Zachary's Vocabulary

For those that are dying to know more about our sweet little Zachary, here is a list of his current vocabulary (as best as we can tell) and, no, we don't test him on it! Ha ha ha!

Names:
1. Barney
2. Mommy (pronounced “Mah-eee”)
3. Daddy (pronounced “Dah-eee”)
4. Donna
5. Ma (for Gamma Marla)
6. Pa (for Grandpa David)
7. Pops (when he points at Pops’ picture)
8. Gam (for Grandma Lynne)
9. Ganny (for Granny Marie)
10. Aie (for cousin Avie)

Animals/Noises:
11. Cat
12. Dog
13. Cow
14. Meow
15. Moooo!
16. Nay!
17. Ba
18. Tweet
19. Boc Boc
20. Ruff
21. Shhhhhh

Body Parts (which he points to as well)
22. Bewy (which goes with his lifting up his shirt)
23. Eye
24. Ear
25. Nose
26. Arm
27. Knee
28. Teeth
29. Hear
30. Head

Adjectives
31. Hot
32. Cold
33. Stinky (slurred into one syllable)

Nouns
34. TV
35. Mote (short for remote)
36. Stool (as in foot stool, not the clinical word for poop)
37. Poop
38. Pee-pee
39. Couch
40. Chair

Verbs
41. Down!
42. Up

Miscellaneous
43. Hi
44. Bye Bye
45. Night Night
46. No!
47. Yes
48. Kiss
49. You
50. Me
51. Love

~~~~~1/4/10 update!~~~~~
Additions that we forgot!
52. Milk
53. Bottle
54. Please
55. Love
56. 'Mo (short for Elmo)
57. Ernie
58. Home!
59. Car
60. Truck
61. Juice
62. Apple
63. Pizza
64. Cake (short for his favorite breakfast, pancakes)
65. Fruit
66. Spoon

Ok so there are lots more, we're just going to abandon the idea of listing all the words. Let's just say he's a chatty fellow!

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Pictures to come this weekend...Love to all!

Milestone Update

Again, our usual apologies for not posting as much as we'd like to. As you all know, being parents of a toddler consumes ALL of our time.

Here's a little milestone update for you. According to one website - a 21 month old should...

Most toddlers should be able to . . .
Start to learn up to 5 or more words per day - Easily!
Walk up stairs with some assistance - Without assistance!
Make structures out of toys or blocks - He loves to!

Some toddlers will probably be able to . . .
Start to learn up to 10 or more words per day - Oh yeah!
Show good signs of bladder control - Ha! Not yet. But we dream of this day...
Throw balls overhand - With both hands!
Open doors - As long as they aren't closed tight!

Some toddlers could possibly be able to . . .
Name people and pets when shown a picture - Easily!
Form short but complete and understandable sentences We aren't here yet, but he can string two words together if he really, really wants to.
Walk down stairs with some assistance - Yes he can!
Open and close doors - Close for sure!

Love to all!

A Tribute to Pops

Kim's Dad ("Pops") passed away very unexpectedly on 11/27/09.
We are mourning the loss of a man that was very important to many, especially to us.

A bit of Fatherly advice on a very special day.

Not losing a daughter ... but gaining a son-in-law.

Aveline and her Pop-Pops.

(Candid) Family picture time.

Zachary laying down with Pops.

Zachary playing with Pops.

Visiting Pops and Grandma Lynne in California.

The hat says it all.

Stephen and Pops ... cooking for the crowd on the 4th of July.

Pops and Grandma Lynne visiting us in Houston.

Pops and Grandma Lynne snuggling with our miracle.

16 pounds of brisket ... now that's what I'm talking about!
Pops was all about the brisket -
we even sent him one for his birthday this year.

All together now .... say "Food!"

Take care Pops .... You will definitely be missed around here .... now, and forever.
We love you, always.

Helping with chores!

Hi folks!

We are so sorry that we haven't be posting as much as we would like.
Zachary is doing great. He is at a great age he is so much fun, he's off exploring and trying to assert his independence. He is eating better and talking up a storm!

Here's a video of Zachary helping Daddy out with the chores...


Love to all!

Pilates

Zachary's core strength is impressive! ha ha ha

Love to all!

The World's Cutest Giraffe!

Isn't he?

Zachary and a pumpkin just his size!

We had a difficult time teaching him that
pumpkins are not for throwing
(even though they bounce really well!)

A little boy needs a BIG pumpkin for his loot!

Oooooh! A BIG bowl of candy!!

They won't notice that I took a piece, will they?

He had such a great time on Halloween! Love to all!

Zachary is such a silly boy!

When Mommy and Daddy come home at night, Zachary gets super excited and runs around acting silly. Enjoy this video we took tonight. He's such a silly boy!

Love to all!

A day at the farm - Dewberry Farm!

Hi Folks -

Be prepared...this post is FULL of pictures of our trip to Dewberry Farm last weekend. We met up with Brinson and her family and Noah and his family and a couple of friends from Mommy's work. It was really crowded because it was a beautiful fall day in Texas (and we don't have a lot of those) and because Good Morning America had just done a feature on the Farm, the day before. Although there were lots of people, we still managed to have lots and lots of fun!

The 3 Musketeers

Brinson clapping...YAY for Pumpkins!

Zachary getting ready to give the pumpkin
a big heave-ho

Pumpkins are so fun to play with!

"Look what I found!"

The newest sport...pumpkin climbing!

Zachary and his "B" (that's literally what he calls her)
bonding over pumpkins

Crawling through a culvert (a big tube)

Daddies and kiddos

Mommies and Kiddos

Zachary playing in the hay

Noah snuggling up to his mommy

"B" says- "What's with him?"

"B" says - "Now, what's with him...BOYS!"

Zachary really wasn't about the sitting still...

The stroller processional through the corn maze

"B" intrigued by the ear of corn.

Zachary hanging in the wagon with Aiden
(the son of Chris and Kristy,
friends of Mommy and Daddy)

We had a great time! Love to all!

Zachary in the Big Easy

A couple of weekend ago we went to go visit some of Mommy's family in New Orleans, Louisiana. We stayed with Cousins Susan and Henry and visited with Cousin Robert and some friends of Susan and Henry. We had a great time. We took Zachary to the New Orleans Zoo which is awesome!! Henry had a great time...Zachary did too!

Family portrait time - Audubon Zoo.

Mommy pointing out the elephants...

...like Zachary could miss them!

Zachary was really tired from running around
so he didn't enjoy the carousel as much as usual.

But he enjoyed his nap more than usual!

All refreshed - we went to the hands-on
part of the zoo. Here's Zachary petting a guinea pig.

He LOVED the goats!

The animals were just his size!

He helped out around the zoo...

The next day is when we had awesome po'boys with the cousins and their friends.

Zachary suggled right up to
Robert and went to sleep.

It really looks like Zachary slept through the trip but he did not.
We just never get to see him still so we took lots of pictures of it!

Loving lunch time with Susan and Henry.

Thanks to Susan and Henry for letting us stay with you and for the night of babysitting! We love you and love to all!

Zachary loves the view!

Hi folks!

As all of you know, Mommy is a working mom. She's a paralegal for a lawfirm in downtown Houston - her office is on the 37th floor of one of the skyscrapers. Every once in awhile Daddy brings Zachary up so Mommy can show him off to her friends and co-workers. A couple of weeks ago Zachary came up for a visit and one of our friends, Seema, was sweet enough to take some pictures of him enjoying the sights.

Zachary is impressed by the view!

Mommy and Zachary playing in Seema's office.

Zachary is a big fan of Seema's office.

And he's off!!

Everyone just loves when he comes to visit - especially Mommy!

Love to all!