Zeeke turned one this week. The mail
brought many cards from loved ones. Uncle Jay and Aunt Brenda sent
flowers. This week, we introduced Zeeke to chick peas and he loves
them (they're also great for keeping him occupied while you prepare
the rest of his meal). This weekend, Zeeke was doing laps in the living room with his walker, but the staircase continues to be Zeeke's
favorite toy. This week he's added descending the stairs to his
skill list. He's still not as confident going down as he is going
up, but he's getting there. He's been enjoying spending more time
upstairs, playing in his room and in the master bedroom. One of his
favorite games is pulling out all the extra plastic hangers from the
wardrobe and throwing them on the ground. This was his third week of doing a great job
sleeping through the night (with just one setback), while also taking
a morning and afternoon nap daily.
Steve couldn't take off on Zeeke's actual birthday, so he took off on Monday instead. We all went to Zeeke's music class together, then got lunch at Shake Shack and visited Ms. Liz at the PCI library.
Wednesday was Zeeke's birthday. He & Karen went to the museum with Mark & Maya, celebrated with cupcakes at B2 and then went to the park to burn off the sugar.
Thursday, Karen & Zeeke went to Smith Playground with Elspeth & Auggie & Grandma Emmy. Zeeke tried veggie straws for the first time and couldn’t get enough.
Friday, Zeeke had a playdate with Leah & Zack at the park. That evening, Zeeke & Karen took Steve to his D&D game. Zeeke had a good time visiting with John (Hi, Michael!), ate lots of strawberries, and actually waved to Ed without any prompting.
Saturday, we spent a quiet, drizzly day together and then capped things off with Vietnamese food. Zeeke ate eggplant and squid and pickled carrots.
Sunday, Zeeke and Steve took Karen out for breakfast at Chhaya. After Zeeke's morning nap, we went to Penn's Landing for the Art Star Craft Bazaar.
Zeeke's favorite book of the week: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin & James Dean