Welcome to the Lizzard Zone, the web home for the latest on me and my family. I'm Lizzard, a technology loving Deafie. I'm married to Stamps, the cutest ASL teacher in the world. We have a 7 month old son, Cody. Mikey, our black lab mix, and Cosmo, our tuxedo cat, keep life interesting with their antics. For more on any of us, click the buttons on the left.

(13 May 2012) The sixth month movie is done! My husband asked me yesterday if I'm going to make one of these each and every month for the rest of Cody's life. No, eventually they'll be consolidated into bigger chunks of time but right now he's hitting so many new milestones that I've gotta show them off!

(7 May 2012) Cody is 7 months old! I can hardly believe it. He's such a good baby. He usually smiles and easily laughs, sometimes really hard (usually at the dog or cat). He can sit up by himself now but still falls over if he tries to reach for something. He was standing on his own yesterday, holding himself up with the backrest cushion thing we have. It won't be long before he's mobile!! He likes to babble about whatever is on his mind and he sleeps through the night. We'll see how well that continues when teeth start coming in, but we're loving it right now! Cody absolutely loves solid foods, even vegetables [is this really MY kid?!]. So far it's been all stage 1 foods but we'll shortly start transitioning to some stage 2 foods, which should be exciting. He got to ride in the front of the shopping cart this last weekend which he seemed to think was the greatest thing. He held onto the front with one hand and the side with the other to stabilize himself while looking all around at all the goods on the shelves and all the people who were commenting on his cuteness. All in all, he's an absolute joy to be around and we are loving parenthood.

(17 April 2012) The movie of Cody's fifth month (February) is up! OK, so it took a while to make... what can I say? We've learned that our expectations of how much can be accomplished in a day need to be drastically altered from the pre-Cody days - but we wouldn't have it any other way. It just means it takes a while for things like movies to show up on my web page. :-)

(15 April 2012) Happy birthday to me! It's been a fabulous birthday weekend. We went on a date to a delicious BBQ joint on Friday and the hubby made sure I got a nap today after church. (contented sigh) Such a wonderful weekend. This comic was in the paper today and I'm convinced it is true, though we've only just started the ride.

(6 April 2012) Happy half-birthday, Cody! It's a little hard to believe that it's been 6 months since we finally met the boy. He can roll over from his stomach to his back, but pretty much refuses to do so unless he really wants to. He's liked every solid we've introduced to him, though carrots and bananas are apparently preferred over peas.

(3 April 2012) Wow! We're just a few days away from Cody's first half-birthday! Wahoo! What a ride it's been so far, but we wouldn't miss it for the world. Here are a few pictures to tide you over until I get around to actually finishing the latest movie. This one was taken today while Cody was at his grandparents' house with his cousin, Dora. I love how he's acting all "I wonder what this button does..." while Cora is stealing his pacifier.

Here is one from a few days ago. Cody has been extremely fascinated with faces, but Daddy's in particular.

(21 March 2012) Here's a comic that was in the paper the other day. Mostly I put it here because it brought back memories of the day when I took a hearing test at school but failed. The nurse told me she'd call my mom and let her know, which terrified me. I'd *failed* a test! I didn't quite comprehend that this wasn't the kind of test that one could study for and that I wouldn't be in trouble.

(17 March 2012) My mom spent her spring break down here so she could spoil her grandson. Here's an awesome picture she captured.

(12 March 2012) Just because I feel like it, here are a few more pictures of the lad.

(3 March 2012) I finally got around to finishing up the video highlights of Cody's fourth month (January). In other Cody news, we now have a jumper/exersaucer thing which he absolutely loves! He likes to push himself backwards (like a swing) rather than jump up and down at the moment. I'll get some video of that too. :-)

(24 February 2012) Cody turned 20 weeks old yesterday. Wow! It's hard to believe that my husband and I could be so enthralled with such a little guy, but every day after work finds us cooing over him and watching as he hits new milestones. He rolled over from his tummy to his back yesterday - just once but we both got to see it. Really, he started off slightly on his side and I think it was just luck from there, but he's certainly working towards being able to roll over.

Here's a new picture of my grinning boy.

(12 February 2012) You know that feeling you had as a kid when it was the last night of summer vacation and tomorrow you would be back in school? That's how I'm feeling tonight. I'm excited to be going back to work but I'm going to miss the free time I had the last month or so. Granted, if I wasn't going back to work, I wouldn't have Cody in daycare and wouldn't have the free time anyway but it sure was a nice little break. Cody is now used to the daycare schedule (which includes time with the local grandparents until they leave on their mission) so tomorrow won't be any sort of adjustment for him at all.

I saw this online and I can completely see this happening someday! The joys of being a deaf parent of a hearing child. ;-)

(8 February 2012) Cody had his 4-month checkup today. He currently weighs 12 pounds 7.5 ounces and is 24.25 inches tall. Here's a picture I got of him this morning. Such a cutie!

(5 February 2012) I had to laugh when I read the comics today, as there were some which perfectly describe us.

While I haven't seen any snowmen in my house, I wouldn't put it past that husband of mine. He is always saying it is cold (at 72 degrees).

Mikey L-O-V-E-S to ride in the car, especially when we visit the "magic window" -- any drive-through. At KFC, sometimes they even give him a little piece of chicken because he is so cute. While he isn't thrilled about going to the vet's office, he tolerates it better than other dogs I've seen.

(2 February 2012) This is probably my favorite picture of Cody with his daddy so far. Not sure why exactly, but it is.

(11 January 2012) The compilation of clips is finally condensed into one movie - showing here. :-) He also has his own picture page (also accessible from the side bar). Enjoy!

The college football season is over. How sad. But, my BYU Cougars finished the season ranked #26 in the AP poll and #25 in the USA Today Poll! Yay!

(6 January 2012) I got a cute clip of Cody being extremely chatty one night and posted it here.

(5 January 2012) I can't believe 2012 is here! On one hand, 2011 was a painfully slow year but, somehow, it also feels like it went by in the blink of an eye. I'm not exactly sure how it was both, but it was. A few days before the new year, I got this picture which shows a good size comparison. So cute!

BYU took on Tulsa last Friday. The Cougars trailed most of the game but it was always within reach. With 11 seconds remaining, BYU got near the goal line and lined up as if to spike the ball to stop the clock. Instead, Riley Nelson faked the spike and tossed the ball to a waiting receiver for the winning touchdown [24-21]!!

Cody is a day shy of three months old and has discovered his hands -- well, the right one at least. He hardly pays any attention to the left one so far but I'm sure he will eventually.

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Don't I have a cute family?

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