Our Bostonian

I shy away from the pronouncement that any young man is "all boy."  I like to think of Ben in particular as a compassionate and complex little man who is developing a wide variety of interests, skills and capacities -- including the more traditionally feminine qualities like empathy and affection. 

The kid didn't want to play on the toys at the playground today.  He wanted to be right up against the fence where he could see Western Ave (a busy street) across the field.  And, then he tried to keep up with each and every passing vehicle by exclaiming, "Cah!  Cah!"  Same for ALL the parked cars on the walk back to our car.  Thank goodness we didn't walk all the way to the park today.  Really, it sounds more like "cuh" than "cah," but so much more fun to pretend he can say the whole word, but just does so with a Boston accent.

So, to review: Mama.  Dada.  "Es" (for Yes). Obama (sometimes).  "All done," "more" and "eat" in baby sign language.  And now, "car." 

He also learned to kiss with a real smooch sound this week instead of just a gaping open baby mouth.  If I could only increase my odds at predicting whether he is going to land a kiss on my cheek or whether he's going to bite me (hard).

Photos to come soon.  Dada, get on that please. :)

Love,
Mama