my dear little boy

he's asleep on the pad surrounded by his toys. zoe's asleep behind the lazboy chair. i just wanted to list a few things i rather enjoy about my boy:

1. he loves to suck on tags -- you know, the sorts of tags you might find near the tail on a stuffed animal, or the inside collar of a shirt. he fingers them. and then he puts them in his mouth.
2. clear rubber tubing -- he goes gaga for these! 'course he's used to seeing them around for the past several months as these clear rubber tubings are used to give him supplemental oxygen and for my breast pump
3. he cries when robert blows his nose -- something about the noise scares him. and when i was making pesto in the electric chopper, tonight, he began to cry. it's a pretty loud noise. and his lips form the perfect little pout. you can't help but say, "ooh ooh, it's ok little boy, it's ok!"
   
4. sucking on my neck and cheeks. he does this when he's tired. i love it!
5. he gets so excited with any new toy you put before him. i'd love to have such enthusiasm.
6. zoe. he loves her. when she comes in the room, he hears her and stops what he's doing to give her a look. if he's in his jumperoo, he comes to a complete stop and stands at attention, and then he wiggles. and then he screams. a scream of delight, of course.

ok, that's enough for now.