We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo...

In honor of Zachary's 7 month old milestone we took him for his first trip to the zoo!! Most of the time he seemed pretty indifferent to the animals and just enjoyed people watching (well I guess people are animals too!), but he did seem amused by the monkeys and the giraffes. The adventure was also his first time riding in his stroller like a big boy instead of riding in his car seat attached to the stroller! He enjoyed being able to fully sit up and look around at the world.

More adventures to come!

Zach & Daddy with the giraffes.

Zach & Daddy laughing at each other!

Zach and Mommy at the end of a long, hot day.

A rare appearance of mommy and daddy on the blog!

Pretty flowers outside of the conservatory.

Grandparent's Weekend

The last weekend of June was grandparents weekend at the GreeneHouse as Poppy and Mamere came up from Florida to visit Zach. They were here from Thursday to Tuesday and got to spend lots of quality time just hanging out and relaxing. Zachary got to go swimming with Poppy at the hotel, he's getting to be quite a water baby! The highlight of the weekend, however, was Zach's dedication in church on Sunday! We were blessed by the many family members that were able to attend and continue to be blessed by our church home.

Thanks to Poppy and Mamere for coming to visit and for everything you do for us!

Can you believe it?!?

Yes, yes I know....I've been a vewwy bad blogger!! Busy busy in the GreeneHouse growing and changing and I Sarah do solemnly swear to update more frequently. Quite a bit to report on over the past month, so I'll just touch on some things and show the best pics (be sure to look at the Flickr page for all the updated pictures).



Zach is now learning to sit up on his own and is becoming ever more interactive and interested in the world around him.

He turned 6 months old on June 13 (where does the time go?) and in honor of the occassion he has sprouted up 2 teeth! At Zach's check-up he weighed 18 lbs 9 oz. and was 27 inches long and of course he remained in the 90% for head size with his big noggin :) Look closely and you can see his 2 little bottom teeth.

Father's day was a good day for all, especially Dave of course...check out Zach's shirt!

Zach just loves being in the swimming pool and he got a fancy new floaty so he can stay in the pool and be out of the sun (what they won't come up with these days!). Here he is for the first time this swimming season in Great Grandpa Ostman's pool.

Last but not least, Zach got outfitted in some baseball gear (rally cap and all). Uncle Bob and Zachary were ready for the game - Go Twins!! David would like to add that Zach will be a Brave's fan, not a Twin's fan. I won't even justify that comment with a response :)

"Breaking" News!

A Breakthrough!
5/27/2008 6:23 a.m.

This just in! A 5 1/2 month old adorable baby boy in Blaine, MN was spotted with a tooth breaking through. The alleged tooth is located on his bottom gum line where the top ridges of it can be felt and seen. We'll be following this development closely and keep you updated as the action happens!

A New Green In The GreeneHouse!
5/25/2008 5:30 p.m.

In other news, Zachary Greene ate his first vegetable ever (green beans) last Sunday evening for dinner. His parents proudly report that, while unsure at first, Zach ended the meal smiling and wanting more.

Go Bananas!

Bec and Wes inspired us to try something else besides cereal and so we ventured onward in the world of solid foods to try bananas. Zachary loves them! He's his daddy's boy and is enjoying the sweetness of his new food. He gets so amped for the next bite that he holds his arms out and shakes excitedly :) Veggies to follow next week!

Toots In Action

This is a short little video showing Zach in action. As you will see he is working on being able to sit on his own, but just doesn't quite have it mastered yet!

5 months!

It seems that I can barely keep up with this little guy!! It was just yesterday (or so it seems) that Zachary was 4 months old and now today he is already 5 months old. I am with Zach every day so I don't notice little things as much as those who only see him once in a while. I am, however, noticing that he is much more alert and his attention span for things is greater. We were "people watching" at the mall on Saturday and he followed people with his eyes and head until they were no longer in view. He most definitely knows his own name and will turn towards you if you call him by it. He laughs out loud at more things as well, like something he sees on a cartoon or when Aria meows and rubs her face against him. Luckily Aria tolerates Zach petting her (aka pulling on her fur) and trying to eat her ears. She just purrs and sits there lovingly, they are going to be great buddies for sure :) I have yet to catch a picture with the 2 of them though, but I'll keep working on it! Here are some pictures from today- I also tried to upload a video, but it didn't work :( I'll give that another go tomorrow.
More pictures on Flickr of Zach being 5 months old and from Mother's Day - Enjoy!