He's doing great in the car these days. Karen has a scheme where she hypnotizes him with his musical mirror until he makes sleepy sounds and then switches to classical music to knock him out.
Zeeke is eating three solid meals a day now. This week he tried avocado and a little spinach.
Zeeke's books of the week: That's Not My Pony and That's Not My Monkey. We've been reading these books to him for months, but this week he really started appreciating the tactile elements of them, knowing on his own where to reach out to touch the pony's fluffy mane or the monkey's velvety feet.
Monday, Karen & Zeeke went to storytime at Central and visited Zeeke's friend Wanda.
Tuesday, they went to storytime at Rittenhouse Square branch and did some shopping, then went to lunch at Sabrina's with Steve.
Wednesday, Zeeke & Karen went to storytime at the Fumo branch. It was their first time seeing Miss Lindsey do the show solo. Zeeke fell asleep on the way home, so Karen took advantage of the moment to grab a hot chocolate and a little peace at Starbuck's.
Thursday, Karen's mother came to babysit so that Karen could do some shopping. She and Zeeke had a great, tearless time, and he even napped for her again.
Friday, Karen & Zeeke met up with Sharri & Nate for a playgroup at Circle of Hope. Later on, Steve's parents came over for a visit. While Steve & his dad replaced a faucet in the sink, his mom, Karen & Zeeke checked out some neighborhood holiday displays and went to the playground.
Saturday, Zeeke kindly napped while Steve & Karen baked lemon cookies and then the three of us stopped by Jen & Eric's to see their Christmas tree. When we got home, we found a package of Christmas books sent to Zeeke from Karen's Uncle Wes & Aunt Kathy.
Sunday, after a morning stroll with Steve, Zeeke passed out for a couple hours, leaving Steve & Karen time to trim the tree. Afterwards, we took our lemon cookies over to Tara & Matt's for their annual cookie swap. Zeeke had a good time being passed around among all the good people and we came away with a great haul of delicious cookies. Peter & Melissa gave Zeeke a great outfit their son Jude was too big for.