Zeeke is getting very responsive to
commands: opening and closing things, handing something to a specific
person, and, of course, playing his part in the "so big"
and "where's Zeeke?" games. He's getting very interested
in his tongue, touching it at after eating certain foods or just when
he's bored. This week we've introduced him to barbequed chicken and
white bean dip. We've been trying to switch him from drinking just
water (his favorite) to drinking milk and he's finally getting into
it. He is giggling a lot these days, not just at pictures of cats
and dogs (but mostly at them). He is still fascinated with watching
videos of himself and often acts out what he's doing in the video. He's still not quite ready to walk, but is clearly thinking about it, judging from some of his experiments and clowning around by using two walkers at once.
Zeeke's favorite book of the week: I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs
Monday was the last day of Zeeke's music class. Of all the teachers, Maureen seemed like she was going to miss him the most. Later that day, Karen & Zeeke bumped into Jacob & his dad at the fountain.
Tuesday, Karen and Zeeke went to the storytime for older kids at Santore Library (just for the singing and dancing parts) and met another Zeeke there! Steve joined them for lunch at the playground.
Wednesday, Karen & Zeeke visited the Twins in Chestnut Hill. They met a great dog and checked out a park Zeeke had never been to before. Zeeke played in a sandbox for the first time!
Thursday, Karen's mom visited and taught Zeeke some sign language.
Friday, he took about eight steps to Karen in the morning. Later, they went to playgroup and met a bunch of new moms and their kids.
Saturday, the three of us hit some flea markets together and picked up a couple old of toys for Zeeke.
Sunday, we were craving the hand drawn noodles from Dim Sum Garden. Zeeke probably ate at many noodles as we did. On the way back, we caught a little of the Pride parade, bought Zeeke a fox puppet that he loved, stopped by the antique store where Karen used to work to visit with the owners, and ran into Miss Lindsay (off duty from the library).