Brothers

Owen still loves his little brother these days. He loves to say goodbye and hello to him whenever he leaves for school or arrives home. Benjamin looks like he's recognizing Owen because of the way he smiles and makes eye contact with him whenever Owen dives in for a kiss or hug.

Here they are on Monday wearing their soccer shirts.

Our sensitive boy - Part II

We went to the cottage this past weekend and after dinner on Saturday we went for an ice cream cone nearby. Owen quickly lost control of his melting ice cream and gave it to me to stop dripping on his hands. I took it from him and somehow ended up dropping the whole thing on the grass. A look of horror quickly came on his face and Scott started laughing at me. I felt so bad and expected Owen to start crying for another ice cream but instead, after i said 'i'm so sorry honey', he said 'it's ok mommy' in a cheerful and caring voice and that was the end of that. He is such a sensitive boy that he honestly saw that i was upset because of what i did and wanted me not to feel bad anymore. What a kid!

Growing

Our little Benjamin is quickly growing into a bigger baby. The rolls are beginning to form around his cute little wrists and thighs and he's had a double chin for weeks already. He's babbling constantly now and is his happiest after eating. He is even sleeping through the night already - from about 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. (ish) for over a week now. I hope this keeps up!

Our sensitive boy

Tonight Scott took Benjamin and the dog for a walk while i put Owen to bed. We had some new books from the library so we decided to read them before bedtime. The second book we read was a book he knew from the song made from the book called 'Five Little Ducks'. The story is about a mother duck who eventually looses all five of her ducklings because they've wandered off. At the end of the book they all come back and all is happy. While we were reading and after the fourth little duck didn't come back, i noticed Owen's bottom lip was curled under and his eyes were watering. I skipped the fifth little duck and went straight to the happy ending since he quickly had tears streaming down his face....! I had to explain that all the ducks came back to their mommy and everyone was happy at the end. Then later, while he was almost asleep and i was laying there with him, he opened his eyes and said 'Mommy, you're my best friend'. That's when i had my turn crying! Thankfully it was dark in the room and i didn't have to upset him by him seeing that i was crying. What a sweetie.

Canada Day

We started the day off by leaving Benjamin and daddy at home while Owen and I went strawberry picking. We beat the crowds and managed to pick a whole basket without getting kicked out of the field for eating too many strawberries or hopping over the rows and stomping on the strawberries or for throwing the strawberries (this one he only did once because I didn't find it amusing to have him almost hit an old man!). Then we went to grandma and grandpa's house for lunch. We played outside and at the park for a long time before Owen fell asleep in the car almost immediately after pulling out of their driveway. Then we played outside in the sprinkler and cut down a few trees in the backyard before being invited to swim in Jim and Lorraine's pool next door. After a long day of keeping very busy, Owen fell asleep with his nose smooshed against mine while i lay beside him in his bed. Nothing beats that.

Benjamin had his two month shots yesterday and after being fussy for most of the afternoon , he was a happy little boy once again today. He smiles and 'talks' constantly when he has just been fed and seems to recognize everyone now. He slept from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. last night but I think that had something to do with having his shots because that was extremely long even for him.