Zeeke has been going through a physical and mental growth spurt. He looks taller every time he wakes up and is busting out new words every day. It's really interesting trying to figure out where he learned them, because it sometimes seems like he's just plucking them out of thin air. But the best thing about these growth spurts has been his sleeping. After some some fairly grueling months, he's begun sleeping through the night again and even sleeping late. The 7:30 wake-ups sometimes leave us a little more rushed in the morning, but they're heaven compared to hearing his wailing cry at 5:00 am. During the weekends, he's even expanding the duration of his afternoon naps.
Zeeke loves to be dizzy. If no one else wants to spin him around, he'll do it himself, usually until he falls down. It's a crucial element in all of his dancing. He also likes to circle things. If we have his mattress pulled out to change the sheets, he'll run around it dozens of times howling with laughter. And he's invented a new game, a sort of two-player Duck-Duck-Goose.. While Karen is sitting on the floor, Zeeke will circle around and around her waiting for her to grab him. After she's caught him a few time, he'll switch directions to try and throw her off. But if she misses him too many time, he won't wait to be caught and will instead just throw himself down into her lap.
Zeeke's favorite book of the week:
Colors by Sara Anderson