Viravec Family Blog

3 Months from today Baby V should be arriving via c-section!  I can not believe it!!!!  I know we found out super late, but the time is flying by!  Everything is going really well.  I am 26 1/2 weeks along and feeling great.  I do get tired by the end of the day and there are days my back and feet hurt, but for the most part I have plenty of energy to get thru the day.  I find reading a book very relaxing at night and I am also catching up on all my pictures and scrapbooking.  I am still working out 3-4 times a week and try to break up errands thru out the week.  I had my glucose test and I am gestational diabetes free   Jake and I have started to make a list of boy and girl names, but have not decided on anything yet.  One day the name will come to us just like it did for Zachary.

Yesterday Zachary and I met our friends Nicki and Taylor at All Aboard Diner for lunch.  What a fun place to take kids!!!!  Zach and Taylor had a ball watching the train go by delivering food to everyone.  We can not wait to go back to the train place again for lunch!!!!

I loved that the little train was from El Paso!!!!

Happy 15 months, Zachary!!!!  Zach had his 15 month doctor’s appointment on Wednesday and he now weighs 22 lbs 10 oz and is 30 inches tall!  We can really tell that he has grown since his first birthday.  This past month has been quite fun watching Zach grow and discover new things.  For one, you can rarely find him walking anymore….he loves to run!  Whether it be from the kitchen to the patio door or the tv to the couch, he is running.  He loves to play with blocks and has learned he can stack three or four of them on top of each other.  His favorite is still to knock the tower over that Jake and I build for him   Sometime we can find him sitting in the middle of the room just “reading” his books.  He really enjoys ones with bright pictures and we have a few that make noise that he really likes.  He is also becoming really good at throwing balls.  Thank goodness the ones he practices with are little plastic ones that will not break anything.  Zach also likes to play behind the couch even though we block both entrances, he still finds a way to get back there. 

Zachary has gotten four new teeth in the past month…his top two molars and his top two cuspid teeth.  14 total now!!!  Finally we are back to sleeping thru the night!!!!  This round of teeth was rough on Zach, mom and dad! 

Zach has also become our little shredding helper.  Jake had lots of paper to shred after his work trip, so he let Zach help.  Zach figured out how the paper went in there and stood patiently until we gave him another piece.  Now whenever we have a few things that need shred, we find Zach to help us.

We look forward to this next month watching our little boy grow and learn!  He brings so much joy to our lives!!!!!

“Today my daddy and I watched part of the Daytona 500 which marks the start of Nascar season.  My daddy really wanted Boyer, Biffle or Hornish Jr to win the race and my Grandpa D was rooting for Carl Edwards.  Even though the race lasted for over 6 hours, two of my daddy’s drivers placed in the top 5!!!!”

Zach and his daddy went to Honey Cuts last week for haircuts.  Zach’s hair was getting pretty long on the sides and the back where he needed an all-over cut.  Zach got to sit on a full size lawn mower and watch a movie.  He did great!!!!  He looks like such a little boy now

When picking out what Zachary was going to wear for the day, I decided that it would be fun to have a Chicago Sports Day.  I found his little Cubs hat (that still fits from last spring) and his Bears onesie.  It made for some cute pictures

Since it has been so cold out, Zach and I have been having lots of fun inside!  I have been trying to mix up his toys so he is not playing with the same things day after day.  I got out his crayons and big paper and he really seems to enjoy coloring/writing!