That's Our Boy, Benjamin!

Last night as I was finishing up my blog entry I heard Samuel's baby mobile start playing it's sweet music over the baby monitor. I was a bit surprised to be hearing anything at all. It was around 10 p.m. and both boys had been in bed for a couple of hours. hmm. I didn't know what to expect. Samuel could not have activated his mobile. The on button is really out of his reach (until he learns how to stand). So, as I made my way up the stairs I saw Benjamin peeking over the edge of Samuel's crib near the on button of the mobile. hmm. Caught in the act. So, I quietly motioned for him to come out of Samuel's bedroom. And as he climbed down and around from the backside of the crib I noticed his lil butt was naked. And the bathroom light was on.

He actually woke up and went potty all by himself! A first and generally a big cause for celebration. Although the detour into his brother's room wasn't too desirable...he did not end up waking his brother. He seemed wide awake and gave me the usual report after success on the potty "Look! Poo poo in the potty!!!" I wasn't sure if he would get back in bed. But after getting him back in his jammie pants the lil bugger did. Phew.

Then this morning he slept until 6:30 a.m. He had breakfast with Daddy-O this morning. He saw the photo of him with Daddy-O by our kitchen sink. The one with Don in his old BDUs and him in his camo outfit that said "Pee all you can pee". Anyways, he loves that photo and said "there's me and Daddy!" So, I took the frame and placed it on the table while we ate breakfast. He liked that. We talked all about the photo, Daddy's uniform, Benjamin's outfit, etc. The frame says "My Hero" on it and I asked him if Daddy is his hero and he said "Yes, Daddy is my hero." It was pretty cute!