The boy's obsessed!

Zane loves his hand-me-down Elmo slippers (Thanks, Julian!).  He even insists on putting them on over his footie pajamas.  He's also become obsessed with fiddling with his bellybutton.  When I strap him into his carseat, he digs around under the straps to find it.  When I get him up in the morning and change his diaper he needs the PJ's zipper left down around his bellybutton for access or he'll throw a fit.  Fortunately, this all makes me laugh...

Zane, where's your bellybutton?  

Zane, Cookie needs a hug!

Zane, can you touch your brain?

All I had to play with was a box...

Our good friend Ngoc brought a nice gift for Zane all the way from Australia: "Electric Airplane - Have the Rotary Function" (what the?).  It's a little too advanced for him, so we just let him play with the box.  He carries it around, pushes it around and tries to ride it.  Who needs toys?

This New Year's Eve, John and I got to go out and party. Whoo-hoo! Cathleen and Daniel offered to baby sit Zane all night and bring him back to us in the morning. And they got me a birthday present, too! They've been moved up to No. 1 status.

Zane apparently needs a helmet to eat yogurt. This preceded a fall in which he hit his chin and bit his tongue (again). So he needs a face guard, too. No stitches, this time.

Very Late Christmas Pics

OK - I'm back. Here are a few of the very few Christmas pictures taken. We had a lovely holiday.