Zane - 17 months

   Finally posting little guy's 17-month old portrait - better late than never!  Time is passing me by fast - and I can't believe Zane is this old.  He is such a busy body, and keeps me on my toes.  There is always a spill to clean up, messes to vacuum, etc.  I've given up on a clean house (haha!) - babies know just how to teach their mamas what's important.  He is a good little eater and sleeper and LOVES being outside, no matter how hot it is out there.
   He won't sit still for more than a few seconds it seems which equals me not being able to do anything when he is awake.  One time he got away from me at church and was nowhere to be found.  I looked for him everywhere and couldn't find him and started to get really nervous that he had gotten out of the building.  I happened to peek in one of the nurseries and found him there happily playing.  The nursery leader (Denine) told me their class was on a walk with the kids holding on to a rope.  Zane saw them and hurried over and held on to the rope too.  She thought it was cute and let him on the rope into nursery with them.  That's just Zane for you - he is always on the go but he is so sweet and very funny.
   He tries to talk but it all just comes out like gibberish to me - he says the usual mama, dada, ba for bath or bye, hi, hello, "me" for mess, caca for cookie or cracker or Collin, ala for Allie.  He tries to always clean up after himself (which more often than not results in an even bigger mess) - he loves to wipe our floors, vacuum, or put things in the trash, even important things that shouldn't be in the trash.  In fact this last month, he has succeeded in taking my iPhone from off the countertop, run away with it, and toss it in the toilet TWICE.  Luckily my phone survived both toilet experiences and is still alive and well.
   My most favorite thing that he does at this age is how when he wants a kiss he just comes up to you and lays his cheek on your lips so you could give him a kiss.  It's so sweet and he will do it over and over until he's had his fill, then he runs off again.  For a little boy who is always on the go, these little moments are precious!