The Z Man Rides and Baby S Takes Off

The Z Man has mastered the art of riding his bike with no training wheels. He asked Rob to take off his training wheels a few weeks back, but then really did not ride. The past two weekends he has mastered it! Today the sitter took them on a walk and he rode his bike the whole way, he was very proud.

Baby S has taken around 15 - 20 steps by herself now, but still prefers the quick crawl. She will walk a few steps, then do her knee walk (I need to get this on video) and then do a quick crawl to get what she wants. She still remains so calm.

M is so girly that I do not know what to do with her, she commented the other day "look at that cute girl, oh that is me, I am so cute!" No self confidence issues with her!

Only about two more weeks until Maddie (my brother and sister-in-law's first child) makes her debut. The children are so ready to meet her and so am I. Z wants to take her a cake and M a balloon, prepare yourself Aunt Gretchen! I am predicting a St. Patrick's Day baby girl. We will see.

In other news we are attempting to plan a vacation with some friends from New York and College Station. We are all attempting to go to the beach together in June, if it works it is sure to be a lot of fun! I am also planning a girls trip to Austin with my some of my best girlfriends from Dallas. I am so looking forward to that, time alone. I cannot remember the last time I was by myself. It is my own fault, three children in five years, but I would not trade them for the world!

Baby S Takes a Step

Over the past two weeks Baby S has been taking a step or two unassisted. But, today she took 8 steps by herself. There is no turning back now. We will soon have a toddler in our house. I am so sad that my baby is not going to be a baby anymore. Can't she just stay small forever?

Here are a few pictures from the past few weeks.



Baby S at home, such a happy girl!



M Girl at the Zoo.



Look out it's a bird, it's a giraffe, it's Z Man.