Smiles

This is Emerald trying to "make" him smile.

Zachary has recently found his hands. They are his favorite toys for now. He will just stare at them for a long time and seems fascinated by their movements. I love watching my kids discover new things (like hands).

Zachary is almost all smiles and giggles these days. Emerald and Calvin will do anything in their power to try to get him to smile (including forcing it with their hands). He rewards us all with his precious little smile. He loves watching them and is really starting to enjoy the mobile on his swing, his toys, and the occasional glance at the dog walking by.

In a medical update on Zachary, we have had to postpone his MRI that was scheduled for June 8. Because they are going to have to sedate him, they want to wait until he is 6 months adjusted age, which will fall after August 25. This means that the MRI is now set for August 31, a week after his surgery. Poor little guy has to be in the hospital 2 times in a week. We didn't want to put him under before that b/c there could be unnecessary complications, and they require him to stay overnight in the hospital. The MRI isn't a pressing issue, so we are opting to wait another couple of months. That just means that August will be a big month for little man. We will just be asking for prayers for him then that they don't find anything abnormal on the MRI and that the surgery is complication free.

Zach has really turned into a roly-poly lately. I went in 4 times during the night last night because he had rolled over onto his belly. He gets frustrated, and isn't quite able to roll himself back over (although his is really working on that this morning and I feel it is pretty close). When we lay him on the floor, he rolls over w/in minutes. He is really playing with toys more and more, and loves sucking on his fingers these days. He has gotten into a habit of waking at around 6 am and talking our ears off. We figure that he is trying to get his "air" time before the airwaves become filled with Emerald and Calvin. He just lays there cooing and chatting away, not even really wanting to eat.