these days

We are long overdue to post! The past two weeks have flown by, feeling particularly busy with the start of the school year for Jenn, which gave Zuzu some opportunities to tag along at work with her momma after being picked up from Margarita's house during the week and on weekend days. It's amazing how quickly "mommy guilt" sets in when our schedule goes through a hectic phase -- I just feel so sad to be away from her. Ty was his fabulously flexible self and had lots of one-on-one time with Zuzu when I couldn't be home. A three day weekened is coming up soon and Ty decided not to go on the annual guys' mountain trip this year in favor of family-of-three time. What a devoted daddy -- I love him!

Zuzu is doing well and amazing us every day. She's exploring her excersaucer (thanks, C&M!) and seems to like the cat, dog, cow, duck, and lion sound buttons. At first when she heard the noises they made, she looked a little shocked -- but now she will smile with intrigue if I say a long "mmmmmooooooooooooooooo!" to imitate the cow. She's also standing on our laps as often as she can and seems to enjoy the workout this gives her little legs. Zuzu is falling into a predictible schedule, so for her sake we're doing our best to keep mealtime, naptime, bath time, bed time, etc. the same each day to develop solid routines for her. It's amazing how quickly she lets us know if we get a bit off schedule!

Right now we're in the process of drying out after getting water in our lower level. The contents from our downstairs now resides in our garage and living room, the carpet and padding went to the landfill, and a big stinky mess has taken over our family room and guest bedroom. In addition to an initial headache, all this eventually leads to a house project that grows exponentially. Zuzu was awfully patient while we dealt with a contractor, the Servicemaster guys, carpet ripping and furniture moving this morning. Thankfully she's not crawling yet because our house is far from child-friendly at the moment!

This pic was taken a few days ago. Seems Zuzu's left fingers are the favored chewing items these days.