Lots of Fun in the Playroom today!

Now that the playroom is pretty much toddler ready we hung out in there for part of the day. He had a blast. The pictures below are from our playtime in his playroom. In the pictures he's giving his 2 favorite stuffed animals some much deserved love. Elmo is from Grandma Nancy and GrandDaddy and the teddy bear is from Rachel and Andy Moore. He LOVES them. The highlight of the day was when Sherry came over during lunch. It was good to see her. He also got to show off his new walking skills for her. He's getting so good at it!

What Sound Does a Duck Make?

We all know Benjamin's favorite word is "Duck". For the first time Benajmin got to hear what a real duck sounds like! Poor little guy has never seen a real duck but he sure knows one when he sees it on the television or in his bath. As I was with him in his playroom today (I had the windows open in the room) I started hearing chirping from what I thought was about 20 birds. Annoyed, I finally looked out the window and outside of his playroom window was about 10 little baby ducks looking for their mom! They were running up along the fence back and forth because the mom was on the other side of the fence and they couldn't figure out how to get back to her. They all finally figured it out but I dealt with that ALL DAY LONG! They would crawl under the fence, get confused on how to get back to mom, then chirp and chirp and chirp, and then finally get back to mom under the fence. I mean this - it happened ALL DAY LONG! Poor little confused baby ducks. Anyway, I took Benjamin outside to finally see some REAL ducks and he was speechless. Yes, Benjamin was speechless when it came to finally seeing a real duck. Got a pic of some of the babies.

Bye Bye Curls!

Benjamin had his first hair cut today. At what salon you ask? Our backyard patio with David being the brave barber! We only cut the back of his head where he was starting to get ringlets. He looks like a little man now. Later we had dinner with Grandma Nancy and GrandDaddy at Main Street Bistro where Benjamin displayed his like for bell peppers for the very first time.

Can you catch me?

He's gotten really good at walking in the last 24 hours. I walked out of the room for about 5 seconds and when I came back in the living room he was walking across the room all by himself. Got some of his wobbly walking on video.

And I Would Walk 500 Miles....

The title of today's blog is an early 90's song that is one of my favorite songs ever. The band is The Proclaimers. They're a total One Hit Wonder. Too bad. Anyway - thought it was fitting for Benjamin's progress with walking today. Benjamin walked about 10 feet today on his own. I have no idea how many steps that is but that's MUCHO progress from yesterday.

Today was very good. Benjamin slept - I worked. Therefore, since I have work out of the way I have more time tonight for chores, catching up on my reading for the book review at church tomorrow night, and more time with hubby. (My favorite part is the more time with hubby). Happy Day.

First Steps!

Yep that's right! Benjamin took his first steps today all by himself! And Daddy was here to witness it. Benjamin walked back and forth to David and me several times (he would take about 3-4 steps each time without any help). Oh Boy! He's also saying "Uh-Oh". Well, more like "Uh-Uh" every time he drops something and then looks at me to pick it up for him. Lil' stinker.

Who's Your Daddy?

Today was much better. I still didn't sleep well but I did decide to not work last night and instead spend some much needed time relaxing with David. (Just means I have to make up my time for work this weekend but so be it). We went to Benjamin's Gymboree class this morning and David got to attend as well! It was great to have him there. He captured lots of pictures of Benjamin crawling and playing in class. It was so amazing how distracted Benjamin was because David was there. He wouldn't participate in any of the songs or games because he kept trying to crawl over to David (who was sitting away from the group). He really does know who his daddy is! So sweet.

Later we went to Leslyn's to drop off my bible study guide for her to use as a reference; then we went to the gym. The ladies in the nursery said he was horrible. Ouch. Usually they call me to come get him when he's extremely fussy. We normally go in the mornings so this afternoon was a different group of caregivers so maybe they just weren't sure what to do. He was crying some major tears when I went to pick him up. As soon as he saw me he was absolutely fine - like nothing was wrong.

What does C-R-A-W-L-I-N-G and T-E-E-T-H-I-N-G spell? Exhaustion....

Kelly's tired. Today was trying. Apparently he's teething again on top of having a runny, stuffy nose. There was a lot of crying in the house today - and no, no, it wasn't me (even though I wanted to). I had a screw in my tire today and that was just the icing on the cake. I'm just tired. David is tired - work is stressful for him - as always - fitting in work has been pretty stressful for me too, now that Benjamin is crawling EVERYWHERE. And what about sleep? My mind races so much that no matter how physically exhausted I am I still don't sleep. That's something I've always had a problem with - that is, obsessing about things. I've always been a worry wart - get that from my Grandma and Mom. Even though the post is negative today, I'm NOT complaining! I love every minute of it and try to treasure each day because one day I'll be longing for these days back. No pictures today. Just tired. Oh! I do have a funny to report on today. Benjamin only took a 30 minute nap today so obviously he was tired once it was bedtime. He actually told us he was ready for bed! At about 7:10pm he kept saying "duck, duck, duck" over and over. He knows "duck" means bathtime which bathtime means bedtime. He was so happy to have his "duck" and be in bed. I wish I could sleep like Benjamin does!

How Long can I Make Momma Stay in the Closet?

That was Benjamin's new game today. I would walk inside his closet to hang clothes and he would follow me and shut the door when I was inside. He then proceeds to sit outside of the closet directly in front of the door so I can't open it. Here's a picture of him shutting the bathroom door on me.