Zeeke has brought back the primal scream. The latest variation is an absolutely-ear-piercing shriek that sounds like he's being murdered, but is not actually indicative of his mood. He's also learned how to blow raspberries and does them all the time, even in his sleep. His teething has picked up again, but still no teeth have broken through. He's been jumping like crazy in his jumperoo. One day, he managed to do a sit up. And while his crawling still involves plowing his face into the ground, he did manage to get up on all fours for a few seconds one day.
Zeeke's book of the week: "Stop Snoring Bernard!" by Zachariah OHora
On Monday, Karen & Zeeke went to her old branch, South Philadelphia, for Miss Joanne's storytime. It was great and they've been singing "Tick Tock, Tick Tock, I'm a Little Cuckoo Clock" ever since.
During Steve's lunch break on Tuesday, all three of us went out and voted together. That night we started him on his second solid food, carrots, which he liked just a bit better than yams.
On Wednesday, Karen & Zeeke went to Miss Liz's storytime at Fumo.
Thursday was Zeeke's half-birthday! Jen & the twins came for a surprise play date and lunch.
On Friday, we went to Underdog for lunch and pushed Zeeke in the swings for a bit at the park across the street (our first visit to both). That night, we introduced Zeeke to his third solid food, steamed mangoes. At first, he was a little hesitant, but once he got that sweet taste in his mouth, he was in love. He devoured a ton of yam-mango puree.
On Saturday, we went to another kid clothing swap. We saw Tara and Sharri, Paul & Nate there. It was great, getting rid of some old stuff and finding new clothes for when he's a little older. That night our friend Colleen visited with her husband Sean. Colleen came bearing gifts by cartoonist Kate Beaton: an "Ain't Give a Damn" t-shirt for Karen and a "Shut up about babies!" onesie for Zeeke. We took them out for pizza and beers at Birra and had a great time.
On Sunday, we drove out to Chestnut Hill with Dena to Jen & Kim's baby brunch. There were soooo many babies there! It was fabulous and surprisingly drama-free.