Visiting Zane.....here I am in New Zealand and it seems the only sight I care to see is one little Kiwi!
Zane is so cute. He is smiling and cooing and I just can't get enough of him!
I've been present for his last midwife visit, his first Plunkett nurse visit, and his visit to the cranial osteopath...all very interesting. Some people pay money to go to another country to check out their health care system!
I find the most interesting difference is that the person is the keeper of their own medical records. So the kids have a book that is their medical record. Whatever provider sees Zane, for example, writes in his book. There is a carbon and they take the carbon leaving the book and the original note in the medical record with the "patient." I love the concept but I am afraid I would be in trouble for having lost mine!

This is Zane being bathed in his Tummy Tubby. He loves it. I think he feels very safe in this tubby. He smiles and splashes. The manufacturer says you can bath baby in this until they are 18 months old....we figure about six months. The web sites all show babies up to six months-there are no pictures of 18 month old babies. I think that is because they would all be crawling out or jumping up and down. Although it is very stable. There is a rubber ring on the bottom that stabilizes it. Granna was a little nervous at first but Mum and Dad did such a good job that Granna and Zane both settled down and enjoyed the bath time.














Zane with Mum and Daddy. Such good parents...he is just thriving under their love and care! Granna is so lucky to be in New Zealand visiting!