We left the house!

On Saturday, Jared and I decided that we needed to start bringing Zack out of the house! We jumped the gun just a little, but our doctor told us we could start bringing him out gradually in April. So just a few days early...
Anyway, we went to the mall and Zack was in his stroller. He was so good!! He just looked around and loved it! I think it was a bigger deal for Jared and I... you would have laughed seeing us! We were so inexperienced with an almost 9 month old (tomorrow!).
Oh, but it felt so great and weird at the same time!! Whoosh, we did it though!

I'm onto something

OK, I have talked to a lot of people about this subject and I think I am starting to get it! This subject is getting your baby to sleep... not just through the night, but also for nap times. Over the past few days/nights I am starting to see progress!! It has only taken me almost 6 months to get here, but like I said, I think I am onto something!
Ever since Zack came home from the hospital, Jared and I have always held Zack when it's time to put him to sleep. That adds up to A LOT of hours over the past months of sitting. However, the last two days I have put Zack in his bed when it's nap time and he just turns over and falls asleep. And he doesn't even cry!
I don't want to jinx myself, but I feel wonderful! Also, I must say that I understand why I haven't been able to "let him cry it out" all of this time. It's because when he was in the hospital, I felt like I couldn't do anything when he "needed me" and now that he is home, I think I am over compensating for that! I have come to an understanding over the past few days that I am not helping him now, I am enabling him. But, things are changing!! We are going to TEACH him how to sleep (that sounds so funny!)!!
So thanks for everyone's advice... if you have more, I am always open to hear it!

Blue eyes

One question:
Where does Zack get his blue eyes??

So silly!

I told Jared Zack looked like a Cabbage Patch doll in this outfit!!

So besides Zack's blessing (you can read a little about that on our family blog!), Zack is starting to do a few new things. He has loved eating his hands for a little while, but now it's gone to a little more thumb sucking instead!! And as you can see in this picture, he stretches his hand across his face every time he does it!!

Also, we are starting to get a more normal laugh from him! We do still get the squeak sound most of the time, but it just is the sweetest sound when it's the "real" thing! And we are in the transition from newborn size clothes to size 0-3 months!! We are about half and half, but he's growing fast just out of the blue!
And then we are working on rolling over. It happens a few times a day (always from his tummy onto his back), but he's not consistently doing it yet. However, in this picture, he was in his swing and all of a sudden I look up and he was doing this. I now buckle him in every time!