Another one of our favorite Dr. Seuss books to read to James is "The Sneetches and Other Stories". One day last week while Jay was playing with James in the living room, and I was doing something in the kitchen (barefoot and pregnant - hee hee), he called me in to see something. What I found was my semi-naked baby looking like a Star-bellied Sneetch:
What is that little clear star on James' belly, you might be wondering? Well, all the breastfeeding mamas out there have probably heard of them, if not own a pair of their very own. They are the interestingly functional Lily Padz. Obviously, I haven't used mine in a long time (they really do work, once your milk supply is established anyway, and they cut down on the number of disposable nursing pads you add to landfills), but James discovered them in my bathroom cabinet a while back and has declared them to be one of the best "toys" in the house. He carries them around, chews on them (don't worry, they're washable), and sticks them together. Jay thinks it's hilarious. So, apparently, with the baby's bare belly tempting him, he stuck a Lily Pad on and told James it was his belly star. And as if that isn't funny enough on it's own, it took James literally seconds to realize that he could stick that "star" to his belly all by himself. That's what Jay was calling me into the room to see - my baby applying a Lily Pad to his exposed (and round) belly. Over and over. Yup, hilarious. And the kid just does it randomly now whenever he comes across one of "his" Lily Padz laying around the house...
Oh yeah, and he'll happily show you his belly if you ask. Or maybe lift your shirt to show you your own, if he gets confused. Just watch your belly button though... if you ask him to point that out, he'll do that too, and we're still working on teaching him to be "Gentle James".
I'm quite happy to say
That the Sneetches got really quite smart on that day
The day they decided that Sneetches are Sneetches
And no kind of Sneetch is the best on the beaches
That day, all the Sneetches forgot about stars
And whether they had one, or not, upon thars
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