Progress report

. . . as of Friday!

Putting on size!
This photo was actually taken about two weeks ago, and this morning, the scale read 13.5. Grow, lil' Zee, grow! All around, Zora is a super strong, healthy yet petite little lady. Her weight holds steady at the 50th percentile, but she was closer to the 75th in length, last time we measured. No chubby babies here! It seems like most of her fat lives in her thighs (in case there was any doubt who her parents are), which are the delicious texture of a perfectly kneaded bread dough. Seriously, you have got to feel them, they are so delicious.

At three months, Z still loves the mobile.
Both of the above photos feature our all-around favorite feetsie outfit, which has come to be known as Golden Honey Bear (alternately, Z becomes Golden Honey Bear when wearing this outfit). Sadly, GHB has gotten a little short for our lanky girl, and will have to be retired. I gotta find another cottony fuzzy outfit like this, because it is so cute on her it makes everyone squeal. Zora has the nearly unique distinction of looking fabulous in yellow.

Aside from the mobile, Z has a few other loves. Here she is communing with Ms. Bumpy, who is clearly a dynamic personality.

It's hard to capture on film, but Z smiles and smiles and smiles, and even has a wonderful squeaky little laugh. This is really just about the closest we can get to the smile on film.

Zora has discovered her hands. Although she has figured out that they're great for sucking, as well as for grabbing other stuff to be sucked, she spends a lot of time either rubbing them together like an evil genius or impersonating a Hummel figurine:

As you can see, her hair remains sparse, and is mostly sort of fuzzy and fluffy and makes us laugh a lot. There are some curls in there, but we can't tell how tight they're going to turn out. We like to think that, once it fills in a little more, her hair might look something like this:
I suspect Z has an athletic streak like her Dad. She gets a strange thrill from doing situps, and stands up so so tall while holding onto our fingers. While at Chez Newman over the holiday, she impressed any and all by rolling over and over!

Her most impressive athletic achievement to date is winning $20 (2nd place!) in Legacy's March Madness pool.
I tell ya, this kid really knows her collegiate sports.