Party of Five: Zackary

Zackary is developing into quite a little guy. He is trying to figure out his sense of humor and will often make a joke or a statement and then ask, "Is that funny?" or "Should I not say things like that?" He's very conscious of what people think and how they react to him.

Okay, so some major things about Zack ...

1. He's eating more! Hooray! He's now eating corn each night with his dinner. We started with just one kernel, but we're now up to three or four spoonfuls of corn. It has been going so well that we're now working on peas. Currently, he eats one pea and then a full serving of corn. We're taking baby steps, but at least the fussing has subsided. Dinner has become a little easier. He's also more open to trying new things. He loves to have yogurt (with added vitamins!) in the morning with his scrambled eggs. One night he asked for pancakes, but then didn't want to eat them. Eventually, he tried them, liked them and then polished off the plate full. Still not big on sweets and such, but chocolate chips remain a favorite.

2. Zack will be attending junior kindergarten in the fall. He'll be here full time for school (still working out some of the custody things) but I think it will be a great move for him. We have an IEP coming up soon for him and he continues to have two days of speech therapy at school and meets with an occupational therapist off campus once a week.

3. Zack has decided to try gymnastics this summer. He'll also do swim lessons, so he'll be busy!

4. In the next couple of weeks we'll be taking Zack camping for the very first time. Chuck has a bike race, Gavin and Chloe aren't with us, but it should be quite an experience. The last time Zack stayed with my parents, they made a bird house. Zack took the glue and pieces of nature and started gluing things together. My parent's house now has little knicknacks like a stick glued to a rock, a pine cone on a rock, and the best part is the large pieces of kindling that were all glued together!

And now for some pictures (sorry they're out of order) ...

Playing in our room while the desk was being built ... love that smile!

Sorry it's sideways ... he thought he'd try the scooter. I love that he's still wearing the apron from helping Chuck build our new desk. Zack hasn't been too keen on riding his bike, but seemed to really enjoy the scooter.

Zack rotates between so many things ... Thomas, Dora, Little Einsteins, etc . Here he's dressed in all his Bob stuff and helping Chuck build. What fun! Zack had all his tools and kept asking for things he could hammer. :)