mini yogi

Zane's first tooth finally broke through his gums sometime Tuesday, and it's still taking forever to pop all the way out!  It's just teasing us.  I haven't been able to get a picture of it, but I did get a shot of him working on his downward dog yoga pose while he was testing different ways to move forward.  He's been moving forward in short tentative bursts all week, and it seems like he used a different technique every time - pulling himself forward with both arms and sliding on his belly on the wood floor; moving his knees forward, splatting and repeating; moving his hands forward and splatting... you get the idea.  Zane also showed us that he can pull himself up to standing from a sitting position.  

He's still working on his puff eating technique, and Molly is reaping the rewards.  For every puff Zane eats, I think she's eating at least 5 as they get tossed overboard.  The new foods include lentils, cherries, and cinnamon (ok, not a food, but his first spice).  Who knew that cherries could turn your oatmeal bright purple: 

... and your face, your hands, your arms, your tray, your mommy's hands and arms... we won't even mention what it does to your diapers!  They seemed to be pretty tasty though. :)

In other exciting news, Zane's been stringing together lots of ba's, ma's, da's and ga's together, and he's even been saying "ma ma" by itself.  Not to anyone or anything in particular, but I know that's what he means. ;)