da thunk it!Zoe's hair is starting to grow back in as well. Sort of a

Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563206059972193904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-82237057863562913392009-07-26T21:43:00.001-05:002009-07-28T21:57:09.028-05:00

Zoe has a new cousin. Sophie Grace was born on July 20th and is super cute.Congrats to Julie and Rob, as well as the rest of the family. We can't wait to watch our two beauties grow up together.

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Just try to resist Zoe in leg warmers.

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She's still not a big fan of lying on her stomach, but she's getting better. Not only getting better, but proving to herself she can get on her back with a pushup and a roll.

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Grantie made another visit and this time we remembered to take pictures. Grantie was also nice enough to cook and clean around the house, which was a ton of help.

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Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563206059972193904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-57476573333644186812009-06-24T21:18:00.001-05:002009-07-28T22:21:02.395-05:00

Zoe makes a wish and mom and dad enjoy a tasty cupcake.

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No longer fitting her newborn clothes, Zoe has moved up to 3mos sizes. A new outfit is the perfect excuse to take mass amounts of cute pictures.

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Zoe got her first 'aquarium' this weekend. Really, it's just a light up, music makin', monkey swingin' party. She loves it!As if the picture weren't cute enough, here's some video!

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This is just too much.oooooooh from captain distracto on Vimeo.

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Zoe likes to bounce and chat.

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Though Zoe had met Uncle Robbie before, never has she had so much awesome Uncle Robbie time! Not only did Uncle Robbie want to hold The Zo as much as possible, but Zoe was quite content hanging with him too.After spending so much quality time with Rob, Auntie Julie needed some Zo time as well. Zoe was happy to oblige. Zoe also discovered how comfortable the stand and lean position can really be. 

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Sally had a most excellent first Mother's Day. First, we went to lunch with our friends Jessica, Renee and Lance to Central Market. There, we had some tasty eats while listening to live music and catching up after almost 2 months of not seeing friends.Since we were all looking dapper, we decided some nice family photos were in order. And...we're done.

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If you can believe it, Zoe is now over a month old! Holy smokes, when did that happen? She's still cute as ever!It's been a very exciting month of firsts for The Zo. First bath, first lunch out on the town, first stroller ride, first bottle...heck, it's all firsts! Probably the biggest first this month was meeting the closest members of her extended family. First up was Grandma Maddy and Auntie

Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563206059972193904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-84161045957265463462009-03-30T13:45:00.005-05:002009-03-30T14:15:08.818-05:00

All sorts of firsts in this first week with videos to capture the events.1st Bath:1st ride in the swing:1st backyard visit:Funny faces:More funny faces:

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Zoe Leif to be specific. She was born on March 24th at 8:36pm, weighing 7lbs and measuring 20 inches long. She's beautiful, perfect, awesome and is everything we hoped she would be. After being 12 days late, Sally was scheduled to be induced Tuesday morning at 6am. Instead, Zoe decided she was going to take charge and Sally's water broke at 4am. Lucky she did too as it was busy, busy at the

Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563206059972193904noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-45640324506234960972009-02-24T20:20:00.005-06:002009-02-25T09:38:39.677-06:00

We had a great weekend and celebrated our last baby shower with all our Texas friends. The night started off with drinks, food and cake at our place, then we headed to a baby shower mainstay...Karaoke!!!Nothing says impending birth like unique renditions of "Holy Diver", "Mr. Crowley" and "Ebony and Ivory".Many thanks to Julie, Jessica and Renee for all their help putting the party together.

Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563206059972193904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-68850531771798967232009-02-15T22:11:00.008-06:002009-02-15T22:26:15.824-06:00

We're getting down to the wire and Sally is still the hottest lady around. Almost 37 weeks and a knockout!We spent the weekend washing several loads of baby clothes, building a bookcase for the nursery and beginning the decoration. We're pretty minimalist when it comes to design, but with so much cool stuff, it's hard not to put everything out!Austin is known for bats. Furry blue bats are

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So how about an update! Sally's now 34 weeks and still looking good. We've been spending our weekends busy around the house attempting to get things as ready as possible before Hoagie arrives. Furniture construction, drywalling, painting, putting down new floors...you name it, we've probably done it in the last month. We're also enjoying our birthing classes and have met a bunch of other couples

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I'm not sure if it is because of my recent cold, my ever-increasing girth, or a combination of the two, but the last week has been full of some really interesting data that I'd like to share with all of you (because I obviously have no shame left).Number of times I've peed my pants in the last two days: 3Number of times I've blow-dried my underwear in the last 6 hours: 2Number of times I've

Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-38584687536071164682009-01-12T22:09:00.005-06:002009-01-12T22:21:09.256-06:00

Thanks to the generosity of Grandpa G, we now have a crib for Hoagie. It's sleek, modern and above all, functional. I've heard a ton of horror stories regarding crib assembly, but luckily it wasn't the case this time. In about as much time as it took to open the box, the crib was assembled and ready to go.Here's an action shot.Here's the crib all set up and in place. 

Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563206059972193904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-91853407225963557862009-01-04T20:33:00.016-06:002009-01-12T22:22:51.645-06:00

Well, I'm finally home again after almost three weeks in Kentucky with family.  It's been an adventurous time, complete with 3 baby showers and a tremendous amount of babygirl loot.  We decided to begin decorating the nursery today, and since the furniture has not arrived yet we went to Lowe's and picked some paint colors.  Ryan spent the evening painting......and painting some more!We're going

Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-7271394687790449882008-12-16T22:22:00.002-06:002008-12-16T22:23:21.198-06:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563206059972193904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-11853218551975408862008-12-09T23:40:00.003-06:002008-12-09T23:45:49.133-06:00

That's right people, last week we were tanning and now sitting at the door watching snow falling from the sky. It's not often we get snow in Austin and it's great to see.

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Hi everyone,So we are back from our vacation and our tans are already beginning to fade. We had a fantastic time and it was everything we were hoping it would be. Here are two of the pictures from the trip, one being my favorite and one being my least favorite. Can you guess which is which?

Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-6077303281165936332008-11-26T22:02:00.004-06:002008-12-16T23:26:32.994-06:00

We're off to Belize for a traditional Thanksgiving weekend. Actually, that's not entirely true. We are off to Belize, but it's to enjoy one last vacation before Hoagie arrives. Our swimsuits, SPF lotions and sunglasses are all packed and we'll be sure to share details once we're back. Have a great Thanksgiving weekend!

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Tonight Ryan and I took the hospital tour where Hoagie is scheduled to be born. The hospital is shiny and new and freshly remodeled, and the tour started off ok, but as soon as we got to the Labor and Delivery floor I immediately StOPPED HaVING FUn. Ryan seemed to enjoy the whole damn thing, but for me it was just one more unpleasant surprise after another. The private L&D rooms were nice

Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-82936857513336265162008-11-20T07:49:00.006-06:002008-11-24T21:35:27.582-06:00

Tuesday we went to the doctor for our normal checkup.  We got two surprises while we were there, neither of which will stop festering in my already deficient pregnant brain.  First off, the doctor "congratulated" me that I'm definitely going to hit that 35 pound mark.  Probably within the next couple of weeks.  She might as well have said, "Good for you tubbo, now put DOWN THE DONUTS."  The

Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-88153057700597231722008-11-16T17:17:00.005-06:002008-11-16T18:18:20.929-06:00

So we're about 23 1/2 weeks along, which on some days seems like a lot and on other days seems like we're never going to get to the finish line.  Here's a pic of what my belly's looking like nowadays.Next, prepare yourself, because this is what my belly feels like.  Now mind you we did not do any trick photography, this is just what the bump looks like head on. AHHH!  As you can see, my belly

Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-69996059692154112008-11-14T21:21:00.004-06:002008-11-14T21:43:06.614-06:00

My Aunt Nancy has graciously volunteered to host a shower for us over Christmas, and seeing as Christmas is only 6 weeks away we decided to get on WITH THE REGISTERING ALREADY!  I've been avoiding even thinking about registering or baby stuff or cute little precious baby shoes (like the ones pictured my friend Layne sent us this week), but that all changed this afternoon when Ryan and I spent two

Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-7427368069072487682008-11-13T14:37:00.001-06:002008-11-13T15:52:02.385-06:00

It might be me, but it seems a popular design solution for a nursery is to throw as much crap in there as possible. Preferably a bunch of stuff that doesn't go together.We've been thinking/talking about the nursery set up the last week or so and we have some pretty clear cut ideas of what we'd like to do with the room. After looking at other nursery pictures for inspiration, we also know what we

Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563206059972193904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-63666543210185167042008-11-11T09:55:00.000-06:002008-11-11T09:58:48.836-06:00

Last night I had a dream that I could smell her.  That I was holding her on my chest and I could smell her baby freshness and see her swirl of yellow hair and her crinkled forehead.  I could feel the weight of her on my ribs as I breathed in and out.  It was the closest I've come to actually translating this pregnancy into a final, lovely, nommable baby.  God, I can't wait.

Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-2280449855323914782008-11-05T09:24:00.000-06:002008-11-05T09:34:17.808-06:00

I'm not sure if this is a classic pregnancy milestone or not, but last night I felt Hoagie's head.  Like through my shirt, next to my belly button, there was suddenly a big, round protruding head.  I told our friend Marvin he could feel it, and when he did she jerked and kicked me in my pelvis.  Which just reaffirms for me that it was in fact her head that we were feeling.  Weird.Right now we are

Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-28852092026360847992008-11-02T21:11:00.000-06:002008-11-02T21:33:30.141-06:00

Whoooaaa, baby girl, you must be exhausted after such a busy weekend (I know I am).  Friday night Ryan and I went to a Halloween party with the gang.  After some last minute costume scrambling, I went as the "B" girl (who faked being attacked by an Obama supporter) and Ryan went as me.  Should I be offended that he wore one of my maternity shirts and actually fit into it?  Hmmm, maybe I'll put

Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-52254509440529311322008-10-25T12:34:00.000-05:002008-10-25T12:58:01.819-05:00

Last week I started having a lot of trouble getting comfortable in bed, so I bit the bullet and invested in a pregnancy pillow that completely encircles me. Since I brought the pillow home, I have been sleeping soundly and deeply, which you would think would be a welcome change. However, with uninterrupted sleep comes uninterrupted dreaming, and last night I had my first pregnancy nightmare.

Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-67217713268738157052008-10-23T16:07:00.000-05:002008-10-23T22:28:14.250-05:00

Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563206059972193904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-75456433369830851652008-10-23T12:28:00.000-05:002008-10-23T12:38:00.475-05:00

So as most of you have already heard, we got some results at the doctor's office this morning.  The baby has a nice looking brain, beautiful full lips, a strong chin, a heart with 4 chambers, two kidneys, 10 fingers and 10 toes, and no external genitalia to speak of.  Meaning . . . it's a girl.  I've already heard that some of you have names picked out for her, but in the meantime she will remain

Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-16814046884834612452008-10-21T22:30:00.000-05:002008-10-21T22:32:56.866-05:00

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Baby! With very distinct features such as rib bones, feet, and a skull.  Hooray!      We visited the doctor today and tried to sneak a peek at the baby, but Hoagie kept his/her legs shut the entire visit.  Such modesty!  We were able to see Hoagie's adorable little feet, hugenormous umbilical cord, all kinds of bones, and saggy skin (not very much fat yet, but just wait).  The doctor said the

Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-2562084925424777082008-10-19T23:07:00.000-05:002008-10-19T23:22:42.522-05:00

  Last night was my 30th birthday bash.  There were caramel apples, sloppy joes, and some serious pumpkin carving.  Thanks to everyone who helped make it a fun and exhausting night.  On the baby front, Hoagie has been kicking and somersaulting all day long.  I think she (or he) got pretty excited about our new dishwasher (which is still sitting in the garage but will soon enough make my life so

Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479818122962335125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-45519351329411639652008-10-17T11:44:00.001-05:002008-10-17T11:49:20.525-05:00

Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563206059972193904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-43789486598100974432008-10-16T11:41:00.000-05:002008-10-16T11:54:17.137-05:00

Hi baby Hoagie. Dad here. From the looks of it, you're settling into your new home quite nicely and that makes me proud. While it's just your first home, I'm proud you're able to take care of daily tasks like stretching, kicking and hiccuping all by yourself. If Mom's belly is any sign, you're adjusting well and growing into your space nicely. Oh, and if you could let us know whether you're a boy

Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563206059972193904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431380718828949121.post-60115576469855718072008-10-14T22:29:00.001-05:002008-10-14T22:34:12.689-05:00

Dear Baby Hoagie,   It's the night before my 3oth birthday and almost midway through my pregnancy with you.  Just wanted to say thanks for the kicks the other night, and I forgive you for not performing acrobatics on demand just to please the in-laws. Also, sorry about your (temporary) name.  As happens in a family the size of mine, my story about carrying a 14" hoagie to my sister-in-law's

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