Here's Zadie wearing Shaquille O'Neal's size 23 basketball shoes. Our friends Richard and Allard got these shoes years ago and were kind enough to let Zadie take them for a spin. Zadie's donor had a size 16 shoe, so hopefully this is not going to be a sign of things to come! When I was pregnant, Tori used to dream about me giving birth to an enormous foot. It will be interesting to see how big Zadie's feet will be.
Speaking of genetics, I think that Zadie looks a lot like me, but she also has some personality traits that are definitely not from me. For example, she is extremely mechanical. I can barely change a light bulb. She loves to put things together and one of her favorite toys is a set of keys because she tries to unlock everything imaginable (we have locks on one of our cabinets). Tori is also very mechanical, so it's a nice little fit. I, on the other hand, am very verbal -- thus far Zadie has not followed in that path. She is now 16 and a half months and she's only comfortable with a few words: wawa, ball, woofwoof, up, and mama (only when she's crying or really upset).
Despite the fact that Zadie has not made huge developmental strides in the verbal department -- and despite the fact that this weekend one of our family friends told us about a kid who knew all his letters by the age of one -- I am not worried. I just always remind myself about my dad. He didn't go to kindergarten and showed up to first grade not knowing any letters or numbers. As he says, "he was pure as the driven snow" (does that saying even make sense?). Anyway, he turned out to be quite successful, so I'm not going to worry about all this.
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How did they get Shaq's shoes. We'll see you guys in a few weeks.
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