The Z Team

Thursday, March 29, 2012

One of My Favorites...

One of my favorites from our 6 month photo shoot!

Hadley and I playing in the grass. I pray for many more memorable times

with my little girl doing just this!

Check out: Kimberly Lloyd Photography HERE

She did a wonderful job! Thank you!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Hadley is officially 6 months! I can't believe she has already been with us this long! Time does fly by when you are busy.... and of course having fun! Oh, how I love my Hadley girl. She is such a little joy to be around. She is mostly all smiles!

@ 6 MONTHS:

-Sleeps all night long. Babble session every morning at 5:30AM. All that talking wears a girl out, so she usually falls back asleep until 7.

- I have the Beaba baby food steamer/processor so I have been making all of Hadley's baby food. My little girl is the only one that doesn't complain about, "What's for dinner?" So far, nothing but compliments!

-Hadley is now turning over, and moving all about in her bed. Her favorite sleep position is on her left side, with her binky and pink giraffe. I love to watch her sleep. Angelic.

-Hadley is grabbing EVERYTHING! If you sit her in your lap during meal time, she will pull your food onto the floor. I forgot about this stage. I love it!

-She loves her bouncy! Instead of the dancing queen, we have the bouncing queen!

-She just graduated to the sitting position in the BOB. She loves getting to see everything big brother sees!

-She looks just like her dad and she has the most beautiful eyelashes. Mommy will always be jealous!

-If Hadley ever has a crying fit, the poor girl gets all blotchy. Poor baby!

-At our 6 month check up her stats look like this: 27 1/2 inches long (83%), 18# 13 1/4 ounces (86%)
Healthy girl!

We love her so much! We are so blessed.

XOXO,

The Zuehlke's

We love you!

Friday, March 2, 2012

Long Week, Fun Weekend

Last week was a long and tiring one. Scott was away on business ALL week which left me completely drained. With the addition of another baby to our family it seems as someone is always hungry, someone is always crying (sometimes this includes me), someone is always definitely NOT sleeping, and someone is in need of a diaper change. The list goes on. It really never ends. We did however end the long week with a welcome visit from some good friends from De Leon along with their almost 2 year old twins. Scotty was in heaven having constant playmates for the entire weekend. We mostly spent time taking care of kids, BUT we did get to visit, have some drinks, laughs, and managed to sneak in a quick but fun visit to the Zoo! Scotty was so incredibly adorable pointing and yelling out the names of all the animals. Lots of fun!

Carrie being silly as usual. She's so fun!

The Morris Family!

Precious Twins!

XOXO,

The Zuehlkes

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine's Day 2012!

Happy Valentine's Day! Also, happy 5 month's old today to my sweet little girl!

Hadley 5 months! 2 teeth coming in!

XOXO,

The Zuehlke's!

Monday, February 13, 2012

At the Office

As some of you may know, Scott started a new job this year. Everyday, Scotty gets up and asks, "Daddy home?" Almost every morning I say no. Scott usually leaves around 6AM and returns around 7PM during the week. We are so thankful for all his hard work, but where does he go? We all wanted to know. This weekend we took a little trip into Houston to see! The best detail of Scott's office? The view! You can see a lot from the 67th floor. It was really fun to take the kids downtown and let Scotty experience all the per Scotty "high in the sky buildings." We stopped and took some pictures in the lobby on the 59th floor. It was a fun beautiful day as a family.

Taking Care of business

59th floor

XOXO,

The Zuehlke's

Thursday, January 26, 2012

We are here!

Yes, we are still here! I have had a few people ask me where we have been! It's just crazy busy around the Zuehlke house! I have had this post ready for a week or so, just trying to get some current pictures together. I haven't had much fun taking pictures due to camera issues. Let's call it a USER ERROR and a little boy who won't sit still, smile for the camera, or do much of anything that I ask these days! Grrr....

This is what we are up at at 26 months

1. For starters I am sure we have our first "girlfriend" at school. After the Christmas break I asked Scotty if he was ready to go back to school. His reply with a big smile was "Emmy!" Emmy this and Emmy that.

2. We are climbing out of our crib! Every little noise ..."Oh no! Was that him already?"

3. A few months ago I blogged about his first song Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. We are completing the second and third verse, "How I wonder (insert foreign words here) are." Toddler Jukebox App is a MUST. Buys me a lot of time and it's totally adorable to listen to him sing along!

4. A screwdriver will fix ANYTHING that is broken. Oh, Son! How I wish this were true. I adore your innocence.

5. Shake, Shake, Shake, touch your toes, clap clap clap, cheerleader sprinkles...Yes! That's right folks! We have a potty dance! We are learning to potty on the big boy potty like a big boy and doing GREAT!

6. Soup sounds like "poop"..."More "poop" please, Momma."

7. Please, thank yous, and excuse me's....Great words that have made it into Scotty's regular vocabulary.

8. Fishing Pole...our new obsession in 2012. We fish out of the pool. (You can see how fishing out of a pool is safer then a muddy dark deep pond?!) Scotty hasn't caught anything yet! Thank God for that! hehe What's even better is watching Scotty cast his line. Downright knee slapping FUN!

9. Scotty is too old to go to the nursery at church...TEAR... However, he is now attending Sunday school and bringing Mommy home adorable art. Most importantly, he is learning about Jesus. A subject I hope he continues to love all his life.

10. When Scotty gets in trouble I give him a 1.2.3 count to improve behavior. From there, he continues on with 4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12! He is counting to twelve and working on 15. Now how in the world can you get a two year old in trouble after they count to 12!? I think Scotty has figured this out! Smarty Pants!

Our Hadley Girl

1. She just turned 4 months old! 4 month shots=Poor baby, Please breathe!

2. Her stats look like this: Weight; 16 pounds, 8 1/4 ounces (94%), Height: 25 1/2 inches long (84%). She's our healthy big girl. Last night I dressed her in her 9 month PJ's!

3. She gets to start on cereal and fruit this month! Solids already?! She is not too excited about rice cereal. Can't say that I blame her.

4. I think her first word is going to be Momma. I have my money on it! She often fusses at me and it sounds just like "momma". Oh no!

5. She is working on holding her bottle.

6. Wished she could sit up all by herself. She is trying SO hard!

7. Babbles a lot, blows bubbles, brings hands together, follows mommy with her eyes and loves to watch her big brother. Hoping she is learning what NOT to do!!

8. Rolling onto her side, but not a complete roll yet. Just hoping this roll doesn't come when one of us smart parents put her on the couch. That happened to Scotty!

9. I love to go get Hadley in the morning. She has the biggest smile. So glad to see you...kind of like "Whatcha doing here?!"

10. Continues to steal our hearts everyday.

As for Mom, I am trying to adjust to a little work outside of home which comes with many challenges. For Scott, he started a new job this year. What a wonderful opportunity, we couldn't be happier. He works downtown now, so it puts him home a little later then we are used to. We are all adjusting to this. Loving most moments together, wishing some would pass!

XOXO,

The Zuehlke's

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Merry Christmas 2011

While Christmas 2011 was very busy and a little stressful, we had a wonderful time and have so much to be thankful for. We were able to spend time with all of our family which is what we enjoy most. We wish everyone a Happy New Year and many blessings in 2012.