Up to 3 months

At one month I was lucky to get a photo with Zoe's eyes open.  

At two months of age Zoe was starting to show the signs of being a mover and shaker (not really a surprise, considering she is part Zach).  She began to show interest in her feet, and was continually grabbing for them.  Although, was not successful at apprehending them until the weekend before Christmas. 

Upon her birth Zoe was practically rolling herself back and forth, and came close to flipping herself over on several occasions.  At one month of age she flipped herself over a few times when she was sat next to me in the bed.  I was pretty sure most of these incidence were accidents, and the slight slope that my divot created in the bed helped to assist her to accomplish this task. 

However, during her second month of life Zoe began to show a desire to purposefully roll herself over from back to front a task she hasn't fully mastered.  I predict this will be accomplished within the week after watching her today.  

But, it was New Years Eve, just a few days before she turned three months that she accomplished flipping belly to back.  The entire next day Zoe was on a flipping roll. : )  

I am so glad that I've been taking these Month by Month photos. It is amazing to see her progression side by side.  I know she is developing, but I never realize how much she has actually developed until I look back at these photos. 

In the three month photos you can tell how much of a mover and a shaker she actually is.  These photos were a challenge to take.  Which is why the blocks in many of the photos were not as in focus as I would like them to be.  But in many ways that's what I love about them.  They show her personality, and interests.  Just look at this last one...She is staring so intensely at her foot. Or the one above where the blocks captured her attention.   The environment around her is beginning to become so exciting and interesting.  

On another note I think the pacifier is going to be a thing of the past...Zoe has found her thumb.   All that time Zach spent teaching her to put a pacifier in her own mouth, and she wont  even use that skill any more.  OK, so she never successfully put a pacifier in her mouth on her own, but it was pretty amazing to watch her try.  She would bring the pacifier from her outstretched hand to her face and usually hit her nose instead of her mouth, but I was impressed. Her developing motor skills lead me to believe I may have an artist on my hands.  I'm already predicting that Zoe will be a lefty.  She seems to be more apt to hold things in that hand.  So many things to learn and explore the future is so exciting. 

I think it's time to start baby proofing.