so it's happening... my realization that my little boy is becoming the little stinker that i was as a kiddo. rough night tonight getting him to bed... it started with the disappointment that we were not watching nemo before bed, then the crying led to "mommy i need some purple medicine". see, purple medicine is the little melt away benedryl tabs that must be pretty tasty. so he's crying, saying "i'm sick, mommy" with every thing he has. when i ask what's wrong, he tells me his tummy hurts, so i explain that benedryl is not for tummy aches. the smart little sucker, still crying, asks "what's purple medicine for mommy", so i explain. then, immediately, he starts coughing.... "mommy i need some purple medicine, i coughed". i couldn't help but laugh while i was hugging my sweet little crying boy trying with all his might to get a little purple medicine... my poor baby. i did meet him halfway and gave a subtherapeutic dose of ty-ty for the original claim of tummy ache. tylenol doesn't have quite the draw, though. sweet little stinker.

happy birthday to my husband of almost 5 years derek! 31 today, still my little youngun' that i robbed from the cradle. it's amazing to think of all we have accomplished in the 8 years we've been together - med school, residency, 2 moves, 2 kids, new jobs... i think it's fair to say we've been pretty busy. and through all of this he is still my best friend and i'm so happy that i have such an amazing partner in life. thanks baby!

speaking of babies... ours are getting cuter and bigger by the day (of course i'm not biased in any way). harrison is laughing all the time and particularly ticklish under his arms which is super fun ... and benjamin is a trip as always... we're on a big nemo kick (again) recently, and i'm not exactly proud that he can quote certain scenes, but hey, you've gotta survive being locked up in the house during the winter somehow. we have a chalkboard wall in our house and i've included another piece of art for your perusal... can you tell? it's a person! complete with dot eyes, a dot nose, a line mouth, arms and legs, and even some scribbles on the side for ears. he's 2 and 3/4 you guys... i think it's awesome. it would get top dollar on ebay.