Zoey Knows English!

Zoey Knows English!

Zoey is making some exciting progress with the English language.  She is a good listener and puts down her toys when I ask as we're leaving the house.  She sits down and scoots when I ask her to because a step is too high for her to walk down from.  She has even voluntarily given up her pacifier whenever we come to take her out of her crib.  Zoey knows how to point to her nose or mouth when asked where they are.  Last week she said her first phrase: "I did it!"  She certainly has!

We finally upgraded her car seats to Graco's Nautilus.  We bought the first one at Buy Buy Baby with a 20% off coupon, and she loved it.  She very much enjoys being able to see Daddy as he chauffeurs her around.  I bought another one on Amazon for about the same price.  I assembled it while she was napping and left it in the foyer.  When she saw it later on, she insisted on sitting in it.

We look forward to more adventures!

Swimming!

After Malaya's baptism, Zoey got another chance to go swimming at her uncle Todd's pool.  Here she is with her cousins Lula and Tarin!

Hair?

I was working late tonight when Shawn called me.  "Did you do something to Zoey's hair?" he asks.  "No, why?" I respond.  This is what she looked like when he picked her up from daycare:

I think she looks like a Dr. Seuss character!

God Bless Malaya

God Bless Malaya

Zoey had a great time on Saturday.  We got to celebrate little Malaya's baptism at St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church and then hang out with family for lunch afterward.

And cousin Vivi is crawling now!!!

God Bless Zoey

Zoey Andrea Wingler

was baptized on June 19th, 2010

at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church

What a blessed and wonderful weekend!  Our baby girl was baptized in front of family and friends on Saturday.  She didn't quite enjoy getting water splashed on her, but she behaved very well for the most part.  

Thank you to everyone who helped make this day so very special.  We love you all!

More photos here.

Leaps and Bounds

Couple new things for Zoey these past couple weeks since she became 1 year old. 

She's completely off the bottle now and happily drinking whole milk from her sippy cups.  Last Saturday she drank from a straw for the first time (I let her have some sips of my Jamba Juice). 

On Thursday she got her first skinned knee from playing outside (Ms. Chris said she wasn't even upset about it and kept right on playing). 

She's finally doing more sign language with us (though in her own interpretations).  For several weeks now she has recognized birds, either the live ones in a cage at daycare or pictures in a book.  She open and closes all her fingers on her hand for "bird" (the sign is actually opening and closing your fore finger and thumb like a bird's beak).  That was her only consistent sign until recently.  Now she raises her hands upward and outward to indicate she's all done eating (instead of throwing all her food on to the floor).  Today she successfully signed "more" when she ate lunch and dinner!  I *think* she also signed "water" to me too.

She's sporting all the new threads she got for her birthday.  Zoey is just the cutest thing in her little shorts and tanks!

If you can't tell, I'm sooo proud of my little angel ;)  Thanks for listening!

Happy 1st Birthday, Zoey!

Happy 1st Birthday, Zoey!

Zoey Andrea Wingler is now 1 year old!  She had a lovely birthday party filled with family and friends.  Thank you, everyone, for making this such a special day.  We had a feast of Rudy's BBQ and desserts.  Afterward, Zoey got her own "slice" of cake decorated to look like a watermelon.

She was a bit confused at first.  We have a great video of us singing "Happy Birthday" and her slowly enjoying her cake.  She definitely got the hang of eating it.  Even as I was cleaning her up, she was grabbing for icing and shoving it in her mouth.

Zoey has a mountain of new clothes and toys for a "big girl".  She had an excellent time playing with balloons, bubbles, and her little cousins.

Happy Birthday, my little angel!

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