Merry Christmas!

Hello to all! I hope and trust you all had a great Christmas. Ours was pretty great. We traveled to Eau Claire and Sturgis to visit the families.

Being Zach's first Christmas, we weren't too sure on how he'd do with the presents. He likes to get a hold of the phone book at home and rip out the pages, so we thought that maybe he'd be okay with opening presents. Oh, how untrue that was. He seemed to just look at the paper and proceed to beat on it as if it were his drum. Vinnie or I would tear a little bit and show him so that he would copy, because that has been his thing lately (copying), but he would look up at us as if we just did the stupidest thing in the world for ruining his drum. Fortunately he is a bright baby, and by the fourth Christmas party, he got the hang of ripping the paper just like the phone book.

It was so great to be able to see our families, and for them to be able to see Zach. He is growing to quickly!

He did have his 9 month update, and the doctor and nurses are still asking if I'm sure he isn't a 12 month old. I assure them that he's not. At his appointment he was 22.6 pounds and almost 3 feet tall. The doctor gave us permission to feed him table food, but told that Zach was a little too skinny for his height. He didn't seem to be concerned because Zach is growing so fast, and eating very regularly. He said that eventually is will even out, so until then, if Zach opens his mouth for food, we have to keep feeding him.

Have a pleasant day.

Love the Oles Family