2 heimlichs in 1 week!

So I knew that marrying John would be an adventure, but now I have a daughter that has all John's genes and boy is she keeping me on my toes. Now that she's crawling, she gets into everything. Just last week she was the easiest baby to watch and now I'm constantly cleaning up after her and hiding things that I don't want her to destroy. I thought I wouldn't have to deal with this for at least a few more months! Also because she loves to pull herself up by the coffee table, the T.V. stand, the chairs, the kitchen table, our computer desk, her crib, etc., she has taken several falls and bonks on the head. That doesn't stop her, but she's starting to look like she got in a fight with all her bruises. And yes, like all toddlers, she puts everything in her mouth, and I'm constanly pulling things out of her mouth that she's found on the floor. This morning, though, she had something in her mouth and she started to gag and then rasp. John tried to get it out with his finger, but couldn't and she started choking. I grabbed her and turned her upside down and whacked her back twice. Out flew a penney she'd found on the ground. Oops! Its time to deep clean. Two days ago, she also choked on a baby cookie she was sucking on and I had to do the heimlich again. Needless to say, I have had my heart racing several times this week with Zora. I'm just glad I knew what to do in a case like this. I can't imagine what fun she'll be when she's actually walking. Oh yah, I included a short video of her walking using her pushtoy.

100 Degrees!

Yep, it's May and already 100 degrees here in Stockton, California. John's been working very hard and doing very well selling. I'm very impressed with him because he's had really bad allergies this year, the weather is very hot in this area, and his Pest Control boss has made life very difficult for him. Despite all that, he's stuck it out and had some amazing sale days. I included some snapshots of our family out enjoying the 100 degree weather. I also included some pics and a video of feeding the ducks which were actually in April.

Stephanie Meyers

So just so there isn't any confusion, I want to clarify my relation to Stephanie Meyers. She isn't my cousin; she is my dad's 1st or 2nd cousin (I'm not really sure) and I have not actually met her myself, although my aunt has. For those of you that don't know, Stephanie Meyers is the Best Selling author of the Twilight Series. She has just come out with another book called The Host which has a different plot, but I hear it's just as good. She also has a movie coming out in December. I know a lot of you have read and enjoyed her books so I included the link under randomness to her official website. If you haven't read them, you're missing out.

A day at the pool!

So we bought a little kiddie pool at Babies R Us, and we tried it out with the Bankheads yesterday since the temperature was 89 degrees. Zora had the most fun. The Bankhead boys are still trying to get used to the pool, but give Zora a toy to chew on and she'll be content for hours. John had a hard time staying dry. J.T. thought is was really funny to keep pouring water on him so John had to go to work drenched with water. Course, it probably fell good in the hot weather.

Our little RUG RAT!

Here's Zora's latest accomplishment...

I also included some pics of Zora standing-Her latest fad.

Naptime for Zora

So Zora was pretty good about taking naps and going to bed. As soon as she started to get a little cranky, I'd lay her down in her crib with a pacifier and her blanky and she'd fall asleep to lullabies. Not now! I think I'm getting an inkling of what's to come when Zora becomes even more active than she already is. Check out how naptime goes now...

7 MONTHS OLD

Zora continues to grow and change each day. We wanted to share some pictures and a video of some of the random things she's up to lately.