January, 2011

This card played "Winnie the Pooh"

Birthday jumper for his first birthday.

After his big bro taught him the joys of mud

Zach in January

Byron is calling him "Zacka". He loves Thomas the Tank engine, tries to nod his head "yes" and tries to copy sounds in order to 'join in'. He jigs to music, and says "Uff" when he wants to come 'up'. Learned to stand without being helped. Was 12.7kg on his 1year checkup.

December, 2010

After mastering crawling, the next step was a vertical one.


He's not sure how he got here, but he thinks it's cool!

Stood here making brrrrrrrrmmm noises; clearly it's some kind of vehicle...

With a loud 3-year-old brother, and a loud 2-year-old sister, he's not easily intimidated. Roaring at him is most likely to make him laugh and roar back!

Up Up Up!

He has a gap between his front teeth, but this month he whacked his face on something and severed the bit of skin right at the point that it went through his teeth. For a while it was a little sore lump attached only to the inside of his lip. Will be interesting to see if the gap closes a bit. He also started to wave. Especially to his own reflection :D

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He also woke up sick on his first Christmas, and was hot and spewy for 4 days :(

Nov, 2010

This month, Zach went from crying-to-be-picked-up-all-day-long to Crawling Master! (Thank goodness, because he's a heavy little brick!)
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He's also developing some curly curls...


He can blow bubbles and look just as snazzy as his big brother...


He loves his affectionate big sister (though there is a limit to the number of cuddles he'll endure...)

and he loves the vacuum cleaner. Here he is, playing with the suction...

He also goes to playgroup twice a week, but doesn't have quite as much energy as Byron and Jasmine...

October, 2010

This month, Zach really got the hang of rolling, and by the end of the month he could push himself up from his tummy to his bottom. He cut his number 5 tooth, so now has 3 on the bottom and two on the top. He finally recovered from the Winter colds, after two lots of antibiotics. He also shows a distinct lack of respect for conventional chair use.


He spotted a new, strange brightness outside, and discovered 'grass'.

He got comfy in his larger car seat (that should last until he's 7, with any luck)

He learned the meaning of "Leave your hat on!"...

...and also "Want a swing?"

hehehe.

September, 2010

September was the month of germs for the Rankin household, and Zach probably got the worst of it, since he needed antibiotics from the doctor. He scored the highest temp, vomited the most, and kept us awake with his awful coughing. But he's still the happiest little babe you could imagine, and has been clapping and laughing all month long. He's eating chewable things like biscuits and bread crusts, and has a top left tooth to play with.

Hell- O!

I cut my own sandwiches... with a chainsaw!

August 2010

This month Zach mastered rolling onto his side, and sitting up unsteadily for quite a while. He rolled once from his back to stomach, and once the other way, but has shown no further interest in rolling at all! He's very affectionate and likes to hold your face and give very sloppy kisses. He now has two sharp teeth sticking up: the bottom front left and the one that's two to the right of that one. Like unbalanced crazy fangs! He is extremely well-entertained by his older brother and sister, especially when they are in trouble. Just as well, too, as he gets a bit neglected when Mum spends all her time growling at the two- and three-year-olds. It seems to balance out, and he's a very happy baby.

July, 2010

Can lift his butt when lying on his back, but not interested in rolling further than his side. Growing growing growing! Got a new baby cousin who was at one point 2.5kg at the same time he was 10.1. He's good at picking things up, and continues to LOVE food.