Zeeke's second tooth arrived this weekend, another lower central incisor.
Zeeke's arms are always in motion these days, slapping things, and he gave his first tentative high five to his cousin Connor. We've been helping him master getting up on all fours with his head and belly both off the ground. He can do it on his own now, although he still just rocks back and forth, rather than crawling.
Zeeke fed himself for the first time this week. We gave him a couple Cheerios Tuesday which he expertly picked up and--after a little trial and error--actually got into his mouth. He really seems to enjoy them.
Zeeke's book of the week: Playtime Puppy: Let's Have Fun at the Park by Lambert & Goldhawk. Karen's cousin Lillian gave Zeeke this great book that has a puppy puppet right in the middle of it. Zeeke gets so excited when we read this to him that we had to ban it at bedtime because it makes him too excited to sleep.
Monday, Karen & Zeeke went over to Chestnut HIll for lunch with Jen & the twins. The boys had a good time playing together in the baby gym, really taking notice of each other..
Tuesday, Karen & Zeeke went to retiring Miss Karen's final storytime at Rittenhouse Square and then took advantage of the beautiful weather to do some holiday shopping in the area. When they got home there was a big package full of presents for Zeeke from Karen's friend Gina in Germany waiting for them.
Wednesday, they joined Sharri & Nate for Miss Lindsey's storytime at Fumo. That night, Dena came by to deliver treats and visit with Zeeke. They had a great time playing together on the floor.
On Thursday, Zeeke and Karen went to work with Steve for his office Christmas party. Zeeke did a great job handling all the attention and rambunctious kids running around and got some great presents from Steve's co-workers. After that, we went over to the Christmas Village at Love Park and did a little more holiday shopping.
Friday, Zeeke had a great day of napping which let Karen get her wrapping done. When Steve was done work, we all went over to Nice Things to let Zeeke pick out his first Christmas tree ornament: a little white bear with a knit scarf. (He completely ignored Steve's attempt to get him to choose the fez-wearing monkey.)
On Saturday, while Steve went out for a long lunch with the boys, Karen & Zeeke had a nice conversation on the phone with Patsy who we miss dearly.
Sunday, we drove out to Pitman for an early Christmas with Steve's family. He got lots of great presents, including the first of many handmade ornaments from his grandparents. Zeeke rekindled his love with cousin Becca, had some manly bonding with cousin Connor, and met cousin Carin and her boyfriend for the first time.