So much for keeping up with the blog. A lot has changed in the last six months. New job, new goals, and Zev is exactly two and a half. He knows so much now, and he has the funniest gestures. He often holds up his hands and says, “I come in just a minute, Mama – I’m still playing.” He has had a couple of nuclear meltdowns, one was almost indescribable. But he is usually pretty good! He started nursery school and he seems to really enjoy going there to …

Zev (out of nowhere): I old.
Jen: Oh really? How old are you?
Zev: Ummmmm. I old.
Jen: Are you two?
Zev: No, I five. I old.
Zev: I want popcorn.
Jen: Ok, how many pieces do you want?
Zev : I want ALL of it.
Jen: ALL of it?
Zev: Yeah. Not for Ocho.
Zev (naked in the pool, with bucket on head and standing perfectly still): I a water robot!
Jen: Wow! You’re a water robot?
Zev: No, I Zev.
Zev: I like tools. I love them. Yahoo!

We visited the dentist today. She was nice enough and seemed to know what she was doing. Zev wasn’t scared and in fact wanted to “bas?!” which means I want to get in/on that thing I am pointing at (in this case the chair), but can also mean I want to get down from this thing I am in/on.
He was actually having a grand time, what with all the pretty ladies admiring how cute he is, until he had to have flouride put in his mouth. They actually paint it …

Zevry really, really enjoys chasing the dogs on his walker. I think the dogs like it too, because all they would have to do is leave the room and he wouldn’t follow them. But they just let him chase them around and around the room. But today he figured out how to get Comet to chase him! He put Poolie (Comet’s adored pool toy) in his walker and then started running. Comet was after him in no time, and he was laughing louder than I have ever heard him laugh.

Zev cut his 5th tooth today. He had been very whiny and clingy the last few days and then today he looked up at me and smiled and he had a bot of blood in his mouth! I thought he must have hurt himself, but when I looked I saw the blood was coming from his gums and a little tooth had popped out overnight! Its already a centimeter or two out, so a small blood vessel must have been holding it back and then popped finally, allowing the tooth …

Zevry loves looking at himself. In photos, in the mirror – anywhere he can see himself, he will be there! The second he catches sight and realizes it is him, he simply can’t stop staring at that handsome little boy! I know it is pretty common for babies to enjoy looking at themselves, but its still funny.

I played in the sandbox MUCH longer than was normal. I loved the sandbox! I don’t really remember why, but I know I spent hours and hours digging, making roads, building castles, and so on. Don’t get me wrong, I loved my lego, barbies, and big wheel, but the sandbox was something special. So you can imagine how happy I was to see my boy following in my footsteps!

Zev cracked the walking code on Tuesday. He took his first steps several weeks ago, but he hasn’t really ever used the skill to do much. He would take steps when I set it up for him, but the most he ever did was 7-8 in a row. He also never stood up on his own without holding onto something. So now he suddenly is walking everywhere. It is so funny because he holds his hands above his head and kind of off to the sides – he looks like …

Now that Zevry is a toddler, I feel it is time for him to take on some responsibility toward the upkeep of the household, so he’s been assigned a chore. He must put his pajamas in his hamper every morning, and his day clothes in the hamper at night. I tell him, ” Go put your clothes in the basket, Zevry!” And he just does it! And yes, I know… if someone else was telling me this I would be be rolling my eyes – this isn’t exactly the accomplishment …

We just got back from the Botanical Garden this morning. Zev was not impressed. We spent 30 minutes there and he had a complete meltdown the likes of which I have never seen before. He was sitting there watching a carpenter bee, and I was explaining what the bee was doing when all the sudden he started wailing. I checked to make sure he hadn’t been stung and it didn’t appear that he had been, but he was just screaming. Snot was pouring out of his nose and he …