We have a 1 year old!

On Oct 15th Zoey turned 1! We just love our Gooey! She is learning and growing so fast. We are fascinated and entertained by her on a daily basis. Here are some things we know about Zoey:

~She weighs 20lbs 7oz (1 week before her bday)

~She has 6 teeth with the 7th coming in next to the bottom two

~She says dog, cat, that, ma!, dadada

~She is a great sleeper, taking 2 naps a day and sleeping 11 hours at night.

~She loves to put herself to bed with a bottle and a binkie.

~She still loves her baths and gets them almost every night

~She loves to watch me cook ( I sit her in her chair to watch me)

~She is a daddy's girl!

~She knows "more" and "all done" baby signs, waves hi and bye, does So BIG, patti cake, clap your hands, knows where my nose and belly button are and where her own belly button is

~She loves big open spaces to run around. Always on the move!

~She dances

~She points to everything

~She loves animals...poor linkin and bentley (our cat)

~She loves her little movies (Baby Einstein etc...)

~She scrunches her face when she smiles, bearing ALL her teeth

~She grunts when she is frustrated and arches her back (We can see future tantrums in the near future)

~She has a bleach blonde spot in her hair that Jake loves and I am unsure about!

Well there are millions of things about Zoey. I could go on for days like any proud parent would. We can't wait to see what the next year will bring! We love you Zoey!

Zoey's First Birthday Party!

We headed to NY to spend Zoey's 1st birthday with Family! We had a polka dotted cupcake party (of course). It was so nice to spend Zoey's special day with people we loved! The people who came were grandma, grandpa, Aunt Jessy, Charly, Aunt Melissa, GG(grandma), Aunt Julie, Uncle Bob, Chris (Katie's boyfriend), Debbie and Barbara.

Zoey got sooo many gifts! It was so fun to open presents (well....Charly did most of the opening) and have cupcakes and see Zoey make a mess of herself!

Strawberry and Choc Cupcakes!

Zoey being Zoey!

Daddy, Zoey and Pregnant Mommy

Yummy Cupcake!

"what in the world?"

Zoey getting her first baby doll!

Pressing Buttons on a new toy!

The desserts

Zoey and Daddy

Zoey loves Charly!!

Oct 4th - Zoey's Due Date

I have been really reminiscent lately as I watch Zoey running around the house doing her own thing and really growing into a special little person. I think back to last year how Oct 4th (Zoey's due date) came and went with no inkling that she was coming. Today last year I was going to school annoyed to still be teaching over my due date! I felt great and was bummed I wasn't timing contractions (or even having 1 single contraction!)

Zoey 3 days old

Zoey 11 months old

Well in 10 days Zoey will be 1 and this past year will just be precious memories to me. In 2 months I will have a new little one and Zoey will be my big girl. I know that this 1 year when I had Zoey all to myself will hold a special place in my heart!

Happy Birthday Jake!

27 on the 27th!!

In the midst of our crazy semester, Jake and I found time to celebrate his Birthday! I surprised him by taking him to get Korean BBQ! It is always so great to see Jake shocking Korean people with how well he speaks the language. I let him just do all the ordering and sat back as he chatted it up with everyone! He said it was pretty authentic to what it was like when he was in Korea. Each table has its own grill and our server cooked the food in front of us. (In Korea you cook your own!) We got pig bellies. I don't have a huge taste for Korean but I always enjoy going with Jake for the experience!
Cooking up some pig bellies!

Jake with all of the side dishes that come out the SECOND you sit down!
Looks like bacon, but had a really mild taste more like a pork chop.

For Jake's actual Birthday (Mon Sept 27) I had work and Jake had class so it wasn't the most exciting day, but Zoey and I had some presents, mexican food and a carvel ice cream cake waiting when he got home!

We hope you had a good birthday Jake! We love you!!!