Bathing Beauty or Computer Geek?

On my way to the pool!
Just my toes in first please!

Daddy makes the pool feel safe.

Mr. Gates, are you hiring 9 month olds?

We took Zoe to the pool on Thursday, probably the worst weather day we've had since we've been home. She now loves to splash in the bath so we thought it would be safe. After a few minutes she seemed to really enjoy it! Of course it then started to rain :) This weekend is supposed to be very nice so we'll probably head back.

We had our follow up Dr. appointment on Friday. She's gained 7 oz in two weeks which the doctor was pleased with. All of her bloodwork thus far has come back fine. We still need to have some more tests done this week. The doctor noted that Zoe has better iron levels than most American kids. He was surprised she wasn't anemic at all. Thanks Enfamil with Iron! The doctor also told me what Eric and I have suspected, Zoe has hyperflexive joints. He said that she will probably be extra flexible her whole life and it should serve her well in athletics, should she decide to pursue that. The doctor wasn't surprised when I told him that I get nervous dressing her because her limbs seem to get into positions that are highly unnatural!

Zoe's made a lot of progress on her pursuit of crawling. She is able to get from point A to point B...but not as efficiently as a full crawl. She does this thing where she gets into a crawl position, crosses her legs in the back, and kind of hops. It will happen soon enough and then we'll really need to baby proof!

I don't think our 10/28 friends are able to read the blog in China, but if you can...our thoughts are with you as you finally meet your daughters tomorrow and Monday!