Zachary Update 06-08-2009

Zach and I will fill this entry out together :)

(space bar smash with his foot)

Now that we got that out of the way hehe.

He's about 13 1/2 lbs and 4 1/2 mo old (gest) - 7 1/2 mo (actual).

Zach has been doing very well lately, he's starting to roll to the side from his back, roll from his tummy to his side then his back etc. He just started doing this in the past week and is mastering the skill quite well. He pulls up his legs and wiggles back and forth with his hips until he gets to the side he wants to roll onto. (thump another hit on the keyboard with his foot). I'm guessing he's approving of what I'm typing.

When he's on his tummy he's able to push up with his arms a good ways only for a few seconds but it's a start. He'll be crawling in no time if he keeps up this progress.

He's been teething a lot lately and grabbing whatever he can to his mouth. He loves chewing on fabric mostly his baby blankets. I got him a lot of teether rings and teether blankie that crinkles. He loves taking our fingers and shoving them in his mouth that's his favorite chew toy at the moment.

Zachary also loves his walker and propells himself backwards by leaning forward then jerking back against the back part of the seat and that makes him move fast. He's been coordinating his feet to push off at the same time and he can go pretty far on the floor that way.

I've not been feeling very well this past week due to a nasty head cold and ear infections but Zach has been doing great hasn't gotten sick just some allergy issues.

Overall, Zachary is doing pretty well he's a bit behind on his motor skills but when you adjust for his gestational age he's nearly right on target. We've been able to work out a lot of his stiffness through massage and exercises.

I'll be posting some photos on flickr shortly for all to enjoy.

Special Thanks to Laural for making Zachary the sweet book for his first 4 months of life. It's a wonderfully hard bound book that matches up his photos with blog entries of his progress. It's a special keepsake that I'm sure we'll enjoy for years to come.

Sarah