One BIG bright shining spot in October was the 2nd Birthday of my baby boy! Sometimes it's hard to believe he's already so old, and other times I think about everything that's happened since Zach joined our family, and it seems like maybe he should be turning 10!
Zach is such a big part of our family for being such a little guy. He's always been a little puny but he is full of smiles, energy, and fun. His 2 year checkup stats were 11% for weight and 28% for height. He has definitely found his voice over the last 6 months! He is always trying out new words and expressing his independence with phrases like, "Don't want to!" and "Stop it!" and "Don't like it." The other day Katie and Zach were watching a show together and a commercial came on. Every time a toy commercial comes on tv, Katie and Colton like to say, "I want that!" They say it to pretty much every commercial. This time when a commercial came on, Katie said, "I want that!" and Zach piped up, "Want that!", and now he says it all the time too.
Zach loves his siblings, even though being the youngest can be tough. He had a hard time when Katie started going to school this year and cried every day after we dropped her off for the first week!
He is a big daddy's boy right now. The first thing he asks when he wakes up is, "Daddy home?" When he gets hurt he always wants Daddy, and when Daddy is home, mommy is rarely allowed to hold Zach.
He is still a very picky eater and it's tough to find healthy food he will eat. I can't think of one food he really loves off the top of my head besides cheetos! Haha. He does eat a lot of yogurt and applesauce and oh, he does LOVE peanut butter. He like to eat it by the spoonfuls!
Zach loves to climb, swing, run around outside, bust a move to music, and read stories. His favorite story right now is Little Blue Truck. He also like dinosaurs and Colton has taught him a pretty good roar.
Zach is an adorable little charmer. He is always smiling, waving, and saying "Hi!" to everyone wherever we go. Oftentimes he'll do something naughty but its just too hard to be mad when he's so cute!! We are so glad this good, energetic, ridiculous little boy!
For his birthday, we just threw something together last minute (because the month has been crazy!) and had a couple of close family friends over for a BBQ and Icecream and Cake. We had a great time and Zach loved the attention. Earlier in the day we went to Niabi Zoo as a family. Jon was able to meet us there from work and we had a good time! Zach's favorite things to do at the zoo are ride the train and carousel and feed the sheep :)
Happy 2nd Birthday Zach! We love you!!
