we've had some exciting events this week in our household. harrison got his first taste of cereal - about a month earlier than benjamin's first taste. harebear has been watching my hand go from plate to mouth for the past couple of weeks with great interest, and the other night he tried to grab hot spaghetti off my plate, so i decided he was ready... he did great for daddy, not so great for me. we're taking it slow. and of course, benjamin wanted to help, which is pretty much always the case these days with harrison events, and so appreciated! i'm so happy he loves his little brother, and i feel for the parents that have the opposite situation because it's hard enough just juggling two without the older one trying to eliminate the younger one on a daily basis... he did, however, try to pick him up by the head the other day when i was turned away for a second. i heard harrison grunting a little and looked back to see his head and torso off the ground and benjamin saying "sit up harebear!"
friday at benjo's "school" was the valentine's party. now this is one tradition that i'm so happy has come back into my life. derek and i aren't super big into valentine's day, but i remember as a kid what a big deal it was, so i was super pumped to be able to buy the little cheapo valentines again and help benjamin address them to his friends at school. he loved it, and decided he wanted to send one to his true valentine, zoe gill. see, zoe moved to florida at the end of november, she was his best friend in his class, and he STILL talks about her! he's asked me several times if i'm moving to florida... his first experience with abandonment, and my preview of what's to come as far as how much it hurts my heart when anything hurts him. well, i'm hoping sometime this year he'll stop talking about zoe gill, but i did email her mama and got the address for benjo to send a card to... hopefully he'll get one in return. i thought about mentioning skype to his mom but i really want him to move on to another relationship so decided against it... i did include a picture with his card to keep the love alive just a little :)
