i'm so glad i started this blog thing. i'm terrible about writing down stuff in my baby books, so this a great way to have a written account of some of the most memorable parts of my boys early years. so here we go, more stories. of course, they are mainly about benjo. poor harebear doesn't get much action yet here. but just to let you know..... he is scooting now! crawling right around the corner, i am certain. actually, he's not even up on all fours yet, but he's trying. and he can officially scoot backwards several feet and do a 360 on his kick mat. not to mention he is still super cute with his little "aah guhh"'s. he really likes to talk to ya... moderately expert childhood developmentalist that i am, i'm waiting for the baba and dada, which are supposed to happen next :).

one thing that i've recently realized is how lucky i am to have boys now that we are potty trained AND traveling on roadtrips. let me tell you, it is quite a nice perk! we recently were on the way home, had to stop to feed harrison at some exit without any amenities, and low and behold benjamin had to pee. he then had his first experience urinating in the great outdoors, and i think the boy is hooked on the freedom! he's mentioned peeing outside several times since then, and today was the most hilarious. i had just parked in front of our house, unloaded the car with harrison in car seat, daddy's large backpack, my large diaper bag, and benjamin when i noticed my neighbors two dogs were loose. i'm investigating the situation trying to figure out how to be most effective saving the dogs, getting my kids inside, etc when i turn back to my house and see benjamin's bare butt. he's standing in the middle of the walkway to our front door peeing... on the cement mind you. there are a couple of cars driving by, a woman strolling with her dog, and i cannot help but laugh. i'm sure they are looking at the situation thinking we are this redneck family that has mistakenly moved into this hip nashville neighborhood, but alas, we're just a couple of pediatricians with very cute kids! i mean how could you be upset? it seems like it just comes so natural to him. we did have to explain that we do not pee outside at school, and in general it's just a good idea to only pee outside if mommy or daddy are around.

i'm now telling my brain to not go down the safety track... i worry enough already. harrison and i actually created a song the other day with our address, derek and my names, and where we work for benjamin to learn in case he were ever lost, and i'm in the market for books about strangers and other parent's worst nightmare stuff. enough of that, but if anyone has any good resources let me know!

oh, and derek did fix our washing machine. he is a true handyman genius.