Ben's got a blogburn!

I love hats. Any kind of hats. I try them on in stores all the time. Before I had Ben, I always said that any child of mine would be a hat wearer. You can see where this is going...

Ben is not a hat fan. We took him to the dog park this afternoon and I tried and tried to get his new hat on his head. I was finally successful, but in about two seconds, he had it off and had chucked it in the mud. He actually wore it for about three minutes (he was very distracted by some excited doggies!), but tore it off when he realized it was still perched on his bald (but beautiful) noggin. What will I do? I put some sunscreen on him today, but since he wouldn't keep his hat on, his head and face are a little bit pink (apparently I didn't use enough of the darn stuff). :(

Grandma and Grandpa Potter came in to see Ben yesterday and brought with them a bubble blowing lawn mower...a win-win combination! Ben loves to push things around and he also loves bubbles - what's not to like? There was also a wand in one of the bubble bottles, so we started blowing bubbles for Ben. It wasn't long before he was blowing bubbles himself. And it took even less time for him to stick the wand in his mouth to taste it for himself! Ben was also saying "bubb-bo" - how cute!

Ben has also started to "roll it" and "pat it" when we play pat-a-cake. He's getting into the copycat stage - whatever we do, he likes to try! This stage is so much fun...he seems to learn something new every day!

Otherwise, Ben is recuperating very well from his surgery. He never really seemed phased at all! I think it's a good sign!

Take care everybody! And happy belated birthdays to Stacy and Ravi!

Carrie